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A crewman has been murdered aboard the USS
Trident,
and all evidence points to ensign Janos of the Excalibur.
Calhoun is reluctant to accept that Janos, a powerful non-humaniod
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 Shelby against the entire United Federation of Planets
- and the Starship
Enterprise...
Peter
David's much loved New Frontier series continues with
his latest work Stone and Anvil. I don't know what
it is about this series, but they have been pretty well received
since the first edition hit the shelves back in 1997. Following
the exploits of Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of
the USS Excalibur, The New Frontier series is
a worthy addition to the Trek franchise.
This
latest release sees ensign
Janos forcing 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. Well written,
well plotted, it's just a shame that the Enterprise has to
be wheeled in to provide some sort of hook to get none New
Frontier readers to purchase this book.
It's
great to have David back in the command chair to help guide
Calhoun and the rest of the crew of the Excalibur through
uncharted Trek territory. Fans of his earlier work will not
be disappointed.
Pete Boomer
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