- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books (4 April 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1416500146
- ISBN-13: 978-1416500148
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 938,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For centuries, the Elabrej believed that they were alone in the universe, and that no sentient life existed outside their home star system. But their certainty is shattered when a controversial exploration vessel of their own making encounters - and fires upon - an alien ship. The aliens return fire and destroy them - and then come to Elabrej to investigate. Meanwhile the crew of the I.K.S. Gorkon, exploring the uncharted Kavrot sector, learn that their brother ship, the I.K.S. Kravokh, was attacked by an unknown alien vessel and subsequently destroyed it. After setting a course to investigate this new people, the Kravokh disappears - but a massive alien fleet is gathering at its last known location. Captain Klag must find out what happened to the Kravokh, and who this unknown foe of the Empire may be...
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Keith R.A. Decandido is a top genre author whose tie-in novels for Pocket include several Star Trek titles across all series as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer novelizations. He is also known for his Star Trek: The Next Generation comicbook miniseries Perchance to Dream, and is the editor of several science-fiction and fantasy anthologies.
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Alien aliens- a nice change, 5 Mar 2005
By Brendan Moody - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Enemy Territory: Enemy Territory Bk. 3 (Star Trek - I.K.S. Gorkan) (Mass Market Paperback)
Like the Borg, the Klingons have long seemed to me to be among the most-overused alien races in Trek. The problem is exacerbated by the tendency of the televised product to treat the Klingons as one-note aliens, blathering about "honor!" and "loyalty!" and "a good day to die!" Such flat portrayals can only work for so long.
Fortunately, Keith R.A. DeCandido's I.K.S. Gorkon novels face no such flaws. His Klingons feel like real, fully-developed members of an alien race- an entertaining one. And in the latest entry, Enemy Territory, which is easily the best Gorkon book yet, he creates a new alien race, the Elabrej Hegemony, who are equally well-rendered.
One of the highlights of this ongoing series is the opportunity to watch the arcs of various characters, from chief engineer Kurak to squad leader Wol to Captain Klag. To see such continuity and change in a Star Trek story in an era when the televised product cultivates a bland sameness is especially rewarding.
The overall plotline of the book also features some surprises that the reader won't be expecting- DeCandido continues his penchant for killing off key characters, and another ongoing story reaches what may well be a major turning point. It'll be interesting to see how the promised fourth book in the saga plays out.
Coming as it does more than a year after the release of the most recent Gorkon book, this one is a little difficult to get into at first. The sheer amount of Klingon names is difficult to handle, as is the shifting membership of Wol's squad. However, the author does provide enough information to jog the reader's memory eventually, and by 1/3 of the way through everything was clear.
The standout aspect of Enemy Territory for me remains the presentation of these two societies, which are both alien and somehow familiar. The biological makeup of the Elabrej has a true strangeness that makes full use of the benefits of print, and their lack of cultural richness is almost bizarre, but the state of their political system and the various responses to it have a certain relevance in the modern world. And while the Klingons remain an aggressive, violent people (a truth brought home in a pair of rather graphic scenes), their similarities to humanity are clear, and one character's attitude to an old Klingon TV show provides a moment of fascinating insight.
Full of action and humor and rich with characterization, Enemy Territory is another strong installment in the thriving Star Trek fiction line. 4 stars, or 8.5/10.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This is called creativity, 4 Feb 2009
By ksk21 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Enemy Territory: Enemy Territory Bk. 3 (Star Trek - I.K.S. Gorkan) (Mass Market Paperback)
Leave it to Keith R.A. DeCandido to create an entirely new species and civilization that we have not seen before, that is unique in it's characteristics from everything else in Star Trek but still believable and weave in a very interesting story.
This story contains a civil war, mutiny, space battles, klingons, aliens, social commentary all in one beautiful and interesting story.
The story and the elabrej hegemony, so beautifully described and containing some disturbing similarities with some of our present day societies, make this a fantastic read. I thought the Books 1 & 2 were good, but the author matches those and, dare I say, overtakes them with this one.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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This the direction that Trek books need to move in, 21 Feb 2009
By General Pete - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Enemy Territory: Enemy Territory Bk. 3 (Star Trek - I.K.S. Gorkan) (Mass Market Paperback)
Thank God someone has a somewhat original idea when it comes to Trek fiction something that I feel has been noticeably lacking for years. The I.K.S Gorkon has the potential to be a very good series. The characters are mostly interesting and have more depth then you would except and the books read very quickly.
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