Killing Time

Enter Second History – and a galaxy gone mad!
Killing Time is a Pocket TOS novel – #24 in the numbered series – written by Della Van Hise. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket:
:A Romulan time-tampering project leaves the (and the rest of the galaxy) in an alternate dimension, where Kirk is an embittered young ensign and Spock is a besieged starship commander. Together they race to escape the plotting Romulans and return to their original timeline, before the unforeseen effects of the Romulan project destroy the galaxy.
 
== Background information ==
*This is the only Star Trek novel written by Della Van Hise.
*This story takes place after .
*The name of the Romulan commander played by actress Joanne Linville in "The Enterprise Incident" is given as "Thea" here. More recent sources give this character's name as "Charvanek," while she is named "Di'on Charvon" in The Fate of the Phoenix.
*According to Pocket Books, this story is considered controversial due to the manuscript having Kirk/Spock slash fiction elements, which were requested to be removed by Paramount. However, they were not removed, and 250,000 copies were printed. These romantic undertones between Spock and James T. Kirk were brought to the attention of the office of the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, who made Pocket Books recall the first edition. 
*This edition subsequently became a collector's item, with more than fifty changes made to a revised version.
*The episode employs a premise loosely similar to this novel.
== Characters ==
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;Benedict
;Jeremy Richardson : Lieutenant.
;S'Parva : Yeoman.
;Sarela
;Tazol
== References ==
;: Alternate universe version of , commanded by Captain Spock.
;VSS S'Tasmeen : Alternate universe vessel commanded by Captain Benedict.
;: Alternate universe vessel commanded by Captain Christopher Pike.
;: Romulan "flagship," a timeship commanded by Commander Tazol.
;: Romulan transport scoutship.
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