Black Fire

Kirk and Spock face their greatest crisis in a bold new adventure!
Black Fire is a Pocket TOS novel – #8 in the numbered series – written by Sonni Cooper. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in . Spock is declared a traitor and James T. Kirk must choose to side with his friend or his duty as a Starfleet officer.
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket:
:When sabotage strikes the , Spock's investigation leads him into an alliance with the Romulan and Klingon empires against the Tomarii, a bloodthirsty race for whom war is life itself. Spock is declared a traitor and sentenced to the Federation's highest-security prison, and Kirk must choose between friendship and duty, with dire consequences for himself, Spock, and the entire Federation if he's wrong.
== Background information ==
* This is the only Star Trek novel written by Sonni Cooper.
* It features an introduction by Theodore Sturgeon.
* The Romulan commander played by actress Joanne Linville in makes a cameo appearance. Spock asks if he may call her by name. She prefers that he forget she exists.
* Based on Chekov having just been promoted to lieutenant according to dialogue in the book, this story must take place some time between the original series and the first movie.
* A limited edition hardcover version was printed by Gregg Press in 1984.
=== Cover gallery ===
File:Black Fire cover, reprint.jpg|Reprint cover
== Characters ==
=== Canon characters ===
;Captain James T. Kirk
;Commander Spock
;Chief Surgeon Leonard McCoy
;Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott
;Uhura
;Hikaru Sulu
;Lieutenant Pavel Chekov
;Romulan commander 
=== Non-canon characters ===
;Desus
;Astro
;Julina
;Iisa
;Leonidas
;Lieutenant Commander Martin : Science officer
;Lieutenant Commander Douglas
== References ==
Romulan Neutral Zone; Romulan Star Empire; Romulus
== External links ==
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