by Joe Haldeman
- USA
- Paperback
- Bantam Books
- 1979
Cover images of later editions
Other Editions
Japan / Paperback / Hayakawa Bunko / 1986
UK / Paperback / Titan Books / 1995 / No 12
Back Cover Blurb — Bantam Books (1979)
THE MENACE OF CHATALIA
Chatalia...a fantastic artificial world, inhabited by furry winged creatures with awesome powers. Here Kirk, Spock and their Enterprise mates, trapped, face terrifying death. And if by some miracle they escape, they will confront the roving killers of the dread Klingon Empire!
Back Cover Blurb — Bantam Books (Reprint)
CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 7505.6
This is being recorded by Science Officer Spock, temporarily in command.
The Enterprise is currently in orbit around an alien "Starship" [actually an artificial planetoid approximately 217,352 kilometres in diameter] of unknown origin, aboard which Captain Kirk and a landing party of four are stranded. They are currently detained in a prison cell, awaiting interrogation.
Far more immediate is the condition of the Enterprise. The ship has been snared by "wires" apparently composed of the same alien craft (a substance harder than any known to Federation science) — wires that are draining off our power reserves at an alarming rate. We appear to have the choice of remaining on board the Enterprise (and crashing to the surface of the planetoid once our power is gone), or joining the Captain inside the alien spacecraft. A fascinating dilemma.