Legacy (Star Trek, Book 56)

By Michael Jan Friedman and J.M. Dillard

Book Overview

A routine survey of the planet Alpha Octavius Four turns disastrous as Spock is attacked and poisoned by a huge creature and Kirk's landing party is trapped underground by a violent earthquake. As... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671744682
• ISBN13: 9780671744687
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Star Trek
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Almost as good as they get.

This is an extremely well-written, extremely interesting story. It was broken down, essentially, into four parts, one of which followed an alien force taking control of a Federation mining colony, one of which followed the Enterprise going to the colony's assistance, one of which followed Kirk and the landing party which had to be abandoned in the rush to aid the colony, and one of which followed former Captain Pike and Deena living on Talos IV. I knocked the rating down to four stars only because the entire section dealing with Pike and Deena was neither especially interesting, nor germain to the story (although it WAS still well-written). Otherwise, the book is virtually flawless.

Spock's past comes to haunt him.

Mr. Spock, the unshakable Mr. Spock. The Enterprise is on a mission to search a new planet. Spock gets attacked by this 'tree' and is quickly transported to sickbay. Kirk and some other members get stuck on the planet. Scotty is given direct orders to go to a different planet. Spock is sick, yet takes control of the Enterprise. Meanwhile the planet they are racing to is being used as slave labor to collect minerals. Spock has frequent flashbacks to his adventures on Pike's Enterprise. When they reach the planet, it is an old enemy. Spock in his weaken state, accepts a challenge. Dreen, will chase him down, and not hurt the colonists. This is an excellent book, Spock in his weaken position rises to the occasion. I wich there was more to the story, maybe more about Spock. Yet, as Star Trek books go, this is a keeper.