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At last--collected in one exciting volume--the earliest adventures of Captain MacKenzie Calhoun and the crew of the "U.S.S. Excalibur." Finally fans can satiate their thirst for Star Trek: New Frontier novels with books one through eight.
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For readers new to the New Frontier series and for fans of Peter David's original creation, the charismatic, complex and volatile Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, the first eight books in the New Frontier series are here collected into one magnificent omnibus volume. From rescuing refugees from the Thallonian Empire to battling the unstoppable Black Mass, the adventures of Captain Calhoun and his crew will have both collectors and first-time fans on the edge of their seats.
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After the U.S.S. Grissom's mission to Anzibar, which ended with Captain Norman Kenyon's death and Commander Mackenzie Calhoun resigning from Starfleet in disgust, Calhoun, the future captain of the U.S.S. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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After the U.S.S. Grissom's mission to Anzibar, which ended with Captain Norman Kenyon's death and Commander Mackenzie Calhoun resigning from Starfleet in disgust, Calhoun, the future captain of the U.S.S. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Eines stimmt: The New Frontier like You've never seen it before...
Auf knapp 400 Seiten versuchen sich über 18 Autoren an der New Frontier Reihe. Im Vorwort teilte sich Peter David mit, dass er zunächst Bedenken hatte, seine Charaktere aus der Hand zu geben. Zwar waren diverse TV-Charaktere dabei, aber er hat ihnen neues Leben eingehaucht. Nun versuchten sich Freunde und Kollegen an der neuen Grenze und drücken ihnen in 17 Kurzgeschichten ihre eigene Note auf. Die letzte Kurzgeschichte ist dann vom Meister selbst, der behauptet, er habe die ein oder andere Geschichte umgeschrieben. Allerdings fehlen Witz und Spannung bei den meisten der Kurzgeschichten und reichen nicht einmal annähernd an die David-Geschichten heran.
So darf der Captain in "Loose Ends" die Schweinerei aus der Pegasus-Affäre (TNG) aufwischen und sich mit Romulanern herumschlagen. Shelby entdeckt in "All That Glisters", wer für den Angriff auf die Außenposten verantwortlich ist. Einzig "Waiting for G'Doh or how I stopped walking and hating People" reicht an Kebrons Alleshassen heran. Obwohl von dem Veteranen Greenberger geschrieben, kann Lefler's Log nicht ganz überzeugen. Auch Bicks "Alice, on the Edge of Night" bringt nichts Neues über Morgan Primus. Soleta lernt in "Relevations" ihren Vater kennen, während Si Cwan in "Turning Point" bemerkt, dass auch Gewöhnliche interessant sein können und ein Recht auf Leben haben. In Q'uandary findet sich Dr. Selar im Bürgerkrieg der Q wieder. Weitere Geschichten: Burgoyne 172: Oil and Water, Mark McHenry: Singularity, Arex: The Road to Edos, D'ndai of Calhoun: A Lady of Xenex, U. S. S. Excalibur: Making a Difference, Kat Mueller: Performance Appraisal, Xant: Redemption und nochmal Soleta: Out of the Frying Pan, Burgoyne 172: Through the Looking Glas, Calhoun und Shelby: A Little Getaway und schließlich eine kleine Zeitlinie. Wenn eine Geschichte knapp 20 Seiten beinhaltet, kann man sich denken, dass die Qualität darunter leidet.
Auf knapp 400 Seiten versuchen sich über 18 Autoren an der New Frontier Reihe. Im Vorwort teilte sich Peter David mit, dass er zunächst Bedenken hatte, seine Charaktere aus der Hand zu geben. Zwar waren diverse TV-Charaktere dabei, aber er hat ihnen neues Leben eingehaucht. Nun versuchten sich Freunde und Kollegen an der neuen Grenze und drücken ihnen in 17 Kurzgeschichten ihre eigene Note auf. Die letzte Kurzgeschichte ist dann vom Meister selbst, der behauptet, er habe die ein oder andere Geschichte umgeschrieben. Allerdings fehlen Witz und Spannung bei den meisten der Kurzgeschichten und reichen nicht einmal annähernd an die David-Geschichten heran.
