- Paperback: 276 pages
- Publisher: Star Trek (6 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671042106
- ISBN-13: 978-0671042103
- Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 994,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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After Ael t'Rllailleiu fled to the Klingons and the Federation for help, Kirk and the USS "Enterprise" became key players in a struggle that was to put them in danger as they sought a solution to the deadliest of games.
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SEMPACH WAS one of a newer, experimental class of cruisers, the Constellation class, named in memory of Matt Decker's old ship that had been lost against the planet killer in the L-374 system not so very long ago. Read the first page
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SEMPACH WAS one of a newer, experimental class of cruisers, the Constellation class, named in memory of Matt Decker's old ship that had been lost against the planet killer in the L-374 system not so very long ago. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Peerless author, she brings the Rihannsu/romulans alive...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Honor Blade: 4 (Star Trek: The Original) (Paperback)
The people that we know as Romulans, who know themselves as Rihannsu, FEEL alive when you read her books. Laughter and joy, tragedy and sorrow, honor and the loss of it...all these things are brought to vivid life by Diane Duane. After reading the Rihannsu series, you'll wonder why the Star Trek movies/series didn't bring these people (as written in these books) to the screen. So much could have been done with them.I heartily recommend that you read them in order. Its not necessary, per se, but SO MUCH is gained by learning of the characters as they develop. In fact, reading Spock's World, and the Wounded Sky are great intros to some of the characters who appear again and again. Read "My Enemy, My Ally", "The Romulan Way", "Swordhunt", and "Honor Blade". And be prepared to be disappointed...when the day comes that she writes of them no more. For you will sorely miss her insights into the Star Trek universe that we love. And you'll mourn the day when Ael and her crew no longer spread their wings upon starry skies...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The wonderful world of the Rihansu,
By Marketa "Marketa" (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Honor Blade: 4 (Star Trek: The Original) (Paperback)
Again Diane Duane manages to take the reader further into the SF world of original star trek. The plot is sublime, the events slowly moving towards a climax...for which we have to wait until her next book is released. And although there are new characters, old ones are not forgotten, and it is a pleasure to meet again the Hamalki scientist, and other characters that were introduced inher older books. Also, Diane Duane manages to describe the interaction between the main characters on the Starship Enterprise - spot on. A real pleasure to read. A very good read - and a must for anyone who has enjoyed any of Diane Duane's other TOS books.
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2.7 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews) 17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
argh,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Honor Blade: 4 (Star Trek: The Original) (Paperback)
I really liked this book. I really wanted to like this book, and I did. It's got lots of great new characters, cameos by people we haven't seen in a while like Sam Cogley and Herb Tanzer, and the tension is slowly but surely ratcheting up. I want to see what happens next. But. But I am *outraged* that nowhere on the packaging is it indicated that this story is not finished. It's as if someone took a 600-page novel and simply separated it into several sections of equal length. "Swordhunt" ends in a completely random place, and "Honor Blade" has no sense of closure either. If you are writing an ongoing story, you at least have the responsibility to tell the reader so. At $6.99 per volume (cover price), that's a lot of money to pay for a story without having the entire thing available. If Pocket decided to publish it in sections because they'd make more money by selling several smaller books than one big one, well, the joke's on them. I'm not buying the next one: I'll wait until it makes it to the library. I hope to god Ms. Duane didn't have anything to do with this marketing decision because it's cheap, and I think she's a fine writer who knows better than to do this to her audience. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
So What's the Story?,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Honor Blade: 4 (Star Trek: The Original) (Paperback)
First of all, let me say that I whole-heartedly agree with the reviewers who say it's tacky what this publisher has done. To divide what is so obviously a single novel into two books like this is a blatant attempt to milk the reading public for all its worth. For shame! Diane Duane writes of how some Romulans have lost their sense of honor. It appears that some Terrans are guilty of the same thing.I am now about three quarters of the way through "Honor Blade" --- having previously finished its surgically-separated siamese twin, "Swordhunt." Having gotten through 395 of a total of 449 pages of this "one-for-the-price-of-two" book, I find myself asking: So what's the story?!" I enjoyed Duane's previous "Rihannsu" novels --- both of which could stand on their own, if you know what I mean. "My Enemy, My Ally" was great; and "The Romulan Way" was perhaps one of the best "Star Trek" novels I've read in years. So perhaps I was anticipating too much from the next novel in the series. But come on! For 395 pages I have read about this monumental meeting between the Feds and the Romulans, expecting some grand event, wondering how it will all turn out ... and so far nothing has happened! Finally around page 350 --- I am, of course, numbering the pages as if this were one novel, as it should have been --- the two sides opened their first meeting session. Big deal! I'm still waiting for some real action. What is the point of this book?! This is not the worst "Trek" novel I have ever read. I think Duane's writing and characters are keeping my attention. Give her a star for that. But as for plot ... it seems to have been enveloped in a cloaking device! 17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Tired of seperated novels,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Honor Blade: 4 (Star Trek: The Original) (Paperback)
After having read reviews of several books that could have been a dynamite single novel and instead were seperated into multiple books for possible money making reasons by the publisher/author I have decided not to purchase any more Star Trek novels that end with "To Be Continued...." Anyone with similar thoughts please write to the publishing companies. Let them know we feel abuse, robbed and are tired of getting short stories when we pay for full length novels.
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