Missing in Action (Star Trek: New Frontier)

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Following the dramatic events of After the Fall, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur find themselves catapulted headlong into another universe, far from the New Thallonian Protectorate and Sector 221-G...a place where an ancient war rages between two powerful alien races. But Calhoun has no intention of staying here for very long and, adopting the time-honored philosophy of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," takes it upon himself to somehow (and by any means necessary) persuade one side or the other to help him and his crew get back home.

Meanwhile, the shadow of war has fallen over the New Thallonian Protectorate, and an embattled Si Cwan faces growing treachery as he attempts to maintain his tenuous hold on power. With Starfleet and the Federation declaring Sector 221-G temporarily off-limits, Admiral Elizabeth Shelby and Captain Kat Mueller decide to take matters into their own hands, ignoring orders by trying to find some way of getting to the Excalibur, presuming there is any Excalibur to get to. But they never count on the most unexpected of allies -- an old friend whose shifting loyalties are about to be put to the ultimate test even as a growing cataclysm looms....

Customer Reviews:

Loved it!.......2007-02-13

When I closed the cover of Missing in Action, I said to myself- literally outloud- "Now that's good storytelling."

I've come to expect that with PAD's Star Trek New Frontier series, but MIA is the best one yet.

Slight SPOILERS to follow:

In MIA, Calhoun finds himself and the crew of his ship, The Excalibur, sucked into a distant universe where the laws of physics are not what we are accustomed to. Space is gelatinous rather than a vacuum and the creatures that inhabit it are just as bizarre. While there, he must end a centuries long feud between two warring races- a feud that has wiped out the entirity of the inhabitants of their universe, except for their own races of course.

Back home, Calhoun's wife, Admiral Elizabeth Shelby, must decide whether to defy Star Fleet and go after him or sit back and wait- as she was ordered too. Always a strict adherent to regulations, she's naturally torn, but in the end makes a decision based on her instincts, much like her cowboy husband always does. (Well, instincts and ALOT of whiskey!)

Before she can reach her husband, she finds herself in the middle of a war at it's breaking point on the Planet of Priatia, in the part of space where Calhoun and The Excalibur disappeared.

Old friends, Lt. Commander Robin Lefler and Captain Kat Mueller, join her- and by this time I was reading fast because the action was so intense.

The climax comes together with Calhoun expertly manipulating his way out of a morass of "peace" negotiations between the warring peoples- a peace negotiation that could have been "do this or die" if it had been any other man- and Shelby, Lefler, and Mueller discovering just how connected the planet of Priatia is to Calhoun's disappearance- and vice versa. A big surprise hits at this point and since I've probably spoilered too much as it is- I leave it for you to discover.

The book concludes with a few excellent little denouements- one with an ironic twist reminiscent of the old The Twilight Zone, and the other, a fable-like scene featuring Q, that lets us know where we measure up in the scheme of things.

MIA is a continuation and finale of a story arch advanced in the previous book, After the Fall. Where as it might be helpful to read the books before MIA, it really wouldn't be necessary to enjoy this story.

PAD writes with a sense of humor that makes me laugh out loud like no other author can. I have yet to read his other books, outside of the Star Trek universe, but I will eventually get to them, of that you can be sure of!

It's a good read!.......2007-02-09

Peter David has steadily improved his "New Frontiers" universe, and this novel is a fun "pot boiler" adventure. David is unafraid to shake up his universe in each novel, and "MIA" is no exception. Several new characters are introduced, and a couple of major characters also depart (or do they? We'll see). Now that the "New Frontiers" universe is well established, it no longer takes this reader much time to recall each individual character and their particular story arc, and that's (for me) a good sign that the series is successful.

Who's missing in action?.......2007-01-10

Why, it's series hero Captain McKenzie Calhoun and his entire ship Excalibur, along with remaining crew members that have been at his side for the whole New Frontier saga. It seems beings from a different universe grabbed one or more of the feared Borg and got hold of their tranwarp conduit technology and sucked Mac & Crew over into their side. Left to figure out what happened to their former skipper and save him are his wife Elizabeth Shelby, now an Admiral after gaining command of her own ship (being less of a maverick than one's husband tends to enhance one's chances at promotion), Kat Mueller (who now commands a ship of her own) and Robin Leffler, whose mother Morgan is now the central processor and personality of Mac's onboard computer (kind of sounds like that ancient Earth human insult game The Dozens; "your mama's the onboard computer".) These three ladies in Mac's life (at one time or another) decide they gotta do something, meet in Admiral Liz's quarters to discuss how many Starfleet rules they're gonna break to fish Mac out of the soup, get totally smashed, then it's off to the rescue. One other vessel that saw Excalibur go down the terlet is a Romulan spy ship commanded by none other than Soleta, formerly the Excalibur's half Vulcan/ half Romulan scence officer. To find out where she figures in, and who Mac's abductors are, you'll have to buy the book.

Another great Peter David-penned adventure.......2007-01-06

If you've never read Peter David's Star Trek novels and you like Star Trek (or fondly remember the original series), you should give it a go, and the MacKenzie Calhoun series of New Frontier is unmatched (and the opinion is not certainly mine alone, as this has been a best-selling series and it's not based directly on any of the TV shows or movies). Mr. David's writing displays an uncanny sense of humour, a fantastic grasp of the Star Trek universe, an amazing ability to grow characters from the many Star Trek franchises (although I'm not that fond of Ms. Shelby, apologies), a spectacular gift for pace and a -- let me see, which comics tag could I use now... oh, yes - an incredible imagination.
The plus is that you don't have to be a Trekkie, the adventure and imagination will grab you if you like adventure and well-build characters in a space-opera setting.
Admittedly, this particular book is not the most rewarding of the series; it will offer you nonetheless the development of well-loved characters and throw in a coupld of upheavals in the process.
I, for one, can't wait for the next book to come out!!

Drop everything and read this entry in the New Frontier series.......2006-12-22

I have to say that as a fan of David's books that they just keep getting better. If your a fan of Shelby and Calhoun keep reading. I am not going to spoil any of the surprises for you. Only I'll say that this is one of the series that is worth reading. If it were up to me Peter David would write all the new Trek titles with the Next Generation universe.

Cold Wars (Star Trek New Frontier: Gateways, Book 6)

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Not His Best Effort
Not the Greatest... Not the Worst
Best of Gateway Series
Great Trek story
Read it. Just read it.

Cold Wars (Star Trek New Frontier: Gateways, Book 6)
Peter David
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Gateways #7: What Lay Beyond (Star Trek)
No Man's Land (Star Trek Voyager: Gateways, Book 5)
Doors into Chaos (Star Trek The Next Generation: Gateways, Book 3)
Demons of Air and Darkness (Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Gateways, Book 4)
Gateways #2: Chainmail (Star Trek/Challenger)

ASIN: 0671042424

Book Description

A century ago, the imperial Thallonians separated two feuding alien races, depositing each of them on a new world safely distant from that of their ancestral enemies. Now, however, the Gateways have made it possible for the long dormant blood feud to begin anew. Captain Mackenzie Calhoun of the U.S.S. Excalibur and his partner, Captain Elizabeth Shelby of the U.S.S. Trident, find themselves fighting a losing battle to keep the horrific violence from escalating, even as they gradually realize the catastrophic danger posed by the Gateways themselves!

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Missing for two hundred millennia, the legendary Iconians have returned, bringing with them the secret of interdimensional teleportation across vast interstellar distances. Awakened once more, their ancient Gateways are rewriting the map of the galaxy, and nowhere more than in the New Frontier®.... A century ago, the imperial Thallonians separated two feuding alien races, depositing each of them on a new world safely distant from that of their ancestral enemies. Now, however, the Gateways have made it possible for the long dormant blood feud to begin anew. Captain Mackenzie Calhoun of the U.S.S. Excalibur and his partner, Captain Elizabeth Shelby of the U.S.S. Trident, find themselves fighting a losing battle to keep the horrific violence from escalating, even as they gradually realize the catastrophic danger posed by the Gateways themselves!

Customer Reviews:

Not His Best Effort.......2007-05-28

I generally enjoy all of the Peter David's Star Trek books I have read, but this one was very boring to me. The story was not that interesting. Usually I cannot put his books down, but this one was almost tough to finish.

Not the Greatest... Not the Worst.......2004-06-22

I must admit this was my first foray into Peter David's New Frontier, and while Peter David seems a great writer, I'm not a fan.

The story here was good and riveting as well the character development for M'Ress especially was great. As for the Gateways series I recommend TNG's book instead of this one, as this one doesn't have much to do with the real problem. The only relation to the Gateways problem in fact, is the fact that it is a gateway that has restarted a war between two races. This book simply serves as a "Hey, here's another reason gateways are bad."

