Post by Astroruss on Nov 14, 2009 22:26:37 GMT -5
Star Trek Excelsior: Forged in Fire
This book, written by Michael Martin and Andy Mangels, deals with the original series time period, but focuses on the starship Excelsior with Captain Sulu in command.
The book focuses on Sulu gaining command after Captain Styles is killed during the bombing of the Korvat Peace Conference in Klingon space. Sulu becomes the man of Excelsior after this, and he teams up with the Klingons to hunt down the terrorist pirates.
The pirate leader, known as the Albino, is an orphaned runt discarded from his noble family, who is raised by pirates to become a pirate. The Albino is a disowned Klingon seeking long term revenge against the race that bore him, but also the authorities that curb his entire existance. The Albino is small, thin, ugly, chalk white skinned, and sickly. But he becomes smart, well trained, technologically savy, and very cunning, and ruthlessly sadistic. He is the best of his trade, and none can stop or catch him.
In contrast to the sickly, cowardly Albino, Sulu teams up with the Klingon captains Kor, Kang, and Koloth from the original series, and Curzon Dax. The Klingons are brave, smart, tenacious, and totally honorable in their hunt and battles. Kor, however, hides a dark secret that turns the hunt for the Albino badly.
Curzon Dax, the joined Trill, leads excursion as interim Ambassador representing the Federation along the way. Dax gains the Klingons' trust and respect along the way, and vice versa. The hunt is long and perilous, just the way the Klingons like it, but in the end the Albino runt proves to be a worthy and treachorous foe.
Sulu risks his ship, his rank, his crew, and his own head to uphold the Klingons' honor and dignity and avenge both his family and Captain Styles.
The Albino is not caught or killed in the end, but another quest for honor is fullfilled. The Klingons' curse of Quch'cha', (smooth headed gene syndrome) is cured in the end by a freak accident. The scorned mutated Quch'cha' underclass regains their bumpy, ridged brows and their honor. This explains the original series Klingons' looks. Cool, huh?
This book, written by Michael Martin and Andy Mangels, deals with the original series time period, but focuses on the starship Excelsior with Captain Sulu in command.
The book focuses on Sulu gaining command after Captain Styles is killed during the bombing of the Korvat Peace Conference in Klingon space. Sulu becomes the man of Excelsior after this, and he teams up with the Klingons to hunt down the terrorist pirates.
The pirate leader, known as the Albino, is an orphaned runt discarded from his noble family, who is raised by pirates to become a pirate. The Albino is a disowned Klingon seeking long term revenge against the race that bore him, but also the authorities that curb his entire existance. The Albino is small, thin, ugly, chalk white skinned, and sickly. But he becomes smart, well trained, technologically savy, and very cunning, and ruthlessly sadistic. He is the best of his trade, and none can stop or catch him.
In contrast to the sickly, cowardly Albino, Sulu teams up with the Klingon captains Kor, Kang, and Koloth from the original series, and Curzon Dax. The Klingons are brave, smart, tenacious, and totally honorable in their hunt and battles. Kor, however, hides a dark secret that turns the hunt for the Albino badly.
Curzon Dax, the joined Trill, leads excursion as interim Ambassador representing the Federation along the way. Dax gains the Klingons' trust and respect along the way, and vice versa.
The hunt is long and perilous, just the way the Klingons like it, but in the end the Albino runt proves to be a worthy and treachorous foe. Sulu risks his ship, his rank, his crew, and his own head to uphold the Klingons' honor and dignity and avenge both his family and Captain Styles.
The Albino is not caught or killed in the end, but another quest for honor is fullfilled. The Klingons' curse of Quch'cha', (smooth headed gene syndrome) is cured in the end by a freak accident. The scorned mutated Quch'cha' underclass regains their bumpy, ridged brows and their honor. This explains the original series Klingons' looks. Cool, huh?