Star Trek: Strangers From the Sky Hardcover – January 1, 1987

Consider the fact that Admiral Kirk in the future is reading this book in regards to how the Vulcans crashed into one of our oceans to be discovered by humans who must decide if these aliens are here as friends or possible invaders as well as what to do next. As great a sci-fi as: "2001", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Childhood's End", "Foundation", "Ringworld", "Advent of the Corps", and so forth.

I read this a few years ago, and to read it again is to find a new side to this book.

one of best old time trek early 5 year mission story of kirk with is best old frind be for he had killd him when he be came a god like evil. i love it in all! 2207 AD. ENTERPRICE 2207-2212 AD. AS WELL 20 YEARS EARLY BE FOR FRIST CONTACT! WHAT TIME LOOP!

Strangers From the Sky tells the story of when the Vulcans first visited Earth. The events of the story go back and forth in time and make for an intricate and interesting plot. Mr. Spock uses the Vulcan mind meld with Captain Kirk in an attempt to help the Captain with a troubling and recurring dream; with the meld, we go back in time to one of the earlier adventures involving Lieutenant Commander Gary Mitchell and Doctor Elizabeth Dehner (both of whom were in the 1966 original series episode Where No Man Has Gone Before). The mind meld reveals how Kirk and an accompanying landing party encounter a sorcerer who experiments with time travel. Kirk and Spock inadvertently get caught up in this experiment and end up going back to twenty-first century Earth and the time when Vulcans (hoping to avoid detection) first land on Earth. The audio book is narrated by Leonard Nimoy and George Takei (Mr. Spock and helmsman Sulu in the original series, respectively). Though this abridgement lacks the details found in the book, I found this story a good one to listen to in my car.

The audio adaptation of this book feels a bit too heavily abridged. I could readily sense that there was much more to this. I enjoyed some elements of the story very much. Spock seeking out his human grandfather was a brilliant touch. I also liked the reference to a "missing" DY-100 class vessel in a launch facility (Khan was here). Some of the story has been contradicted by Star Trek: First Contact, but that's of little consequence. The biggest negative I had was the sorceror. It's an obvious Merlin reference, and I didn't buy it. It was a plot device to get the time travel story going. George Takei's reading is very good. It's that voice of his.