Broken Bow [Novelization by CAREY,]

Before Janeway and Sisko, before Picard and Kirk... It Is the twenty-seoond century...and the dawn of mankind's boldest adventure. Thanks to the amazing breakthroughs in warp technology, an era of true Interstellar exploration is about to begin, and a whole new universe, full of astounding wonders and unparalleled dangers, has just opened up for humanity. Someone has to lead the way, and that someone is Capt. Jonathan Archer of the first Starship Enterprise, NX-01. Archer and his crew, including Vulcan SubCommander T'Pol and the enigmatic Dr. Phlox, will face challenges previously unimagined as they truly go where no man has gone before. But they must also survive first contact with a fearsome extraterrestrial race known only as the Klingons. The thrilling premier of an all-new Star Trek saga. Plus, as a special bonus, a 32-page look behind the scenes of the hit TV series! Nearly ninety years after Zefram Cochrane's warp flight and first contact, humans have been guided by Vulcans towards developing the first warp five engine. Now that engine has been developed and installed aboard Earth's first warp five starship, Enterprise, commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer, son of the engine's chief designer. When a Klingon shuttlecraft crashlands in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, Enterprise's launch date is moved up in order to take the sole Klingon, Klaang, home to his people. Despite protests from Vulcan Ambassador Soval, Admiral Maxwell Forrest orders Archer to assemble his crew and prepare to leave in three days. Jonathan Archer, the first Captain of the Starship Enterprise, must lead his crew, including Vulcan Sub-Commander T'Pol and Dr. Phlox, on their mission to explore the universe, but first they must get past the Klingons An opportunity for Star Trek fans to be in on the beginning of the new series, "Enterprise", with this novelization of the opening episode.