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==Summary==
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Exploring the final frontier is one thing. Making a home there is another...
  
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:''After saving [[Earth]] from the threat of ''[[V'Ger]]'', [[James T. Kirk]] is called again to the final frontier. His new mission: to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world, to defend the struggling [[colony]] from alien threats, and to explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new Earth!''
   
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:''Far from the [[Federation]], a newly discovered [[M-class]] world has been eyed as a potential home by a group of hardy and determined colonists. [[Starfleet]] can spare only one [[starship]] to escort the would-be settlers on their perilous voyage, but that ship is none other than the legendary ''Starship'' [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], commanded by the most well-known [[captain]] in the [[quadrant]]. Now Kirk finds himself responsible for the lives of 60,000 men, women, and children &ndash; a task that grows all the more difficult when the expedition is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between two dangerous alien races!''
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''From the back cover'': After saving [[Earth]] from the threat of [[V'Ger]], [[James T. Kirk]] is called again to the final frontier. His new mission: to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world, to defend the struggling [[colony]] from alien threats, and to explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new Earth!
  
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Far from the [[Federation]], a newly discovered [[M-class]] world has been eyed as a potential home by a group of hardy and determined colonists. [[Starfleet]] can spare only one [[starship]] to escort the would-be settlers on their perilous voyage, but that ship is none other than the legendary ''Starship'; [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|''Enterprise'']], commanded by the most well-known [[captain]] in the [[quadrant]]. Now Kirk finds himself responsible for the lives of 60,000 men, women, and children--a task that grows all the more difficult when the expedition is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between two dangerous alien races!
  
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* According to various sources, when [[Gene Roddenberry]] was deciding what to call what has come to be known as ''Star Trek'', "Wagon Train to the Stars" was one of the names he toyed with.
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* This novel contained Chapter Eleven of the serialized novel ''[[Starfleet: Year One]]''.
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* A promotional copy of the novel was given away free with [[Star Trek Monthly issue 67|''Star Trek Monthly'' issue 67]].
   
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==Characters==
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;[[James T. Kirk]] : [[Rear admiral]].
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;[[Montgomery Scott]] : [[Commander]] of Starfleet [[engineer]]s, assigned to the tender vessel ''Colunga''.
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;[[Pavel Chekov]] : [[Lieutenant]].
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===Other===
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; Ray Austin : Starfleet [[captain]] of USS ''Beowulf''.
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; Branch : Captain of ''Lakota''.
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::''See [[Branch]] for similarly named characters.
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; Burch : Captain of ''Northwest Passage''.
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; Battersey : Captain of ''Yukon''.
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; [[DeSalle|Anton (Tony) Desalle]] : Starfleet captain of {{USS|Republic}}.
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; Mitch Dogan : Captain lost with the ''Kensington Taylor''.
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; Geglio : Captain of ''Comanche''
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; Gillespie : Privateer captain of ''Royal York''.
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::''See [[Gillespie]] for similarly named characters.
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; Harvey : Captain of ''Promontory Point''.
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; Katt : Captain of ''Sacajawea''.
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; Michael Kilvennan : Privateer captain of ''Hunter's Moon''.
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; Maitland : Captain of ''Lewis and Clark''.
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; Daniel Merkling : Starfleet captain of USS ''Impeller''.
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; Nickle : Captain of ''Hampton Roads''.
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; Rampion: Captain of ''Mandrake Anachronae''.
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; Sheppard : Privateer captain of ''Zevada''.
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; Sunn : Privateer captain of ''Rattlesnake''.
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; Trautner : Captain of ''Oregon Trail''.
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; Vellyngaith : Battlelord commanding the All Kauld battlebarge ''Tonclin''.
   
 
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[[colony]];
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[[James T. Kirk]], [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]],
  
