Final Frontier (Star Trek the Orginal Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Diane Carey (Author)

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Commander George Samuel Kirk was aboard the Enterprise under the command of Captain Robert April before his famous son was born. Starfleet has just been founded and the Enterprise has just been built, and is sent on its first mission. The mission takes the Enterprise into the heart of hostile Romulan territory, where cosmopolitical machinations and advanced weapons technology will decide the fate of a hundred innocent worlds.

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Commander George Samuel Kirk was aboard the Enterprise under the command of Captain Robert April before his famous son was born. Starfleet has just been founded and the Enterprise has just been built, and is sent on its first mission. The mission takes the Enterprise into the heart of hostile Romulan territory, where cosmopolitical machinations and advanced weapons technology will decide the fate of a hundred innocent worlds. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 434 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (August 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671696556
• ISBN-13: 978-0671696559
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,100,410 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First Enterpise, May 13, 2001

By	picardfan007 (USA) - See all my reviews

Diane Carey's "Final Frontier" has to be a must read for any fan of the original series. It tells the first story of the Enterprise before it acquired it's legendary name. Under the captaincy of Robert April; George Kirk (Jim's father) embarks on the test run of the infamous ship. The adversary in this one is the Romulans. We get a glimpse of their uncompromising world of political treachery within their own ranks. This one is everything the new prequel series should be. Alive with interesting characters that act like real humans; unlike some of the Starfleet members we've seen on TV in the show Voyager. If there is any book that needs a reprinting it's this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Final Frontier, The First Adventure, September 15, 2000

By	H. Diggins "K. Diggins" (Pittsford, VT United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was very well written. It kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't put it down till I read the whole thing. It was interesting to go back and forth from the past and future. I liked 'Final Frontier' alot.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Commander George Kirk is where STARTREK begins!, January 26, 1998

By	"[e-mail]" (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This book tells the reader where STARTREK begins, with the construction of a new class of starship, Captain Robert April(some may remember him from the STARTREK cartoon) drafts his old friend Cmdr. George Kirk. After sabatoge by Romulan spies poising as crewmembers and accident sends the starship through space into the Romulan Empire. Only due to the fact of Romulan paranoia and the famous "Kirk" luck does the starship escape. This novels also tells us why the Romulans develope cloaking technology when James T. Kirk encounters Roumulans in the future. This novel will hold you to the end leaving you wishing for more. P.S. If anyone knows of a copy I would love to get one of my own, I had to borrow a friends. Enjoy it if you can find it.