Captain James T. Kirk and the Starship Enterprise? have been sent to the planet Nador to participate in a watershed the Nadorians' first true election, to vote on whether or not to join the United Federation of Planets.
Supporting the Federation are the planet's joint Their Serene Highnesses Abon and Delor, Siamese twins joined at the spinal cord to represent the unity of the different tribes of Nador. But a shadowy group of fanatics wants nothing to do with the Federation, and will stop at nothing -- whether it be assassinating the princes or kidnapping Captain Kirk's nephew Peter -- to achieve their goals!
Kirk must work to stop the fanatics from wreaking havoc on Nador, and from harming his beloved nephew -- but even he may be hard-pressed to stem the tide of chaos when the princes' horrible secret is revealed!
