Serpents in the Garden
Serpents in the Garden is a Pocket TOS  written by Jeff Mariotte. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
''Early in his five-year mission commanding the , Captain James T. Kirk found himself caught up in a growing conflict on the planet Neural. To maintain the balance of power against a force being armed by the Klingons, he provided weapons to his friends, the . Years later, Admiral Kirk learns that the Klingon presence on the planet has grown considerably, in possible violation of the Treaty of Organia. Did his impulse as a young captain turn out disastrously wrong? Could he have done more to eliminate the Klingon threat? To find out, Kirk must embark on a secret mission back to Neural – where he might just be the only person who can prevent an interstellar war…

Background information 
 Cover art and design by Alan Dingman.

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