The Star Trek Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—interplanetary romance
- Time of Work: The twenty-third and twenty-fourth centuries
- Setting: Various planets and locations in space
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Extraterrestrial life, Future, Other worlds, Space flight or travel, Space ships, stations, or vehicles
- Locales: Space
The Plot
The Star Trek novels are based on a television series that originally aired between 1966 and 1969. The crew of the starship Enterprise is on a mission for the Federation, an interplanetary alliance, to explore new worlds. It is guided by Captain James T. Kirk; Mr. Spock, a human-Vulcan who is the first officer and the science officer; and Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy. Their orders are obeyed by various other crew members staffing positions in communication (Lieutenant Uhura), engineering (Montgomery “Scotty” Scott), and navigation (Sulu and Pavel...
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