Though Hell Should Bar the Way

"Though Hell Should Bar the Way"
Attribution
Series:	The Original Series
Author(s):	Greg Cox
Publication information
Printed:	Enterprise Logs
Chronology
Date:	10 October 2246

Summary

Captain's log, 10th of October, 2246. An outbreak of fungus has destroyed the crops on Tarsus IV, threatening an entire Federation colony with famine. As the largest and fastest starship in the sector, the Enterprise is the only ship that has a chance of delivering vitally-needed supplies to Tarsus IV before this unanticipated disaster achieves catastrophic proportions…

En route to the Tarsus IV colony to deliver urgent food supplies, the USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain Robert April, is stopped in its tracks by Kor. Aboard his first ship command, the Klingon warship IKS Kut'luch, Kor is eager for a fight.

References

Characters

Robert April • Carlos Florida • Kor • Kruge • Laurence Marvick • Sarah Poole-April • Michelle Roberts • Spirit Claw Sanaway • Lorna Simon • Isaac Soulian

Referenced only

Kahless • George Samuel Kirk Sr. • James T. Kirk • Kodos • Korrd

Starships and vehicles

USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • IKS Kut'luch (D6-class battle cruiser)

Locations

Shipboard locations

USS Enterprise

bridge • sickbay

Planetary locales

Earth

Lebanon • United Kingdom (Bath • Coventry)

Stars and systems

Donatu system • Sol system • Tarsus system

Planets and planetoids

Donatu V • Earth • Tarsus IV

Races and cultures

Human (Apache) • Klingon • Romulan • Vulcan

States and organizations

Klingon Empire • United Federation of Planets (Starfleet • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Intelligence)

Weapons and technology

deflector shield • fusion torpedo • humanoid • laser • starship • turbolift • warp drive

Ranks and titles

captain • chief medical officer • commander • commanding officer • doctor • first officer • governor • lieutenant • officer

Events

five-year mission • October • red alert • Tarsus IV massacre • World War III

Other references

captain's log • cardigan • clothing • class M planet • colony • food • fungus • lifeform • month • planet • races and cultures • rank • sector • star • star system • stardate • technology • title • weapon

Chronology

late 2246

Crops fail on Tarsus IV. Governor Kodos declares a state of emergency. (TOS episode & Star Trek 1 novelization: The Conscience of the King)

10 October 2246

Enterprise journeys to Tarsus, encountering Kor.

Appendices

Related Stories

• "The Conscience of the King" (TOS episode)
• Final Frontier (TOS novel)
• Best Destiny (TOS novel)

Connections

published order
Previous story: World of Strangers	Enterprise Logs	Next story: Conflicting Natures
chronological order
Previous Adventure: Old Souls The Lives of Dax	Pocket	Next Adventure: Crisis on Vulcan
Previous Adventure: Final Frontier (backstory)	The Early Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)	Next Adventure: Crisis on Vulcan