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Every thirty-three years, a rift in space connects the Federation with a mysterious race called the Calligar who live on a planet hundreds of light years away. The Enterprise is dispatched to transport a Federation delegation of diplomats, scholars and scientists who will travel to Calligar directly during the brief period of time that the rift will be open. Spock is taken hostage and Kirk discovers that the aliens are keeping a deadly secret.
Star Trek: The Original Series #57
The Rift
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| February, 2287 (stardate 8454.1) | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | |
| 2287 | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Star Trek: The Original Series) | |
| 2287 | To Reign in Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh (The Eugenics Wars #3) | |
| 2287 | In the Name of Honor (Star Trek: The Original Series #97) | |
| 2287 | Probe (Star Trek: The Original Series) | |
| 2287 | The Rift (Star Trek: The Original Series #57) | |
| 2288 | Foul Deeds Will Rise (Star Trek: The Original Series) | |
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Excelsior: Forged in Fire (Star Trek: The Original Series) | |
| 2291 | Miasma (Star Trek: The Original Series) | |
| 2291 | The Blood-Dimmed Tide (Mere Anarchy #5) | |
| August, 2293 (stardate 9521.6) | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country |
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