The Captain's Oath

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An all-new Star Trek adventure set during The Original Series era and featuring James T. Kirk!

The saga of James T. Kirks historic command of the U.S.S. Enterprise is known throughout the galaxy. But one part of the legend has barely been touched upon until now: the story of Kirks first starship command and the remarkable achievements by which Starfleets youngest captain earned the right to succeed Christopher Pike as the commander of the famous Enterprise. From his early battles with the Klingons to the rescue of endangered civilizations, Kirk grapples with difficult questions: Is he a warrior or a peacemaker Should he obey regulations or trust his instincts This thrilling novel illustrates the events and choices that would shape James T. Kirk into one of the most renowned captains in Starfleet history.

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Christopher L. Bennett is a lifelong resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, with bachelors degrees in physics and history from the University of Cincinnati. He has written such critically acclaimedStar Treknovels asExMachina, The Buried Age,the Titan novelsOrions HoundsandOver a Torrent Sea, the two Department of Temporal Investigations novelsWatching the ClockandForgotten History, and the Enterprise novelsRise of the Federation: A Choice of Futures,Tower of Babel,Uncertain Logic, andLive By the Code, as well as shorter works including stories in the anniversary anthologiesConstellations, The Skys the Limit, ProphecyandChange, andDistant Shores. Beyond Star Trek, he has penned the novelsX Men: Watchers on the WallsandSpider Man: Drowned in Thunder. His original work includes the hard science fiction superhero novelOnly Superhuman, as well as several novelettes inAnalogand other science fiction magazines.