The Fate of the Phoenix is a Star Trek novel, a TOS adventure from Bantam Books in May 1979. This was the 9th of 13 full-length novels in the Bantam TOS series. This was the second and final full-length Bantam Star Trek book by authors Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, after their previous TOS novel: The Price of the Phoenix, of which this is a direct sequel. Marshak and Culbreath had previously contributed to The New Voyages and The New Voyages 2 as editors and would go on to write two more full-length original novels in the Pocket Books numbered series of TOS novels, The Prometheus Design and Triangle.
Description
- Kirk: in danger.
- Omne: reborn.
- Never mourn Black Omne was the warning. Now through the Phoenix miracle of rebirth, the dread enemy lives again. Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise crew must grapple hand to hand with the most dangerous arch villain in the galaxy, the giant, evil, immortal Omne who has vowed revenge.
References
Characters
- Di'on Charvon • Pavel Chekov • Doyen of the Thorvan League • Hegarch • "James" • James T. Kirk • Maroc • Joseph M'Benga • Leonard McCoy • Omne • the Other • Resident of Razar • Maia Roblein • R.A. Roblein • Rovan • Montgomery Scott • Spock • S'Tal • Hikaru Sulu • Trevanian • Uhura • Varal of Voran • V'Rlee
- Referenced only
- Zephram Cochrane • David • Elaan • Garth of Izar • Goliath • Nomad • Sarek
Starships and vehicles
- aircar • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class) • escape pod • Phoenix ship • unnamed Romulan scoutship • unnamed heavy battle cruiser • unnamed dreadnought
Locations
- The Anomaly • Razar • Romulan Neutral Zone • Thorva • Voran
- Referenced only
- Capella • hell • Iotia • Themas • St. Helena • Vaal's planet • Vulcan
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- Romulan Empire • Starfleet • Thorvan League of Planets • United Federation of Planets • Voran Dynasty Hegemony
- Referenced only
- Klingon Empire
Science and technology
- amnesia • communicator • dilithium • flamer • force field • gravity • hypospray • immortality • intercom • nebula • phaser • Phoenix Process • tractor beam • transporter • warp nacelle
Ranks and titles
- ambassador • captain • chief engineer • commander • commander-in-chief • doctor • first officer • Proconsul
Other references
- Ahn'var • arvan • Atavar • Babel conference • bridge • Class M • David • Dynastic Liberation Prize • Flying Dutchman • Hal Voh Ra • helmet • knife • lance • mind touch • nepenthe plant • planet • Prime Directive • Romulan language • sickbay • spear • Starfleet uniform • towel • transporter room • uniform • varal • Voran Dynasty Hegemony Conference • vorlat • wolf • Young Surak
Appendices
Images
Cover image.
Back cover image.
Later edition cover image.
Back cover image.
Reprint edition cover image.
Overseas edition cover image.
Reprint edition cover image.
Italian language edition cover image.
The Doyen.
The Enterprise.
The Doyen.
Connections
Timeline
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: World Without End |
TOS unnumbered novels | Next novel: Devil World |
| Previous novel: Devil World |
Star Trek Adventures | Next novel: World Without End |
| Previous story: The New Voyages 2 |
Stories by: Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath |
Next story: The Prometheus Design |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: The Price of the Phoenix |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: The Abode of Life |
| Previous adventure: The Price of the Phoenix |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: The Abode of Life |
Publication history
- May 1979
- First published by Bantam Books, cover by Bob Larkin. (ISBN 978-0-553-12779-9)
- 1985
- Sixth printing by Bantam, cover by Enric Torres-Prat. (ISBN 0-553-24638-0)
- September 1988
- Printed in Great Britain. (Bantam Books UK, ISBN 978-0-553-27191-1)
- December 1994
- Released in Great Britain as Star Trek Adventures #9, cover by Alister Pearson. (Titan Books, ISBN 9781852865351)
- July 1994
- Tenth printing by Bantam Spectra, cover by Kazuhiko Sano. (ISBN 978-0-553-27932-0)
Translations
- April 1981
- German: As Der Fluch des Phönix, #338 in Terra series, translated by Horst Hoffmann, cover by Oliviero Berni. (Erich Pabel)
- 1988
- Italian: As Il destino della fenice, translated by Annarita Guarnieri. (Garden Editoriale).
- 1991
- German: As Das Phoenix-Verfahren (The Phoenix Process), Raumschiff Enterprise #22, translated by Hermann Martlreiter, cover by Eddie Jones. (Goldmann, ISBN 9783442236145)
External link
- The Fate of the Phoenix article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.