My major issue with NF is that I don't like the fact that Calhoun and crew are "silly" and very much NOT what you have come to expect of a Starfleet crew and captain. Shelby is about the only believable recurring character here. Calhoun is not professional and boldly goes against what the Federation is and the admirals know it. The fact that he is still a captain after all of his shenanigans is a miracle. I think the New Frontier series was created simply to have the Star Trek name on it. Peter David is a good enough writer that he could have written his sci-fi books with out Star Trek and they'd have been better.

Best of Gateway Series.......2002-06-09

This was the best of the 5 I've read. Like many New Frontier books, this one ends in a cliffhanger, but the story just prior to that point has a conclusion that you can feel is complete in itself.
Peter David is probably the most consistently entertaining ST author, but this was a challenge for him. I think dealing with two New Frontier crews is difficult. He pulls it off, but not as much fun, in my opinion, as some of the earlier New Frontier books. The two separate Captain--First Officer relationships just don't have the flame of Calhoun and Shelby. And Shelby isn't her same old self either. That can be good, as the future will tell, but so far I was slightly disappointed in that aspect.
Still, the book by David is the best I've seen of the Gateway series.

Great Trek story.......2002-01-13

Like many reviewers have mentioned here before it is a story of two races that hate each other and were separated long ago by the Thallonians. They sent them to two different worlds with no spaceflight technology. Since this is a Gateway series you know they get their hands on it and attack each other. The Excaliber and Trident commanded by Calhouhn and Shelby are sent to solve the Gateway problem and the war between these races.
The story is very typical New Frontier style with interesting twists and attitude. I did noticed the NF gang is mellowing and growing up more except for the engineering crew with that Fetus joke. Thatcould have been cut down a little. Overall I thought the story was great and to me the best of the series tied with the TNG story. The series started so-so, dropped to pretty bad in the 2nd but from that point on was good to excellent.

Read it. Just read it........2001-12-18

I'm gonna need another bang in the eye for dismissing Peter David's New Frontier world before I read this book. Admittedly, there are holes because I didn't read a few NF installments, but those holes didn't diminish my understanding or enjoyment of this book. A few details missed? Yeah. But in the Big Picture, I was still able to put it all together. The holes just make me want to go back and read the NF books I missed, so how could that be a bad thing?

In this, novel, Peter expertly guides his "irreverently-professional" bunch through a rousing adventure involving both ancient technology and ancient enemies.

Take two vicious enemies and put them on separate planets to keep them away from one another. Introduce technology (those dratted gateways) that enables them to get to each other in the blink of an eye and boom Big Trouble in Thallonian space.

Enter Mac Calhoun on the *Excalibur* and his wife, Elizabeth Shelby, on the *Trident,* charged by Starfleet with keeping the peace.

What follows is "peacekeeping" quite unlike what you might expect from, say, Jean-Luc Picard. Take, for example, this excerpt, written here to give you an idea of the reigning attitude throughout:

"Calhoun was standing in the open area within the desk, and Si Cwan was next to him. The Counselars had made it clear that they would not convene nor speak with him at all unless he stayed in the 'Place of Address,' which was where he was standing at that moment. Calhoun did not particularly want to be in the Place of Address. Just then, he'd have far preferred to be in the Place of Beating the Crap out of the Counselars, had such a location actually existed."

I ask you, can you beat this?

While this novel stands alone just fine, it *ends* with a gateway cliffhanger, same as all the rest of them do, to be taken up in the final novel in this series, "What Lay Beyond."

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BEING HUMAN

Throughout the Star Trek: New Frontier saga, Mark McHenry, the navigator on the U.S.S. Excalibur, has demonstrated abilities beyond those of the somewhat odd human being he appears to be. When the inhabitants of an innocent solar system are confronted by a menace linked to the source of McHenry?s powers, his true heritage is revealed at last.

Meanwhile, Zak Kebron is going through a startling change that will leave him both more and less than he was.

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Customer Reviews:

An Absolute Blast.......2005-09-12

My hat goes off to Peter David. Being Human turned out to be, in my opinion, one of the best Star Trek: New Frontier novels he's written up to this point. One thing I've always loved about the various post-original-series novels is the way in which they incorporate events and episodes from the Original Series. Being Human does that in spades; in fact, it incorporates one of the more interesting of the early epsisodes. Another great thing about this novel was the humor. More often than not I found myself reading with a smirk on my face, and there were many times I was laughing out loud. Peter David also does a great job of expanding the relationships between crew members while at the same time creating realtionships with a whole new set of crew members from Shelby's Starship Trident. Excellent work and a fun read.

Once again out of order........2005-02-25

Peter David is not a novelist; he's a writer of comic books. He's a very GOOD writer of comic books, but at least in this series, his comic book writing background really shows through; there is never a tidy story, with a beginning and ending in the same book. There is always a continuation from issue to issue, but he doesn't just write 300 or so pages and then stop; like a good comic book writer, he always manages to end at a point of high drama to make the cliffhanger ending more compelling. Some people like this sort of thing; myself, I find it annoying.

But where the comic-book background REALLY comes into play is his inclination to keep the continuing storyline going when he writes a New Frontier story that's out of the general numbered sequence. Therefore, as a public service, I'll let you in on a (not very) closely kept secret, but one which I was baffled by until I saw the list of New Frontier books in the back of this book: do not read book seven of this series after reading book six; after book six, read "The Captain's Table #5"; then read "Double Helix #5: Double or Nothing", which is actually a Next Generation book (#55). THEN read #s 7-11 of this series; THEN read "Gateways" #s 6 & 7; THEN read this book and then "Gods Above".

Peter David writes quite well; he has fine characters, fine plots, and a nice grasp of the language. But none of the books in this series stands by itself. Don't start the series unless you're interested in continuing to read the series, and tracking it down even when the story line crosses over into other series. Reading any one book in this series will leave the reader unsatisfied.

My favourite book of the series, so far..........2002-05-29

Intriguing and compelling. Of course, these adjectives could be used to describe almost any of Peter David's books, but this one happens to be one of my favourites. Although the main focus of the novel is McHenry, and the revelation that he is not quite human - which explains his almost supernatural abilities and Q's deference towards him - we also dip into the lives of the other characters. David's skill is his ability to intertwine science fiction with drama, and his characters are among the most complex out there. The story switches between the Excalbiur and the Trident, Calhoun and Shelby's ships respectively, and the various officers on each. High points of the novel (well, higher) included the M'Ress/Arex/Gleau interaction and the mysterious "changes" occuring in Zak Kebron. It had its funny, tongue-in-cheek moments, too, again typical of David. And, again typical of the most infuriating and brilliant writer in the field of Star Trek novels, it ends with multiple cliffhangers.

Apollo lives!.......2002-05-21

This is the perfect tie-in to an original Star Trek show. The results are incredible! I liked the way Peter David understands his characters, and I'm growing more fond of all the other characters. Especially Mark McHenry. His true identity is revealed, and the reactions from the crew are less than appreciative. Write the sequel soon! PLEASE! I'm dyin' here!

Being McHenry?.......2002-04-05

In the twelfth installment of the New Frontier series, Mark McHenry's origins are revealed. From the other books, it's quite obvious that McHenry is a strange bird. He exhibits abilities that stretch human capabilities by normal standards. Here you will find out just how much "potential" McHenry has.

David does an outstanding job developing a storyline that revolves around McHenry, but as usually, branches off into so many intriguing directions. Being Human is not only play on words, but also a most appropriate title that hits the crux of the storyline. Though McHenry may be different, he just wants to fit in.

This book is a nice bridge between adventures of the "old" Excalibur and the "new" Excalibur. David ties off some loose ends like: How exactly did Calhoun manage to get off the Excalibur in time? Then he opens countless new threads that will give us readers many more enjoyable books to come.

Some of those:
- What is the mysterious change that is coming over Kebron?
- How will Robin and Si Cwan handle their "relationship"?
- Can the Thallonian Empire once again be rebuilt?
- Who/what is the strange thing that Moke sees running around?

This is another fine addition to Peter David's New Frontier series. He once again deftly ties his series into one of the old television shows. This time it happens to be from Star Trek the Original Series. I was left wanting more, and eagerly await the next installment. I'm sure any New Frontier fan will feel the same way.

Book Description

A crewman has been murdered aboard the U.S.S. Trident, and all evidence points to Ensign Janos of the Excalibur. Captain Mackenzie Calhoun is reluctant to accept that Janos, a powerful non-humanoid whom the captain has known and trusted for years, could be a killer, and immediately launches an investigation into the crime. But this troubling murder mystery soon escalates into a full-fledged diplomatic crisis that threatens to pit Calhoun and Captain Elizabeth Shelby against the entire United Federation of Planets -- and the Starship Enterprise™.

Meanwhile, the turmoil involving Ensign Janos forces Calhoun to recall his own tempestuous past, his rocky relationship with a young Elizabeth Shelby -- and a long-ago exploit that may have everything to do with the deadly emergency that now confronts them all!

