The Higher Frontier

Star Trek: The Original Series

By: Christopher L. Bennett

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

An all-new Star Trek movie-era adventure featuring James T. Kirk!

Investigating the massacre of a telepathic minority, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise confront a terrifying new threat: faceless, armored hunters whose extradimensional technology makes them seemingly unstoppable. Kirk must team with the powerful telepath Miranda Jones and the enigmatic Medusans to take on these merciless killers in an epic battle that will reveal the true faces of both enemy and ally!

©2020 Christopher L. Bennett (P)2020 Simon & Schuster Audio

Very trite. Too many speeches

I am a trekkie but this story has way too many speeches about the high morals of the Federation.

Interesting story

I enjoyed this story filling in details between the Motion Picture and Wrath of Khan with connections to TOS and TNG. Very thought provoking story with twists and turns. Additionally, it's a very real portrayal of the dangers of working in space. You actually have to hear complete the whole story to get the full picture.

The plot unravels over many layers

This is a very interesting book connecting the present with events like Vige from movie number one and the eaner from Star Trek Enterprise. Robert Petkoff is unbelievably good at imitating the voices of the cast from the original series. I will buy more books narrated by him.

Wow! What a story !

This was a great story idea as well a clever bridge between Star Trek The Motion Picture and Wrath of Kahn.

Why won't they make a movie like this?

I started watching Star Trek the Original Series, when I was 10 years old. The thing I really enjoy about this writer is the way he brings up so many events, from the original series, and the way he describes the characters. He does such a good job, that I can actually see their expressions in my mind. I also love the way he brought in so many story threads , from the original series, and brought many of them to a conclusion. To be honest, the one thing I didn't like about the book, is that the story jumped around so much, from year to year, ship-to-ship, back and forth. it's a good format, but less of it, in this book, would have been better.

Loved it

I loved the idea of the book but I was not happy with the retcon king of the two Star Trek the original series episodes. Giving human telepathy because of a symbiont was weird.

Another Great Trek Story

I really enjoyed this story. I read the reviews by people asserting the story was too political and pushed liberal dogma. I say such reviews are inaccuurate imo. The story deals with xenophobia, hatred, and prejudice. It shows the ugly side of ideological extremism and how it should be overcome. Star Trek has always shown a mirror to what is going on in our world. Trek shows that we can be better than the worst done to us. Good story good message and good performance by the narrator.

Know the Original Series

It helps to understand this story if you’ve seen and remember most or the original Star Trek TV series. There are a lot of references back to those TV episodes.

Some of these new Star Trek stories are just borin

Can't get very excited about any thing going on in this story ! lost me after half way through...

Star Trek History

Story starts with a massacre. We see the Enterprise and crew 2-3 years after the Motion Picture. We see them delve into the issue of genetically altered humans. Sets up the Enterprise and her crew before the Wrath of Khan.