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The Final Reflection: A Star Trek Novel (Paperback)

by John M. Ford (Author)
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  • Paperback: 253 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; 1st edition edition (Jun 1984)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0671473883
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671473884
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.2 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3.0 out of 5 stars "This is the war they wanted.", 23 April 2008
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This review is from: Final Reflection (Star Trek) (Paperback)
Titan Books continue their series of novels based on Classic Star Trek with #10: The Final Reflection by John M. Ford.
This book is a rather curious one. It starts with Kirk being given a copy of said book and the author writes a fake preface as if he'd written it in the future. Although the stardate suggests this takes place sometime after the events of Star Trek IV it is referenced in Strangers From The Sky which actually places it between Star Trek I and II.
The novel is an examination of the Klingons and much like Diane Duane's Rihannsu Series (see novels 4, 21, 95 and 96) it creates a very different version of the Empire that we have come to embrace through the stories created since Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Set in 2227, the story centres around the life of Vrenn, a Klingon boy who has lived on the homeworld - an orphan whose entire bloodline is now extinct. As a child he was trained and used in the game of `klin zha'. This is like the Klingon version of chess. There are many variations but a popular entertainment is to train children in combat and use them as the pieces in a live action game while the Thought Master controls them from a board elsewhere. When pieces are captured or removed from the board, the player actually dies.
Vrenn is adopted by the Master Thought Admiral of another house who tutors him, tells him of his true lineage and sets him on the path of command in the Imperial Navy. Life lessons are hard fought and hard won for Vrenn but he soon discovers the fine line of command.
He is tasked with escorting the first Federation Ambassador to the Klingon homeworld from Earth. The Klingon's presence is a disruptive influence on the latest Babel conference and the Klingons soon find themselves embroiled in a mesh of intrigue and conspiracy at the heart of Starfleet, the Imperial Council and the various delegates of the Federation.
Unlike his first novel (for UK readers), this one has none of the humour or spectacle of `How Much For Just The Planet', although his passion for songs is still present with snippets taken from the theme songs of Klingon television shows like `Battlecruiser Vengeance'.
The book is a very slow read, despite a couple of battles, and relies too much on politics and deception. The first chapter is quite a slog but once you get past that it gets a little better. The conspiracy is a little too clear cut and easy to spot early on. While characters like Vrenn and Emanuel Tagore are fleshed out, a lot of the `supporting cast' are a little two-dimensional and this adds to the dull pace.
Not a bad Star Trek book, not a patch on his previous work, but definitely one for completists only.
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