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;Belle Terre : [[Planet]].
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; USS ''Beowulf'' : Starfleet combat support tender of Captain Ray Austin, seriously damaged in action.
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::''Named for [[Beowulf]].''
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; ''Colunga'' (ECC-989) : Graymark Eng.-owned "mule roundhouse", HQ of Commander Scott.
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; ''Comanche'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga''-class [[colony ship]] of Captain Geglio.
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; {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| (NCC-1701)}}: Federation starship commanded by Starfleet [[Rear Admiral]] [[James T. Kirk]].
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; Graymark Engineering : Company which operated the "muleship" ''Colunga''.
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; ''Hampton Roads'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Nickle.
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; ''Hatteras'' : lightship.
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; ''Hunter's Moon'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Michael Kilvennan.
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; USS ''Impeller'' : Starfleet cutter of Captain Daniel Merkling.
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; ''Kensington Taylor'' : Survey ship of Captain Mitch Dogan which was destroyed.
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; ''Lakota'' : Corporately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Branch.
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::''Named for the same [[Native American]]s as the {{USS|Lakota}}.''
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; ''Lewis and Clark'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Maitland.
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; ''Mandrake Anachronae'' : Privately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Rampion.
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; mule vessel : The mules were heavy-engined vessels deigned to carry the barges of the fleet.
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; ''Northwest Passage'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Burch.
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; ''Oregon Trail'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Trautner.
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; ''Promontory Point'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Harvey.
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; ''Rattlesnake'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sunn.
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; {{USS|Republic}} : Starfleet cutter of Captain [[DeSalle|Tony Desalle]].
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; ''Royal York'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Gillespie.
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; ''Sacajawea'' : Corporately-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Katt.
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; ''Yukon'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' colony ship of Captain Battersey.
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; ''Tonclin'' : All Kauld battlebarge of Battlelord Vellyngaith.
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; ''Zavada'' : Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sheppard.
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; ''Polynesian'' : UFP-owned ''Conestoga'' tender of Captain Dan Marks.
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; ''Mable Stevens'' : Privately-owned VIP transport of Captain Ned Chalker.
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; ''American Rover'' : Privately-owned pathfinder ship of Captain Brook Smith and [[Colonel]] John Glass.
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; ''Twilight Sentinel'' (SCCM-99): Privately-owned coroner ship of Captain Nelson.
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; ''Brother's Keeper'' (SCCM-778): Mercy ship of Captain Skaerbeck.
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; ''Pandora's Box'' : Privately-owned industrial transport of Captain Felix Blaine.
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; CP ''Crystobel'' : Privately-owned pilot ship of Captain Helen Webb.
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; ''Webb One'' through ''Webb Nine'' : Factory drones autopiloted by Crystobel.
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; ''Macedon'' : Corporately-owned towing vessel of Captain Walters.
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; ''Iroquois'' : Corporately-owned industrial transport of Captain Israel.
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; ''Red Barn'' : Corporately-owned cattle ship of Captain Kej.
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; ''Quincy B. Hobbs'' : Privately-owned dairy cattle ship of Captain Sempati.
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; ''Normandy'' : Privately-owned [[Botany|botanical]] farm ship of Captain Maxmillian.
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; ''Uncle Jake's Pocket'' : Privately-owned hotel vessel of Captain Durant.
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; ''Norfolk Rebel'' : Privately-owned tugantine of Captain Briggs.
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; ''Kaleonahe'' : Privately-owned mining ship of Captain Folster.
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; ''Foggy Dew'' : Privately-owned dairy barge of Captain Meko.
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; ''Heidi'' : Privately-owned ranch barge of Captain Dvorak.
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; ''Annie B'' : Ranch Barge - private - Forsmark.
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; ''Charger'' : Privately-owned equine stable vessel of Captain Brown.
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; ''Black Swan'' : Privately-owned garden ship of Captain Gaines.
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; ''Olympian'' : UFP-owned organ lab of Captain Gue.
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Exploring the final frontier is one thing. Making a home there is another...

Summary

From the back cover
After saving Earth from the threat of V'Ger, James T. Kirk is called again to the final frontier. His new mission: to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world, to defend the struggling colony from alien threats, and to explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new Earth!
Far from the Federation, a newly discovered M-class world has been eyed as a potential home by a group of hardy and determined colonists. Starfleet can spare only one starship to escort the would-be settlers on their perilous voyage, but that ship is none other than the legendary Starship Enterprise, commanded by the most well-known captain in the quadrant. Now Kirk finds himself responsible for the lives of 60,000 men, women, and children – a task that grows all the more difficult when the expedition is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between two dangerous alien races!

Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.

Background information

  • According to various sources, when Gene Roddenberry was deciding what to call what has come to be known as Star Trek, "Wagon Train to the Stars" was one of the names he toyed with.
  • This novel contained Chapter Eleven of the serialized novel Starfleet: Year One.
  • A promotional copy of the novel was given away free with Star Trek Monthly issue 67.

