The Last Roundup (Star Trek)

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Summary: A great story, and the reader is great!
Review: The story here is good, but what really makes this great is the way it's read. David Kaye does the best job I've ever heard of perfectly imitating the character's voices (with the exception of Sulu - still need to work on that one). There are times when you honestly think the original crew came back together to record this adventure, and it really adds to the story. While they don't all technically get together until almost the end of the story, it's still a good one and well worth the time.

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Summary: A bored Kirk finds action even when he is not looking for it
Review: This episode involves the crew of the original series, and occurs after the events of "The Undiscovered Country." The crew members have scattered to various tasks, some to command and others to do their part to cement the peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Admiral Kirk is back teaching at the Star Fleet Academy and there is of course not enough action to satisfy his ravenous appetite for adventure. Therefore, when his nephews ask him to accompany them in an attempt to colonize a planet, he eventually accepts. At first, Kirk is very out of place among the scientists and engineers who are trying to conduct scientific and technical research.
Of course, things are not as they seem and Kirk, Scotty and Chekov are soon in the middle of a crisis that could damage or destroy the Federation. In this case, the primary enemy is the Orion syndicate, a rapacious pirate organization, whose sole motive is to profit at the expense of others. While the Orions were introduced in the original series, we know little about them, and do not learn much more in this story. Nevertheless, we do learn about a new species that apparently wants to join the Federation, but is in fact seeking to undermine it.
The action moves along very well and we also get to follow the exploits of Sulu, as his ship is terribly outgunned when it intervenes in a major interstellar war. His solution to the problem is one that reveals that he too has a bit of the pirate in him. Spock and Uhuru also come to the rescue in a Klingon ship, dispatched by Klingon Chancellor Azebur in repayment of a blood debt. After a battle that is waged more with wits than with phasers and photon torpedoes, Kirk and his group emerge victorious, and the Federation gains two new valuable members.
Well written and involving many different characters, this is one of the better Star Trek novels, and would have made a very good movie.

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Summary: "Last Roundup" Delivers
Review: This is the best of the post "Star Trek VI" books and promises one last great adventure for Captain Kirk and his crew. This book delivers and we find Kirk, Checkov and Scotty as the main characters in a story involving Kirk's nephews and a far flung world they wish to colonise. We see the early efforts that would lead to the Federation/Klingon alliance. Even Captain Sulu and the Excelsior make an appearance in time for a confrontation that reveals betrayal and old enemies alike. Without giving too much away this novel is truly a worthy epilogue to the classic era of films. And it is with great pride that I recommend it to you all.