is one of the latest, if not the latest book, in the on-going Star Trek series. Kirk and Spock are the main characters from the Enterprise, although Drs McCoy and Chapel do make brief appearances. This book is set prior to the events in the Wrath of Khan movie and touches briefly upon the theme of genetic engineering. The basic plot has a new race coming to Star Fleet / the Federation for help. Important information was lost on Earth in the mid 19th century. The new aliens are seeking this information as a way to correct genetic engineering forced upon them. No trace of this information can be found in the "current " time so Kirk and Spock travel back to the 1980s to find the information In the past (1985), Kirk and Spock enlist the help of Roberta Lincoln, who was first introduced in the TV series episode "Assignment Earth". As you can probably guess, the lost information is found and our heroes return to the future.It's been awhile since I've read a Star Trek novel and it may be a long time before I read another. I had to make an effort to finish this book. The cast of characters was large and I was left with the feeling that somehow this was a sequel to another book and, as the reader, I should have known the characters. Unfortunately, there was nothing in this book to say what that other book might have been. Nor was there any addendum to provide any information on these characters. I searched for one of the other characters on a well known Star Trek Wiki but couldn't find him. While an important story element is time travel, the narrative jumps around in time, although each chapter is started with the year that the events described occur..
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