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Excellent sound effects as well as a good story.......2006-10-31

Mackenzie Calhoun and Elizabeth Shelby are now married as the saga of the "New Frontier" continues in this audio book. It is told in a series of "looks" into the past and then back to the present time and the problem at-hand.

Both captain's Starships are in the same space and they have a murder on their hands. Ensign Janos is the one accused but Mac has a hard time believing this. In his usual fashion, he disregards orders to find the truth. The Enterprise is sent to bring Mac to his senses and thankfully each ship has a "non-human" crew member that helps to "save the day". Of course, it couldn't be just a simple murder but has to have diplomatic overtones.

This is a well written and an exceptionally well recorded audio book. Someone has finally gotten smart and went back to using the sound effects that "old-time radio" used to use to spark our imaginations and give us a visual image in our mind's eye. With each sound effect, I felt as though I was actually watching it on a big screen.

Then add Joe Morton, the reader, to the mix! WOW! Mr. Morton's voices of each of the characters are outstanding. He uses growls and guttural sounds to increase the visualization of the characters. In just reading Star Trek books, I never gave it a thought that Mac was from a world other than Earth. I knew he was but never thought about the fact that his speech patterns would not be like ours. It was very easy to follow which character was speaking and the inflections for each gave me insight into what the character looked like if seen on the screen.

Don't miss out on this wonderful audio book. I hope future books will contain the sound effects whether they are Star Trek or other reading material.

One of the best New Frontier books.......2006-01-21

This was a great conclusion to the events that transpired at the end of Gods Above. This was probably one of the most enjoyable New Frontier books I've ever read. Peter David really allows the reader to discover most about Calhoun's past. The book alternates chapters from present timeline to past timelines. The present is the problem at hand, Calhoun and the Excalibur must investigate the death of an officer on the Trident, Captain Shelby's ship. The accused murderer is Ensign Janos, a security officer on board Excalibur. Zak Kebron, who is thankfully much more chatty now that he has matured, investigates the death of Gleau and why Janos would want to kill him. Meanwhile, the chapters that tell the story in the past deal with Calhoun's days at Starfleet Academy; from the time where Jean-Luc Picard recruits him from Xenex, all the way to his graduation at the end of his fourth year. We also learn a great deal about Calhoun's interest in Shelby and her Academy days as well. I zipped through this book rather quickly, as old characters like Ambassador Spock, Jean-Luc Picard, and Admiral Jellico appear throughout, our favorite New Frontier characters are also there. Most notably though, Si Cwan and Kalinda are not in this story at all, but it doesn't distract from the storyline one bit. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. There is no cliffhanger at the end of the book either, it's a simple ending to the series. The next book, After the Fall, is supposed to re-launch the series, so to speak, so this was a great ending to the existing story.

A Hero Born.......2005-08-10

Mackenzie Calhoun isn't Starfleet's typical captain, nor did he spring from a pampered background. On his homeworld, he was a warlord at age 20, a man who led an almost conquered people to rebellion and eventual victory with cunning and courage. In STONE AND ANVIL, Peter David takes the readers on a whirlwind trip that exposes Calhoun's beginnings, his four years at Starfleet Academy, and his captaincy. After a crewman aboard his wife's ship is killed by another crewman, Calhoun shoulders the harsh burden of finding out what truly happened. That trail leads back to secrets about his homeworld, his own past, and a change in his present and future. Janos, an incredible creature and now one with a human intelligence and Starfleet training, hangs in the balance, his life forfeit if he truly is the murderer everyone believes him to be.

Peter David writes in the Star Trek universe, several product lines as well as the New Frontier line he created, fantasy novels, and hundreds of comic books for DC and Marvel. His Sir Apropos fantasy novels are well-received, his run on HULK and SUPERGIRL unsurpassed, and movie novelizations of FANTASTIC FOUR and other lead new fans to him all the time.

STONE AND ANVIL is a lightning-paced read with a lot of backstory and deep characterization. Told on two time tracks, the present involving the murder and Mackenzie Calhoun's Starfleet Academy days, the novel ties both up in a blistering climax that proves one can't have been told without the other. For sheer phaser-in-your-face, can't-put-it-down-till-you've-finished-it, the novel is a guilty pleasure. Maybe your life won't be changed as a result, but you'll be glad you spent the few hours it takes to read it.

Although the book is a great read on its own, chances are that only true Star Trek fans and space opera buffs will want to pick it up. There's no cutting-edge SF here or introduction of scientific thinking, but it's a good one to blast through over a weekend or on a plane flight.

Best of the series so far........2005-08-10

There were flaws, to be sure. I never have cared for the character of Shelby, and I still don't (although there was a scene in which she was absolutely marvellous, an indication that David's actually allowing the character to grow) and the ending was more of a downer than I expect out of Peter David. But in general, the "main" plot was interesting enough, though by itself might not have quite made it to four stars. But the flashback scenes to Calhoun's days at Starfleet Academy were marvellous, even if I still don't understand what he's EVER seen in Shelby, or what she sees in him, given how little she respects everything that he's about. That relationship has always struck me as just too artificial, something OBVIOUSLY forced by the author for cheap plot conflict, rather than something that grew out of the characters naturally.

I think this may actually be the first book in this series that can actually stand on its own; granted, we had a bit of a teaser for the beginning at the end of the last book, but that's rehashed at the beginning of this one, and it actually has a full story (TWO full stories, from one way of looking at it) complete with ending. David should do this more often.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place.......2005-06-09

Beyond the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle and the secrets of the Pyramids, the other great mystery of the universe is why exactly I keep reading New Frontier novels. I recently realized though that I enjoy the stories and the idea of the characters, but I just don't like the execution of either. So I guess I found what it was that kept me coming back, but Stone and Anvil was standard New Frontier: pretty average. There's good. And there's bad.

The good: seeing Mackenzie Calhoun's days at Starfleet Academy was quite interesting. I especially loved how he handled the dreaded Kobayashi Maru test and his reasoning behind it. His growth from outsider to someone slightly more civilized was fun to read about, even if it was really skimmed over. Frankly, despite its relevance coming in later, this should have been a whole book on its own. Might have even been able to spin off a couple of Harry Potter-esque novels about Calhoun at the Academy. You even had a Hermoine character in Shelby and a Ronald character in Wexler. Why even Dean Jellico was sort of a Professor Snape-like character. Lordy, are Calhoun and Jellico going to be attached at the hip their whole lives?

The book at first looks to be like one of those mediocre Voyager episodes where the A-plot and the B-plot seemed to have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Thankfully, the two do eventually come together thanks to the rather bland cliché of the mad scientist and his pet, though the whole thing ends in probably the stupidest twist I've seen in a Trek book. Seriously, I don't use the word "stupid" much when writing about something, but that's fits the bill for that ending. It was quite groan inducing. Luckily, the very end managed to salvage it a bit with a surprise bittersweet ending.

The present day story about investigating the murder of Gleau was interesting, but could honestly have been more so if we had more of a sense of the Selelvians. They make a brief appearance at the end, but despite all the talk of their abilities, I never really felt like it was any kind of serious threat. Again, there's the fascinating idea of a memberworld working in their own interest possibly to even to subvert the Federation eventually, but again it felt glazed over.

The bad: I think I'm actually growing to hate Elizabeth Shelby. Am I the only one who feels like she's almost regularly being portrayed in a negative light anymore? Both her and Robin Lefler have been taken from their admittedly brief appearances on the show as strong and intelligent women and reduced to shrill, whiny children. Perhaps that's too harsh when it comes to Shelby, but definitely not in the case of Lefler, who for the last many books including Stone and Anvil has been almost defined solely by her constant over-reaction to pretty much anything having to do with her mother. It stopped being interesting a long time ago.

For Shelby, it's become more the constant portrayal as the one trying to think rationally when Peter David likes to make so much of New Frontier about instincts this and instincts that. I really can't put more of a finger on it than that right now, but it's just this feeling I get myself. Everyone else stays the same, with some characters like Si Cwan not even appearing in the book this time around. Calhoun has always been David's strength since he's the center of the whole series and it's really no different here, though I almost get the sense that the writer is "really" fond of his main character.

With the news that the next several New Frontier books will all be hardcovers (why exactly I don't know), I find that that doesn't really bother me. New Frontier has become the harlequin romance trash of Trek and as I keep saying, that doesn't exactly make them bad. But it sure doesn't make them all that great either.

