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Summary: It's been two years...
Review: ...but it's definitely worth the wait. Peter David is consistent in his delivery of a great story that doesn't skimp on plot development.
Picking up where "Being Human" left off (a nice, punny title if there ever was one) Calhoun and the crew of the "Excalibur" are reeling from their defeat at the hands of the Beings. You have McHenry in a state of limbo in which one individual can see his specter--an individual that will likewise play an important part in things to come, I'm sure--and Morgan Primus in a state of...well, it's a state alright.
Calhoun is consumed by anger and a thirst for vengeance, and at the close of the novel, there is a nice reunion between the Xenexian Warlord and the Starfleet Captain.
Mueller has discovered a new reason to despise Gleau, the elven gigilo and resident science chief of the "Trident." M'Ress and Arex have a brief and rather humorous reunion with one of their former crewmen, who is along for the ride to Danter as an ambassador of sorts.
Si Cwan and Kalinda escape Danter and find rescue in the form of a spacefaring bird, and Soleta...well, here's the thing about Soleta. You really don't know what to impart at the novel's close; it seems she may have been affected by the, um, "Godhead."
All that aside, "Gods Above" is one of the best New Frontier novels yet, and the ending will leave you with questions, but in this case, at least we won't have to wait two years to see the resolution.
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Summary: Bow down....
Review: ...to the genius of Peter David in this conclusion to "Being Human". For the devoted reads of New Frontier, Peter David continues the adventures of Captain Calhoun and the Excalibur in their conflict with the supernatural `beings' claiming to be the gods of Earth's ancient cultures.New readers might be a little lost starting with this book but it is possible to jump in without loosing much. Peter David does a great job of bringing a user up to speed and then dive into the meat of the story. This is a great story multiple characters in totally different settings and as with every other story Peter David does, the transitions are very graceful and with extreme skills. I personally believed David felt that some of his characters need a little shaking up and made some dramatic changes, providing him and his characters new avenues and directions for development. I look forward to continuing adventures in the New Frontier.
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Summary: Bow down....
Review: ...to the genius of Peter David in this conclusion to "Being Human". For the devoted reads of New Frontier, Peter David continues the adventures of Captain Calhoun and the Excalibur in their conflict with the supernatural 'beings' claiming to be the gods of Earth's ancient cultures. New readers might be a little lost starting with this book but it is possible to jump in without loosing much. Peter David does a great job of bringing a user up to speed and then dive into the meat of the story. This is a great story multiple characters in totally different settings and as with every other story Peter David does, the transitions are very graceful and with extreme skills. I personally believed David felt that some of his characters need a little shaking up and made some dramatic changes, providing him and his characters new avenues and directions for development. I look forward to continuing adventures in the New Frontier.
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Summary: The only "addition" that is actually healthy!
Review: And that would be reading as many "Star Trek" related books as possible as well as other sci-fi works! Even though I grew up with the Original Series Star Trek, I also came to love TNG as well and, later, VOYAGER and ENTERPRISE. Being an avid fan of sci-fi in general, however, it would be an injustice on my part not to mention the many other old and new sci-fi works that both led me to Star Trek and which have forever forged my love for all sci-fi works: "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Puppet Masters", "Foundation", "2001", "2010", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Ringworld", all the "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" books, as well as books as new to the genre as "Advent of the Corps" and others.
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Summary: The only "addition" that is actually healthy!
Review: And that would be reading as many "Star Trek" related books as possible as well as other sci-fi works! Even though I grew up with the Original Series Star Trek, I also came to love TNG as well and, later, VOYAGER and ENTERPRISE. Being an avid fan of sci-fi in general, however, it would be an injustice on my part not to mention the many other old and new sci-fi works that both led me to Star Trek and which have forever forged my love for all sci-fi works: "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Puppet Masters", "Foundation", "2001", "2010", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Ringworld", all the "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" books, as well as books as new to the genre as "Advent of the Corps" and others.
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Summary: Another outstanding effort from David
Review: I don't read any of the other Star Trek books...but, the idea of a "new" crew loosely tied to the existing Star Trek books/series was interesting...and Peter David did his best to pair up the Sci-fi with potboiler soap opera and shoot-'em-up westerns to get the best written series in the Trekverse. The crew of the Excalibur is unique to say the least... Gods Above is quite interesting--well written, fast-paced, and it carries the story of the intrepid crews of Excalibur and Trident along...some minor changes incur, though...Especially to Morgan Primus, Mark McHenry, Zak Kebron, and Lt. Com. Gleau. I can't say I liked Kebron's change for the better though...The Brikar was often the best comic relief in the whole series. Well recommended, though. Get the whole series.
