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Summary: An enjoyable entry in the series
Review: After two entries as part of a Pocket Book "series" of novels, David returns to the New Frontier universe with a book that revolves around the current events facing Thallonian Space and the crew of the U.S.S. Excaliber. And it's with good results, overall, though I suspect much of this will be set-up for events in book eight. After the two previous efforts that were extremely Calhoune heavy, it's nice to get to see other members of the crew get to shine. David also provides a diverse, interesting supporting cast that is caught up in a race against time....At stake: the Quiet Place, the Thallonian's version of heaven. David blends his usual humor and quick plotting along with strong characters for an enjoyable, if quick read. The Excaliber crew plays a side role to some of the new characters we meet in this book (Xyon for one, the Dogs of War for another) and we can only hope that this development pays off in future books. Personally, I recommend this entire series. It's a series that is willing to take chances and these are the Trek novels I always look forward to.
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Summary: I wasn't as keen on this episode in the "New Frontier..."
Review: Although it is eventually brought to light, the start of this book happens far from the Starship Excalibur, and deals with characters who you think, originally, have nothing to do with the ship on the New Frontier. There are two characters, Xyon and Riella, who are somewhat interesting, and who take up a major portion of this book. It is unfortunate, however, that you don't really find out who these people are until a good portion of the book has gone by. When it does touch on the characters we've grown to love on the USS Excalibur, "The Quiet Place" is very much about Si Cwan, the enigmatic Thallonian who survived the fall of the Thallonian Empire, and Captain Calhoun. Shelby gets a bit of the stage as well, mostly in relation to Calhoun. Once I was aboard the Excalibur, I was happy again, but too much of this story was the "set-up" for the rest of it, and I was bored enough that I put it down quite often at the beginning. Still, the ending redeems it, the new plot wrinkles are definitely good ones, and with patience, the book pays off.
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Summary: Booooring
Review: Although Si Cwan found his sister, this book was not that great
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Summary: Star Trek New Frontier No 7 The Quiet Place
Review: As is usual with this series, Peter David's writing is very strong. This is an intriguing and enthralling story, which like most, if not all of Peter David's stories, is a page turner that is very hard to put down. The premise: The Quiet Place, most of all, is the realization of Si Cwan's quest to find his sister. Previous New Frontier novels have established that Zoran, Si Cwan's childhood friend, turned traitor, had kidnapped and hidden his sister Kalinda. The Quiet Place begins with Kalinda, who doesn't know who she actually is, living on a backwater planet name Montos, going by the name of Riella. She's living with Malia, whom Riella (Kalinda), believes to be her mother. There are some very interesting scenes here. We also meet Xyon who is an adventurous young man, who in his first chapter, is in a very dire situation. He's about to be put to death. As you read about Xyon, you almost get the impression you're reading about Captain Calhoun. We're then introduced to the Dogs of War. Only Peter David can convincingly create this warrior race of genetically engineered dogs and write them into a story so well. Throw in the Redeemers and what we have here is not only one of the best New Frontier novels written, this one falls into the category of one of the best Star Trek books ever written. As is usual with this wonderful series, it ends with the big bold To Be Continued..... This was of course preceded by a shocking discovery. Thank you very much to Peter David for this excellent addition to the New Frontier Series. MINOR SPOILER - One note of interest, in past New Frontier novels, Peter David fairly well detailed the Redeemers as far as skin color, facial features and general demeanor. If I remember correctly, he had not talked much about their height. Somehow, I never figured the Redeemers to be somewhat similar to Star Wars Jawas, in height at least. It almost makes them sort of comical, whereas my previous impression of them had been of average to large bad guys. This almost makes them funny except that they have some personal abilities that more or less takes the humor right out of these little villains
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Summary: Star Trek New Frontier No 7 The Quiet Place
Review: As is usual with this series, Peter David's writing is very strong. This is an intriguing and enthralling story, which like most, if not all of Peter David's stories, is a page turner that is very hard to put down. The premise: The Quiet Place, most of all, is the realization of Si Cwan's quest to find his sister. Previous New Frontier novels have established that Zoran, Si Cwan's childhood friend, turned traitor, had kidnapped and hidden his sister Kalinda. The Quiet Place begins with Kalinda, who doesn't know who she actually is, living on a backwater planet name Montos, going by the name of Riella. She's living with Malia, whom Riella (Kalinda), believes to be her mother. There are some very interesting scenes here. We also meet Xyon who is an adventurous young man, who in his first chapter, is in a very dire situation. He's about to be put to death. As you read about Xyon, you almost get the impression you're reading about Captain Calhoun. We're then introduced to