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A mysterious music holds the clues to save an alien race!
Uhura's Song is a Pocket TOS novel – #21 in the numbered series – written by Janet Kagan. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in January 1985.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Years ago, Lt. Uhura befriended a diplomat from Eeiauo, the land of graceful, cat-like beings. The two women exchanged forbidden music and promised never to reveal their secret.
- Now the USS Enterprise is orbiting Eeiauo in a desperate race to save the inhabitants before a deadly plague destroys them. Uhura's secret songs may hold the key to a cure – but the clues are veiled in layers of mystery. The plague is killing Humans, threatening other planets – and Captain Kirk must crack the code before the Enterprise succumbs.
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Background information[]
- This is the only Star Trek novel written by Janet Kagan.
- When this novel was released by Titan Books in the UK, it was released as a "Giant" novel and not as part of the normal numbered series. It was one of four such releases – the others being Dwellers in the Crucible, Shadow Lord, and Pawns and Symbols.
- A limited edition hardcover was printed by Gregg Press in 1985.
- Bookriot.com ranked the novel among as one of the best Star Trek novels. [1]
Characters[]
- James T. Kirk
- Nyota Uhura
- Spock
- Pavel Chekov
- Evan Wilson
- Brightspot to-Srallansre
- Jinx to-Ennien
- Another Star Freedom to-Eeiauo
- Rushlight to-Vensre
References[]
External links[]
- Uhura's Song at Wikipedia
- Uhura's Song at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
| Previous novel: | Series | Next novel: |
| #20: The Vulcan Academy Murders | Pocket TOS Numbered novels |
#22: Shadow Lord |
| First novel in series | Titan Books release order "Giant" novels |
Dwellers in the Crucible |