After the Fall (Star Trek : New Frontier)

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After the Fall (Star Trek : New Frontier)
Peter David
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Three years have passed since the events depicted in the novel, Stone and Anvil, and for the past and present crew members of the U.S.S. Excalibur, life has taken many surprising twists and turns. Captain Elizabeth Shelby has been promoted to admiral and heads Space Station Bravo...while her former ship, the U.S.S. Trident, has a new captain. Soleta has left Starfleet to embrace the perils of exploring her Romulan heritage. The powerful Zak Kebron serves as the Excalibur's counselor and head of security. And Mackenzie Calhoun? Well, Mackenzie Calhoun's still who he is.

As Si Cwan, prime minister of the New Thallonian Protectorate, prepares to marry off his sister Kalinda in a politically advantageous pairing that will strengthen his newly restored empire, the bride-to-be is abducted just before the wedding in a calamitous event that threatens to destabilize the entire sector -- especially since Kalinda's abductor is someone all too familiar. As the Excalibur, the Trident, and the entire Thallonian fleet attempt to bring order to their sector of space, no one could ever suspect that a mysterious alien force may also be playing a part in Kalinda's disappearance -- and that the entire galaxy may soon face a long-forgotten enemy.

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Satisfies your New Frontier 'fix', but leaves you wanting more.......2007-03-07

Overall, I am truly a large fan of the New Frontier series, and am so glad that Peter David takes on all the writing chores as only he knows his own characters best, however, I felt 'After the Fall' was a little sub-standard to all previous attempts.

I'd refer to this book as a 'filler prequel' to "Missing In Action", as the cliff hanger in this novel is a direct set up for the next installment. But that's what it felt like...300+ pages of setting up for what will hopefully be the real action as the next title implies.

Oh, there was action here, but a little predictable and the we've seen the same 'Romeo & Juliet' scenario used so many times in the past, though to Mr. David's credit, he does put his signature spin on things as only he can do.

Overall, there were some beginning plot points that were introduced, but I assume will only be dealt with in the next book as they didn't go far here. And neither did much action. Compared to previous New Frontier stories, Capt. Calhoun and crew tend to be much more maverick and swashbuckling in nature. It just wasn't here, except the brief and fun fight Calhoun and Kebron get involved planetside with opposing forces (no more spoilers).

Missing was many of the signature in-depth character development we are used to in teh New Frontier series. There were hints and progression, but felt as if some holes still needed filling to catch the reader up to speed. That's what Mr. David is so usually good at....giving us a real fun and developing background on all the characters we love. It just seemed rushed here with little action.

Hopefully 'Missing in Action' will result in the big Pay-Off, but I was slightly disapointed that not too much was terribly accomplished in 300+ pages we haven't seen before elsewhere.

Par for Peter David........2006-08-17

As usual, Peter David's writing style is highly polished, with a gift for humor, to say nothing of timing, phrasing, characterization, tension, and the unexpected plot twist.

Unfortunately, also as usual, he doesn't finish what he starts in the same book that he starts it. Thus, this is not a novel, but a novel fragment. For those who enjoy the "to be continued -- tune in next week, same time, same channel" tradition, this is certainly a five-star book. In fact, even for those who, like me, HATE that tradition, this book is very close to a five-star effort; at least he chooses a better break-point than he sometimes does, and the book is long enough to justifiably argue that the entire story couldn't fit under one cover. But it always seems to me to be a sign of an insecure author if he doesn't trust his story to be good enough to lure the reader back for the next installment without ending on a cliffhanger, and there WAS a break-point that would have given more of an impression of closure, even if it WAS a false impression. So in spite of truly enjoying the book, I just can't bring myself to give it the full five stars.

A Joke in the Hand is Worth Two in the Book.......2005-03-12

Although filled with some interesting plots and characterizations I was disappointed by the "Naked Gun" type of story telling. I think every character has a "don't call me Shirley" moment and it is annoying to say the least. But, I am a huge fan of New Frontiers and anything is better than nothing. Indeed, the scene involving Calhoun in the council chamber is incredible (I'll say no more to avoid spoilage).

My overall impression is that this novella was rushed out and doesn't represent the quality we have come to expect from Mr. David. Yet, even in this short, comic stretch it is good to see our New Frontier friends.

A side note. The letter to the readers at the beginning was very strange. Essentially, Mr. David lectured the reader that these are his characters and he would do what he pleases with them. That is part of my basis for thinking this was not a novella that was ready for publication. Very strange.

Best Trek series currently running.......2005-01-09

Once again, Peter David shows us why the New Frontier series is the best thing currently happening in the Star Trek universe.

His latest entry in the saga of Captain Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excaliber picks up the story three years after the events of Stone and Anvil. A lot has changed in the New Frontier universe. Si Cwan is now an important leader in the New Thallonian Empire and married to Robin Lefler, Soleta has joined the Romulan Empire, Shelby is an admiral and Calhoun is, well, he's still Calhoun. From the beginning, the strength of the New Frontier has been the characters and the freedom David has to play with them. Moving the plot forward three years from the last installment means that David can put these strong characters into new situations, but still have readers identify with them. One of the compelling things about this novel is the desire to see how each character got from Stone and Anvil to the events chronicled here.

And in this, David excels.

But there's also one heck of a good plot. Xyon, Calhoun's son returns and wreaks havoc with Kalinda'a wedding day. This throws the New Thallonian empire and Ci Swan's marriage to Lefler into chaos. Meanwhile, a new mysterious alien race shows up with the ability to use transwarp conduits.

For those of you expecting a complete novel, I will say this one ends on a cliffhanger and it's the first part of a new trilogy. But I didn't mind one bit. The story come to a good ending point--leaving you curious and wanting more. And you can bet I'll be the first in line for the next installment of this series later in 2005.

A "New" Approach.......2004-12-18

There have been New Frontier books in the past years. There was "Cold Wars," the "No Limits" anthology and the previous hardcover, "Stone and Anvil." At first, I would complain that there isn't a need for another hardcover considering the last few books have been at a special higher price than your standard paperback. Then, after reading it, I see why. "After the Fall" is a new approach to the series. My main complaint about the last slew of NF books has been that it's gone from a believable Trek series with a bit more of a laid back, honest type of humor to being like a fan-fiction running wild. This book seems to return to New Frontier's roots. It's more like a book from the "Dark Allies" days than the more recent ones.

First, a bit of negative criticism. Having read all the books with the exception of "No Limits" and the short story in the Gateways finale, I sort of missed the big story Peter David chose to gloss over. In my opinion, that should have been the focus of a book or series of books. Instead, this starts off like any Greek epic and puts you in the middle of trouble without much explanation. Some of the leading characters like Shelby and Soleta get their moments but they aren't really in the book much. Characters reflect on them and what's happened but still, these characters are left on the outskirts.

The book is also hard to keep up with because there are so many characters in the story that some of the new ones aren't properly introduced, others (such as Selar) are only given a scene here or there, the whole Excalibur/Trident split leaves you wanting to get more of one or the other crew and there's an entirely new setting added, as if we didn't have enough to keep up with; New Thallon. Some characters such as Robin Lefler, Kat Mueller and the Trident's XO all get the spotlight put on them but how they reached this point in their lives is left to the readers to fill in the gaps with the little information provided. I would have also been interested to know how Jellico and Calhoun could have gotten beyond their big issues to become chummy friends. Or what exactly Soleta does in her new position.

Now, the good. The jump does allow for interesting plot developments. I thought I'd be bored to tears at the start with the New Thallon and Si Cwan plot. After getting into it, David seems to have truly created an original plot that only he could have come up with. I like that Cwan and Lefler still have one another to bounce off. There was still that laid-back feel that makes the book easy to read. I was glad to see the return of some old faces from New Frontier's past and a new alien threat being created that sets this series off from one another. What I most liked is that this story and series seems more off on its own than in the past. There has been a reference to some other Trek series or episode in the past. Or some appearance by Picard or mentioning of a big event in Trek that's spawned this situation. This is all original and though David could have mentioned Nemesis, Voyager's return or many other situations, they're left out and the story and series seems stronger for it.

I'd say this story is worth reading. I'm not sure if the book is worth this price. Though there is a dramatic change for the plot and many of these characters, and the juvenile-comic book tone is present in the beginning, there was a noticeable change towards the end of the book that made it seem as if it was getting more mature and leaving behind certain negative things. If you are a fan of Robin Lefler, Si Cwan and Kalinda, I'd say this book was written for you. The Excalibur and Calhoun don't appear to later on in the book and really don't have a large role until the last 100 or so pages. It's still a good read and I enjoyed it more so than I did "Stone and Anvil." It leaves me wanting to know what's going to happen which is more than what the previous few books have left me with.

Restoration (Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur, Book 3)

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The ever resourceful Captain Mackenzie Calhoun abruptly finds himself at a loss -- marooned on he primitive outback world of Yakaba after his ship, Excalibur, is destroyed by deadly sabotage. He is separated from his loyal first officer, Shelby, who has gone one to command the Exeter and is certain that Calhoun has been blasted into oblivion. On Yakaba's dry frontier, Calhoun meets and befriends Shula, an extraordinary woman beset by enemies trying to control or destroy her and her gift -- summoning rain to her parched homeland.

