- For other uses, see Lester.
Doctor Janice Lester was a female Human in the 23rd century.
History[]
Circa 2254, James T. Kirk met Lester during her second year at Starfleet Academy. Kirk's instructor for a class in advanced xenobiology assigned Lester as his tutor. She was entirely focused on becoming a command candidate. (TOS - Strange New Worlds 10 short story: "Empty")
Early in her career, Lester served in Starfleet alongside Kirk, with whom she presumably had a romantic relationship. She left Starfleet, perceiving a level of sexism in the organization which she believed would prevent her ever obtaining her goal of commanding a starship.
By 2269 Lester was leading an expedition to the planet Camus II, where she discovered a device capable of transferring a consciousness between bodies. Seeing this as an opportunity, she went about learning the intricacies of Starfleet operations before conspiring with the expedition's physician Arthur Coleman to murder the rest of the expedition, as a means of drawing the USS Enterprise to the planet when they then sent a distress call.
The ruse worked and a landing party from the Enterprise transported down to investigate. Lester used the alien device to transfer her and Kirk's consciousnesses. Lester successfully played Kirk for a time, but eventually the crew grew suspicious. When Lester made an attempt to kill Kirk in her old body, their consciousnesses transferred back. (TOS episode & Star Trek 5 novelization: Turnabout Intruder)
A week later Enterprise transferred Lester into the custody of Starbase 2 where she awaited charges and transfer to Elba II. (TOS comic: "Captain's Personal Log")
Later, Kirk described living in the body of a woman as "educational." (TOS novel: Assignment: Eternity)
Alternate timeline[]
In an alternate timeline in which John Frederick Paxton destroyed Starfleet Command and ended the talks for the Coalition of Planets in 2155, Lester remained in Starfleet as a security officer.
As a lieutenant in 2264, she served on the UESS Enterprise, and was one of the security team to board the Romulan ship where T'Pol had been held hostage. (TOS - Myriad Universes novel: A Less Perfect Union)
Appendices[]
Appearances[]
- TOS episode & Star Trek 5 novelization: Turnabout Intruder
- TOS - Myriad Universes novel: A Less Perfect Union
References[]
- TOS - Strange New Worlds 10 short story: "Empty"
- TOS comic: "Captain's Personal Log"
- TOS novel: Strangers from the Sky
- TOS novel: Assignment: Eternity
- TOS novel: The Case of the Colonist's Corpse
External link[]
- Janice Lester article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.