STAR TREK : ICE TRAP by L. A. Graf, Paperback Novel, 1st UK Edition 1992. Published by Titan Books Ltd.
 
A brand new unread copy in NM condition.
 
An orbital shuttle carrying civilian research scientists explodes in a mysterious magnetic storm on the icebound planet Nordstral and the scientists disappear among the native population. Answering a distress call, Captai Kirk and the U.S.S. Enterprise arrive to find an inexplicable form of insanity affecting the remaining researchers. Kirk and McCoy board a vast submarine ship which travels under the ice-coated surface of Nordstral, harvesting the planet's indigenous plankton.
Meanwhile, Uhura and Chekov lead a rescue team in search of the missing scientists, but are soon attacked by the natives who are called the Kitka. Soon, both teams begin to unravel the mystery of the planet Nordstral - a mystery that could have been deadly consequences for the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise and the entire world...