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Summary: Great teamwork, for an abstract team!
Review: As a fan of peter davids work, i found this book just as remarkable as any of his other works. the humor blends well within a team that works together from the word go. the color of this crew will set a new standard for federation, since most of the federation is represented here. i commend david, for having the originality to bring back old favorites and create new favorites for them to play off each other. ps- i think i read the books in an afternoon.
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Summary: Fascinating
Review: Before I read the book, I bought the book on tape. I was very impressed with the way Joe Morton (Terminator II, Crossroads) played the characters. His portrayment of Calhoun was superb. It was also nice to see a character that is not the "diplomat", but a butt kicker. New enemies, new friends, and Peter David does it well!
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Summary: I loved all 4 books
Review: Every aspect of these books I loved. I can't wait to read the next two books. Peter David is cool! The only thing that I didn't like were how short each book was. They were all under 200 pages. But you get 4 books so if you read them all together it is like a realy long book.
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Summary: The story is good, the reading is not
Review: First, this is a great story. It's the introduction of the New Frontier group, and it has some good characters. Now, the bad part: Joe Morton's reading. He does superb with several of the voices, but unfortunately when he's reading the part of Mackenzie Calhoun, he totally goes out of the character in the book. Rather than the intense yet casual hero the book calls for, Joe reads him by enuciating each-and-every-word-as-slowly-and-clearly-as-possible. This wouldn't be a big problem except for the fact that Calhoun is the hero of the book! That being the case, it gets annoying verrrrry quickly. But I have to say that his "Spock" and "Picard" voices are dead-on. If you can handle the parts of the audio book that sound like a "Speak English in 10 Easy Lessons" section, you'll enjoy the story.
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Summary: The beginning of a new Star Trek series...
Review: From the man who brought us "Q in Law," and the "Imzadi" books, comes "The New Frontier." Given command of the USS Excalibur, recently repaired, we are introduced to a new crew and a very new captain, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, a Xenexian who led his people to freedom as a young rebel leader. The only downside to this book (or rather, these books) is that the story of Calhoun's past drags a little in the telling. Calhoun reads very much as a cowboy, which suits a series set on a new frontier where they are very much the only federation presence, and an ancient and powerful empire is crumbling to dust, and anarchy is the rule of the sector. Peter David drafts some great characters who cameod on Star Trek The Next Generation, and adds them to his own crew. The familiar faces include Robin Lefler, Dr. Selar, and - best of all - Shelby. Teamed up with a hermaphroditic engineer named Burgoyne (any resemblance to my last name is a total fluke), a strange seemingly-savant navigator named McHenry, a tactical officer who is a walking mountain named Kebron, and a half-romulan, half-vulcan science officer, Soleta, you'll find the Excalibur crew to be as amazing as I did. These first four mini-books, collected into one volume, charts Calhoun's past, and the first mission of the USS Excalibur into what was once Thallonian space. Calhoun's past is out to kill him, and the growing pains of a new crew definately sets a good pace. Oh, and did I mention that Calhoun and Shelby were once lovers? Grab this one - it's a great read.
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Summary: The beginning of a new Star Trek series...
Review: From the man who brought us "Q in Law," and the "Imzadi" books, comes "The New Frontier." Given command of the USS Excalibur, recently repaired, we are introduced to a new crew and a very new captain, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, a Xenexian who led his people to freedom as a young rebel leader. The only downside to this book (or rather, these books) is that the story of Calhoun's past drags a little in the telling. Calhoun reads very much as a cowboy, which suits a series set on a new frontier where they are very much the only federation presence, and an ancient and powerful empire is crumbling to dust, and anarchy is the rule of the sector. Peter David drafts some great characters who cameod on Star Trek The Next Generation, and adds them to his own crew. The familiar faces include Robin Lefler, Dr. Selar, and - best of all - Shelby. Teamed up with a hermaphroditic engineer named Burgoyne (any resemblance to my last name is a total fluke), a strange seemingly-savant navigator named McHenry, a tactical officer who is a walking mountain named Kebron, and a half-romulan, half-vulcan science officer, Soleta, you'll find the Excalibur crew to be as amazing as I did. These first four mini-books, collected into one volume, charts Calhoun's past, and the first mission of the USS Excalibur into what was once Thallonian space. Calhoun's past is out to kill him, and the growing pains of a new crew definately sets a good pace. Oh, and did I mention that Calhoun and Shelby were once lovers? Grab this one - it's a great read.
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Summary: Star Trek New Frontier is Awesome!
Review: Hardcore Trekkers won't want to miss out on Peter David's New Frontier. Terrific, strong new crew members (some more fleshed out than anything we've seen on TV in a while), and the interaction among them is terrific. Dr. Selar, Captain Calhoun, Soleta and Zak Kebron -- they're more than just cardboard characters. The motivations for their decisions are real and believable. Although the ending does stretch believability a bit, it does seem fitting that the Great Bird of the Galaxy put in an appearance. Definitely left me wanting more! I can't wait to read the continuing series. Great stuff!
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Summary: Okay if you're looking for certain word pronunciations
Review: I bought it because I'd read the books practically to death and wanted to know how to pronounce names and words like "M'k'n'zy," (muh-hucka-enzee) "Si Cwan," (see kwan) and "s/he" (shu-he). While I also think that Joe Morton's a good actor, his performance here left something to be desired: he tended to hesitate here and there with the narration, misportrayed Natalia Nogulich's character of Admiral Nechayev by giving her a Russian accent and pronouncing her name "Neck-uh-yev" instead of the correct "Nuh-chay-ev," and when performing Robin Lefler, he sounds nothing at all like Ashley Judd, the actress who originally played her. I know it sounds like harping, but I think it's somewhat justified since he manages to pull off sounding like Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, and Brent Spiner on the tape.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: I could not put this book down. One of the best purchases I ever made
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
Review: I have never read a better series. It keeps you on your toes. You don't want to put it down. Once you've finished one, you want to read them ALL!
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