Trapped on this hostile world, unable to relay to his people that he survived their ship's cataclysm, Calhoun must stand against countless adversaries who will stop at nothing to gain power or keep it from others. Life and death hang in the balance. Out in the distance, mourning but determined to move on, Shelby must discover what sort of captain she really is.

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"He died heroically. All of us should only be so fortunate as to have that opportunity", said MacKenzie Calhoun, five minutes before the Excalibur blew up. Thus ended Dark Allies, the eighth book in Peter David's stunning New Frontier saga. The popular Captain Calhoun has been presumed dead. Until now. In this pulse-pounding conclusion to the bestselling Excalibur trilogy, it becomes apparent that Calhoun did manage to escape his ship's cataclysmic demise -- if only to end up marooned on the primitive outback world of Yakaba. Here, he befriends Shula, a woman with the strange and inexplicable ability to summon rain for her parched and struggling frontier community. Shula's powers, however, have made her the target of jealous foes who will stop at nothing to seize control of her telekinetic gifts -- or destroy them forever. Stranded on this hostile planet, Calhoun is drawn helplessly into a life-or-death struggle against a sinister band of enemies. Meanwhile, in his absence, former First Officer Shelby is struggling valiantly with the challenges of her first command on the U.S.S. Exeter. Packed with mystery, action, fascinating Star Trek lore, and high-stakes danger, this thrilling culmination to the unforgettable Excalibur trilogy brings the excitement of Star Trek fiction to unprecedented new heights.

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Finally, a conclusion........2005-02-27

Peter David writes extraordinarily well, and the characters in this series are quite enjoyable. But his tendancy to have all books in the series end on cliffhangers has been annoying from the very beginning of this series; this book, while it actually has an ending for a change, outdoes even his usual style in that the cliffhanger ending from the previous book isn't even ADDRESSED until 284 pages into this one, and then the tale is told retrospectively. If you don't dislike the classic movie serial storylines that have neither beginning nor ending to call their own, you'll doubtless enjoy this book. If, like me, you believe that a novel may have carryover subplots, but that the main plot should begin and end in the same book, you will find that aspect of this book to be a major distraction from a very good storyline.

STNF #11 Excalibur Restoration - A true gem of a story!.......2003-11-20

Overall, I'd say that Peter David set this trilogy up perfectly, with the first two books covering the crew and everything they went through after the destruction of Excalibur and this last, exceptionally outstanding novel "Restoration," covering mostly Shelby and her command of Exeter and what happened to Captain Calhoun.

The one thing I never truly expected in the New Frontier series was a western which is exactly what you get in Captain Calhoun's story and it is written very well, reminding one of days gone by reading Louis L'Amour classics. Shelby's story is just as interesting as you see her going through some angst during her first command.

As is usual with Peter David's writing, "Restoration" is another fine example of some the best writing in the Star Trek universe from one of Star Trek's finest authors. You'll find that this novel is a quick read given the high level of intrigue, humor and overall feel of the novel.

The cover art is among the best in the New Frontier series. What's most interesting about this novel, both in the hardback and paperback versions is the Star Trek New Frontier Minipedia which covers all of the significant and not so significant people, places, and events from the very first New Frontier novel to "Restoration."

The premise:

During the first two books of this series we were lead to believe that Captain Calhoun sacrificed himself in an incredible attempt to get everybody off of Excalibur as it was in the middle of a warp core breach. What would the New Frontier series be without its brazen captain though and we soon find out what happened.

Captain Mackenzie Calhoun finds himself stranded on a pre warp planet and no way to communicate with Starfleet and in the middle of great "western" style story. He soon finds himself living with Rheela who has a very special gift and her son Moke.

Captain Elizabeth Shelby is now in command of Exeter and on a mission to invite a new planet into the United Federation of Planets but they soon find that this may not be as easy as it was originally thought it would be.

Here's where Peter David's superior talents as an author strike you, when he ties in the first two novels and ties in this trilogy with another series of Star Trek novels and throughout this series he brings in some great "guest" characters.

Not only do I highly recommend this New Frontier Excalibur trilogy but I highly recommend the entire Star Trek New Frontier series. You will be hard pressed to find such fresh, innovative, intriguing and humorous stories within the other series. {ssintrepid}

The mystery is almost solved.......2002-04-30

This novel is clearly the finale of the Excalibur trilogy, so I started it with the hope of finally learning what happened to Calhoun. Did he really survive the explosion as one could surmise after Peter David's subtle hints and his refusal to go into details about the events shortly before the disaster? Well, if you want to know the same thing you won't be disappointed. The veil of mystery is lifted in "Restoration" as we do indeed learn that Calhoun is one of those Star Trek captains that manage to survive against impossible odds (and be honest: How could New Frontier continue without this extraordinary man who is so much more than just a captain?). The book is (as the previous two have also been) split into a couple of parallel stories. There's Calhoun, marooned on an unknown planet, quickly getting involved in the almost medieval actions of the indigenous populace against a woman with a curious gift... The second story focuses on Captain (!) Shelby, newly assigned to the starhip Exeter who struggles to feel comfortable in the role fate has cast her and to come to terms with the loss of Calhoun...
I won't say more about the contents here, you have to read for yourselves. I still don't feel at ease with his splitting of stories, though. Possibly designed to keep the suspense I still find it faintly annoying to be always yanked out of one story to be thrust into the next one - and back again. It just disrupts the flow one can get so quickly into - anyway, the language itself is fluent as usual, the events lead so smoothly into one another, that each chapter is a pure pleasure to read.
To put it in a nutshell: I loved the book. I hated the ending (that's why there are only four stars). Let me just say that I do enjoy happy endings - they simply have to be plausible. This one, sadly, is not. Too swift, too nice - in my opinion, not the way that Calhoun would act, even considering all that happened on that planet, and especially his resolutions concerning Shelby. It just didn't feel right.
Nevertheless, this one is worth a read!

Change of pace for Calhoun.......2002-04-09

Peter David's final installment with the former crew of the USS Excalibur as existing without one another. Finally we find out what happens to Mac. His path leads him to a desolate world that seems inescapable. Shelby is moving forward but keeps looking back. Not one of the better STNF novels. David has created a very dynamic starship captain that is reminiscent of Kirk in style and attitude. Something sorely missed in the next gen ST universe. However, he slows down Mac's character development by putting him on a backwater planet. Mr. David's dialogue among the characters is witty as usual which makes up for the lack of excitement in the novel. Still, it's worth reading if you're a NF fan.

An appropriately-titled adventure........2002-01-27

Feels like I've been all over the map with my reading of the New Frontier novels. I went through the first ten paperbacks like gangbusters a number of years ago, and then lost interest when this particular installation came out in hardback (another evil marketing ploy). I read Calhoun's "Captain's Table" and "Gateways" stories, plus six or seven (or eight or nine) other Trek novels till I came across this in the library and decided "what the heck?"

"What the heck," indeed! Do I need to tell you who is "restored?" I don't think so. But I *can* tell you the way he goes about it is certainly in keeping with the purple-eyed Mackenzie Calhoun we've all come to know and love. Instead of *dying* in the explosion of the Excalibur, Calhoun instead miraculously survives his shuttle's nasty crash-landing and *lives* on an arid back-alley planet called Yakaba, taking up with a rainmaker and her young son in his effort to find a way *off* said planet.

He accomplishes this in a big way, and in the end finds himself with another boy to call his son. And there are plenty of hints for the future that this boy, Moke, ain't no one to trifle with any more than is Calhoun himself.

Meanwhile, Calhoun's former first officer, Elizabeth Paula Shelby, is busy with problems of her own as captain of the Exeter. These problems include, but are not limited to, dealing with a first officer with an all-too-familiar attitude about the rules and regs of Starfleet, grieving for Mac and what could have been, and trying to come up with a way to "Calhoun" a potential Federation member into doing the right thing. At times, she barely recognizes herself.

Add to this a 27-page "Star Trek: New Frontier Minipedia" in the back, and I'm ready to forgive 'em for publishing in hardback first. If you're reading them all, you've got to have this one.

Dark Allies (Star Trek New Frontier, No 8)
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The continuing voyages of the Starship Excalibur!

Many years ago, a bizarre alien life-form known as the Black Mass consumed and destroyed an entire solar system in what was then the Thallonion Empire. Now the Black Mass has returned and its target is Tulan IV, homeworld of the fearsome Redeemers. Faced with near-certain destruction the Overlord of the Redeemers is forced to turn to an unlikely ally: Captain Calhoun and the Starship Excalibur.

Busy coping with the return of his rebellious son, Calhoun is none too eager to come to the aid of his despotic enemy, but when innocent lives are threatened he has no choice but to confront the unstoppable Black Mass. But how can one starship turn back a force capable of consuming entire suns?

