The Patrian Transgression
Captain Kirk and his crew are caught in the middle of a deadly civil war.

The Patrian Transgression is a Pocket TOS novel – #69 in the numbered series – written by Simon Hawke. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
The  is sent to Patria I to discuss that world's application for Federation membership. But Captain Kirk and his landing party soon discover that the Patrians have a strict system of laws – laws that are enforced by a telepathic police force.

In the midst of this startling revelation, the crew finds themselves in the middle of Patria's growing political unrest. Caught between the Patrians' telepathic police and a deadly group of terrorists, Kirk, Spock and the others must fight for their lives on a world where their thoughts make them criminals – and all crimes are punishable by death.

Characters 
 James T. Kirk
 Spock
 Chekov
 Iano : Patrian police telepath
 Yalu : Patrian gladiator
 Barg : Patrian gladiator
 Zor Kalo : Patrian gladiator

References
; Patria I; Patrians

External link 
 

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