Grant Woods

Pursuing an alien vessel which has decimated a Federation outpost, the Enterprise is halted by an unknown force and Captain Kirk finds himself in a nightmarish struggle to save himself and his crew from almost certain death.

Given the grim task of seeking survivors on planet Omicron Ceti III, which has become exposed to deadly rays, Captain Kirk is astounded to find everyone in perfect health. However, not everything is quite as it seems.

Sent to investigate the mysterious solar system of Murasaki 312 by Captain Kirk, Mr Spock and the crew of his shuttle craft find themselves losing contact with the Enterprise when all communication systems are made inoperable by a mysterious force. Crash landing on the hostile planet of Taurus II, Mr Spock and his crew are attacked by a giant creature bent on destroying them. Is Mr Spock's first command doomed to be his last?