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The continuing voyages of the Starship Excalibur! Many years ago, a bizarre alien life-form known as the Black Mass consumed and destroyed an entire solar system in what was then the Thallonion Empire. Now the Black Mass has returned and its target is Tulan IV, homeworld of the fearsome Redeemers. Faced with near-certain destruction the Overlord of the Redeemers is forced to turn to an unlikely ally: Captain Calhoun and the Starship Excalibur. Busy coping with the return of his rebellious son, Calhoun is none too eager to come to the aid of his despotic enemy, but when innocent lives are threatened he has no choice but to confront the unstoppable Black Mass. But how can one starship turn back a force capable of consuming entire suns?

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Perhaps I'm missing something........2003-09-25

Or more to the point, seeing something that isn't there. It seemed to me that there were some references in this book to events that happened on the Excalibur that I haven't seen, in spite of having read all seven of the previous entries in the series; Shelby refers back to "when Riker was in command" in a way that I thought meant "in command of the Excalibur", rather than referring back to "Best of Both Worlds", the "Next Generation" episode that introduced us to Shelby, but I could have been mistaken on that one; unfortunately, it also seemed to me that the relationship between Xyon and Kalinda was more advanced than it had been when last I'd seen them. (But again, it's been a couple of months since I read book seven, so maybe I'm misremembering.) In any case, I find that there IS a book that came out in the same year that this one did (1999) that involves Calhoun, and presumably the Excalibur: "TNG#55, Double Helix #5". So maybe that's where the intermediate events take place, if in fact there ARE any intermediate events, and I'm not just imagining things. If so, I'm annoyed, because I hadn't planned to read that book any time soon; I'm only up to #18 in the "Next Generation" series.

But since none of the other reviewers seem to have noticed this discontinuity, it may well be that I'm imagining things.

On its own merits, this is quite a good book; as usual, Peter David manages a fine balance between drama, action, and humor. And if some of the drama has something of a silly tone to it (the "villain" is, essentially, a swarm of interstellar locusts) this isn't really out of character for a Star Trek story; it has been justly compared (by David himself, in the text of the story, among others) to the original series episode "The Immunity Syndrome", which features a giant, spacegoing, world-devouring amoeba.

Not his best, but about par for Peter David.

"We don't need no thought control...".......2003-08-12

"...no dark sarcasm in this novel!"

Ultimately, this was the book that put me off of the New Frontier series. Until this point, I'd been able to take the rather bizarre approach used in the series, even imagine the very un-Trek-like things some of the characters were doing. Several reviewers have used the words "soap opera", and I think that's exactly what it is--a soap opera, perhaps with satire thrown in, rather than anything I associate with any of the true Star Trek series. Perhaps the most grating aspect of this series (and nowhere is it more apparent than here) is his constant attacks upon religion, particularly the monotheistic variety. Although yes, some people do become zealots, Mr. David seems out to discredit the entire concept of religion, and that becomes tiresome to say the least.

Quite frankly, I don't read Star Trek for a soap opera or to hear the author pushing his views to such an extent, and I hope Mr. David pursues better writing in the future, such as his earlier novel Vendetta. Even his children's Star Trek books were better than this.

Star Trek New Frontier No 8 Dark Allies.......2002-11-26

At the end of Star Trek New Frontier #7 "The Quiet Place" the Overlord of the Redeemers learns that the Black Mass is headed towards Tulane IV, the home world of the Redeemers. He quickly surmises that the only prospect he has of stopping the destruction of his home world is to enlist the aid of Captain Calhoun and the USS Excalibur, hence the title "Dark Allies," considering the previously established animosity between them.

In "Dark Allies," we are treated to another finely crafted furtherance of the New Frontier series and the goings on aboard the USS Excalibur. As I've stated in previous reviews of these novels, one of the things I like about how Peter David sets the story up is how he starts them off with, more or less, a historical chapter. "Dark Allies" is no different in this aspect... "Twenty years earlier" - Dark Allies begins on Rolisa, a small out of the way planet which is subjugated by the Thallonian Empire. We are introduced to the Black Mass that had been eluded to somewhere in one of the first four books, and brought to the forefront at the end of "The Quiet Place". The Black Mass is in the process of destroying Rolisa and aboard a Thallonian war vessel, a young Si Cwan is with his uncle, Sedi Cwan who is in command of the fleet. Sedi Cwan and the Thallonian fleet quickly discover that they can't even get the attention of the Black Mass and watch in horror as it devours an entire solar system. Imagine the impression this put on a young Si Cwan.

"Now" - The continuing saga of the USS Excalibur unfolds. The plotline of Ensign Lefler's desire for Si Cwan; the continued pregnancy of Dr. Selar; the interaction between Captain Calhoun and Commander Shelby; a very good scene with Commander Katerina Mueller, a great character from "Once Burned," carried over to the Excalibur; Ensign Janos gets a really good and funny scene; the story line between Xyon, Captain Calhoun's son and Kalinda is really well written, and finally Si Cwan gets some very good lines in this one.

One of the great things about the New Frontier series and Peter David's excellent writing is the fact that he's allowed a lot of freedom with this series. In reading these great books, you will encounter character interactions that are simply not possible with other stand alone Star Trek novels. Peter David also does a good job of writing humor into these books, even in situations where you wouldn't think there should be humor, you find yourself laughing through and saying, "that was a good scene." One final note, the cover art for "Dark Allies" and its predecessor, "The Quiet Place" is outstanding. Thank you once again to Peter David for another great read.

One of the better New Frontier novels..........2001-07-09

New Frontier fans are in for something better this time around on the New Frontier novels. "Quiet Place" was a bit weak in places, but the follow-up, "Dark Allies," is much more on par with Peter David's earlier works.

The Redeemers, the greatest enemy that the Excalibur crew have faced so far, come to Calhoun with a request to save their people. Caught in the impossible decision, "Dark Allies" plays quite a bit on the notion of a moral decision, and brings us a space-born entity that reminds us of the Amoeba and the Crystalline Entity.

The real joy of this book, however, is a return to the characters of the Excalibur. Everyone gets a little time - it's more of a troupe novel than one that focuses on any one character, and it is quite a good read on that front. There is something a bit overdone in the romantic entangles of this book, and one hopes that they'll start to unravel soon, before the good ship Excalibur starts to come off like a soap opera. Exploring Si Cwan's sister and Captain Calhoun's son was also some well-written prose and character.

What does frustrate is yet another cliffhanger ending, likely the biggest one yet, which will drive you nuts. Those few minor quibbles aside, this book itself was definately worth the read.

Dark Allies- Not so new or dark.......2001-05-16

Star Trek - New Frontier... Dark Allies... Interesting and catchy title. Well, kinda, that is, if you haven't been paying attention to the seven previous books... But anyway, this book presents a not-so-new frontier to those devoted Trek fans familiar with TNG(The Next Generation...) The story line, character involvement and the element to the forced cooperation of the Excalibur's crew in this situation present new and interesting twists on an old TNG enemy. Does not the Black Mass seem an awful lot like the Crystalline entity? Consuming entire worlds, a creature of mystery, capable of warp travel... Granted, the Crystalline entity was somewhat less invulnerable... But they did kill it off in a similar fashion, if you recall the episode... I'm not putting off the book as a whole, David does some great things here... but, please, dig deeper for a less-common enemy in the Trek universe.... If one were to look back through the history of episodes and the number of enemies encountered capable of destroying worlds, one would find a number of parallels. 'Tis true, there are few villains more daunting than a single creature capable of destroying an entire world, and few things more real to the human race, i.e. nuclear weapons. In Conclusion, David did a good job, better than I could for the most part... But the villain leaves something to be desired.

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The ship is only a memory, but the drama unfolds....

The U.S.S. Excalibur has been obliterated. Its captain, Mackenzie Calhoun is gone. Now the surviving crew members are dispersed throughout the galaxy, seeking to forge new lives in the wake of the Excalibur's destruction. For Dr. Selar, the ship's former medical officer, that means facing a very personal crisis.

Following the birth of her child, the Vulcan doctor returned to her homeworld, determined to raise the child exclusively in the way of logic. But the child's father, the Hermat Lieutenant Commander Burgoyne, has hir own views regarding their offspring's future, and s/he intends to fight for hir paternal rights, even if it means appealing to the highest authorities of two worlds!

Elsewhere in the Alpha Quadrant, Lieutenant Robin Lefler and her enigmatic mother travel to the pleasure planet Risa where they encounter a genuine Starfleet legend....

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As the surviving members of the crew of Excalibur are dispersed through the galaxy on new missions, Captain Shelby tries to deter a war as Dr. Selar faces a more personal battle.

