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The Death of Princes (Star Trek: The Next Generation, No. 44)

The Death of Princes (Star Trek: The Next Generation, No. 44)

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: I could not put it down.
Review: It just goes to show how talented some of the writers for Star Trek really are

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: STNG #44 The Death of Princes - A truly enjoyable novel!
Review: Surprisingly, this is the last Star Trek novel in any of the series written by John Peel who is an excellent author. As with his first two novels, I found his writing to be absolutely superior in the genre, from characterizations to pacing to overall duel plot set up and execution, this novel has everything that a Star Trek novel reader would want when it comes to a desire for a good Star Trek "fix."

The cover art is the one minor detractor for this novel and most others published at the same time as it seems that Pocket Books wasn't too concerned with putting too much effort into the cover art for Star Trek books when this one was published.

The Premise:

This novel is one of those true rarities in the world of Star Trek fiction as it carries two distinctly different plots involving the crew of the Enterprise. On the planet Buran a mysterious disease is overwhelming the population. As the crew of the Enterprise shows up to help, the people of Buran turn against them, leaving Dr. Crusher and Captain Picard with some hard choices in the face of opposition while trying to assist the population of Buran while at the same time, hoping to stop the people of Buran, who recently joined the Federation, from pulling out of the Federation.

On nearby Iomides, Commander Riker attempts to find a Federation observer that has disappeared but they know that the observer is bent on violating the Prime Directive in an attempt to prevent an assassination...

As stated above, this is an outstanding novel that is a cut above the rest when it comes to numbered novels. I highly recommend this novel to any all fans of Star Trek fiction! {ssintrepid}

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: STNG #44 The Death of Princes - A truly enjoyable novel!
Review: Surprisingly, this is the last Star Trek novel in any of the series written by John Peel who is an excellent author. As with his first two novels, I found his writing to be absolutely superior in the genre, from characterizations to pacing to overall duel plot set up and execution, this novel has everything that a Star Trek novel reader would want when it comes to a desire for a good Star Trek "fix."

The cover art is the one minor detractor for this novel and most others published at the same time as it seems that Pocket Books wasn't too concerned with putting too much effort into the cover art for Star Trek books when this one was published.

The Premise:

This novel is one of those true rarities in the world of Star Trek fiction as it carries two distinctly different plots involving the crew of the Enterprise. On the planet Buran a mysterious disease is overwhelming the population. As the crew of the Enterprise shows up to help, the people of Buran turn against them, leaving Dr. Crusher and Captain Picard with some hard choices in the face of opposition while trying to assist the population of Buran while at the same time, hoping to stop the people of Buran, who recently joined the Federation, from pulling out of the Federation.

On nearby Iomides, Commander Riker attempts to find a Federation observer that has disappeared but they know that the observer is bent on violating the Prime Directive in an attempt to prevent an assassination...

As stated above, this is an outstanding novel that is a cut above the rest when it comes to numbered novels. I highly recommend this novel to any all fans of Star Trek fiction! {ssintrepid}

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Death of Princes
Review: The Death of Princes written by John Peel is a surprise as you get two totally different adventures wrapped up in one book, amazing. Each adventure is complete as one deal with a plague involving Picard, Crusher, Data, Worf, and Geordi; while the other deals with the prime directive featuring Riker, Deanna, and Barclay.

This book was a real treat as you get two totally different adventures, concise, with adventure and riveting the reader with compelling tales all contained in one book. We have some interesting aliens on Buran, who resemble birds, and are threatened to extinction as Beverly Crusher tries to find a cure for the plague, but nothing comes without a price, thus the Buran are turning away the Enterprise crew's help.

The other story involving the prime directive deals with a prewarp society on Iomides as a Federation observer trys to get involved with the locals and prevernt an assination... thus this could change the outcome of this worlds future as Riker et.al. try to sort this out.

The ending to each story is very compelling and you be compelled to finish. This is a very well written book and each story stands on its own.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Death of Princes
Review: The Death of Princes written by John Peel is a surprise as you get two totally different adventures wrapped up in one book, amazing. Each adventure is complete as one deal with a plague involving Picard, Crusher, Data, Worf, and Geordi; while the other deals with the prime directive featuring Riker, Deanna, and Barclay.

This book was a real treat as you get two totally different adventures, concise, with adventure and riveting the reader with compelling tales all contained in one book. We have some interesting aliens on Buran, who resemble birds, and are threatened to extinction as Beverly Crusher tries to find a cure for the plague, but nothing comes without a price, thus the Buran are turning away the Enterprise crew's help.

The other story involving the prime directive deals with a prewarp society on Iomides as a Federation observer trys to get involved with the locals and prevernt an assination... thus this could change the outcome of this worlds future as Riker et.al. try to sort this out.

The ending to each story is very compelling and you be compelled to finish. This is a very well written book and each story stands on its own.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Pleasing but not thrilling
Review: The twin stories of this book are entertaining and interesting - although not exactly enthralling. However, it's not very well written; Peel's descriptions are often rather pedestrian. The book is, in many places, quite repetitive. I also don't think John Peel has got the hang of the characters' - they don't speak like themselves - although I do think he accuately captured their moods. Overall, it's a decent book which could have been greatly improved by more careful editing (as I've found with many Star Trek novels).

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Pleasing but not thrilling
Review: The twin stories of this book are entertaining and interesting - although not exactly enthralling. However, it's not very well written; Peel's descriptions are often rather pedestrian. The book is, in many places, quite repetitive. I also don't think John Peel has got the hang of the characters' - they don't speak like themselves - although I do think he accuately captured their moods. Overall, it's a decent book which could have been greatly improved by more careful editing (as I've found with many Star Trek novels).

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A great read!
Review: This book is above average for Star Trek novels. It has two seperate stories going on at once, which I liked. A good "break" from my other reading. I would highly recommend this one.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Twin stories make it super
Review: This book is composed of two major subplots. The first is about Picard, Crusher, Data, Worf, and Geordi helping the people of Buran find a plague cure. The Burani are ornithoids - tall, white bird beings with wings, beaks and colorful crests. The plague is wiping out their species and they have to find out what started it. The other subplot is about Riker, Deanna, and Barclay trying to stop a renegade observer on planet Iomides - which hasn't yet developed warp capability. The observer is intent on stopping an assassination - and violating the Prime Directive in the process. The Federation people get more than they bargained for, however, and end up involved in a complicated mission. The book is really well written and is totally captivating. It's very descriptive and has lots of action and surprises. The two subplots didn't get in each others' way - you weren't thinking, get on with this one, I want to hear about the other one - they were both very interesting. The endings of both were sad and touching. This book is very, very good, and I definitely recommend it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Twin stories make it super
Review: This book is composed of two major subplots. The first is about Picard, Crusher, Data, Worf, and Geordi helping the people of Buran find a plague cure. The Burani are ornithoids - tall, white bird beings with wings, beaks and colorful crests. The plague is wiping out their species and they have to find out what started it. The other subplot is about Riker, Deanna, and Barclay trying to stop a renegade observer on planet Iomides - which hasn't yet developed warp capability. The observer is intent on stopping an assassination - and violating the Prime Directive in the process. The Federation people get more than they bargained for, however, and end up involved in a complicated mission. The book is really well written and is totally captivating. It's very descriptive and has lots of action and surprises. The two subplots didn't get in each others' way - you weren't thinking, get on with this one, I want to hear about the other one - they were both very interesting. The endings of both were sad and touching. This book is very, very good, and I definitely recommend it.


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