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A Contest of Principles

Star Trek: The Original Series
by Greg Cox
A Contest of Principles (Star Trek: The Original Series) by Greg Cox
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An epic new Star Trek saga by New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox set during the original five-year mission!

The planet Vok is holding its first free elections after years of oppressive military rule. Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise have been dispatched by Starfleet to serve as impartial observers, but remaining neutral proves a challenge, as Kirk confronts a tangled web of scandal, conspiracy, and assassination plots — with the stability of an entire sector at stake.

To make matters worse, Dr. Leonard McCoy has vanished while on a mission of mercy to Braco, a nearby planet only a system away. With Kirk unable to abandon his vital mission on Vok to hunt for his friend, it’s up to First Officer Spock and Christine Chapel to lead a team in search of the missing doctor, even if it means risking whatever fate befell McCoy.

Unknown to his friends and crewmates, however, McCoy has been spirited away to another world, Ozalor, where he’s expected to find a cure for a mysterious ailment plaguing a member of the planet’s ruling family. Torn between his Hippocratic oath and his desire to escape, McCoy finds himself at the center of deadly palace intrigues — and a struggle for power that may ultimately consume all three worlds!

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Category: Science Fiction, Space Opera, Star Trek
Release date: November 10, 2020

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Greg Cox

Greg Cox (born 1959) is a science fiction writer. He lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA.

He has written numerous Star Trek novels, including The Eugenics Wars (Volume One and Two), The Q Continuum, Assignment: Eternity, and The Black Shore. His short fiction can be found in such anthologies as Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War, Star Trek: The Amazing Stories and Star Trek: Enterprise logs. His first "Khan" novel, The Eugenics Wars: Volume One, was voted best sci-fi book of the year by the readers of Dreamwatch magazine. Cox can be found in a bonus feature on the "Director's Edition" DVD of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek: The Original Series consists of 36 total books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

Main series Star Trek
Related series Star Trek: The Original Series (numbered novels)
Related series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Related series Star Trek: The Original Series: The Eugenics Wars
Related series Star Trek: The Janus Gate
Related series Star Trek: The Original Series: Errand of Vengeance
Related series Star Trek: The Original Series: Errand of Fury
Related series Star Trek: The Original Series: Crucible
Related series Star Trek: Seekers

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