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Book # 68 273 Pages January 1994 ISBN:
0-671-86588-9
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When a covert Elasian mining operation
interferes with a Federation geological expedition, Captain James
T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise are dispatched to
the planet Rakatan to mediate between the rival parties. The
Elasian Dohlman claims that the planet and its dilithium deposits are
hers. But the geologists warn that if Rakatan Mons - the galaxy's
largest stratovolcano - should erupt while the Elasians are
mining its flanks, no amount of dilithium will save them.
While
Lt. Commander Uhura and a landing party struggle to determine if the
Dohlman's claim is true, Captain Kirk puts his ship on the line to keep
the two sides from each other's throats. Soon, however, concerns
over the planet's ownership are overshadowed by the arrival of a
hostile Elasian armada and a cataclysmic volcanic explosion on the
surface that threatens all parties with a deadly shower of destruction
. . .
Do you recall the episode
"Elaan of Troyius"? Well, this novel brings back the
Elasians. They're still as arrogant (and annoying) as they were
then.
However, the story is well written. L. A. Graf knows what
they're doing, but the rating is low because I just can't stand the
Elasians.
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