the Dogs of War. Only Peter David can convincingly create this warrior race of genetically engineered dogs and write them into a story so well. Throw in the Redeemers and what we have here is not only one of the best New Frontier novels written, this one falls into the category of one of the best Star Trek books ever written. As is usual with this wonderful series, it ends with the big bold To Be Continued..... This was of course preceded by a shocking discovery. Thank you very much to Peter David for this excellent addition to the New Frontier Series. MINOR SPOILER - One note of interest, in past New Frontier novels, Peter David fairly well detailed the Redeemers as far as skin color, facial features and general demeanor. If I remember correctly, he had not talked much about their height. Somehow, I never figured the Redeemers to be somewhat similar to Star Wars Jawas, in height at least. It almost makes them sort of comical, whereas my previous impression of them had been of average to large bad guys. This almost makes them funny except that they have some personal abilities that more or less takes the humor right out of these little villains
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Summary: The enigmatic Xyon rescues the dream haunted Riella
Review: For most of "The Quiet Place," the seventh novel in Peter David's "Star Trek: New Frontier series," we are following the attempts of the enigmatic Xyon to rescue the dream haunted Riella. The problem is that neither of these characters are crewmembers of the Starship Excalibur, so we have no clear idea for most of the book why we are following them around instead of Captain Calhoun. Eventually things will be made clear, but if you are expecting this book to tie up loose plot threads from previous volumes you are not going to like what you find here. If anything, "The Quiet Place" adds a couple of significant new twists to what has gone on before with some pretty important implications for what is to come next. The problem is that basically everyone in the quadrant is after young Riella, from the fanatical Redeemers to a vengeful former member of the Thallonian court to the marauding Dogs of War (think Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" and not Pink Floyd when you read about these mutated canines). All of them are interested in the secrets of "The Quiet Place," a combination heaven and hell where riches await any one who can find their way there. However, the star of the book is Xyon, another one of Peter David's heroes who makes up the rules as he goes along and never says or does anything that anybody else would reasonably expect. Sound familiar? That's a clue people. In the end not much happens in this novel, but it must be setting up something pretty big down the road. Sooner or later all this stuff has got to come to a head. Or does it . . .?
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Summary: The enigmatic Xyon rescues the dream haunted Riella
Review: For most of "The Quiet Place," the seventh novel in Peter David's "Star Trek: New Frontier series," we are following the attempts of the enigmatic Xyon to rescue the dream haunted Riella. The problem is that neither of these characters are crewmembers of the Starship Excalibur, so we have no clear idea for most of the book why we are following them around instead of Captain Calhoun. Eventually things will be made clear, but if you are expecting this book to tie up loose plot threads from previous volumes you are not going to like what you find here. If anything, "The Quiet Place" adds a couple of significant new twists to what has gone on before with some pretty important implications for what is to come next. The problem is that basically everyone in the quadrant is after young Riella, from the fanatical Redeemers to a vengeful former member of the Thallonian court to the marauding Dogs of War (think Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" and not Pink Floyd when you read about these mutated canines). All of them are interested in the secrets of "The Quiet Place," a combination heaven and hell where riches await any one who can find their way there. However, the star of the book is Xyon, another one of Peter David's heroes who makes up the rules as he goes along and never says or does anything that anybody else would reasonably expect. Sound familiar? That's a clue people. In the end not much happens in this novel, but it must be setting up something pretty big down the road. Sooner or later all this stuff has got to come to a head. Or does it . . .?
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Summary: Boring plot, bad writing
Review: I can't believe Peter David wrote this book. The writing is so far below his usual standard that I am at a loss. My other problem with the book is that the characters of NF are hardly in the book at all. The new character of Xyon was somewhat interesting, but not enough to sustain this cliched story.
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Summary: Boring plot, bad writing
Review: I can't believe Peter David wrote this book. The writing is so far below his usual standard that I am at a loss. My other problem with the book is that the characters of NF are hardly in the book at all. The new character of Xyon was somewhat interesting, but not enough to sustain this cliched story.
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Summary: I Couldn't Put It Down
Review: I enjoyed The Quiet Place immensely. I couldn't put it down, it was so good. Even though the Excalibur and its crew were not very involved in the story, I loved it. Peter David did a fantastic job with this book. I loved reading about the Dogs of War, and found Riella's story fascinating. If you're looking for a great read, this is it.
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