![Vulcan's Glory (Star Trek: The Original Series Book 44) by [Fontana, D.C.]](https://images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51qClwNy-WL._SY346_.jpg)
As with most of the old school Trek novels, it’s self-contained, and the canon-based characters have priority. You’re not subject to mounds of details and backstories about minor characters from some other novel or other, which is something I miss.
Spock is the main character, sharing almost equal time with Pike and Number One, and thanks to DC being the author—HE’S DONE RIGHT! It’s been forever since I read a book where Spock was done right. I realize not everyone’s as obsessed with him as I am, but I often find myself cringing when I read the current crop of TOS novels. (Can’t wait for the shift to the Kelvin timeline where they won’t be so mired in canon.)
Pike and Number One were also nicely handled although their stories were more filler than substance.
One thing I found interesting was there being 18 Vulcans on Pike’s crew. To be honest, I never did understand why Spock was the only alien on Enterprise with TOS came along, and it was always nice that the alien representation went up in the novels. But for their to be so many Vulcans was refreshing. Their involvement offered some nice bits and pieces of Vulcan culture and history, and then there’s T’Priss.
She was a wonderfully detailed, without being overly written character. Her and Spock’s connection happened quickly, but it didn’t feel forced. T’Priss was a nice counterpoint to T’Pring, and a lot of questions about Spock’s relationship with his betrothed were covered.
I’ll sign off here to avoid any spoilers.
Product Description
Here is a very special STAR TREK® novel -- from the woman consistently voted by the fans as their favorite writer from the original STAR TREK television series!
D.C. Fontana, writer of such classic STAR TREK episodes as "Journey to Babel" and "This Side of Paradise," here brings us the never-before-told story of a very young Mr. Spock, on his first mission aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. You'll also meet Captain Christopher Pike and his enigmatic first officer "Number One" (previously seen only in the original STAR TREK pilot "The Cage"), as well as the ship's brand new engineering officer, Montgomery Scott.
Vulcan's Glory is the tale of Spock's struggle to reconcile his many obligations -- those forced on him by his Vulcan heritage, and those chosen by him upon his enlistment in Starfleet -- to balance the wishes of others against the desires of his own heart.
D.C. Fontana, writer of such classic STAR TREK episodes as "Journey to Babel" and "This Side of Paradise," here brings us the never-before-told story of a very young Mr. Spock, on his first mission aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. You'll also meet Captain Christopher Pike and his enigmatic first officer "Number One" (previously seen only in the original STAR TREK pilot "The Cage"), as well as the ship's brand new engineering officer, Montgomery Scott.
Vulcan's Glory is the tale of Spock's struggle to reconcile his many obligations -- those forced on him by his Vulcan heritage, and those chosen by him upon his enlistment in Starfleet -- to balance the wishes of others against the desires of his own heart.
