The Covenant of the Crown

Will the Klingons rule at last?

Summary

 * From the book jacket:
 * An Enterprise shuttle is forced to crash-land in a violent storm on the barren planet Sigma 1212. Spock, McCoy and Kailyn, the beautiful heir to the Shaddan throne, survive in the near disaster.


 * Pursued by primitive hunters and a band of Klingon scouts, they must reach the mountain where the fabulous dynastic crown is hidden. With the help of Spock and McCoy, and her own fantastic mental powers, Kailyn must prove that she alone is the true heir to the throne.


 * Should they fail, they will open the door for Klingon takeover of the whole quadrant.

Background Information

 * This is the first written Star Trek novel to take place after.
 * The book features an introduction by David Gerrold.
 * Guest character Kailyn is diagnosed with choriocytosis, the same disease which nearly killed Spock. Both instances of the diseases were written by author Howard Weinstein.
 * The flashback sequence establishes that James T. Kirk served aboard the USS Normandy as a lieutenant commander. This would place the flashback after his time on the USS Farragut (23rd century) and his run in with the dikironium cloud creature, where he was only a lieutenant.

Characters

 * James T. Kirk : Captain.
 * Spock : Science Officer
 * Leonard McCoy : CMO
 * Uhura
 * Hikaru Sulu
 * Pavel Chekov
 * Christine Chapel
 * Paul Harrington : Admiral.
 * Kailyn : Heir to the Shaddan throne.

Chronology

 * 2258 : Lieutenant Commander James T. Kirk visits Shad while serving aboard the USS Normandy.
 * 2276 : The events of this novel.