Upcoming Star Trek: Living Memory novel sees Admiral Kirk in charge of Starfleet Academy, and Captain Spock on the Enterprise

(L-R) William Shatner as Admiral Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Captain Spock and Walter Koenig as Commander Chekov

FEBRUARY 21, 2021 - James T. Kirk and the rest of the TOS crew are coming back in a new adventure from Star Trek author Christopher L. Bennett. Bennett is an accomplished writer, with more than two dozen Star Trek novels to his credit, including the series Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations. He is also the author of Another Roll of the Dice, the latest addition to the Star Trek Adventures tabletop role playing game. ComicBook.com last week brought us a look at his newest novel, Star Trek: Living Memory, due for release in June from Simon & Schuster. 

The story for Living Memory takes place between the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The synopsis reads, "While attempting to settle in as commandant of Starfleet Academy, Admiral James T. Kirk must suddenly contend with the controversial, turbulent integration of an alien warrior caste into the student body—and quickly becomes embroiled in conflict when the Academy controversy escalates to murder. Meanwhile, Captain Spock of the U.S.S. Enterprise and Commander Pavel Chekov of the U.S.S. Reliant are investigating a series of powerful cosmic storms seemingly targeting Federation worlds [...] Endeavoring to predict where the lethal storms will strike next, Spock and Chekov make the shocking discovery that the answer lies in Commander Nyota Uhura’s past—one that she no longer remembers..."

Star Trek: Living Memory is due to be released on June 15, 2021.