Characters

James T. Kirk
Rear admiral.
Montgomery Scott
Commander of Starfleet engineers, assigned to the tender vessel Colunga.
Pavel Chekov
Lieutenant.

Other

Ray Austin
Starfleet captain of USS Beowulf.
Branch
Captain of Lakota.
See Branch for similarly named characters.
Burch
Captain of Northwest Passage.
Battersey
Captain of Yukon.
Anton (Tony) Desalle
Starfleet captain of USS Republic.
Mitch Dogan
Captain lost with the Kensington Taylor.
Geglio
Captain of Comanche
Gillespie
Privateer captain of Royal York.
See Gillespie for similarly named characters.
Harvey
Captain of Promontory Point.
Katt
Captain of Sacajawea.
Michael Kilvennan
Privateer captain of Hunter's Moon.
Maitland
Captain of Lewis and Clark.
Daniel Merkling
Starfleet captain of USS Impeller.
Nickle
Captain of Hampton Roads.
Rampion
Captain of Mandrake Anachronae.
Sheppard
Privateer captain of Zevada.
Sunn
Privateer captain of Rattlesnake.
Trautner
Captain of Oregon Trail.
Vellyngaith
Battlelord commanding the All Kauld battlebarge Tonclin.

References

colony;

Belle Terre
Planet.
USS Beowulf
Starfleet combat support tender of Captain Ray Austin, seriously damaged in action.
Named for Beowulf.
Colunga (ECC-989)
Graymark Eng.-owned "mule roundhouse", HQ of Commander Scott.
Comanche
UFP-owned Conestoga-class colony ship of Captain Geglio.
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)
Federation starship commanded by Starfleet Rear Admiral James T. Kirk.
Graymark Engineering
Company which operated the "muleship" Colunga.
Hampton Roads
Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Nickle.
Hatteras
lightship.
Hunter's Moon
Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Michael Kilvennan.
USS Impeller
Starfleet cutter of Captain Daniel Merkling.
Kensington Taylor
Survey ship of Captain Mitch Dogan which was destroyed.
Lakota
Corporately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Branch.
Named for the same Native Americans as the USS Lakota.
Lewis and Clark
Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Maitland.
Mandrake Anachronae
Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Rampion.
mule vessel
The mules were heavy-engined vessels deigned to carry the barges of the fleet.
Northwest Passage
UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Burch.
Oregon Trail
UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Trautner.
Promontory Point
UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Harvey.
Rattlesnake
Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sunn.
USS Republic
Starfleet cutter of Captain Tony Desalle.
Royal York
Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Gillespie.
Sacajawea
Corporately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Katt.
Yukon
UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Battersey.
Tonclin
All Kauld battlebarge of Battlelord Vellyngaith.
Zavada
Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sheppard.
Polynesian
UFP-owned Conestoga tender of Captain Dan Marks.
Mable Stevens
Privately-owned VIP transport of Captain Ned Chalker.
American Rover
Privately-owned pathfinder ship of Captain Brook Smith and Colonel John Glass.
Twilight Sentinel (SCCM-99)
Privately-owned coroner ship of Captain Nelson.
Brother's Keeper (SCCM-778)
Mercy ship of Captain Skaerbeck.
Pandora's Box
Privately-owned industrial transport of Captain Felix Blaine.
CP Crystobel
Privately-owned pilot ship of Captain Helen Webb.
Webb One through Webb Nine
Factory drones autopiloted by Crystobel.
Macedon
Corporately-owned towing vessel of Captain Walters.
Iroquois
Corporately-owned industrial transport of Captain Israel.
Red Barn
Corporately-owned cattle ship of Captain Kej.
Quincy B. Hobbs
Privately-owned dairy cattle ship of Captain Sempati.
Normandy
Privately-owned botanical farm ship of Captain Maxmillian.
Uncle Jake's Pocket
Privately-owned hotel vessel of Captain Durant.
Norfolk Rebel
Privately-owned tugantine of Captain Briggs.
Kaleonahe
Privately-owned mining ship of Captain Folster.
Foggy Dew
Privately-owned dairy barge of Captain Meko.
Heidi
Privately-owned ranch barge of Captain Dvorak.
Annie B
Ranch Barge - private - Forsmark.
Charger
Privately-owned equine stable vessel of Captain Brown.
Black Swan
Privately-owned garden ship of Captain Gaines.
Olympian
UFP-owned organ lab of Captain Gue.

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