So darf der Captain in "Loose Ends" die Schweinerei aus der Pegasus-Affäre (TNG) aufwischen und sich mit Romulanern herumschlagen. Shelby entdeckt in "All That Glisters", wer für den Angriff auf die Außenposten verantwortlich ist. Einzig "Waiting for G'Doh or how I stopped walking and hating People" reicht an Kebrons Alleshassen heran. Obwohl von dem Veteranen Greenberger geschrieben, kann Lefler's Log nicht ganz überzeugen. Auch Bicks "Alice, on the Edge of Night" bringt nichts Neues über Morgan Primus. Soleta lernt in "Relevations" ihren Vater kennen, während Si Cwan in "Turning Point" bemerkt, dass auch Gewöhnliche interessant sein können und ein Recht auf Leben haben. In Q'uandary findet sich Dr. Selar im Bürgerkrieg der Q wieder. Weitere Geschichten: Burgoyne 172: Oil and Water, Mark McHenry: Singularity, Arex: The Road to Edos, D'ndai of Calhoun: A Lady of Xenex, U. S. S. Excalibur: Making a Difference, Kat Mueller: Performance Appraisal, Xant: Redemption und nochmal Soleta: Out of the Frying Pan, Burgoyne 172: Through the Looking Glas, Calhoun und Shelby: A Little Getaway und schließlich eine kleine Zeitlinie. Wenn eine Geschichte knapp 20 Seiten beinhaltet, kann man sich denken, dass die Qualität darunter leidet.
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Catching up with "New Frontier"
29. Oktober 2003
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I have read "New Frontier" since the beginning, and I was a bit reticent to pick up this anthology, wondering what these new voices would bring to the universe Peter David built. Indeed, I was curious as to what, exactly, the stories would be; as David says in the introduction, it was a tough decision to decide where the stories should take place, and ultimately they are all in the various characters' pasts, which makes for an interesting read.
The results of "No Limits" are wonderful, illuminating the established characters with new details, explanations, and purpose. Every story adds something new to the characters, whether it is Calhoun's loyalty to Picard (the opener, "Loose Ends"), Kebron's love for fish (the aptly titled "Waiting for G'Doh"), Morgan's quest to end her existence ("Alice, on the Edge of Night"), or Burgoyne's life-altering experience with "visions" ("Through the Looking Glass").
The standouts in the anthology are David Mack's Kebron tale, which offers great insight into his psyche and gives new meaning to "stoicism;" both of the Soleta stories, one which shows us of her fateful first meeting with Rajari, the second which gives us Spock; Josepha Sherman's "Turning Point" which finds Si Cwan as an adolescent coming to the realization that the Royal Court of Thallon does not sit well with his conflicting opinions of high and low castes; and, of course, Peter David's tale of Shelby and Calhoun's ill-fated honeymoon. Oh, and we finally get to meet Morgan Korsmo and see that oft-referred to incident, Wolf-359, and the battle waged on the "Excalibur."
This is a great addition to any "New Frontier" fan's library, or any Trek fan's for that matter. This also works as an adequate introduction into the hearts and minds of the characters that have been changing since 1997. Pick it up. It's one of the best Trek anthologies out there, and it's great to see some new voices add their talents to the ever-expanding crews of the "Excalibur" and the "Trident."
The results of "No Limits" are wonderful, illuminating the established characters with new details, explanations, and purpose. Every story adds something new to the characters, whether it is Calhoun's loyalty to Picard (the opener, "Loose Ends"), Kebron's love for fish (the aptly titled "Waiting for G'Doh"), Morgan's quest to end her existence ("Alice, on the Edge of Night"), or Burgoyne's life-altering experience with "visions" ("Through the Looking Glass").
