Summary[]

From the back cover: While Captain Kirk and a landing party from the Starship Enterprise explore the ruins of an ancient civilization on the uninhabited planet Careta IV, they discover strange devices that appear to be windows. But the mysterious windows prove to be more than they seem when Kirk, Chekov, and two security guards enter them and disappear.

Suddenly, Kirk and his team find themselves trapped in a strange alien environment and must fight with all their strength to survive and keep their sanity. Now Spock must locate his missing comrades and solve the window's ancient mysteries before his captain and crewmates are lost forever...

References[]

Characters[]

Pavel Chekov • Dennis • Abdul Ramesh Kaul • James T. Kirk • Temren Knealayz • Meredith Lassiter • Leonard McCoy • McGaren • Bradford Nairobi • Nakamura • Dara Niles • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Talika Nyar • Tallieur • Hikaru Sulu • Terrensen • Nyota Uhura

Referenced only

Bovray • God • Jylor • John Kyle • Tommy McLaughlin

Starships and vehicles[]

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)

Locations[]

Careta • Careta IV • Dulciphar star cluster

Referenced only

Djelifa • Perren IX • Russia

Races and cultures[]

Djelifan • Human (Russian) • Kh!lict • Vulcan

Referenced only

Meztorien

States and organizations[]

Federation • Starfleet • University of Nexqualy

Science and classification[]

bone • climate • data tape • datapad • gravity • habitable zone • hair • intercom receiver • light • muscle • orbital habitat • orbit • scanner display • sensor • solar system • star • starship • turbolift • universe • viewscreen

Occupations and titles[]

archaeologist • captain • chief assistant • doctor • ensign • lieutenant • officer • post-doctoral researcher • researcher • scholar • security guard • sociologist

Other references[]

archaeology • Argelian ale • asteroid • asteroid belt • captain's log • day • deity • diamond • first contact • imp • joke • landing party • matriarchy • pandree • planet • quadrant • sector • stardate • technology • week • year

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Connections[]

Timeline[]

published order
Previous novel: The Starship Trap	TOS numbered novels	Next novel: From the Depths
chronological order
Previous Adventure: The Starship Trap	Pocket	Next Adventure: Section 31: Cloak
Previous Adventure: The Tholian Web	Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2264 to 2270)	Next Adventure: Section 31: Cloak

Translations[]

1996

Japanese : 謎の遺跡惑星, translated by Hiroshi Saito. (Hayakawa Bunko)

1997

German : Tore auf einer toten Welt, translated by Ronald M. Hahn. (Heyne)

2001

French : Fenêtres sur un monde perdu, translated by Isabelle Troin-Joubaud. (Fleuve Noir)