Written with the insight and authenticity that could come only from Star Trek's creator, here is the inner story of the Enterprise's most dangerous and spectacular mission. As the Enterprise embarks for deepest space, the crew have very little time to discover the nature of their unknown adversary, for a huge luminescent, and deadly cloud is coming nearer and nearer to Earth.
Added to the old crew are the Deltan navigator, Ilia, and alien woman as compelling as she is beautiful and the young captain, Willard Decker, whose like is mysteriously entwined with hers.
Spock, his mind called back from Vulcan mysteries to join his old companions. McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Chekov, Uhura, Chapel and at last, Mr. The Enterprise has been completely refitted, and placed under new command.īut when a destructive alien force threatens Earth itself, only Kirk possesses the courage, the ingenuity, and the loyalty of the finest crew in Starfleet to venture into deep space to meet the challenge. After the completion of his five-year mission, he has been promoted to Admiral - and assigned to a permanent ground job. Kirk, late of the Starship Enterprise, it look as though the days of exploration are over.