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''The USS ''Enterprise'' must stop the slaughter of an alien race, or risk the fate of the universe!'' |
''The USS ''Enterprise'' must stop the slaughter of an alien race, or risk the fate of the universe!'' |
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* This is the only ''Star Trek'' novel by [[Melinda M. Snodgrass]]. She was later a story editor and writer on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. She is credited with writing {{e|The Measure Of A Man}}, {{e|Pen Pals}}, {{e|Up The Long Ladder}}, {{e|The Ensigns of Command}}, and {{e|The High Ground}}. |
* This is the only ''Star Trek'' novel by [[Melinda M. Snodgrass]]. She was later a story editor and writer on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''. She is credited with writing {{e|The Measure Of A Man}}, {{e|Pen Pals}}, {{e|Up The Long Ladder}}, {{e|The Ensigns of Command}}, and {{e|The High Ground}}. |
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Revision as of 16:01, 4 July 2015
Template:Realworld The USS Enterprise must stop the slaughter of an alien race, or risk the fate of the universe!
Summary
- From the book jacket
- Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise join the Klingons to avert disaster in the Taygeta V system – where a time/space warp has swallowed a spaceship without a trace. Spock suspects a link between the anomaly and the inhabitants of Taygeta, semi-aquatic creatures killed for the jewel-like tears secreted at the moment of death. But a mutinous Klingon officer threatens the vital mission, as a desperate Kirk and Spock race to save the Taygetians, the Federation – and the entire universe!
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Background information
- This is the only Star Trek novel by Melinda M. Snodgrass. She was later a story editor and writer on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She is credited with writing "The Measure Of A Man", "Pen Pals", "Up The Long Ladder", "The Ensigns of Command", and "The High Ground".
Characters
Canon characters
Non-canon characters
- Kali
- Kor's wife
- Guy Maslin
- Human musician, brought by Kirk as an expert to help the crew learn the Taygetans' music-based language
External links
- The Tears of the Singers at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- The Tears of the Singers at Wikipedia
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