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New Earth, Book Four: The Flaming Arrow

A distant colony faces total destruction — and only the Starship Enterprise can save it!

• Stardate Unknown
• Released July 2000

Beyond the borders of the Federation, Kirk must bring peace and security to the final frontier. His new mission: to defend an isolated human colony on a newly discovered world, deter aggression from neighboring alien races, and ensure the survival of a brave new Earth!

Belle Terre’s stubborn colonists have survived the countless hardships and natural disasters of their new home, only to face a deadly foreign enemy. The alien Kauld, intent on claiming the world’s unique resources for their own, are determined to destroy the human settlements at any cost. Months away from any hope of Starfleet reinforcements, the Starship Enterprise is all that stands between Belle Terre and an all-out alien invasion. But even Kirk and his valiant crew may not be enough to save the entire planet from a relentless assault by the ultimate superweapon!

Written by Kathy Oltion and Jerry Oltion
New Earth concept by Diane Carey and John Ordover

Cast:

• Admiral James T. Kirk
• Captain Spock
• Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy
• Commander Montgomery Scott
• Lieutenant Commander Hikaru Sulu
• Lieutenant Commander Nyota Uhura
• Lieutenant Pavel Chekov

Guest Cast:

Excerpt

” ‘You can tell the pioneers by the arrows in their backs.’ That’s what my father told me, and Tom and I laughed. We all thought it was funny. Now here we are, and here comes the—what, the third? Fourth? Fifth?” Lilian sniffed, and dabbed at an eye with her sleeve, the motion barely visible in the darkness.

“We’ll think of something,” Kirk said. “Big mirrors to bounce it right back at them, or . . . I don’t know, but we’ll think of something.”

“And the fleet behind that?”

“We’ll take care of them too.”