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Summary: A new New Frontier book, what can I say?
Review: I had forgotten that in the last New Frontier book Mark McHenry and Morgan Primus die. Only in this book we find they did not. He is in stasis, young Moke can see him, and McHenry speaks often to Wotan. Morgan has become the computer. The Beings, Gods from old Earth are still offering ambrosia and eternal life in exchange for being worshipped and killing those who cross them. Ambassador Spock makes an appearance on a Romulan Bird of Paradise, basically so he can humorously compare Calhoun's and Kirk's styles as captains... Only Mac and Shelby's ships are able to beat them because they don't fear them. Wotan traps them in black hole and McHenry becomes visible long enough to tell the crew goodbye, it's now his job to watch the black hole so they don't escape. And Kebron has changed. Oh yeah, Wotan is Moke's biological father. And Gleau is discovered dead in the last sentence.
In all, it was too similar to Gaiman's _American Gods_ for my tastes. Any New Frontier book is welcome, devoured, especially in ppbk, but when it's this similar it loses some savor. (But if you're as into the series as I am, you *have* to read each one!)
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Summary: A new New Frontier book, what can I say?
Review: I had forgotten that in the last New Frontier book Mark McHenry and Morgan Primus die. Only in this book we find they did not. He is in stasis, young Moke can see him, and McHenry speaks often to Wotan. Morgan has become the computer. The Beings, Gods from old Earth are still offering ambrosia and eternal life in exchange for being worshipped and killing those who cross them. Ambassador Spock makes an appearance on a Romulan Bird of Paradise, basically so he can humorously compare Calhoun's and Kirk's styles as captains... Only Mac and Shelby's ships are able to beat them because they don't fear them. Wotan traps them in black hole and McHenry becomes visible long enough to tell the crew goodbye, it's now his job to watch the black hole so they don't escape. And Kebron has changed. Oh yeah, Wotan is Moke's biological father. And Gleau is discovered dead in the last sentence.
In all, it was too similar to Gaiman's _American Gods_ for my tastes. Any New Frontier book is welcome, devoured, especially in ppbk, but when it's this similar it loses some savor. (But if you're as into the series as I am, you *have* to read each one!)
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Summary: Excalibur and Trident all the way
Review: I've injoyed the entire series of the (new frontier) its a fresh view on John Roddenberries version of Star Trek. Its been full of twists and turns and hard ship for all the crew. Cliff hangers at the end to be picked up the next book with unexpected proceedings. Having characters on Excalibur to fall in place and the new characters on Trident to have all new stories. And its just getting started. Sarah
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Summary: ¿Gods Above¿ stands tall for Peter David
Review: In what seemed to have taken forever to produce the next installment of the New Frontier series within the Star Trek universe was well worth the wait to readers. After developing a very interesting storyline and expanding upon it from the original television series all those years ago, Peter David re-introduced the entities known as The Beings. The Beings are god like creatures whom ancient humans wrote about as Apollo, Zues, and the like from different human mythologies. The prequel to Gods Above, had The Beings once again bring their drug-like substance known as 'ambrosia' to the people of Danter with promises of enlightenment and prosperity in exchange for worship. But Capt. Calhoun of the Excalibur and wife, Capt. Shelby of the Trident know better. Calhoun's ship suffered greatly from the powers of The Beings when he challenged their power, in order to save the misguided Danteri people. Even Ambassador Si Cwan and sister Kalinda seemed to be at the mercy of the gods in the form of Anubis, Egyptian god of death. With both crews of the Trident an Excalibur trying to devise a way to stop the rampant spread of ambrosia and influence of The Beings, other sub-plots introduced continue: Mark McHenry who 'died' at the hand of Artemis, may not be dead at all even though his corpse resides in sickbay. Kebron continues his hide shedding and metamorphosis and the results are unexpected. Calhoun's adoptive son, Moke, learns something new about himself and surprises all. Soleta is tempted by the god of truth, Thoth, and even this Vulcan 'logic' comes in question. A really interesting development with Robin's mother, Morgan Primus comes to light. A classic Star Trek Icon stops in for a visit. And many more developments to keep the reader entertained. To me, it is amazing on how easy author Peter David can keep the reader energized and continually surprised with all the different plots. The New Frontier easily and continuously fleshes out its characters to keep them fresh and up to date. More so, the New Frontier series really is the more exciting of all the Star Trek series. Think of the crew of the Trident and Excalibur as a combination of a sorority/fraternity life, seedy soap opera, and a dark comedy all rolled into one continuous space faring jaunt. And as always, just when you think things are wrapped up, in classic Peter David style, he leaves the reader with a jaw dropping cliff hanger.
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