by Melinda M. Snodgrass
When a freighter disappears into an expanding time/space warp in the Taygeta V system, Starfleet sends the USS Enterprise to investigate. With them is Guy Maslin, a brilliant but temperamental composer seconded to the mission to help the crew understand the song of the native Taygetans, who may hold...
When a star ship disappears in the Taygeta V system, Captain Kirk enlists the help of a prominent, but tempermental musician and two Klingon warship to help him investigate the phenomenon. The anomaly may be linked to the semi aquatic creatures who live on Taygetian. But with the restless Klingons o...
Pretty solid and interesting entry in the TOS tie-ins early on. Fun role for Uhura with a love interest. Great use of music as power and even magic. Good interplay with Klingons. Also nice roles for all three leads--Kirk, Spock and McCoy, as well as Uhura and Scotty.
It is cruel to club baby seals singing aliens for their pelts jewel-like tears. Also, musicians make crappy boyfriends.
[These notes were made in 1984:]. By now the plot line is formulaic. Kirk and his crew must co-operate with either the Klingons or the Romulans in the presence of some universe-threatening phenomenon. An earth-person is reluctantly dragged in and learns from our heroic crew all about compassion &/...
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