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| Author = [[Alan Gratz]]
 
| Author = [[Alan Gratz]]
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| Artist = [[Craig M. Staggs]] (cover)
 
| Publisher = [[Simon Spotlight]]
 
| Publisher = [[Simon Spotlight]]
 
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| Series = [[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2010 novel series)| Starfleet Academy]] #4
 
| Series = [[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2010 novel series)| Starfleet Academy]] #4
 
| Published = {{d|26|June|2012}}
 
| Published = {{d|26|June|2012}}
| Pages = 224
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| Pages = 320
 
| Year = [[2255]]-[[2258]]
 
| Year = [[2255]]-[[2258]]
 
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| ISBN = 1442420596 (hardcover)<br />ISBN 1442420588 (trade paperback)<br />ISBN 144242060X ([[eBook]])<br />{{ASIN|B003VPWXP6}} (Kindle)
 
| ISBN = 1442420596 (hardcover)<br />ISBN 1442420588 (trade paperback)<br />ISBN 144242060X ([[eBook]])<br />{{ASIN|B003VPWXP6}} (Kindle)
 
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'''''The Assassination Game''''' is a forthcoming young adult [[novels|novel]] by [[Alan Gratz]]. The fourth novel in the ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2010 novel series)| Starfleet Academy]]'' series, it is expected to be released in hardcover and trade paperback formats simultaneously. The novel is Gratz' first ''Star Trek''-related work. Originally listed for release in {{m|September|2011}}, it was later rescheduled for {{m|June|2012}}.
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'''''The Assassination Game''''' is a young adult [[novels|novel]] by [[Alan Gratz]]. The fourth novel in the ''[[Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2010 novel series)| Starfleet Academy]]'' series, it was released in hardcover and trade paperback formats simultaneously.
   
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
 
;Publisher's description
 
;Publisher's description
:''The rules are simple: draw a target. Track him down and "kill" him with a spork. Take your victim's target for your own. Oh, and make sure the player with your name doesn't get to you first. No safe zones. No time outs. The game ends when only one player remains. {{alt|James T. Kirk}} is playing for fun. {{alt|Leonard McCoy|Leonard "Bones" McCoy}} is playing to get closer to a girl. But when a series of explosions rocks the usually placid [[Starfleet Academy]] campus, it becomes clear that somebody is playing the game for real. Is it one of the visiting Varkolak, on [[Earth]] to attend an intergalactic medical conference? Or could it be a member of a super-secret society at the Academy dedicated to taking care of threats to the Federation, no matter what rules they have to break to do it? Find out in ''The Assassination Game.
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:''The rules are simple: draw a target. Track him down and "kill" him with a spork. Take your victim's target for your own. Oh, and make sure the player with your name doesn't get to you first. No safe zones. No time outs. The game ends when only one player remains. {{alt|James T. Kirk}} is playing for fun. {{alt|Leonard McCoy|Leonard "Bones" McCoy}} is playing to get closer to a girl. But when a series of explosions rocks the usually placid [[Starfleet Academy]] campus, it becomes clear that somebody is playing the game for real. Is it one of the visiting Varkolak, on [[Earth]] to attend an intergalactic medical conference? Or could it be a member of a super-secret society at the Academy dedicated to taking care of threats to the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]], no matter what rules they have to break to do it? Find out in ''The Assassination Game''.''
 
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== Background information ==
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* The novel is Gratz' first ''Star Trek''-related work.
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* It was originally listed for release in {{m|September|2011}}.
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* This book contains several references from the [[prime reality]], including appearances of [[Finnegan]], [[corbomite]], and a bottle of champagne from [[Chateau Picard]].
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== Memorable quotes ==
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''"Chateau Picard? Never heard of it."''
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:- '''Kirk''', upon looking at McCoy's chosen champagne
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==External link==
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[[Category:Novels|Assassination Game, The]]

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The Assassination Game is a young adult novel by Alan Gratz. The fourth novel in the Starfleet Academy series, it was released in hardcover and trade paperback formats simultaneously.

Summary

Publisher's description
The rules are simple: draw a target. Track him down and "kill" him with a spork. Take your victim's target for your own. Oh, and make sure the player with your name doesn't get to you first. No safe zones. No time outs. The game ends when only one player remains. James T. Kirk is playing for fun. Leonard "Bones" McCoy is playing to get closer to a girl. But when a series of explosions rocks the usually placid Starfleet Academy campus, it becomes clear that somebody is playing the game for real. Is it one of the visiting Varkolak, on Earth to attend an intergalactic medical conference? Or could it be a member of a super-secret society at the Academy dedicated to taking care of threats to the Federation, no matter what rules they have to break to do it? Find out in The Assassination Game.

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Background information

Memorable quotes

"Chateau Picard? Never heard of it."

- Kirk, upon looking at McCoy's chosen champagne

External link


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