Star Trek: Vulcan's Glory

[Explore the World of the Star Trek Book Series and More] -- Years before he came to be known as the best first officer in the fleet, Spock was a conflicted young ensign, serving on the Starship Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike. Struggling to reconcile his many obligations -- those forced on him by his Vulcan heritage, and those chosen by him upon his enrollment in Starfleet Academy -- Spock must also balance the desires of his own heart.

Those conflicting demands intersect during a mission to retrieve one of his world's most sacred artifacts, a relic of Vulcan's ancient past -- the search for which will reveal dark and deadly secrets, forever altering the course of Spock's life and defining the man he became.

A classic tale from D. C. Fontana, one of Star Trek®'s original producers and the writer of such classic episodes as "Journey to Babel" and "This Side of Paradise." |...| [Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki -- Background Information]: This is the only Star Trek novel written by D.C. Fontana. Fontana also wrote several episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, early Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Dax".
This novel was one of four classic Pocket novels re-released with new covers in 2006 to mark the 40th anniversary of Star Trek. |...| [From the book jacket]'.'Here is a very special STAR TREK novel; from the woman consistently voted by fans as their favorite writer from the original STAR TREK television series!
D.C. Fontana, writer of such classic episodes as "Journey to Babel" and "This Side of Paradise", here brings us the never-before-told story of a very young Mr. Spock, on his first mission aboard the USS Enterprise. You'll also meet Captain Christopher Pike and his enigmatic first officer, "Number One" (previously seen only in the original STAR TREK pilot "The Cage"), as well as the ship's brand-new engineering officer, Montgomery Scott.
VULCAN'S GLORY is the tale of Spock's struggle to reconcile his many obligations those forced on him by his Vulcan heritage, and those chosen by him upon his enlistment in Starfleet to balance the wishes of others against the desires of his own heart'.'