Author Scott Harrison brings us a tale that takes place following the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. After the Enterprise has returned to space dock the crew goes on leave while Scotty repairs and continues the refit that had been halted while they dealt with V'Ger. Admiral Kirk is going home to Iowa and his family farm to talk with his nephew Peter, while Spock goes back to Vulcan to talk with the master that he left when V'Ger had made contact with him. And Sulu is faced with becoming a father. As we read we see how the events of the film have effected all three but we also see that Kirk really can't wait to get back in the command chair of the Enterprise while Spock has a conversation with his father that mirrors the one that he will have with him near the end of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. And Sulu takes on the responsibility of being both a husband and father to the future helm officer of the Enterprise-B, Demora Sulu. This is a great novella that I had been waiting to read since before reading the 40th Anniversary Edition of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and I highly recommend it to all trek fans.
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