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Like Sands Through The Hourglass.......2005-03-03

This second book in Peter David's post-Excalibur trilogy was even worse than the first. I understand that David is trying to show us the personal lives of these characters as they deal with the loss of their ship and their captain, but was it so necessary to stoop to the level of a Harlequin romance? This entire book, once you removed the un-necessary Danielle Steel plots, could have comprised of four, maybe five, chapters of real material. The whole Selar/Burgoyne issue bordered on the absurd. The only redeeming quality of that plot was the introduction of Selar "interesting" brother and the appearance of the classic Trek character. The Robin/Morgan plotline was useless until the last chapter and the classic Trek character that appears in their story is badly written and poorly used. I look forward to finishing this trilogy. Maybe then, we can return to some real writing.

Some random comments on "New Frontier #10: Renaissance".......2004-11-06

On the plus side, this book is, for the most part, well-written, as are most of Peter David's books. The characterizations are compelling, the pacing excellent, the plots, if somewhat far-fetched, interesting.

On the down side, this is not a novel. It is, similar to the previous book in the series, two subplots in search of a plot. We are simply following the serialized adventures of the characters who were established back when there actually WAS an overriding plot that tied the stories together; there no longer is. One half of this book is a novella involving the continuing romantic conficts inherent in the relationship between Burgoyne and Selar; at least THIS subplot, while having its beginnings earlier in the series, could possibly be followed by a reader who hadn't read all the previous books, and an "ending" at a satisfactory break-point in the story. The other half of the book, however, (told in alternating chapters with the previously mentioned half) isn't even a self-contained novella; while it starts at a reasonable point, it continues David's extremely annoying habit in this series of having almost EVERY book end with a cliffhanger, as though he doesn't trust us to be interested enough to buy the next installment unless he leaves us hanging. This half of the book follows Robin Lefler and her mother, Morgan Primus, who we've previously established is actually an immortal, a genetic freak who doesn't age and who instantly heals almost any injury.

On the plus side, at least to a fan of the original series like me, we have a somewhat more than cameo appearance by Scotty.

On the down side, much to my surprise, David doesn'tr seem to do a very good job of writing Scotty's brogue; he generally transcribes "my" as "muh" rather than "m'", among other flaws. It's a tiny thing, but annoying, and I expect better of a writer of David's abilities.

Also on the down side, there is VERY heavy hinting that Morgan Primus was once actually Christine Chapel; Scotty recognizes her, and she him, although she's able to convince him that he must be mistaking her for someone else. Sorry, I just don't buy it. That strains my ability to suspend disbelief WAY past the breaking point, for a number of reasons.

All in all, the plusses ALMOST match the minuses, and certainly, if one has read this far in the series, it would be a shame to stop now. But I certainly wouldn't advise anyone who HASN'T read the rest of the series to start with this one.

STNF #10 Excalibur Renaissance - The story continues..........2003-11-20

"Renaissance" is another outstanding book in the Star Trek New Frontier series and in Peter David's list of superior Star Trek novels. As furtherance to the Excalibur trilogy, this novel serves very well. Just as it is with all of his novels, his writing style and pacing is perfect to the subject, making for a very quick and highly enjoyable read.

The cover art for "Renaissance" is beautiful and it, for the first time, gives us a decent drawing of Zak Kebron. The true oddity is whose images are on the cover of this book. The story behind "Requiem" involved Soleta, McHenry and Kebron, the main characters in "Renaissance" are Burgoyne, Selar, Morgan Primus and Robin Lefler. Either way, the cover art for this title is exceptional.

The premise:

Just as the first book in the series, "Requiem" tells the tale of Soleta, McHenry and Kebron and Si Cwan and Kalinda, after the loss of Excalibur, "Renaissance" now tells the tale of Burgoyne and Selar and Robin Lefler and Morgan Primus.

The first plot of "Renaissance" entails the highly intriguing tale of Burgoyne and Selar and the strife they're going through concerning the parental rights of their son Xyon who was named after the "now dead" Captain Calhoun's son, Xyon.

The second plot of "Renaissance" carries the story of Morgan Primus and her daughter Robin Lefler who take a vacation to Risa and their meeting some "intriguing" characters there.

Overall, I've truly enjoyed how Peter David has broken down the first two books in the Excalibur series into extremely intriguing tales concerning all of the characters and what they're going through after the loss of Excalibur and the "loss" of their Captain. What makes these first two stories even more enjoyable are the "guest" characters that become deeply engrained in the story and the tie to another Star Trek series of novels that reveals itself.

I highly recommend not only this title, but the entire Star Trek New Frontier series for you will find within the pages of these novels some of the most refreshing, hilarious, intriguing and poignant stories available in the Star Trek genre. {ssintrepid}

Exploring the Family Frontier..........2001-07-11

This particular "episode" of the New Frontier series focuses very much on the ties of family. While Robin Lefler and her mother attempt to "reconnect" on Risa, Burgoyne and Selar struggle with what their roles should be in regards to Xyon, their son.

The most interesting (and often moving) passages of this book revolve around the relationship between Selar and Xyon (and, to a degree, Burgoyne). While Lefler's life always adds a bit of comic relief (I swear, she's written like the bad-luck faerie), it wasn't so over-the-top this time, and her constant talking to herself didn't come off as forced in this book. Likely, this is because I've gotten used to her character now, and she just seems to be acting normally.

There is a lot of good stuff about Vulcan culture and their passions (anti-passions?) and Burgoyne's navigation through Vulcan culture is a must-read, as is Selar's "Logical" conclusions on how Xyon should be raised.

Now, the quibbles I have with this book are the cameos. I imagine I was likely one of the only people who didn't like the TNG Episode "Relics," so you can imagine how flat the entrance of Scotty was into this book for me. Spock also makes an appearance, as does T'Pau. It was a bit much. Any one of them would have been okay.

You will not regret this book, but gosh will you hate the cliffhanger (yet again).

The lives of the crew unfold!.......2001-03-27

I couldn't stop reading renaissance! It goes much deeper into Selar's Vulcan friendship and how Robin and Morgan Lefler really fare. Their bonding trip to Risa seems to unfold the unsuspecting devious plot of Rafe and Nick. It's charecters will pull you in and the suspense of the Excalibur still hangs heavy in the air.Peter David could only grasp you like this and keep you on the edge of your seat.You will get a much better sense of Burgoyne and Selars' love feud. It's almost unbelievable what Selar will do to raise Xyon on her own and only one person has the power to knock some sense into Selar.I love how fast the books come out.While you may find it hard to attach to these charecters, you will no longer see them as backround charecters. Without Mackenzie there is the missing wit, humour, and sarcasm. Yet, you will love Robins charecter with positive wit and charm, she will lead you towards the fate of the Excalibur. This plot was well thought and as always an idealistic book by Peter David.So enjoy the book as much as I did!

Requiem (Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur, Book 9)

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What A Bore
STNF #9 Excalibur Requiem - An excellent beginning!
Three sub-plots in search of a plot.
New frontier on the New Frontier
Good, with a few quibbles...

Requiem (Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur, Book 9)
Peter David
Manufacturer: Star Trek
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Dark Allies (Star Trek New Frontier, No 8)
Restoration (Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur, Book 3)
The Quiet Place (Star Trek New Frontier, No 7)
Being Human (Star Trek New Frontier, No 12)

ASIN: 0671042386
Release Date: 2000-08-29

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When the U.S.S. Excalibur was suddenly and mercilessly destroyed, Starfleet lost one of its finest starships. But the crew members of the Excalibur lost their captain...and their home. Now, in mourning for their ship and Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, First Officer Elizabeth Shelby and the rest of the crew await new assignments

For Lieutenant Soleta, that means a painful reunion with her Romulan father, while Zak Kebron and Mark McHenry are sent undercover to investigate a series of mysterious alien abductions an a low-tech world. Going their separate ways throughout the Alpha Quadrant, the Excalibur's survivors must face diverse challenges and dangers on their own.

The ship is history, but the adventure continues...

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When the U.S.S. "Excalibur" is suddenly destroyed, Starfleet loses one of its finest starships and the crew loses its beloved captain--and its home. The Excalibur's survivors must face diverse challenges and dangers on their own.

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What A Bore.......2005-02-28

This novel was utterly boring and not even necessary. Yes, I understand that Peter David is using the destruction of Excalibur as a way to delve into the inner thoughts and private lives of the former Excalibur crew, but unfortunately it just doesn't work. Soleta's story is moderately interesting, but after awhile it just got tedious. As for the McHenry and Kebron story, not worth the effort and often found myself skimming through for the interesting spots. One of the things that has made this series so enjoyable is the interaction between the crew. The way in which the different personalities clashed and worked out how to get along in a crunch. Of course, I'm going to continue on. I've invested too much time to give up now and I want to know what happenes to everyone.

