Changes: Captain's Blood

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Summary

From the book jacket: Following the explosive events of Star Trek Nemesis, the Romulan Star Empire is in disarray, and Ambassador Spock attempts to render aid by launching a last-ditch effort to reunify the Romulans with their distant forebearers, the Vulcans. But when Spock is publicly assassinated at a Romulan peace rally, Starfleet and the Federation are unable to search for the criminals responsible without triggering an intergalactic war.

Thus, it falls to James T. Kirk, now retired, to investigate his beloved friend's murder. Given clandestine assistance by Captain William T. Riker of the Starship Titan, and accompanied by his good friend Jean-Luc Picard, Kirk travels to Romulus as a civilian, along with his five-year-old child, Joseph, the cantankerous Doctor McCoy, retired Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott, as well as several members of Picard's crew, still waiting to return to duty on the badly damaged USS Enterprise NCC-1701-E. But on Romulus' sister world, Remus, Kirk unexpectedly encounters an alluring enemy from his past as Picard and he discover Spock's apparent murder hides an even deeper mystery, reaching beyond the limits of the galaxy.

Trapped on a deadly, alien world on the eve of a Romulan civil war that could plunge the galaxy into a civilization-ending conflict, Kirk's investigation brings him to the heart of a staggering conspiracy. As he discovers the true threat facing the Romulans, he realizes that he must sacrifice the freedom of his son, whose very blood holds the secret to his destiny. Captain's Blood brings together both generations in a battle for the existence of all life in this galaxy, and beyond.

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Memorable quotes

"I wish Spock was here, too."
"C'mon, Bones. You're supposed to say, Spock's the one who got us into this mess."
"Exactly. Which is why I wish he was here, so I could tell him so, to his face."

- McCoy and Kirk

Background information

The audiobook version was abridged by George Truett.

Cover gallery

Characters

James T. Kirk: Captain.
Kathryn Janeway: Admiral.
Jean-Luc Picard: Captain.
Montgomery Scott: Captain.
Spock: Ambassador. Believed to have died on Romulus.
Leonard McCoy: Doctor.
William T. Riker: Captain. Commanding Officer of the USS Titan.
Joseph Kirk: Kirk's five year old son.

References

USS Titan
Romulus
Remus
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)
Romulan Star Empire
Farr Jolan Peace Movement

External link

Captain's Blood at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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 :''Following the explosive events of {{film|10}}, the [[Romulan Star Empire]] is in disarray, and [[Ambassador]] [[Spock]] attempts to render aid by launching a last-ditch effort to reunify the [[Romulan]]s with their distant forebearers, the [[Vulcan]]s. But when Spock is publicly assassinated at a Romulan peace rally, [[Starfleet]] and the [[Federation]] are unable to search for the criminals responsible without triggering an intergalactic war.''
-:''Thus, it falls to [[James T. Kirk]], now retired, to investigate his beloved friend's murder. Given clandestine assistance by [[Captain]] [[William T. Riker]] of the Starship ''[[USS Titan|Titan]]'', and accompanied by his good friend ''Jean-Luc Picard'', Kirk travels to [[Romulus]] as a civilian, along with his five-year-old child, Joseph, the cantankerous [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], retired [[Chief Engineer]] [[Montgomery Scott]], as well as several members of Picard's crew, still waiting to return to duty on the badly damaged {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E| NCC-1701-E}}. But on Romulus' sister world, [[Remus]], Kirk unexpectedly encounters an alluring enemy from his past as Picard and he discover Spock's apparent murder hides an even deeper mystery, reaching beyond the limits of [[the galaxy]].''
+:''Thus, it falls to [[James T. Kirk]], now retired, to investigate his beloved friend's murder. Given clandestine assistance by [[Captain]] [[William T. Riker]] of the Starship ''[[USS Titan|Titan]]'', and accompanied by his good friend ''Jean-Luc Picard'', Kirk travels to [[Romulus]] as a civilian, along with his five-year-old child, Joseph, the cantankerous [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]], retired [[Chief Engineer]] [[Montgomery Scott]], as well as several members of Picard's crew, still waiting to return to duty on the badly damaged {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E| NCC-1701-E}}. But on Romulus' sister world, [[Remus]], Kirk unexpectedly encounters an alluring enemy from his past as Picard and he discover Spock's apparent murder hides an even deeper mystery, reaching beyond the limits of the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]].''
 :''Trapped on a deadly, alien world on the eve of a Romulan [[civil war]] that could plunge the galaxy into a civilization-ending conflict, Kirk's investigation brings him to the heart of a staggering conspiracy. As he discovers the true threat facing the Romulans, he realizes that he must sacrifice the freedom of his son, whose very blood holds the secret to his destiny. '''''Captain's Blood''''' brings together both generations in a battle for the existence of all life in this galaxy, and beyond.''
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-== Memorable Quotes ==
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 "''I wish Spock was here, too.''"<br />
 "''C'mon, Bones. You're supposed to say, Spock's the one who got us into this mess.''"<br />
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-== Background Information ==
+== Background information ==
 * The audiobook version was abridged by [[George Truett]].
 === Cover gallery ===
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 ;[[Spock]] : [[Ambassador]]. Believed to have died on [[Romulus]].
 ;[[Leonard McCoy]] : [[Doctor]].
-;[[William Riker]] : Captain.  Commanding Officer of the {{USS|Titan}}.
+;[[William T. Riker]] : Captain.  Commanding Officer of the {{USS|Titan}}.
 ;Joseph Kirk : Kirk's five year old son.
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 ;Farr Jolan Peace Movement
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