Summary[]
Right after his death, Kirk meets a being named Kariel, who was there to guide him to his new plane of existence. But he is first given the option of changing something that happened in his life before he moves on. So he decides to save the life of someone that he loved greatly, deep in the past.
References[]
Characters[]
- Referenced only
- Pavel Chekov • God
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- OK Corral
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Melkotian
States and organizations[]
Other references[]
- bourbon • coffee • Great Depression • Guardian of Forever • horse • perfume • Prime Directive • rose • World War II
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Connections[]
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| Speculations collected short stories | |
|---|---|
| Strange New Worlds | VI ("Our Million-Year Mission" • "The Beginning") • VII ("Guardians" • "The Law of Averages" • "Forgotten Light") • 8 ("A & Ω" • "Concurrence" • "Dawn") • 9 ("Remembering the Future" • "Rocket Man" • "The Rules of War" • "The Immortality Blues" • "Orphans") • 10 ("Time Line" • "Echoes" • "Brigadoon"• "Reborn") |
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Mestral |
Strange New Worlds 9 | Next story: Rocket Man |
| Previous story: Dawn Strange New Worlds 8 |
speculations short stories | Next story: Rocket Man Strange New Worlds 9 |
| Previous story: first Star Trek story |
Stories by: Randy Tatano |
Next story: Echoes Strange New Worlds 10 |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Reflections Strange New Worlds I |
Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: Rocket Man section 2 Strange New Worlds 9 |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2371. The Pocket Books Timeline and Memory Beta Chronology place events from this story in 2 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous adventure: Triptych chapter 1, sections 1 & 2; chapter 2, sections 1 - 5 & chapter 3, sections 1 - 7 Strange New Worlds II |
1930 sections 2 - 7 |
Next adventure: Disappearance on 21st Street Strange New Worlds V |
| Previous adventure: Triptych Strange New Worlds II |
2267 sections 8 & 9 |
Next adventure: Marking Time Strange New Worlds VI |