''Battlestations!'' is a

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novel by American writer Diane Carey, part of the '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' franchise.

Plot

Lt. Commander Piper is taking a vacation from Starfleet following the events of the novel ''

Dreadnought! ''Dreadnought!'' is a ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' novel written by Diane Carey. It is written in the first person from the perspective of Lieutenant Piper. Plot The novel begins with Lt. Piper (no last name), a native of Proxima Beta, t ...

'', in which she prevented a military coup from taking over the Federation. However she is swept up into intrigue when

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is arrested for the theft of transwarp drive, a new technology which could radically shift the balance of power across the galaxy. Piper, Commander Spock, and

Dr. McCoy Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, known as "Bones", is a character in the American science-fiction franchise '' Star Trek''. McCoy was played by actor DeForest Kelley in the original ''Star Trek'' series from 1966 to 1969, and he also appears in the an ...

attempt to solve the mystery as the major powers of the galaxy scramble for the new technology.

Reception

Mark Chappell of '' TV Zone'' described the novel as "a cut above the standard fare of Titan's Star Trek novels" though it was "not as fresh as ''Dreadnought''".

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