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The Entropy Effect
AuthorVonda N. McIntyre
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherPocket Books
Publication date
June 1981
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages224
ISBN0-671-83692-7 (first edition, paperback)
OCLC7452262
Preceded byStar Trek: The Motion Picture 
Followed byThe Klingon Gambit 

The Entropy Effect is a science fiction novel by American writer Vonda N. McIntyre, set in the fictional Star Trek Universe. Developed from a screenplay that McIntyre had conceived when she was 18,[1] it was originally published in 1981 and is the first original story in Pocket Books' long-running series of Star Trek novels. The novel includes the first occurrence of given names for the characters Hikaru Sulu and Nyota Uhura, each of which were later made canon.[2]

  1. ^ Holland, Steve (4 April 2019). "Vonda N McIntyre obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ David, Peter (2021). "When I First Thought About Writing This...". Mr. Sulu Grabbed My Ass, and Other Highlights from a Life in Comics, Novels, Television, Films and Video Games. McFarland. pp. 1–7. ISBN 9781476683546.

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