 Trekkkieguy's tribute to the original Star Trek TV series & movies featuring sound clips, book reviews, memory wall, image gallery & more! |
Trekkkieguy's tribute to the original Star Trek TV series & movies featuring sound clips, book reviews, memory wall, image gallery & more! |
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ISBN: 0-7434-1225-7
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By: Dayton Ward Delicate peace talks between the Federation and the Klingon Empire become complicated when Captain Kirk discovers that Starfleet prisoners of war are being held captive on a remote jungle planet. Now, with the unexpected assistance of an old adversary, Kirk embarks on a daring rescue mission, knowing that if he fails, the Federation will deny all knowledge of his intentions. But powerful forces within the Klingon government are determined to keep the shameful secret of the hostages' existence, even if it means obliterating every last trace of the prisoners -- and anyone who comes to save them!
Wow! What a great story! Dayton Ward obviously knows the Star Trek characters well, and he's written a story that's true to the original series. (And finally, a novel that's not in a series, but a stand alone story!) This story takes place after the events of the 5th movie but before the events of the 6th, which is a time frame not usually chosen. It deals with the transformation of the Klingons from what we saw in the original series (ie. brutal, almost lawless Klingons) to what we saw in the movies and TNG (Klingons with a code of honor.) That's something that has bothered me since 1987 when TNG began: The Klingons I was used to were a brutal bunch, without any code of honor at all, and here was this new Trek series showing us Klingons with honor and family loyalties. How did this happen? Where did this new type of Klingon come from? Dayton Ward has given us a glimpse of how this transformation came about. A well written story that held my interest from first page to last. I highly recommend it! Trivia: This is the last novel that Pocket Books decided to number. Too bad . . . they were so close to 100. They should have waited and produced a special book for the 100th and made a big deal of it and charged double the price as a "Special 100th Novel." OK, wait a minute . . . that's not such a good idea. *smile*
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