Captain's Blood is a novel

Novel

A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....

 by William Shatner

William Shatner

William Alan Shatner is a Canadian actor, musician, recording artist, and author. He gained worldwide fame and became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T...

, co-written with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens are a prolific husband and wife writing team, known mainly for their involvement with the Star Trek franchise. They have written several books both within and outside of Star Trek, and acted as executive story editors and co-producers on the fourth season of the...

, based upon the television series Star Trek

Star Trek: The Original Series

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. The novel was released in 2002 in hardcover format. This is the second novel in the "Totality" trilogy. The story began with Captain's Peril

Captain's Peril

Captain's Peril is a novel by William Shatner, co-written with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, based upon the television series Star Trek. The novel was released in 2002 in hardcover format. This is the first in the "Totality" trilogy...

and concludes with Captain's Glory

Captain's Glory

Captain's Glory is a novel by William Shatner, co-written with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, based upon the television series Star Trek. The novel was released in 2006 in hardcover format. This is the final novel in the "Totality" trilogy...

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Synopsis

The Romulan Star Empire is deeply unstable, which leads to Spock making a concentrated effort to reunite them with their biological ancestors, the Vulcans. During the midst of a speech, Spock is seemingly assassinated.

Kirk organizes an investigation mission deep into Romulan territory, assisted by Captain Picard, William Riker and several other Enterprise veterans. His five year old son, Joseph, is also along for the mission. While the destabilized empire offers threats of his own, Kirk finds an even deeper conspiracy.