The Abode of Life
The Abode of Life is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by Lee Correy. "Lee Correy" was the pseudonym of G. Harry Stine, who was a science and technology writer as well as one of the founding figures of model rocketry.
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| Author | Lee Correy |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Star Trek: The Original Series |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | 1 April 1982 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 207 pp |
| ISBN | 0-671-83297-2 (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 8468050 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 2968 vol. 7 |
| Preceded by | The Prometheus Design |
| Followed by | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan |
Plot
The citizens of the isolated planet Mercan cannot conceive of the existence of much past their home planet and their dangerous, flaring sun.
The USS Enterprise, severely damaged, must somehow find a way to repair itself without exposing the Mercanians to societal concepts for which they are not yet ready. The Federation's 'Prime Directive' forbids interference in less advanced cultures.
gollark: Using giant web frameworks for static markdown files is bee.
gollark: BEE.
gollark: Also possible negative effects on apiometaspace, but those are still not a significant issue.
gollark: A bunch of configuration files would have to be updated to point to those.
gollark: Oh yes, the new ones just directly reify matter via universe direct memory access.
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