The IDIC Epidemic

''It is a killer. And something far worse.''

Summary

 * From the book jacket:
 * I.D.I.C. - Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination. More than just a simple credo, for those of the planet Vulcan it is the cornerstone of their philosophy.


 * Now, on the Vulcan Science Colony Nisus, that credo of tolerance is being put to the sternest test. For here, on a planet where Vulcan, Human, Klingon and countless other races live and work side by side, a deadly plague has sprung up. A plague whose origins are somehow rooted in the concept of I.D.I.C. itself. A plague that threatens to tear down that centuries-old maxim and replace it with an even older concept...


 * Interstellar War.

Memorable Quotes
"How late will we be?"

"Six days."

"Not six-point-one-three-seven?"

"Six-point-two-five-two. Mother, is it not illogical to be annoyed when Father or I give you a precise figure yet ask for such precision when we do not?"

"No, just Human."
 * - Amanda and Spock

"Last time ve couldn't get to Wulcan. This time ve can't get avay from it!"
 * - Chekov

"Nature is more dangerous than an acknowledged enemy, for it so often appears one's friend that one never expects the moment it turns and casually kills."
 * - Kevin Katasai

"Klingon scientists. Intriguing. I should like to meet them."
 * - Sarek

"Chaucer died before he finished the work. I always thought that if he'd finished it, there would have been bandits. And probably a sixth husband for the Wife of Bath."
 * - Kirk

Background Information

 * This was a sequel to #20, The Vulcan Academy Murders.
 * James Kirk is shown in a blue science tunic instead of his usual gold on the cover art of the novel.

Canon Characters

 * James T. Kirk
 * Spock
 * Leonard McCoy
 * Montgomery Scott
 * Pavel Chekov
 * Uhura
 * Christine Chapel
 * Sarek
 * Amanda Grayson
 * M'Benga

Non-Canon Characters

 * Borth : Orion reprentative to the Nisus Council and Seela's uncle.
 * Daniel Corrigan : Human doctor and longtime friend and colleague of the Vulcan healer, Sorel. Married to T'Mir.
 * Previously featured in The Vulcan Academy Murders.


 * Beau Deaver : Human/Orion hybrid medic and mathematician.
 * Korsal Katasai : Klingon thought master and engineer.
 * Kevin Katasai : Korsal's human/klingon hybrid son, who wants to attend Starfleet Academy.
 * Karl Katasai : Korsal's youngest son. Also a human/klingon hybrid.
 * Seela : Korsal's Orion wife.
 * Sorel : Vulcan healer. Friend and colleague of Daniel Corrigan and father of T'Mir.
 * Previously featured in The Vulcan Academy Murders''


 * T'Kar : Vulcan nurse.
 * T'Mir : Wife of Daniel Corrigan and daughter of Sorel.
 * Previously featured in The Vulcan Academy Murders. Not to be confused with the T'Mir who appears in, as they are unrelated characters.


 * T'Pina : Adopted daughter of T'Kar.
 * Sendet : One of the Followers of T'Vet, a Vulcan philosophy which rejects the teachings of Surak.
 * Previously featured in The Vulcan Academy Murders.


 * Satat : The leader of the Followers of T'Vet.