TOS: Mere Anarchy

Originally published as a series of e-books, this story arc takes the crew of Kirk's Enterprise from his earliest days of command to the time after his death. The action takes place on the planet Mestiko, which had just achieved warp drive when a rogue pulsar wreaks devastation on the planet. The Federations valiant attempts to shield the planet from the pulsar's effects, and the populace must deal with the knowledge that they are not alone in the Universe along with the planet wide disaster. Minor politician Raya elMora suddenly finds herself in command of the population of Mestiko, by dint of being the highest ranking official to survive. This anthology contains stories by Mike W. Barr, Christopher L. Bennett, Margaret Wander Bonanno, Dave Galantar, Daytone Ward and Kevin Dilmore, and Howard Weinstein.