- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Baen Books; Reissue edition (3 Nov 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671878492
- ISBN-13: 978-0671878498
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,356,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"... plenty of high-tech action for fans of SF adventure, as well as a ... satisfying central mystery that Raeder is assigned to solve ... Trekkies are likely to beam it up right off the bookstore shelves". -- Publishers Weekly
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Peter Raeder became the Commonwealth's first ace pilot in the war against the secessionist Mollies. That battle cost him his hand - and his right to fly the nimble Speeds that had been his first love. Now he's Flight Engineer on the fast carrier Invincible, a crack new ship with a picked crew, ready to fight the Mollies who control the universe's richest anti-hydrogen mines, and the loathsome spider-like alien Fibians who have come to their aid. There are only a few problems. The pirate raiders who attack the convoy taking him to his new posting, for one. And closer to home, the traitor onboard the Invincible who engineered the grisly death of Peter's predecessor, and who'll kill the entire crew unless Peter can stop him....
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book is very good, it is what I expected from the Chief Engineer of the Enterprise. "Computer... show me the Enterprise, no A, no B, no C, and no bloody D!", and the great S.M. Sterling, whose Forgotten Realms books were great. I liked this book so much that I read it Twice, it is not somthing I usually do, but I could not wait for the next one to come out so I read it again. I felt for the characters, and was suprised at who the Mollie spy was. Can you tell me when the next one will be out? Tom
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved this book but must admit that I got lost in the techno babble. The characters are well thought out -- people we would like to meet. I hated to read the end because I felt like friends had moved away. I also agree that the end was a bit sudden and a little too pat. All the same, I can hardly wait for book 2.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I bought this book because it was the only SF title the convenience store had that wasn't #3 or #4 in a series. I couldn't stop reading it until the end though. Bonus points if you spot something from a Niven/Pournelle book! Really a good book, except for the cover art. Does it really have to have Doohan's face looming over a ship that looks almost, but not quite, exactly unlike the ships described in the book? I'm looking forward to the next 10 books in this series, but cringing at the thought of yet more incredibly innacurate cover art.
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This the one of my favorite books!
The Rising by S.M. Stirling and James Doohan is a masterpiece. This book is a must read for anyone who likes Science Fiction. Order this book now!
Published on 18 Mar 1999
A light, but worthwhile trip though a new galaxy
The authors have created an interesting galaxy (it's more than a world) with a war going on in it. On top of that, they've created some very interesting, although superficial,... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 1997
Very enjoyable...Thanks James Doohan.
I read mostly for entertainment and enjoy the old star Trek series the most. I often wondered what Star Trek life was like besides Star Fleet. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 1997
A good read. I'm waiting for book 2!
An excellent story (apparently Jimmy Doohan's) told well (apparently Stirlings writing). Not real deep, not a work of art, but a very good read and very entertaining. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 1997
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