First Frontier

by James I. Kirkland and Diane Carey

While testing a new shielding device, the "U.S.S. Enterprise" TM is caught in the middle of a Klingon/Romulan battle. The "Enterprise" crew rescues a lifepod, and they are confronted by a Klingon who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671520458
• ISBN13: 9780671520458
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

ST: First Frontier

First Frontier by Diane Carey and James I. Kirkland is a fantastic Star Trek adventure with the fate of the Human existence on the balance. There is an alternate timeline in the story, one that if it plays out the Human Race would be nonexistant.Not only does this book have the classic Star Trek characters, but it incorporates a very excellent dinosaur story. As with any good adventure, there has to be a causal effect to make the story play and here in lies our classic Trek.Millions of years hence, before the great extinction of the dinosaurs on Earth, there were travelers in space who noted that there were intellegent dinosaurs and transplanted them on another planet to develop into a society. As they developed, they noted that their DNA was similar to that on Earth present day. So they set off to change the timelime and history as we know it. As the Starship Enterprise was testing a new shield and emerged from the Sun, they find themselves in the middle of an on going battle between the Klingons and Romulans. As Kirk et.al. pick up a lifepod, they find that the Klingon who survives has no knowledge of human existence. As the Enterprise crew further investigates , Starfleet Headquarters has been replaced by a jungle where large dinosaurs now inhabit the Earth.The Guardian of Forever is Kirk's only recourse. Left as a relic from a race known as the Iconians eons ago, it is one of the constants still left in this alternate time that corresponds to the time Kirk knows. Now you have all the tools for a classic conforntation between two cultures so diverse as to create a fantastic adventure.Reading this story puts you right in the middle of this mystery and you live it vicariously through Kirk et. al. with the dinosaur fauna hunting them. Excellent writing, storytelling and a plot that keeps you rivited. I highly recommend this combination Star Trek - Dinosaur tale. For the people who like a good story with adventure this is it, one of the all time best Star Trek adventures ever written.

Best Book Ever! Read it!

Ever since I checked out this book from my local library, it has become my favorite! I like to write science fiction, and I have a series of stories I am still developing. In my stories, one of my alien species evolved from dinosaurs. This species was showing signs of intelligence when an asteroid was detected heading toward Earth. To save them, an extremely advanced species relocated them to another planet. This species was developed before I read First Frontier. If you have read First Frontier, the description above should sound familiar: it is exactly the same as the Clan Ru! Wow! This book is the best of the best!

One of the best

This book shows a remarkable attention to detail. (Yes, I know we don't really know this much about dinosaurs, but hey, what's a little artistic license to a sci-fi fan?) The environment created by this book is stunning in its power to draw the reader in. I couldn't put it down after I started, and it remains among my all time favorite Star Trek novels. The plot is complex, involving such fun things as superstrings, time track changes, the Guardian of Forever, Kirk matching wills with dinos (that's a combo, I can tell you!) and a horrifying vision of a universe gone mad which will haunt those bold enough to place themselves in it. To cap it all off, you get to see the impact which destroyed all the large dinosaurs. How can you say no to a show like that? Adventure and the trial of human nature is at its best here. Highly recommended!

Dinosaurs/Time vs. Kirk and co.

If you're interested in dinosaurs and in Star Trek, then this book is for you. With Kirk struggling to fight a dangerous illness, the crew must find a way to get back to their timeline using and old aquaintence of theirs- The Guardian, and put back some very wrong doings. So that the human race has a chance to begin~ Although dinos have never really been in any trek novels I have read it still has the same twist that all trek fans love!!!!!!! :) Perhaps even better because of it....