Vulcan's Forge (Star Trek: The Original Series) [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Josepha Sherman (Author), Susan Shwartz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

Just over a year ago, Captain James T. Kirk was lost to the Nexus while saving the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-B from destruction. Aboard the science ship Intrepid II, Captain Spock, commanding some of his old crewmates, must face the loss of his closest friend. But while still in mourning for one friend, he must come to the aid of another. Decades ago, Spock had teamed up with David Rabin, the young son of a Starfleet Captain, to fight an attempted coup on Vulcan that would have turned the planet's people away from the path of logic. Now a Starfleet officer, Captain David Rabin has been assigned to a harsh desert world much like Vulcan, where the Federation is determined to protect the lives of the inhabitants. But Rabin's efforts are being sabotaged and he has asked for Spock's help against the unknown forces that may well destroy the society he had come to save. While reflecting on his youthful adventure with David Rabin, Spock joins with Rabin to face and enemy out of their past and confront deadly Romulan treachery. In the process Spock will decide if the path of his life now leads back toward the family traditions he had once sought to escape.

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Building on the more than 70 million Star TrekR novels in print, this entry by a pair of veteran Trekkies tells of Spock's close encounter with a childhood enemy.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Just over a year ago, Captain James T. Kirk was lost to the Nexus while saving the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-B from destruction. Aboard the science ship Intrepid II, Captain Spock, commanding some of his old crewmates, must face the loss of his closest friend. But while still in mourning for one friend, he must come to the aid of another. Decades ago, Spock had teamed up with David Rabin, the young son of a Starfleet Captain, to fight an attempted coup on Vulcan that would have turned the planet's people away from the path of logic. Now a Starfleet officer, Captain David Rabin has been assigned to a harsh desert world much like Vulcan, where the Federation is determined to protect the lives of the inhabitants. But Rabin's efforts are being sabotaged and he has asked for Spock's help against the unknown forces that may well destroy the society he had come to save. While reflecting on his youthful adventure with David Rabin, Spock joins with Rabin to face and enemy out of their past and confront deadly Romulan treachery. In the process Spock will decide if the path of his life now leads back toward the family traditions he had once sought to escape.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; abridged edition edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671576216
• ISBN-13: 978-0671576219
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,673,603 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent first Trek novel by these authors!, August 31, 2002

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K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (Cape Girardeau, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vulcan's Forge (Star Trek: The Original Series) (Hardcover)

Vulcan's Forge, was very deserving of a Star Trek hardback. They don't just put any of the trek stories in hardback. Vulcan's Forge is set approximately a year after what happened to Captain Kirk in Star Trek Generations. Captain Spock is now in command of the Intrepid II, which from what I gathered is one those very small Oberth class science ships. He receives a distress call from a childhood friend, who is now Captain Rabin, who is in charge of a Federation outpost on a planet called Obsidian. The star for the system obsidian is in, is giving off lethal radiation, which is, in effect, killing the inhabitants of the planet. On top of that, there are several cases of what seems to be sabotage against the Federations efforts to improve the lives of the inhabitants of this protectorate world. The Intrepid II arrives, Captain Spock, Doctor McCoy and several crew members beam down to the planet to meet with Captain Rabin. What follows is a two fold story where, Captain Spock is remembering the incident of his early adulthood that brought him to the decision to turn away from the Vulcan Science Academy and instead go to the Starfleet Academy. At the same time we have the present day where he and his childhood friend Captain Rabin is dealing with the very same villain they dealt with as early adults.
Vulcan's Forge is clearly, in my opinion, one of the best Star Trek novels written to date. The follow up, Vulcan's Heart is just as good a story. I even purchased the audio tape, which excellent for any three hours I have to spend on the highway. If you've not read this one, get it and read it, you will enjoy this one very much.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How can . . . ?, January 7, 2000

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RG (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vulcan's Forge (Star Trek: The Original Series) (Hardcover)

HOW CAN an author, or two authors in this case, get a book this bad published. I bought it as a bargain book and it was still over priced. Very flat, boring story line with dialogue that had every bad cliche one can imagine. Overt religion was never part of Star Trek and should not be! If you want to read about the desert buy Dune and read it again. Four thumbs down.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dull at best..., November 22, 2006

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Obviously "stark1039" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vulcan's Forge (Star Trek) (Mass Market Paperback)

The story never really picks up and for the most part it's written like a fan-fiction. Gene Roddenberry who was a very outspoken athiest would be rolling over in his grave at the Jewish references. It just doesn't feel like Star Trek and Spock isn't quite himself. The authors bend the Star Trek universe to their whim and it really doesn't work. Once again, you can find better writing and more interesting stories from fans on the Internet.