Deep Domain

Deep Domain

Author	Howard Weinstein
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Star Trek: The Original Series
Genre	Science fiction novel
Publisher	Pocket Books
Publication date	1 March 1987
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	275 pp
ISBN	0-671-70549-0 (first edition, paperback)
OCLC	123098505
Preceded by	Battlestations!
Followed by	Dreams of the Raven

Deep Domain is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by Howard Weinstein.^[1]

Plot

Admiral Kirk and the Enterprise visit the ocean-world of Akkalla for diplomatic reasons. Soon Spock and Chekov become lost. A civil war and secrets under the water threaten the entire planet and the Enterprise.

Background

Weinstein had met with Leonard Nimoy, director of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, while Nimoy was developing the story for the film. The two discussed, among other things, the idea of using whales, or creatures similar to whales, something later seen in both that film as well as Deep Domain. Weinstein has commented that, "To this day, I don’t know if whales ended up in ST:IV partly as a result of my suggestion, or whether they’d already decided that. But they were nice enough to give me that “Thank you” credit".^[1]

References

External links

• Deep Domain at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)