The 2009 release of the Star Trek movie took the silver screen by storm, launching the franchise into a new stellar era. Prolific SF author Alan Dean Foster's brilliant novelization tells the tale of the early days of James T. Kirk, the half-Vulcan Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Scottie, and the rest of the Enterprise's classic crew. He also reveals how their lives converged as rookie Starfleet recruits and how they embraced the destiny that sent them into the vast unknown. Foster's vibrant narrative is sure to please fans-both old and new.