Timetrap

Timetrap (ISBN 0671648705)^[1] is an original-series Star Trek novel by David Dvorkin, published by Pocket Books^[2] in 1988.^[3] For the week of June 12, 1988, Timetrap was the fifth-best-selling paperback book on The New York Times Best Seller list. The novel originally sold for US$3.95 (equivalent to $10.75 in 2025).^[2] Timetrap is Pocket's 40th numbered novel from the retronymed Star Trek: The Original Series. Simon & Schuster released an e-book version in September 2000.^[4]

The plot of the novel concerns Captain Kirk's kidnapping and brainwashing by Klingons to believe that he's time-traveled 100 years into his future. Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer, writing for Tor.com, described the story as dealing with the philosophy of perception and "drugs. Lots and lots of drugs."^[3]

References

1 2 Dvorkin, David (1988). Timetrap - David Dvorkin - Google Books. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780671648701. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
1 2 "Paperback Best Sellers". The New York Times. June 12, 1988. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522.
1 2 Cheeseman-Meyer, Ellen (February 24, 2017). "Klingons Drug Everyone: David Dvorkin's Timetrap". Tor.com. Tor Books. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
↑ Timetrap eBook by David Dvorkin | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster. September 22, 2000. ISBN 9780743419918. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2018.

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