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Summary: Peter David Does it Again!
Review: Keep your eyes on Xyon... and the Dogs of War... You will enjoy this novel. He's just like his father... but I won't give that away... and DO NOT AT ALL READ THE LAST PAGE OF THE NOVEL! I DID AND IT SPOILED THE EFFECT...Just read the novel slowly and carefully and you will find he did a great job.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: Not my favorite of new frontier but it was good I would have to say. I look forward to reading #8. There really wasnt much of a huge cliffhanger that you must read #8 but it was interesting. Good read over all.
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Summary: It seems a little off track
Review: Peter David continues to show his solid grasp of his owncharacters, but this particular installment disappoints. I, for one, shell out the $ for a Trek novel because of familiarity with the characters. The tale of Riella isn't original enough to stand out on its own, so this one's a real let down.
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Summary: Good bedtime reading
Review: Peter David has a great handle on the characters he's created in this series. His style makes for that familiar StarTrek fun. In fact I almost wish these characters had been given life on TV rather than Voyager. (Although the chances that Ashley Judd would have reprised her role as Lefler are slim and none!) With all the current Sci-fi chatter about the next incarnation of Roddenberry's Universe, it's a shame that these characters are being touted. Even though these books are really not full length novels, the stories are fully developed and over the course of 8 novellas, the reader can't help but be drawn in by the banter between Si Cwan and Kebron. Plus two Vulcan women and a Hermat! I'm one of those "I read EVERY night before bed" people. These stories were like a good night time snack.
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Summary: Peter's a Party!
Review: Peter David hasn't disappointed me yet with his New Frontier series. I've been reading the adventures of the Excalibur crew from day one, and this story is certainly a fine addition to my collection. While we do not get to hear much from Mackenzie Calhoun himself, we DO get to fight the good fight with a woman who just might be Si Cwan's sister. Even *better,* we get to see the battle from the Bad Guys' point of view, something I find very entertaining. I only regret the Dogs of War were not pictured on the cover. Though my imagination does them fine justice, it would have been cool to see an artist's rendition of what Peter had in *his* imagination! And if you think this is the end of it, ha. Not hardly. I'm glad I bought #8 already, because I'm cracking it open this afternoon.
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Summary: Set-up
Review: Peter David is one of my all time favorite Trek authors and I know a set-up when I read one. Sometimes books are nessessary to set up a scene for a new adventure. It was a great book and I can't wait to read the rest of the adventure.
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Summary: A different voyage on the New Frontier
Review: Peter David's 7th attempt at his own created Star Trek series is both very good and dissapointing at the same time. What makes this a great book, is that the story is truly that of Star Trek lore: New species, new civilations, places where man has not been before. There is also wonderful chracter development, an introduction to a few new characters (handled expertly), and some reminders of a few past characters. This book did have a plot and made a great journey towards its end. And as always the humor between Si Cwan and Kebron is always fun, as is the new wit of chracter 'Xyon'. The bad: Well, if you're looking for all your dangling plot lines from the previous 6 books, they aren't addressed here. This book really centers on two chracters who aren't in the previous 6, or even in Star Fleet. If you want to see Capt. Calhoun, the Excalibur and her crew, you're not gonna find it here. Also, though there was some action spots, for those that are used to that big climatic Starfleet or ship face off with blasters firing away, this book is a bit shy on that typ eof action. However this is an excellent read that reminds me more or less of those individual 'filler' episodes you see once in a while....a refreshing change, but still longing for the whole crew.
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Summary: Brotherly Love
Review: Si Cwan is doing his job of joining the planets of the fallen Thallonian empire when he finds a hint to the whereabouts of his sister, Kalinda. He goes in search of her with Xyon (who has a thing for Kalinda). The book has a lot about Si Cwan and Xyon but not much more about anyone else.
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Summary: Good book, hard to put down
Review: The Quiet Place is the next leg of Si Cwan's journey to find his sister, who was kidnapped when their empire fell. Si Cwan, the Vulcan scientist Soleta, and the Brickar security officer are sent on a diplomatic mission which goes bad. Meanwhile, on that planet, a young girl named Riella has strange dreams (you don't have to be a rocket scientist to guess who she really is) about a "quiet place," that many others (including the Dogs of War & the Redeemers)want to find. Enter Xyon, a soldier of fortune who turns out to be. . . .You'll have to read it to find that out! It's great fun.
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Summary: The set-up for the storm
Review: The Quiet Place, as well as the rest of the New Frontier books, is really in true Star Trek form. What characterizes this new series is its freshness. The seventh in the series, Quiet Place isn't centered on Calhoun as most of the books have been, but what we get is new characters and new plot beginnings. We meet Xyon, smart and witty, as well as a mysterious young women who might be the missing sister Si Cwan has been searching for. The only complaint I have is that the books are all so frustratingly short. The finish of each book leaves readers with so many more questions about what will happen next then they started with. Each book is a joy, but waiting for the next installment is so very hard. We get to know more about the crew, which is good, but this book is clearly setting up for the next one. I can't wait to find out what'll happen on the Excaliber next.
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