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NOVEL
How Much for Just the Planet?
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Introduction (blurb)

Dilithium.

In crystalline form, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy. It powers the Federation's starships...and the Klingon Empire's battlecruisers. Now on a small, out-of-the-way planet named Direidi, the greatest fortune in dilithium crystals ever seen has been found.

Under the terms of the Organian Peace Treaty, the planet will go to the best side able to develop the planet and its resources. Each side will contest the prize with the prime of its fleet. For the Federation - Captain James T. Kirk and the Starship Enterprise. For the Klingons - Captain Kaden Vestai-Oparai and the Fire Blossom.

Only the Diredians are writing their own script for the contest - a script that propels the crew of the Enterprise into their strangest adventure yet!

Summary

In Space, No One Can Fry an Egg

Educational Short Subject

The Dilithium Crystal as Big as the Ritz

Historical Interlude

Organian Jumpball

Overtures

All's Fair in Love and Dilithium

The Dawn Patrol

Afternoon Matinee

All Through the Night

Come Up and See Me Sometime

Dilithium Split

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References

Characters

Regulars

Christine Chapel • Pavel Chekov • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Uhura

Others

T'Vau • Tellihu • Tatyana Trofimov

Starships and vehicles

USS Jefferson Randolph Smith (Sulek-class)

Locations

Miskatonic University

Races and cultures

States and organizations

Other

bacon • battertoast • birdseed • butter • Canadian bacon • coffee • cream cheese • eggs • English muffin • fried fish • fruit juice • grapefruit juice • grilled cheese • grits • ham • kelp • kipper • liver • mayonnaise • milk • milkshake • mushroom • n'gaan • oatcakes • omelet • orange juice • sandwich • soya salad • soya wafer • spinach • steak • strawberry jam (strawberry) • syrup • toast • watercress sandwich • wheat toast

Information

• The novel is written in the style of a musical comedy, with various numbers throughout which are set to the tune of existing songs, including the "Theme from Rawhide," "Falling in Love Again," and "Just a Gigolo."
• A number of characters in the book are based on Ford and his fellow Star Trek authors, including A.C. Crispin, Diane Duane, and Peter Morwood.

Related Stories

External links

• How Much for Just the Planet? article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• How Much for Just the Planet? article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.