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Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML:Destinies are shattered, the Romulan Empire is shaken to its core, and Jean Luc-Picard's life is changed forever in this Star Trek: The Next Generation novel.
Long before Captain Jean-Luc Picard took command of the legendary Starship Enterprise?, he fell deeply and hopelessly in love with Doctor Beverly Crusher. Though, for one reason or another, Picard never acted on his feelings, he found a measure of contentment as Beverly's close friend, colleague, and daily breakfast partner.

But when Doctor Crusher leaves her position on the Enterprise to become the chief medical officer of Starfleet, the brightest light in Picard's life is taken from him. And he has hardly resigned himself to his loss when he learns that Beverly has been declared missing in action on a distant planet??and presumed dead.

Kevratas is a bleak, frozen world on the far side of the Romulan Neutral Zone where the Federation has become the plague-ravaged natives' only real hope of survival and freedom. Starfleet has no recourse but to send in another team to try to save the Kevrata??and Picard is the natural choice. Critical to the success of his mission are two colleagues who served under him when he commanded the Starship Stargazer??Pug Joseph, a man with a past to live down, and Doctor Carter Greyhorse, who has served time for attempted murder??as well as a Romulan who left his people years earlier and never expected to return. Together, they follow the trail of Beverly Crusher to Kevratas, determined to succeed where the doctor failed.

On the Romulan homeworld, meanwhile, the political vacuum created by the demise of Praetor Shinzon has been filled by his staunchest supporter, Senator Tal'aura. But there are those who oppose her, including Commander Donatra and the warbird fleets under her command, because of the way Tal'aura has mishandled rebellions on the Empire's subject worlds.

And one rebellion in particular; the movement for self-determination on frigid Kevratas. So begins a desperate struggle??not only for the freedom of the long-oppressed Kevrata but also for the soul of the Romulan Empire. Before it's over, destinies will be forged and shattered, the Empire will be shaken to its ancient foundations, and Jean-Luc Picard's life will be
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I won't say it wasn't worth reading... but it was awfully drawn out, and the most obnoxious part was the fact that they worked "clip show" framework into the story. Yes, you heard me right - clip shows, those cringe worthy blights on serialized TV shows produced in shameless moments of budgetary shortage... in a novel. Granted - it was thematic in nature, and a little deliberately corny (characters wondering "I wonder what made me think of that at a time like this?"), but at the end of the day the story wasn't strong enough to carry a novel. Would have been a suitable short story, or 2 or 3 chapters in a novel with a broader plot. ( )
  Ron18 | Feb 17, 2019 |
Geordi and Worf stuff felt tacked on. Still, Sela and other good tie-ins. And kisses. ( )
  morbusiff | Sep 20, 2018 |
Without some knowledge of Star Trek canon, this book might be difficult to follow. I regularly feel like I’m missing some subtext with the books set after the Dominion War. I missed that part of Deep Space Nine and nearly all of the Voyager seasons due to being in college and not having time to watch, and then being out of college and too poor to buy a TV or pay for cable. Luckily for me, those events aren’t nearly as important in the book as events that took place during The Next Generation years.

The book begins by laying down the back story that both provides the motivation for later events, as well as the characters involved. The events that occur in the “present” are set shortly after events seen in the movie Star Trek: Nemesis in which the Enterprise E is nearly wrecked by trying to prevent the mentally disturbed Romulan Praetor Shinzon from destroying humanity and the Federation. Picard is overseeing repairs of his ship while also dealing with the changes in her crew. Of those who served with him in the early and later missions, only Worf and La Forge remain on the ship, but the one he misses most is Beverly Crusher.

Crusher has taken up her old post as head of Starfleet Medical, but soon she embarks on a covert mission that takes her into Romulan territory. When Starfleet loses communication with her, Picard and a small team are sent in to complete her mission and rescue her if possible.

Meanwhile, turmoil and intrigue plague the Romulan Empire, which has been weakened by Shinzon and his successor. The usual suspects (Tomalak and Sela) show up, do their thing, and it’s all settled in typical Romulan fashion by the end of the book. What I appreciated most about this was how Friedman wrote the minds-eye perspective of all of the main Romulan characters in such a way that I found myself rooting for all of them at some point, even when they were at odds with each other.

The book ends on a high note, and should please many fans. That’s all I am going to say about it, although it wouldn’t be much of a spoiler if I did. ( )
  eclecticlibrarian | May 15, 2008 |
A well-written "Next Generation" Star Trek story, from late in the pantheon, after many life-altering events have taken place, and it's not clear to me which of them have taken place late in the TV series, a later movie, or one of the books I haven't yet read. Data is dead, Riker and Troi are married and departed from the ship, Beverly Crusher has just taken a position as head of Starfleet Medicine. Picard is deeply in love with Beverly, but their relationship has settled into a comfortable one of close friends. This is until her departure, and subsequent secret mission of mercy to a plague-ridden outworld of the Romulan Empire, where she is reported missing, possibly captured and dead. Picard mounts a small contingent to complete Beverly's mission, and to rescue her once this is done. A good story, although sometimes the protagonists seem to rely more on luck than skills. The best part is the further examination of Picard's developing relationship with Beverly and the conclusion thereof; probably the most disconcerting is learning about the many changes I have missed by not being a more diligent Star Trek reader. But one could easily read nothing but Trek novels to the exclusion of all else, if one were of a mind to. ( )
  burnit99 | Jan 19, 2007 |
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Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML:Destinies are shattered, the Romulan Empire is shaken to its core, and Jean Luc-Picard's life is changed forever in this Star Trek: The Next Generation novel.
Long before Captain Jean-Luc Picard took command of the legendary Starship Enterprise?, he fell deeply and hopelessly in love with Doctor Beverly Crusher. Though, for one reason or another, Picard never acted on his feelings, he found a measure of contentment as Beverly's close friend, colleague, and daily breakfast partner.

But when Doctor Crusher leaves her position on the Enterprise to become the chief medical officer of Starfleet, the brightest light in Picard's life is taken from him. And he has hardly resigned himself to his loss when he learns that Beverly has been declared missing in action on a distant planet??and presumed dead.

Kevratas is a bleak, frozen world on the far side of the Romulan Neutral Zone where the Federation has become the plague-ravaged natives' only real hope of survival and freedom. Starfleet has no recourse but to send in another team to try to save the Kevrata??and Picard is the natural choice. Critical to the success of his mission are two colleagues who served under him when he commanded the Starship Stargazer??Pug Joseph, a man with a past to live down, and Doctor Carter Greyhorse, who has served time for attempted murder??as well as a Romulan who left his people years earlier and never expected to return. Together, they follow the trail of Beverly Crusher to Kevratas, determined to succeed where the doctor failed.

On the Romulan homeworld, meanwhile, the political vacuum created by the demise of Praetor Shinzon has been filled by his staunchest supporter, Senator Tal'aura. But there are those who oppose her, including Commander Donatra and the warbird fleets under her command, because of the way Tal'aura has mishandled rebellions on the Empire's subject worlds.

And one rebellion in particular; the movement for self-determination on frigid Kevratas. So begins a desperate struggle??not only for the freedom of the long-oppressed Kevrata but also for the soul of the Romulan Empire. Before it's over, destinies will be forged and shattered, the Empire will be shaken to its ancient foundations, and Jean-Luc Picard's life will be

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