The Abode of Life

Pages: 207
Published: 1986
Language: English

Captain Kirk faces a grave dilemma: he must destroy the sun of Mercan, the Mercaniad, to prevent a greater catastrophe. However, this act would condemn the entire population of Mercan. Kirk grapples with the impossible choice between saving countless lives elsewhere and sacrificing an innocent civilization.

Prose complexity: 1/10

Tense Thought-Provoking Adventurous

Sacrifice Reluctant Hero

Juvenile Science Fiction Space Opera

G. Harry Stine

George Harry Stine was raised in Colorado Springs. He earned a degree in physics from Colorado College in Colorado Springs. After graduating, he worked at White Sands Proving Grounds, first as a civilian scientist and then, from 1955–1957, at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Missile Test Facility as head of the Range Operations Division. Together with Orville Carlisle, he founded Model Missiles Inc., the first manufacturer of model rockets. Stine also founded the National Association of Rocketry and...