| This novel helps us to understand the teenage boy that would become the legendary captain.
As the book opens, James T. Kirk prepares to retire from a long and illustrious Starfleet career. Events in a distant part of the Federation draw him back to a part of the galaxy he had last visited as a young man. At sixteen, Kirk is troubled, estranged from his father and has a bleak future. However, a trip into space with Kirk's father George and Starfleet legend Captain Robert April changes James' life . A simple voyage aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 becomes a deadly trap. Soon, Kirk and father find themselves fighting a vicious and powerful enemy. Side by side father and son learn about the universe. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Coming of age Yes Youngster becomes - great naval officer Kind of series - Star Trek Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Star Trek or Star Wars book? Yes Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting Planet outside solar system? Yes Takes place in spaceship? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation |
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