The standouts in the anthology are David Mack's Kebron tale, which offers great insight into his psyche and gives new meaning to "stoicism;" both of the Soleta stories, one which shows us of her fateful first meeting with Rajari, the second which gives us Spock; Josepha Sherman's "Turning Point" which finds Si Cwan as an adolescent coming to the realization that the Royal Court of Thallon does not sit well with his conflicting opinions of high and low castes; and, of course, Peter David's tale of Shelby and Calhoun's ill-fated honeymoon. Oh, and we finally get to meet Morgan Korsmo and see that oft-referred to incident, Wolf-359, and the battle waged on the "Excalibur."
This is a great addition to any "New Frontier" fan's library, or any Trek fan's for that matter. This also works as an adequate introduction into the hearts and minds of the characters that have been changing since 1997. Pick it up. It's one of the best Trek anthologies out there, and it's great to see some new voices add their talents to the ever-expanding crews of the "Excalibur" and the "Trident."
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a jewel
19. Dezember 2003
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After reading Ilsa J. Bick's Well of Souls, just a terrific and griping book, I was inspired to find more of her work. Whoever said that her story in this anthology about Morgan Primus got him choked up is right on. "Alice, on the Edge of Night" just shines, and Bick's ability to get into the heads of her characters and make you care about them is truly amazing. She has a deft command of language and phrasing that left me gasping. Other people have griped about her writing, but I find it refreshing and captivating. I hope to see more by her in the Trek universe. Several reviewers at the Well of Souls website mentioned having her do a series. That's a good idea.
Other terrific stories: David Mack's Kebron story, Sherman's story about an adolescent Si Cwan, and, of course, Peter David's tale of Calhoun's and Shelby's honeymoon.
Please, someone -- do this again. With these writers. Please.
Other terrific stories: David Mack's Kebron story, Sherman's story about an adolescent Si Cwan, and, of course, Peter David's tale of Calhoun's and Shelby's honeymoon.
Please, someone -- do this again. With these writers. Please.
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Varied, but overall, quite solid.
24. November 2003
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I tend to avoid short story collections, as short story collections tend to vary in quality; but this is a collection of short stories set in the Star Trek: New Frontier series that was crafted by Peter David, and since he was the editor, I gave it a shot. Lately, as another reviewer has mentioned, I have been frustrated with where the series is going (too heavy handed, too humerous in a blunt way), but these stories were a complete change of pace, and in a very good way. They are reminiscent of the DS9 relaunch, where various authors have obviously been given an outline to follow, but granted creative expression.
The stories take turns with the various characters of the New Frontier cast, and as such, I found some of them quite interesting (Shelby switching from engineering to command track, a diary-entry story featuring Lefler, a really solid bit of character study for McHenry), but others, based on characters I couldn't really care all that much for (Kebron, Si Cwan), just didn't do much for me.
However, a few of the stories blew me away. Most notably, the one about Morgan Primus (Robin Lefler's immortal mother), was done with such a deft touch of emotionality that I actually got choked up, which is rare enough with Star Trek in general, but very rare in short story Trek fiction. I honestly place it on a level with the TNG episode "The Inner Light." Yes, that good. I, too, will be seeking more stories from Ilsa J. Bick.
Which brings me around to the good part about short story collections - that you often meet a new author worthy of more research and reading. All in all this was quite good, and if you're an anal collector of Trek such as myself, you'll want it.
'Nathan
The stories take turns with the various characters of the New Frontier cast, and as such, I found some of them quite interesting (Shelby switching from engineering to command track, a diary-entry story featuring Lefler, a really solid bit of character study for McHenry), but others, based on characters I couldn't really care all that much for (Kebron, Si Cwan), just didn't do much for me.
However, a few of the stories blew me away. Most notably, the one about Morgan Primus (Robin Lefler's immortal mother), was done with such a deft touch of emotionality that I actually got choked up, which is rare enough with Star Trek in general, but very rare in short story Trek fiction. I honestly place it on a level with the TNG episode "The Inner Light." Yes, that good. I, too, will be seeking more stories from Ilsa J. Bick.
Which brings me around to the good part about short story collections - that you often meet a new author worthy of more research and reading. All in all this was quite good, and if you're an anal collector of Trek such as myself, you'll want it.
'Nathan
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