''The Rift'' is a best-selling

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written by

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. It was published in 1991.

Story

Official summary: The story begins with Captain Pike, seen in the original pilot episode for ''

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''. It then features

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and his crew from the future.

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learns his favorite word, "fascinating", from the female first officer known only as Number One, deciding it wasn't too emotional and would be a good word to remember for the future.

History of the book

David submitted three novel outlines to

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, written in three different styles. The two he thought were good were rejected, and the one he said was "simply a conglomeration of old cliches from previous ''Star Trek'' episodes" was the only one they liked, and approved. He has said that it was designed to make the other two look good, and wasn't designed to be the one they picked.Peter David's official website
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