- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Star Trek; paperback / softback edition (6 Dec 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671020803
- ISBN-13: 978-0671020804
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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The continuing voyages of the "Starship Excalibur!"
Many years ago, a bizarre alien life-form known as the Black Mass consumed and destroyed an entire solar system in what was then the Thallonion Empire. Now the Black Mass has returned and its target is Tulan IV, homeworld of the fearsome Redeemers. Faced with near-certain destruction the Overlord of the Redeemers is forced to turn to an unlikely ally: Captain Calhoun and the "Starship Excalibur."
Busy coping with the return of his rebellious son, Calhoun is none too eager to come to the aid of his despotic enemy, but when innocent lives are threatened he has no choice but to confront the unstoppable Black Mass. But how can one starship turn back a force capable of consuming entire suns?
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is very good and if you have read the preceding volume, continue with the story arc. This seems to be developing into a very good series of books. There are a few jarring parts in the book but overal a very fast paced read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This series of books, all penned by peter david, may have been slow to start with some quesionable story lines and some, even by star trek standards, unlikley events, but Dark Allies is the best so far in this series.
The story revolves around Captain Macenzie Calhoun having to save the most domineering alien in Thallonian space from a cosmic entity known as the black mass, or risk the population of the nearby planet Fenner. With the aid of his estranged son, calhoun seems to acheive this mission in typical star trek fashion, but author Peter David still manages to leave the readers with one hell of a cliff-hanger.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Excalibur returns
7 Feb 2000
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Book 8 in the series begins shortly after 'The Quiet Place' left off. In this novel, we see the return of all our favorite Excalibur characters and plot lines that had been started early in the series.
Again, I commend Peter David for writing a fascinating Star Trek novel, this time packed with science, action, humor, and above all more character development. The science aspect was ingenious, something that you can only expect in the Trek universe.
We learn much more about the inner-workings of Calhoun, Selar, McHenry, Kalinda, Xyon, and especially Si-Cwan. Si-Cwan is written expertly and many of his internal/emotional dealings are very common for us 'humans'. There is also the constant fun-barbing between Si-Cwan and Kebron a futuristic odd-couple.
There were a few surprises (don't wanna give 'em away).....always fun. And the cliffhanger demands the new novel arrive shortly. Overall, this installment was much more fast paced than the last, and the result was a 'fun' Trek novel.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Please don't be the end!
27 Nov 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Great book...great series...but please don't let this be the end of Mackenzie Calhoun and the Excalibur crew...Just when the characters were well rounded and interesting, I would hate to see this series end. Hopefully, this is a cliffhanger to beat all cliffhangers. Grozit!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An enjoyable entry in a great series
10 Nov 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Now this more along the lines of what the New Frontiers books should be about--an interesting dilemma and some great character interaction. After the step in the difference direction with the Quiet Place, David makes Dark Allies one of the fastest paced but most densely plotted New Frontier books yet.
The Redeemers have their backs to the wall and are forced to ask Calhoune and company to help them fend off a force of creatures that are going to destroy their homeworld. However, as in the NF universe, nothing is ever what it seems. The Redeemers are going to make darn sure that Calhoune will help. Double crosses and triple crosses abound in a book that unfolds at great pace and has a nicely done resolution.
But what unfolds onboard the Excaliber is even more interesting. The characters we've come to know and love are gloriously alive and jump off the page. Everything in the first seven (well, nine actually) books is a set-up for a great payoff here..and you get the feeling it will only get better with each passing book.
The only bad part...David ends on one hell of a cliffhanger. It makes me want the next book NOW and not next year when it does come out.
A must read.
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