The IDIC Epidemic

It is a killer. And something far worse.
The IDIC Epidemic is a Pocket TOS novel – #38 in the numbered series – written by Jean Lorrah. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket
:I.D.I.C. – Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination. More than just a simple credo, for those of the planet it is the cornerstone of their philosophy.
:Now, on the Vulcan Science Colony Nisus, that credo of tolerance is being put to the sternest test. For here, on a planet where Vulcan, Human, Klingon and countless other races live and work side by side, a deadly plague has sprung up. A plague whose origins are somehow rooted in the concept of I.D.I.C. itself. A plague that threatens to tear down that centuries-old maxim and replace it with an even older concept…
:Interstellar War.
== Memorable quotes ==
"How late will we be?"
"Six days."
"Not six-point-one-three-seven?"
"Six-point-two-five-two. Mother, is it not illogical to be annoyed when Father or I give you a precise figure yet ask for such precision when we do not?"
"No, just Human."
:- Amanda and Spock
"Last time ve couldn't get to Wulcan. This time ve can't get avay from it!"
:- Chekov
"Nature is more dangerous than an acknowledged enemy, for it so often appears one's friend that one never expects the moment it turns and casually kills."
:- Kevin Katasai
"Klingon scientists. Intriguing. I should like to meet them."
:- Sarek
"Chaucer died before he finished the work. I always thought that if he'd finished it, there would have been bandits. And probably a sixth husband for the Wife of Bath."
:- Kirk
== Background information ==
* This was a sequel to #20, The Vulcan Academy Murders.
== Characters ==
=== Canon characters ===
; James T. Kirk
; Spock
; Leonard McCoy
; Montgomery Scott
; Pavel Chekov
; Uhura
; Christine Chapel
; Sarek
; Amanda Grayson
; Joseph M'Benga
=== Non-canon characters ===
; Borth : Orion reprentative to the Nisus Council and Seela's uncle.
; Daniel Corrigan : Human doctor and longtime friend and colleague of the Vulcan healer, Sorel. Married to T'Mir.
::Previously featured in The Vulcan Academy Murders.
; Beau Deaver : Human/Orion hybrid medic and mathematician.
; Korsal Katasai : Klingon thought master and engineer.
; Kevin Katasai : Korsal's Human/klingon hybrid son, who wants to attend Starfleet Academy.
; Karl Katasai : Korsal's youngest son. Also a Human/klingon hybrid.
; Seela : Korsal's Orion wife.
; Sorel : Vulcan healer. Friend and colleague of Daniel Corrigan and father of T'Mir.
::Previously featured in The Vulcan Academy Murders''
; T'Kar : Vulcan nurse.
; T'Mir : Wife of Daniel Corrigan and daughter of Sorel.
::Previously featured in The Vulcan Academy Murders. Not to be confused with the T'Mir who appears in , as they are unrelated characters.
; T'Pina : Adopted daughter of T'Kar.
; Sendet : One of the Followers of T'Vet, a Vulcan philosophy which rejects the teachings of Surak.
::Previously featured in The Vulcan Academy Murders.
; Satat : The leader of the Followers of T'Vet.
== References ==
ahn-woon; Andorian; ; ESP; Eugenics Wars; IDIC; kahs-wan; katra; Klingon; Klingon Empire; lirpa; Orion; pon farr; Rigellian; Romulan; Surak; Tellarite; Vulcan
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