Wagon Train to the Stars
Exploring the final frontier is one thing. Making a home there is another…

Wagon Train to the Stars is a Pocket TOS novel – #89 in the numbered series, and the first book in the Star Trek: New Earth series – written by Diane Carey. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the back cover
After saving Earth from the threat of V'Ger, James T. Kirk is called again to the final frontier. His new mission: to lead a valiant group of settlers to a distant world, to defend the struggling colony from alien threats, and to explore the diverse mysteries and dangers of a strange new Earth!

Far from the Federation, a newly discovered M-class world has been eyed as a potential home by a group of hardy and determined colonists. Starfleet can spare only one starship to escort the would-be settlers on their perilous voyage, but that ship is none other than the legendary Starship , commanded by the most well-known captain in the quadrant. Now Kirk finds himself responsible for the lives of 60,000 men, women, and children – a task that grows all the more difficult when the expedition is caught in the middle of an ancient feud between two dangerous alien races!

Background information 
 According to various sources, when Gene Roddenberry was deciding what to call what came to be known as Star Trek, "Wagon Train to the Stars" was one of the names he toyed with.
 This novel contained Chapter Eleven of the serialized novel Starfleet: Year One.
 A promotional copy of the novel was given away free with .

Characters 
James T. Kirk  Rear admiral.
Montgomery Scott  Commander of Starfleet engineers, assigned to the tender vessel Colunga.
Pavel Chekov  Lieutenant.

Other 
 Ray Austin  Starfleet captain of USS Beowulf.
 Branch  Captain of Lakota. 
See Branch for similarly named characters.
 Burch  Captain of Northwest Passage.
 Battersey  Captain of Yukon.
 Anton (Tony) Desalle  Starfleet captain of .
 Mitch Dogan  Captain lost with the Kensington Taylor.
 Geglio  Captain of Comanche Gillespie  Privateer captain of Royal York. See  for similarly named characters.
 Harvey  Captain of Promontory Point.
 Katt  Captain of Sacajawea.
 Michael Kilvennan  Privateer captain of Hunter's Moon.
 Maitland  Captain of Lewis and Clark.
 Daniel Merkling  Starfleet captain of USS Impeller.
 Nickle  Captain of Hampton Roads.
 Rampion Captain of Mandrake Anachronae.
 Sheppard  Privateer captain of Zevada.
 Sunn  Privateer captain of Rattlesnake.
 Trautner  Captain of Oregon Trail.
 Vellyngaith  Battlelord commanding the All Kauld battlebarge Tonclin.

References 
colony;
Belle Terre  Planet.
 USS Beowulf  Starfleet combat support tender of Captain Ray Austin, seriously damaged in action. 
Named for Beowulf.
 Colunga (ECC-989)  Graymark Eng.-owned "mule roundhouse", HQ of Commander Scott.
 Comanche  UFP-owned Conestoga-class colony ship of Captain Geglio.
  Federation starship commanded by Starfleet Rear Admiral James T. Kirk.
 Graymark Engineering  Company which operated the "muleship" Colunga.
 Hampton Roads  Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Nickle.
 Hatteras  lightship.
 Hunter's Moon  Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Michael Kilvennan.
 USS Impeller  Starfleet cutter of Captain Daniel Merkling.
 Kensington Taylor  Survey ship of Captain Mitch Dogan which was destroyed.
 Lakota  Corporately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Branch. 
Named for the same Native Americans as the .
 Lewis and Clark  Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Maitland.
 Mandrake Anachronae  Privately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Rampion.
 mule vessel  The mules were heavy-engined vessels designed to carry the barges of the fleet.
 Northwest Passage  UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Burch.
 Oregon Trail  UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Trautner.
 Promontory Point  UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Harvey.
 Rattlesnake  Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sunn.
   Starfleet cutter of Captain Tony Desalle.
 Royal York  Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Gillespie.
 Sacajawea  Corporately-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Katt.
 Yukon  UFP-owned Conestoga colony ship of Captain Battersey.
 Tonclin  All Kauld battlebarge of Battlelord Vellyngaith.
 Zavada  Enforcement privateer ship of Captain Sheppard.
 Polynesian  UFP-owned Conestoga tender of Captain Dan Marks.
 Mable Stevens  Privately-owned VIP transport of Captain Ned Chalker.
 American Rover  Privately-owned pathfinder ship of Captain Brook Smith and Colonel John Glass.
 Twilight Sentinel (SCCM-99) Privately-owned coroner ship of Captain Nelson.
 Brother's Keeper (SCCM-778) Mercy ship of Captain Skaerbeck.
 Pandora's Box  Privately-owned industrial transport of Captain Felix Blaine.
 CP Crystobel  Privately-owned pilot ship of Captain Helen Webb.
 Webb One through Webb Nine  Factory drones autopiloted by Crystobel.
 Macedon  Corporately-owned towing vessel of Captain Walters.
 Iroquois  Corporately-owned industrial transport of Captain Israel.
 Red Barn  Corporately-owned cattle ship of Captain Kej.
 Quincy B. Hobbs  Privately-owned dairy cattle ship of Captain Sempati.
 Normandy  Privately-owned botanical farm ship of Captain Maxmillian.
 Uncle Jake's Pocket  Privately-owned hotel vessel of Captain Durant.
 Norfolk Rebel  Privately-owned tugantine of Captain Briggs.
 Kaleonahe  Privately-owned mining ship of Captain Folster.
 Foggy Dew  Privately-owned dairy barge of Captain Meko.
 Heidi  Privately-owned ranch barge of Captain Dvorak.
 Annie B  Ranch Barge – private – Forsmark.
 Charger  Privately-owned equine stable vessel of Captain Brown.
 Black Swan  Privately-owned garden ship of Captain Gaines.
 Olympian  UFP-owned organ lab of Captain Gue.

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