Pawns and Symbols

The Klingons are hungry for war -- and Kirk is caught in a brutal battle of wits!

Summary

 * From the book jacket:
 * Threatened by a deadly famine, the Klingon Empire is on the verge of igniting a mad interplanetary war of conquest. When an earthquake destroys a remote Federation research station, Jean Czerny, agricultural scientist, succumbs to amnesia. Stranded on enemy borders, she is imprisoned by Kang, the evil commander of a Klingon battleship. Now Kirk must play a dangerous game of mind strategy to prevent a savage attack on the Federation!

Background Information

 * This is the only Star Trek novel written by Majliss Larson.
 * When this novel was released by Titan Books in the UK, it was released as a "Giant" novel and not as part of the normal numbered series. It was one of four such releases - the others being Dwellers in the Crucible, Shadow Lord and Uhura's Song.

Characters

 * James T. Kirk
 * Spock
 * Leonard McCoy
 * Montgomery Scott
 * Jean Czerny : Agricultural scientist.
 * Kang : Klingon commander.
 * Mara : Kang's wife
 * Cyrano Jones : space/y trader
 * Kevin Riley