The Better Man
Dr. McCoy must save the life of the daughter he never knew!

The Better Man is a Pocket TOS novel – #72 in the numbered series – written by Howard Weinstein. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
When the planet Empyrea, a colony of genetically perfected Human beings, demands that the Federation remove a science station which has been in place for nearly twenty years, the Starship  is assigned to transport to the planet the Federation ambassador who negotiated with the Empyreans long ago – an ambassador who was once Dr. McCoy's closest friend, but is now a bitter rival.

On Empyrea, McCoy discovers Anna, a daughter he never knew he had. McCoy soon realizes that the isolationist Empyreans must not learn her father is an off-worlder, and that her genes are less than "perfect." As relations with the Empyreans collapse around him, McCoy must find a way to save his newfound daughter from the harshest penalty her planet can impose!

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Background information 
The author commented why his novel focused on McCoy, "He's probably my all-time favorite Trek character because he embodies human frailty, he's exquisitely aware of those foibles, he's perpetually conflicted between cynicism and romanticism, yet he plows existentially on." ( )

Characters 
 James T. Kirk
 Spock
 Leonard McCoy

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