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Summary: New Frontier is back on the upswing
Review: The quality of the New Frontier has gone back on the upswing in this latest novel. The plot is well crafted, and two fold. One, in the present, is the ongoing investigative story of Zak Kebron's murder investigation of who might be behind Lieutenant Commander Gleau. With solid characterization of both M'Ress and Arex, and more from Kat Meuller (a character I'm really starting to enjoy), this half of the plot has a good pace and a very interesting unfolding story to it.
The B-plot is in the past, and tells the story of Mackenzie Calhoun meeting Elizabeth Shelby and what exactly happened between them the first time they met, fell in love - and how they fell out of it, and how all of that might just very well play a significant role in the murder investigation that will take place years later.
Done well, and with a bit of a reprieve from the over-the-top humour that has been getting so out of hand lately, this 'episode' in the New Frontier has restored a bit of my faith in where David is taking these characters.
What I can say I didn't approve of is the formatting in hardcover - if I didn't have an employee discount at the bookstore where I work, I wouldn't have bought it. And, judging from the feedback of the various trek fans who've passed comments about the book so far, they're not buying it in hardcover, they'll wait for paperback. I'm not sure why Trek is going to hardcover so often lately, but it is not appreciated.
'Nathan
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Summary: I agree with the reader from new albany
Review: What else can I say but `WOW. Peter David has amazed me again-not just with a truly wonderful story, but also with the grace and flair of a true master of his craft. Who else can have Professor X questioning is abilities working with Starfleet cadets. (Want to see how that work, pick up the book and start reading.)In this novel, we get to follow the mystery of started in the previous book and remember along with Calhoun his adventures at the Academy and the first few years with his wife-to-be Shelby. Take the time, enjoy this book.
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