Yesterday's Son (Star Trek: The Original Series #11)
by:
A.C. Crispin (author)
On the planet Sarpedion, 5000 years ago, Spock knew a beautiful, primitive woman. When the Enterprise is called upon to protect the "Guardian of Forever" - the mysterious portal to the past - Spock uses it to journey to the past. And to discover his own son.
On the planet Sarpedion, 5000 years ago, Spock knew a beautiful, primitive woman. When the Enterprise is called upon to protect the "Guardian of Forever" - the mysterious portal to the past - Spock uses it to journey to the past. And to discover his own son.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780671473150 (0671473158)
Publish date: August 1st 1983
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 191
Edition language: English
Series: Star Trek: The Original Series 3 (#11)
Two years after the U.S.S. Enterprise's visit to the dying planet Sarpedion, a young crew member finds evidence that, when transported to the past during his time there, Spock fathered a son. Determined to rescue the boy and his mother, Spock, Kirk, and McCoy use the Guardian of Forever to journey t...
"Moved me close to tears" is not something you would normally write about a Star Trek book, but A. C. Crispin's Yesterday's Son had me reaching for the tissues by the last page. When Spock realizes that he left behind a son on the planet Sarpedion (see the 3rd season episode All Our Yesterdays, TO...
Opening Line: "Captain's Personal Log Stardate 6324.09" A while ago I caught the classic Star Trek episode 'All Our Yesterdays' on late night TV and got sucked right into the story. As well as just how awesomely cheesy the original series is (I really have to watch it more often) Anyways, I happ...
[These notes were made in 1983:]. Altogether one of the best ST novels I've read. Literate, with a good grasp of plot development & characterization, it deals with Spock & emotion without going goo-goo-eyed over the whole thing. The plot is directly based on the "Library" episode, Spock's prehisto...
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