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So good!
“This omnibus consists of four ST:NF books: "House of Cards", "Into the Void", "The Two-Front War" and "End Game". ST:NF basically tells the stories of the USS Excalibur and its crew - and it's so good! The truth is that you need to read these four books together because they tell one story, they are not stand-alone.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-08-11.
I love the characters, they are real heroes in the old sense of the word. The female characters are strong without being bitchy or arrogant. And the plot, I really like it. It would have been great to see the special effects on screen. But the best part? The dialogs! The book is not dark and gloomy, it's fun and full of adventure and the banter - especially between Si Cwan and Kebron - is hilarious!
Conclusion? I will definitely keep buying books in this series, that's for sure!” -
Though I Hate to Admit It, This Really IS Star Trek!
“I really didn't want to like these. A Star Trek series that didn't start off as television, with pretty much all-new characters. I pride myself on my willingness to try new things, though, so I cracked open the first one, fell in love, and am now on # 7. If you like Star Trek novels, these are a good way to get your fix; they really feel like Star Trek and David, as always, writes a good book.
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-07-11.
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2 of 2 members found this review helpful.
First Four New Frontier Tales Packaged As One
“House of Cards
An amazon user wrote this on 2008-07-18.
In the mid nineteen-nineties, the Star Trek universe was placed in the hands of Peter David to begin a new novel-based series with a new captain, crew, setting, and a multitude of new species. A few had been seen before -- both onscreen, as side-characters -- and in some of David's Trek novels geared towards children (the Starfleet Academy series). In doing so, David created New Frontier, and did not disappoint. At all.
The series opens on Xenex, a desolate desert world, then runs the gamut of worlds from imperial homeworld Thallon (another species created for the novels, as well as Xenex) to Romulus and Vulcan. Many of the characters are introduced in this, the first novel (almost novella-length), eventually ending in a cliffhanger.
Excellent opener to an even more outstanding series.
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Into the Void
The second book in a series of four introductory novels within the "New Frontier" series is both character and action-packed, introducing the readers to the Excalibur crew left untouched in the first volume.
Excalibur has launched on her mission to Sector 221-G, and her commanders are hard at work sorting out personnel issues ranging from stowaways to the helmsman. But when a refugee transport loses power, it's Excalibur's job to save the ship -- and the people aboard.
"New Frontier", the first Star Trek series to be centered around non-canon characters, is, in my humble opinion, some of the best Trek fiction on the market. The characters, plots, and characters are all stunningly executed by one of Trek's best authors.
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The Two-Front War
"Two-Front War" is the third in a series of three short, interlinked novels designed to introduce the reading world to the "New Frontier" novels.
The refugees Excalibur has protected have come to what they hope will be a happy home on a planet home to a species known as the Nelkar. However, these Nelkar seem to have nefarious plans, and Excalibur's commander, Mackenzie Calhoun, suspects something ill is at play. Meanwhile, security chief Kebron and guest-ambassador Si Cwan are on a mission to find Cwan's younger sister -- which also reeks of subterfuge.
A direct continuation from the previous two books, "Two-Front" continues the bold new tradition of New Frontier. These books, exceptionally well-crafted, are in this reviewer's opinion, some of the best Trek to be found on or off-screen.
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End Game
The mysterious planet of Thallon is rent with earthquakes amidst political upheaval, and the crew of Excalibur is trapped at Nelkar, forced to resolve its refugee issue before departing to the home of the former Thallonian Empire to retrieve its missing crew. Meanwhile, the dark pasts of the crew seem to be catching up with them.
The final book in the introductory four-book series, "End Game" ends readers' first view of "New Frontier" with a literal bang -- and a hell of a good finale.” -
1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
A Great and Original Addition to the Star Trek Universe
“Peter David is perhaps the best writer of Star Trek fiction out there -- he has written many of absolute favorite Star Trek novels, Imzadi among them. In creating the New Frontier series, David breathes new life into a stale series that has been tied to the vision of Gene Roddenberry or the producers of the television shows. Not the case here. David mixes old and new characters to create an exciting story that is both original and true to Gene Roddenberry's vision. Among the new characters introduced Captain Calhoun is probably the best captain to sit a starship since Captain Kirk. He has many of Kirk's qualities, but also the leadership skills of Picard and Sisko. Peter David surrounds Calhoun with some old ST:TNG characters and new faces like Bourgoyne-172, a Hermat (hermaphrodite). Burgoyne-172 is the kind of charactes the TV producers would have been too scared to tackle. Overall, this book is a great new addition to the Star Trek universe.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2004-12-28. -
1 of 3 members found this review helpful.
Exelent Book
“This Book is a combanation of books 1-4 in Star Trek New Frontier. I just finish reading it and I enjoyed it. It has everything you want in a star trek soy. The plot get you intrested It introduces the caraters it is also aborut relationships. It also has camo by Spock Capitan Pecard and former Capatn now Admral Jelaco. Read this book .”
An amazon user wrote this on 2003-08-25.
