Child of Two Worlds

Greg Cox

Nov 2015 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this eBook

An all-new Star Trek novel from New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox, taking place in the blockbuster Original Series era!

The year is 2255, not long after the events of the Original Series episode “The Cage.” A young Spock is science officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, when an outbreak of deadly Rigelian fever threatens the crew. Reviewing the Starfleet medical database, Dr. Phillip Boyce comes up with a highly experimental and untested new treatment that might save the crew. Just one problem: it requires a rare mineral substance, ryetalyn, which is not easily obtained…except on a remote alien colony near the Klingon border. But borders are somewhat blurry in this part of galaxy. Pike will need to tread carefully in order to avoid provoking an armed conflict with the Klingons—or starting an all-out war.

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Ratings and reviews

It's a very enjoyable read. I enjoy books that have more dialogue and this need. The story had the correct pacing and never felt dull.

The book stretched out the story a bit, but I read like a good episode of the show. The parallel to Spocks own life was a nice premise for the story, which was ultimately more about him than it was about any of the other characters or the ship itself. Like many-too many, I think- Trek novels, there are too many references to TOS events or characters, which I guess the authors think makes readers happy, but is really an unnecessary embellishment as they try to prove that they know Trek lore. Most of those references are part of an inner monologue by a character, and it never really strikes me as believable that they would be thinking these things during the heat of action.

Wow. Greg Cox did a fine job writing this book

About the author

Greg Cox is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous Star Trek novels and short stories. He has also written the official movie novelizations of War for the Planet of the Apes, Godzilla, Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, and the first three Underworld movies, as well as books and stories based on such popular series as Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI, Farscape, The 4400, Leverage, The Librarians, Roswell, Terminator, Warehouse 13, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Zorro. He has received three Scribe Awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, as well as the Faust Award for Life Achievement. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Visit him at GregCox-Author.com.