STNF #9 Excalibur Requiem - An excellent beginning!.......2003-11-20

With the beginning of the Excalibur trilogy in Star Trek New Frontier #9 "Requiem," Peter David, one of Star Trek's premier authors, has once again proven why this series is as popular as it is. As is usual with his Star Trek novels, "Requiem" is a humorous yet serious story that I found to be a very quick read, all due to the author's excellent writing style, which lends heavily to a fast paced story. Simply put, Peter David knows what Star Trek is all about and in the case of the New Frontier stories; it's very much about the quirky but terribly interesting crew and their personal stories.

The cover art is excellent, just as the cover art for all of the New Frontier books have been. The only oddity would be Zak Kebron, giving the multiple descriptions of him, every time he's on a cover, they just don't seem to match.

The premise:

After the shocking conclusion of Star Trek New Frontier #8 "Dark Allies" in which the conclusion revolved around the Excalibur blowing up all around its crew, "Requiem" raises even more questions. Captain Mackenzie Calhoun is now "dead" and Excalibur is gone. The crew are all on a "cool down" period, awaiting new assignments. After a very interesting meeting between the command crew, on Earth at a bar called "Strange New Worlds," everybody goes their separate ways.

Here is where the story starts taking place. "Requiem" revolves around three extraordinarily interesting stories. Leading the way is the story of Soleta and her trip home to visit with her "father," which soon segues into a very introspective tale in which she must track down her true father, a Romulan who had raped her mother.

Mark McHenry and Zak Kebron soon find themselves on a mission given to Kebron by Admiral Nechayev where they must go to a backwater, pre warp planet to stop some Federation college students from harassing the locals. This story quickly turns into an extremely intriguing one given the "guest" appearance and a subtle revelation about McHenry.

Si Cwan and Kalinda embark on their own tale as Kalinda is still having visions from her time in "The Quite Place" and she "witnesses" the murder of a friend of Si Cwan's and they head off to find the murderer.

I very much enjoy the way Peter David wrote this novel and his decision to tell some very good stories about each character, broken down into this trilogy. I highly recommend not only "Requiem" or the Excalibur trilogy, but the entire series as you will soon find that Star Trek The New Frontier is the most refreshing and exciting story telling in the Star Trek genre at this time. {ssintrepid}

Three sub-plots in search of a plot........2003-11-03

This is easily the worst novel by Peter David I've ever read. He is generally a fine author, particularly of Star Trek novels (which is where I am familiar with his work, for the most part.) In this "New Frontier" series, generally, the only complaint that I've had has been the "to be continued" non-endings. This book continues that tradition, but I can't really complain, considering that there isn't really any plot to be continued; I've never objected to sub-plots being continued from one book to the next, and sub-plots are all this book has. Further, it seems a bit much when things as major as the destruction of the Excalibur and the apparent death of Captain Calhoun happen "offscreen"; book #8 ended with the teaser the the ship was going to blow up in five minutes; this book begins with the command crew, minus Captain Calhoun, gathering for a "Requiem" weeks later. I thought at first that perhaps the book was being told in flashback mode, and we'd eventually be clued in on what happened, but that never happened. I'm left to assume that there was another story, not part of the numbered sequence, which details the destruction of the ship, but nowhere in the book that I can find (certainly not on the back cover blurb, or anywhere in the text of the story) are we told what book that might be, what book this is a sequel to. It's not the "New Frontier" entry in the "Gateways" series; that book was written the year after this one was, and clearly happens after this one does. Sloppy.

What's worse, the sub-plots themselves aren't really up to David's usual standards; both Soleta and McHenry seem oddly out of character. Granted, the actual writing itself is still managed with a fairly deft touch; David is still capable of crafting a compelling story. But this book just seemed sloppy on a number a levels. I got the impression that David had gotten bored with the direction he'd been taking his characters, and decided to play games with them for amusement, much the way "Q" (who puts in a cameo here, by the way) would play games with lesser beings just because he could.

New frontier on the New Frontier.......2002-05-18

The "New Frontier" series of Star Trek books is generally a step above the other Star Trek books, mainly because it focuses on mostly original characters (and the characters that aren't original were only seen in an episode or two of the Next Generation series). Thus, Peter David can do anything he wants to do with them, as long as the universe itself doesn't change (thus, he can't destroy the Federation or anything). This is a definite plus in a line of books where the stories can start to sound the same. The fact that Peter David created and is writing all of the books in the series is even more of a plus. I have always loved his writing, whether it's his comics or his books.

Number 9 in the series, "Requiem," is a good example of this quality. It's the first book of a 3-book miniseries within the New Frontier line. The Excalibur has been destroyed, and its crew is back on Earth learning to deal with it. They have lost their captain in that explosion, the captain that held these disparate personalities together as a unit, sometimes by sheer force of personality. The crew is going through the "cooling-off" period that crews must go through when their ships are destroyed. The beginning of the book consists of a meeting between the entire crew at a bar, where they drown their sorrows a little bit. Then, the book branches off to follow three of the crew members: Soleta, the half-Vulcan, half-Romulan science officer; Si Cwan, the Thallonian ambassador that had been traveling aboard the Excalibur assisting it in its mission; and Kebron & McHenry, the security officer and helm officer respectively.

Soleta's story consists of her going to find the man who raped her mother, thus resulting in Soleta's birth. This quest brings her new realizations about herself, especially her half-breed legacy. Si Cwan and his sister have to find the killer of Si Cwan's former instructor, after his sister dreams of his death. The dream turns out to be a perfect image of the truth. Finally, Kebron and McHenry go to a backward planet (where nobody has ever heard of space travel) to discover why some people are apparently being abducted by aliens.

David switches between these plots effortlessly, usually ending the chapter on a cliffhanger, unless the next chapter is also about the same character. Soleta's plot is the most interesting, as her voyage is almost one of self-discovery. She tracks down her biological father, ready to hate him, but she finds herself coming to respect him. He's apparently reformed, and he's dying. The relationship grows and lives with David's writing of it. There are plenty of surprises in store, though, so don't think you'll be able to predict how it ends.

The other two plots aren't quite as interesting. I've never really cared for the Si Cwan character, so his subplot, at least for me, was just marking time until we could get back to Soleta. There were a couple of funny moments in there, but overall, it just dragged the rest of the story down. I don't really remember his sister (it's been awhile since I've read the previous book), but she didn't really do much for me in this book. She has some sort of prescient dream ability that she has no control over, but otherwise she's a bit of a cipher. Overall, when David came to this plot, I wished he'd go back to one of the others. Unfortunately, this story is the only one that doesn't come to completion, which means we're going to get more of it soon.

The alien abduction storyline wasn't much better, and had a resolution that just made me groan (and not in pleasure). It has to be seen to be believed. However, it was saved by the humor. Kebron is a very droll character, and he's very set in his ways. He's also very direct. He won't pull any punches in what he says. The reactions of other characters to this is just priceless. McHenry's character is not quite as interesting, but his interaction with Kebron is very good. It's too bad that the plot ended this way, because otherwise it would have been the standout of the book.

As it is, though, Soleta's story is the only one that holds together until the end. Overall, the book is very good, though. David's writing and humor save the book where it starts to drag. Only a couple of "now wait just a minute" moments detract from it. Otherwise, it'd be a 5 star book.

Good, with a few quibbles..........2001-07-10

I waffled a bit over whether to give this one 3 or 4 stars. I finally went with 4 on the strength of the Soleta plot.

To start at the beginning, Peter David created a series called "New Frontier." An alien captain, three characters who were cameo's on The Next Generation, and the rest of the crew made up from his fertile imagination. They are put aboard the USS Excalibur, and sent into Thallonian space.

In book eight, the last line of the story takes us, with no explanation, to "five minutes before the Excalibur blew up."

Ack.

The first foible of this book is the very manipulative way we are kept out of the loop as to what happened to the USS Excalibur, and further, Captain Calhoun specifically.

The second foible is that the crew scatters, which is fine, but the B-story of McHenry and Kebron, despite revealing some really interesting and tantalizing tidbits about McHenry, read like a joke. A bad joke. X-Files meets a Circus Act.

For all that those two are two major concerns, the plot with Soleta exploring her mixed racial history was just phenomenal. The amount of intruigue that Peter David managed to slide between only about a third of the book was just a treasure to read. If the book had focused entirely on Soleta, I would have been a happy man. Instead, the more awkward bits with Kebron and McHenry had me groaning, and I was tempted to skip passages (but didn't).

Still, exploring a crew in their "downtime" is a new side to the Star Trek universe we've not really seen explored often, aside from the occasional Risa episode of DS9 and TNG. This was handled rather well.

A must-read for Soleta, but otherwise, just a fair book.

The Race for Space: The United States And the Soviet Union Compete for the New Frontier (People's History)
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The Race for Space: The United States And the Soviet Union Compete for the New Frontier (People's History)
Betsy Kuhn
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