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Ishmael (Star Trek: The Original Series Book 23) Kindle Edition

by Barbara Hambly (Author), Boris Vallejo (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
This unforgettable and suspenseful Star Trek: The Original Series adventure follows the Enterprise crew in a desperate rescue mission to the past to save First Officer Spock and stop the Klingons from changing the future forever.

The USS Enterprise is on a peaceful mission at Starbase 12 when a bizarre cosmic phenomenon causes a Klingon ship to suddenly vanish—with Spock aboard for the ride. Spock’s last message from the Klingon ship is cryptic and frightening. The Klingons are traveling into the past, searching for the one man who holds the key to the furure. If they can kill that man, the course of history will be changed—and the Federation will be destroyed!
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  1. Print length
    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pocket Books/Star Trek
  4. Publication date
    22 September 2000
  5. File size
    894 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003EJDH36
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Books/Star Trek; 1st edition (22 September 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 894 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages

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Barbara Hambly

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"Barbara Hambly (b. 1951) is a New York Times bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, as well as historical novels set in the nineteenth century. After receiving a master’s degree in medieval history, she published The Time of the Dark, the first novel in the Darwath saga, in 1982, establishing herself as an author of serious speculative fiction. Since then she has created several series, including the Windrose Chronicles, Sun-Cross, and Sun Wolf and Starhawk, in addition to writing for the Star Wars and Star Trek universes.

Besides fantasy, Hambly has won acclaim for the James Asher vampire series, which won the Locus Award for best horror novel in 1989, and the Benjamin January mystery series, featuring a brilliant African-American surgeon in antebellum New Orleans. She lives in Los Angeles."

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  • Robert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Grandious match of SciFi with western
    Reviewed in Germany on 26 June 2012
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    I have read this book in German about 15 years ago, and I was happy to see it is available on Kindle.

    Negative:
    The Integrity of the Klingon orders is foul. But still, I'm giving 5 points, since Klingons were only portrayed in honor-terms in STTNG, not in TOS.
    The technobabble leading to the Enterprise finding out how the Klingons got back in time is incomplete. The characters involved, however, and the witty talk is perfect. So, still 5 points.

    Positive:
    I have not heard or seen the "here come the brides" series. But the author does a very good job of displaying Spock in a historic Earth setting. Also the reactions of the small town Seattle in 1867 seems genuine.
    A scene with a girl here, some fighting there, some billard ... Spock is at his best while being forced to display his human side.
    Also, the Karsid empire as a connection between Klingon an Earth history is mentioned, and is well prepared.
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  • Onyx
    5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoy this
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2018
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    In my early teens I had a huge collection of Star Trek books but they made way when I discovered the higher quality Discworld novels. The questionable quality of recent Star Trek has made me a bit nostalgic and I have been drawn back to my favourite old novels. They’re often not canon but I sometimes enjoy an easy to read book with characters I love and Ishmael was one of my favourites because it centred around Spock. It’s not classic literature but it’s easy to read and fun which is all I wanted. I would recommend it if you’re looking for something with the classic characters and want to just relax and enjoy. Thanks for reading my review
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  • Tango Forever
    5.0 out of 5 stars Adorei
    Reviewed in Brazil on 11 March 2014
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    Spock desmemoriado no passado, mas sempre ele mesmo. Delicioso ver o personagem às voltas com um mundo desconhecido e, ao mesmo tempo, acessível pelos pontos de identificação com os outros personagens. Aventura, suspense, ternura, coragem... ótima leitura.
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  • E. E. Harvey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story again nearly 40 years later
    Reviewed in the United States on 18 January 2025
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    I loved this story when I first read it as a teen, and I loved rereading it again nearly 40 years later. The TV show Here Comes the Brides was a favorite of mine, and I grew up on Trek. The two together were entwined very well and very believably by this author. The dual settings of each part of the story flow seamlessly.

    I've reread this book many times, but it had been about 15 years since the last time because I lost the book in a move. I love it just as much now on my Kindle where it can't get lost.

    Interestingly enough, some of the actors from Here Comes the Brides have Star Trek ties. Most notably is Mark Lenard, who played Aaron Stemple. He also played Spock's father, Sarek, in Trek. Joshua Brown, who played Jason Bollt, was a guest star for a Trek episode. Funny how things turn out.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars This novel is an old favourite of mine
    Reviewed in Canada on 27 March 2017
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    This novel is an old favourite of mine. I bought the kindle edition after my original paperback (purchased in the 80s) finally fell apart. Great story involving Spock and some interesting stuff otherwise. I highly recommend it.
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