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Summary: Recommended.
Review: Picard & Co. investigate a pirate (named Blaze) using a refitted Constitution class starship (named Glory - get it Blaze of Glory?) to raid federation shipping and wreck havoc within the Federation member K'tralli Empire. But all is not as it seems with the K'Tralli... A good read. The author does an admirable job depicting political intrigue within the K'tralli Empire and between the K'Tralli and the Romulans. I especially liked the cybrid (think cyborg, vampire, sports model with an illegal pharmacy onboard) character concept. Too bad about Lieutenant Dorn though...
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Summary: ST-TNG: Blaze of Glory
Review: Star Trek-The Next Generation: Blaze of Glory written by Sinon Hawke is a well-written fast paced with engaging prose, pirate adventure. The U.S.S. Enterprise is called to action in the K'Trall sector of Federation space near the Federation/Romulan neutral zone. It seems that Federation merchant shipping is being pirated, now Captain Jean-Luc Picard must find the culprit, Blaze. Blaze is a K'Tralli who just so happens to have a constitution class starship called Glory with a cloaking device, hence the story's name... Blaze of Glory. Captain Picard renews his acquaintence with Captain Gruzinoz on Starbase 37 near the Romulan neutral zone. K'Tralli are distant relatives to the Vulcans and Romulans, so treachery and disaster aren't too far away. Now, Riker and LaForge are captured by the pirate Blaze and Captain Jean-Luc Picard along with Gruzinoz and his security officer must resolve this whole situation as the planet itself holds a deadly secret. A maze of deadly descption always shrouds the Romulans and you won't be disappointed here as Picard must see past and resolve this dangerous mission... and lives are hanging in the balance. Fast paced action-adventure are found in this book as it is one of the best books in the ST-TNG series.
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Summary: STNG #34 Blaze of Glory - A great Trek tale!
Review: Surprisingly enough, this was the third and last Star Trek novel for this excellent author. I would definitely have thought he would've made more trips into the Trek universe, but alas that's not the case. I found his writing style to be very fast paced, making for an excellent Star Trek The Next Generation novel. It would definitely be nice to see this author make a return to the Trek universe someday! The cover art is pretty much standard fare for the time in which this novel was published, nothing special. The premise: The Enterprise is temporarily assigned to the planet K'Trall which has just come out from under the yoke of barbarous suppression. Captain Picard and crew soon find that they must deal with a pirate ship of a sort that has been attacking Federation shipping. This intriguing ship just happens to be an old Constitution class starship equipped with a cloaking device. Along with dealing with the rogue ship, Captain Picard must also deal with the Romulans. The planet itself holds a deadly secret as well and Captain Picard soon finds that he not only has Federation shipping to protect but millions of lives on the planet as well. I highly recommend this numbered STNG title as you will find it to be one of the best published at that time and it's truly good, fast paced and intriguing Star Trek fiction. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: STNG #34 Blaze of Glory - A great Trek tale!
Review: Surprisingly enough, this was the third and last Star Trek novel for this excellent author. I would definitely have thought he would've made more trips into the Trek universe, but alas that's not the case. I found his writing style to be very fast paced, making for an excellent Star Trek The Next Generation novel. It would definitely be nice to see this author make a return to the Trek universe someday! The cover art is pretty much standard fare for the time in which this novel was published, nothing special. The premise: The Enterprise is temporarily assigned to the planet K'Trall which has just come out from under the yoke of barbarous suppression. Captain Picard and crew soon find that they must deal with a pirate ship of a sort that has been attacking Federation shipping. This intriguing ship just happens to be an old Constitution class starship equipped with a cloaking device. Along with dealing with the rogue ship, Captain Picard must also deal with the Romulans. The planet itself holds a deadly secret as well and Captain Picard soon finds that he not only has Federation shipping to protect but millions of lives on the planet as well. I highly recommend this numbered STNG title as you will find it to be one of the best published at that time and it's truly good, fast paced and intriguing Star Trek fiction. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: Most exciting TNG book I've ever read!
Review: The only problem with this book is, it doesn't offer any suprises, however, it is not dull and will keep you interested to the last page. I hope to see blaze in future books
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Summary: A good fast paced book, very easy reading
Review: The only problem with this book is, it doesn't offer any suprises, however, it is not dull and will keep you interested to the last page. I hope to see blaze in future books
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Summary: If you like pirates you'll love this one!
Review: This book is a fast and easy read. It has the dash of Robin hood and pirates sprinked throughout. This makes one of the central characters, Captain Blaze, easy to swallow, despite his methods. The main plot was easy to figure out, once the author revealed that the K'Trall were related to Vulcans and Romulans. Of course, the more militaristic, pointy eared variety were quickly uncovered. Needless to say, the Romulans wanted a straight line, but the author used a few well placed curves. Things unfolded as expected, with the Romulans going home with slightly duller ears. Someday, a SNG book will enlighten the Romulans. Strange how the militaristic Klingons joined the fold, why not the logic Romulans!
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Summary: Good action-thriller
Review: This is a Cold War style espionage thriller, with a lot of action. The Enterprise is brought in to, on the surface, capture or destroy a pirate ship. The real situation is far more complex: the new ruler and his cronies are corrupt and power hungry and doing deals with the Romulans. There are two story lines: Picard and the Enterprise investigate the situation, which becomes protecting political figures from attack, while Riker, Geordi and the local Lt. Dorn infiltrate the pirate crew. The descriptions and action scenes are quite good, although the space battles are overly simplified for my taste. Picard's story is an intricate political adventure that was quite intriguing to follow, both in terms of the details of the scheme he unravelled and how he did it. Picard is unusually adventurous in this book. Both his and Riker's stories involved vivid and, for this author, unusually distinctive characters. That can also be a bit of a drawback, because Lt. Dorn is not a very likeable character, and it is very hard to sympathise with her issues. In general, there is a swashbuckling feel to this book, both in Riker's story and also a bit in how Picard behaves. I found it quite entertaining, both in terms of the complexity of the political schemes and style of the general action.
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Summary: Easy reading but not specially interesting
Review: This is a nice book to read on summer afternoons, but it as little simple and some technical details are not well understood. I would recommend it as an easy reading but not as a book which deserves to be in a trekky heart.
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