Finally digging somewhere other than toy packaging, we get a plot synopsis of the upcoming Star Trek movie from the back of the Novelization written by Alan Dean Foster, a veteran of movie novelizations as well as his own works. The synopsis doesn’t give away more than the trailers would, so its a pretty safe read for those attempting to avoid spoilers.
/Film reads from the back of the novelization:
One grew up in the cornfields of Iowa, fighting for his independence, for a way out of a life that promised only indifference, aimlessness, and obscurity.
The other grew up on the jagged cliffs of the harsh Vulcan desert, fighting for acceptance, for a way to reconcile the logic he was taught with the emotions he felt.
In the far reaches of the galaxy, a machine of war bursts into existence in a place and time it was never meant to be. On a mission of retribution of the destruction of his planet, its half-mad captain seeks the death of every intelligent being, and the annihilation of every civilized world.
Kirk and Spock, two completely different and unyielding personalities, must find a way to lead the only crew, aboard the only ship, that can stop him.
So this doesn’t give away much, but still lays out a tidbit as to who and why there is a big enemy like Nero. How exactly everything comes together is still up in the air and we will have to wait for the movie to come out to find out.
Or those eager to get the jump on things can read the book.
