[STXI AU of Jane Austen’s classic, Pride and Prejudice] Vivacious Jim is fascinated and repelled by the arrogant Mr. Spock, whose condescending airs and acrid tongue have alienated Jim’s entire family. The romantic clash of these two opinionated young people occurs on an Earth long-settled by Vulcans, whose elite, logic-minded race comprises the top of the social hierarchy. Jim and Spock find themselves in a spirited courtship that challenges their beliefs about themselves and the world they live in.

Seven people and events that shaped James Kirk into the captain he was meant to be, and one that made no difference at all.