Summary[]

When the Enterprise crew embarks on a mission of planetary First Contact, Captain Kirk finds a peaceful, idyllic society, one happily linked together by a global thought network – or so it appeared. When he discovers a bitter rebellion simmering beneath the surface, will he be able to follow the Prime Directive, or find himself compelled to get involved?

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Background information[]

• Chiara Cinabro assisted with color art, but was not credited for her role.

Creators[]

• Writers:
  • Scott Tipton
  • David Tipton
• Artists:
  • Federica Manfredi (interior art)
  • Andrea Priorini (color art)
  • Chris Mowry (letter art)
  • Joe Corroney (cover art)
• Editor:
  • Scott Dunbier
• Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
• Special thanks to Risa Kessler and John Van Citters at CBS Consumer Products.

Characters[]

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in IDW TOS characters.

Regular and recurring characters[]

• James T. Kirk (β)

  Captain of the USS Enterprise

  Leonard McCoy (β)

  Enterprise' CMO

  Spock (β)

  Enterprise' XO/Chief science officer

  Montgomery Scott (β)

  Enterprise' Chief engineer

  Hikaru Sulu (β)

  Enterprise' helmsman

  Nyota Uhura (β)

  Enterprise' Communications officer

  Pavel Chekov (β)

  Enterprise' navigator

  Arex (β)

  Enterprise' navigator

External link[]

"A Failure to Communicate" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works