First Strike

The beginning of the ultimate STAR TREK saga!
First Strike is a Pocket TOS novel – #79 in the numbered series, and the first book in the Invasion! series – written by Diane Carey. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket
:Long ago, even before the days of myth and legend, our worlds belonged to them. Now they want them back…
:Captain Kirk is stunned when the Federation receives an urgent plea for help – from the Klingon Empire. A mysterious starship has invaded Klingon space and resisted all efforts to destroy it. Establishing contact with the stranger's ship, Kirk discovers that it is only the vanguard of a vast alien Fleet obsessed with conquering the Klingons, the Federation, the Romulans, and all who dwell in the space that was once their own.
:The Invasion! has begun…
 
== Characters ==
;Hadley
;James T. Kirk
;Spock
;Tamura
;Vergo Zennor : One of the "Furies", captain of the scout Rath.
;Ruhl : Klingon captain.
;Kellen : Klingon general.
== References ==
;Capella IV
;IKS Jada : Klingon patrol cruiser of Captain Ruhl.
; IKS Qul : Klingon border fleet "flagship", of General Kellen.
;IKS Shukar : Klingon ship.
;USS Great Lakes : Frigate.
;IKS Mat Ha : Klingon ship.
;Rath : "Fury" invasion scout of Vergo Zennor.
;Sarek
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