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NOVEL
In the Name of Honor
Attribution

Summary

From the back cover:

Delicate peace talks between the Federation and the Klingon Empire become complicated when Captain Kirk discovers that Starfleet prisoners of war are being held captive on a remote jungle planet. Now, with the unexpected assistance of an old adversary, Kirk embarks on a daring rescue mission, knowing that if he fails, the Federation will deny all knowledge of his intentions.

But powerful forces within the Klingon government are determined to keep the shameful secret of the hostages' existence, even if it means obliterating every last trace of the prisoners -- and anyone who comes to save them!

References

Characters

Ag'hel • Robert Bennett • Pavel Chekov • Clev • Brian Connors • Dorthan • Sydney Elliot • Cheryl Flodin • Stephen Garrovick • Gralev • J'rgan • Jardak • Catherine Joquel • K'lavut • K'lotek • K'tran • K'vyr • K'zeq • Kaljagh • Robert Kawaguchi • Khulr • James T. Kirk • Koloth • Komor • Korax • Laria • LeGere • Lorta • Leonard McCoy • Moqlah • Murgh • Linda Parker • Ra Mhvlovi • Scarface • Montgomery Scott • Sinak • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Toladal • Toreth • Trel • Nyota Uhura

Referenced only 

Robert April • Jonathan Archer • Randall Bird • Fek'lhr • Garrovick • Anne Garrovick • Garth • Gorkon • Kahless the Unforgettable • Kang • Kesh • Klaa • Kor • Korrd • Kruge • Abraham Lincoln • David Marcus • Molor • Morath • Saavik • Surak • Sybok • Taggart • Trelane • Yarnek

Starships

USS Bozeman • IKS Devisor • USS Enterprise-A • USS Excelsior • USS Farragut • USS Gagarin (Oberth-class) • IKS Gal'tagh • IKS Gr'oth • USS Protector • IKS Terthos • IKS Vo'taq (K'tinga-class) • IKS Zan'zi

Locations

Argelius • Boreth Monastery • Deep Space Station K-7 • Don'zali IV • Genesis Planet • Gre'thor • Janus VI • Jlinzegh' province • Klingon Neutral Zone • Mars • Nimbus III • Nuvidula IV • Pao'la • Paradise City • Sherman's Planet • Starbase 49 • Sto-Vo-Kor • tri-ox compound • Tycho IV • Typhon Expanse • Yosemite National Park

Species and cultures

Andorian • Bolian • Efrosian • Excalbian • Gallamite • Gorn • Human • Klingon • Legaran • Orion • Rigelian • Romulan • Tellarite • Vulcan

States and Organizations

Federation Council • Klingon Empire • Klingon High Council • Romulan Star Empire • Starfleet • Starfleet Intelligence • Starfleet Research and Development • United Federation of Planets

Other

anti-gravity boots • bat'leth • bloodwine • Chancellor of the High Council of the Klingon Empire • Degebian mountain goat • dilithium • El Capitan • gagh • Great Hall • Hegh'bat • Ktarian eggs • nagh • plexisteel • Qo'legh • racquetball • Retinax 5 • Saurian brandy • scotch • Sha Ka Ree • Starfleet Chief of Staff • Starfleet Security School • tribbles • trititanium

Information

This novel suggests the reason for the change in appearance of Klingon characters such as Koloth, from smooth to ridged foreheads, is in reaction to a renewed importance in Klingon society on the teachings of Kahless during the movie era. Thus, Klingons wishing to show their reverence for Kahless somehow obtain the physical feature Kahless himself displayed. The exact details are left vague, and are not inconsistent with later canonical revelations in Star Trek: Enterprise.

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