Silent Weapons

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The second book in a new trilogy by the national bestselling author of Star Trek Destiny Three years after the disastrous final Borg Invasion, a bitter cold war against the Typhon Pact has pushed Starfleet s resources to the breaking point Now the rise of a dangerous new technology threatens to destroy the Federation from within Captain Jean Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew answer a distress call, only to become targets in a deadly game of deception To protect a vital diplomatic mission, they must find a way to identify the spies hiding in their midst, before it s too late But Worf soon realizes the crew s every move has been predicted Someone is using them as pawns And the closer they get to exposing their enemy, the deeper they spiral into its trap New Download [ Silent Weapons ] author [ David Mack ] – kino-fada.fr This is the second novel in the book event Cold Equations from Star Trek The Next Generation featuring the return of Data.OK, why so low rating to this second book in the event Precisely because my humble expectation was that this novel would present a story tied to the event and not using a cheap trick to make it appears as like it Sorry, but I didn t bite the bait On the first book, The Persistence of Memory, there is a forced small moment when a ship escapes with some Soong type This is the second novel in the book event Cold Equations from Star Trek The Next Gen...Some good moments, but, overall, this one didn t win me over.Great action thriller story after a slowish start.The Romulans have a saying, Never turn your back on a Breen Silent Weapons is the sequel to not only the The Persistence of Memory but the Typhon Pact series David Mack is exceptionally good at spy fiction and this book is one of the better examples of it in the Star Trek setting The premise is Data is pursuing the mysterious Flint, the universe s greatest cyberneticist, in hopes of resurrecting his daughter Lal Along the way, he ends up on Orion and finds himself accused of murder The Romulans have a saying, Never turn your back on a Breen Silent Weapons is the sequel to not only the The Persistence of Memory but the Typhon Pact series David Mack is exceptionally good at spy fiction and this book is one of the better examples of it in the Star Trek setting The premise is Data is pursuing the mysterious Flint, the universe s greatest cyberneticist, in hopes of resurrecting his daughter Lal Along the way, he ends up on Orion and finds himself accused of mur...The 2nd book in David Mack s Cold Equations trilogy Silent Weapons takes us 3 months beyond where we left off in The Persistence of Memory finds the Enterprise on a mission out of Starfleet s way Data making backroom deals on Orion looking for info on the one person who could help him find his mother When the Bank of Orion is robbed, Data becomes the prime suspect the Enterprise is summoned covertly away from their original mission to aid their missing officer From The 2nd book in David Mack s Cold Equations trilogy Silent Weapons takes us 3 months beyond where we left off in The Persistence of Memory finds the Enterprise on a mission out of Starfleet s way Data making backroom deals on Orion looking for info on the one person who could help him find his mother When the Bank of Orion is robbed, Data becomes the prime suspect the Enterprise is summoned covertly away from their original mission to aid their missing officer From there we learn ofBreen treachery a summit between President Bacco the Gorn to possibly have them leave the Typhon Pact Throw inrogue androids a lot of action including a st...I m reading this trilogy out of order, not having seen Book I, yet When I picked up this second of three, I thought I d glance at it, put it down, and search for Book I Alas, the writing and the plot grabbed me right away and the appearance of a totally unexpected character don t let me spoil it for you searching for an evenunexpected character no, no, I don t want to spoil it for you sealed my fate I finished the book in one day Excited to find Book III and finish this captivating I m reading this trilogy out of order, not having seen Book I, yet When I picked up this second of three, I thought I d glance at it, put it down, and search for Book I Alas, the writing and the plot grabbed me right away and the appearance of a totally unexpected character don t let me spoil it for you searching for an evenunexpected character no, no, I don t want to spoil it for you sealed my fate I finished the book in one day Excited to find Book III and finish this captivating story can t wait to read Book I and learn how the heck we got to the beginning of Book II.David Mack may be my favorite Star Trek author He advances the history of the Star Trek Universe without sacrificing the developed and beloved qualities of all the pantheon of characte...A sequel to The Persistence of Memory that does not require reading of that book to enjoy Data is captured on the Orion homeworld for murdering a Starfleet officer He is innocent, obviously, but why he is being considered suspect number one is what makes this book interesting Full of politics, butof the plans with plans variety, rather than the boring rote procedures, the Breen, Orion, Gorn, and Romulan all play a part in this book as one of these groups looks to strengthen their A sequel to The Persistence of Memory that does not require reading of that book to enjoy Data is captured on the Orion homeworld for murdering a Starfleet officer He is innocent, obviously, but why he is being considered suspect number one is what makes this book interesting Full of politics, butof the plans with plans variety, rather than the boring rote procedures, the Breen, Orion, Gorn, and Romulan all play a part in this book as one of these groups looks to strengthen their position within the Typho...Generally, I tend to think of these types of books exclusivity as professional fan fiction, and the type of book you pick up at the grocery or dollar store on a whim While I don t think this is the case in this series, I still wouldn t recommend this for anyone but earnest star trek fans who have at least seen all the movies But if any books I have seen in the tng series could breathe new life into the world, this trilogy can That being said, we join the Enterprise crew in an adventure that Generally, I tend to think of these types of books exclusivity as professional fan fiction, and the type of book you pick up at the grocery or dollar store on a whim While I don t think this is the case in this series, I still wouldn t recommend this for anyone but earnest star trek fans who have at least seen all the movies Bu...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Summary A Federation scout ship out in BFE discovers what appears to be an old Federation mining ship crashed on some desolate planet When they hail it, however, there is a flash of white light and the scout ship mysteriously vanishesThe Enterprise is off on some bullshit mission trying with futility to create the metaphasic radiation effect from TNG Insurrection in the inert rings of some random planet when Starfleet phones them up and tells them to go check out what happened to the Summary A Federation scout ship out in BFE discovers what appears to be an old Federation mining ship crashed on some desolate planet When they hail it, however, there is a flash of white light and the scout ship mysteriously vanishesThe Enterprise is off on some bullshit mission trying with futility to create the metaphasic radiation effect from TNG Insurrection in the inert rings of some random planet when Starfleet phones them up and tells them to go check out what happened to the missing scout ship They zoom over but don t find jack before long though, the emergency transceiver Data gave Geordi in the previous book starts goi...Great Star Trek political thriller.While a direct continuation of the events of book one, Silent Weapons was very different from the first book and a standalone adventure in many ways The politics of Trek take center stage as the Breen maneuver and manipulate major powers in the Alpha and Beta quadrants for their own devious ends Getting such an in depth look at the Breen society was definitely the best part of this novel The role of the Breen in Deep Space Nine was a minor one and their Great Star Trek political thriller.While a direct continuation of the events of book one, Silent Weapons was very different from the first book and a standalone adventure in many ways The politics of Trek take center stage as the Breen maneuver and manipulate major powers in the Alpha and Beta quadrants for their own devious ends Getting such an in depth look at the Breen society was definitely the best part o...

Silent Weapons
  • English
  • 05 April 2018
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 337 pages
  • 1451650736
  • David Mack
  • Silent Weapons