Brinkmanship (Star Trek: Typhon Pact, #8)

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An all new novel set in the universe of Star Trek The Next Generation, in which tensions escalate between two powerful forces in interstellar space.The Venette Convention has always remained independent, but it is about to become the flashpoint for a tense military standoff between the two power blocs now dominating interstellar space the United Federation of Planets and the recently formed Typhon Pact The Venetan government turns to the Typhon Pact s Tzenkethi Coalition for protection in the new order, and has agreed to allow three of their supply bases for Tzenkethi use But these bases if militarized would put Tzenkethi weapons unacceptably close to Federation, Cardassian, and Ferengi space While Captain Ezri Dax and the crew of the U.S.S Aventine are sent to investigate exactly what is happening at one of the Venette bases, Captain Jean Luc Picard and the U.S.S Enterprise are assigned to a diplomatic mission sent to the Venette homeworld in order to broker a mutually acceptable resolution But the Cardassian delegates don t seem particularly keen on using diplomacy to resolve the situation, which soon spirals out of control toward all out war New Read [ Brinkmanship (Star Trek: Typhon Pact, #8) ] by [ Una McCormack ] – kino-fada.fr As I was reading Brinkmanship, I kept thinking that at the end, everything would come together and there would be a brilliant reason for the Cardassian ambassador s rudeness, Peter Allen s paranoia, and some way of bringing the Cardassian spy into the rest of the events that would all make sense But that never really happened Instead, everything was left in a fairly blurry, uncertain state I m not sure what the point of the novel was It doesn t really feel like it moved the Typhon Pack story As I was reading Brinkmanship, I kept thinking that at the end, everything would come together and there would be a brilliant reason for the Cardassian ambassador s rudeness, Peter Allen s paranoia, and some way of bringing the Cardassian spy into the rest of the events that would all make sense But that never really happened Instead, everything was left in a fairly blurry, uncertain state I m not sure what the point of the novel was It doesn t really feel like it moved the Typhon Pack storyline forward It did give us a look at the Tzenkethi, which was interest...This story was an interesting Star Trek rendition of the Cuban missile crisis I also really liked the further insight into a muchmature Ezri Dax than the one we saw back in the DS9 TV series I particularly loved her line in the scene where she confronts Alden view spoilerYou are making a mistake, she said, if you re still thinking of me as Ezri Tigan I am Dax I m the sum of many parts I ve been a mother, a father, and the lover of both men and women I ve been a diplomat, a legi This story was an interesting Star Trek rendition of the Cuban missile crisis I also really liked the further insight into a muchmature Ezri Dax than the one we saw back in the DS9 TV series I particularly loved her line in the scene where she confronts Alden view spoilerYou are making a mistake, she said, if you re still thinking of me as Ezri Tigan I am Dax I m the sum of many parts I ve been a mother, a father, and the lover of both men and women I ve been a diplomat, a legislator, a pliot yes, and a killer I ve seen countless friends die I ve outlived thousands of them and still died eight times myself I m older than you think and I m much less patient than ever If I can stop a war by handing you over, Peter Alden, you d better belie...Previously on Star Trek The Typhon Pact we had the Cuban Missile Crisis in Space.This time on Star Trek The Typhon Pact, we have the Cuban Missile Crisis in Space.So to some extent the series is getting repetitive pretty much every TNG era book these days has to involve a show down between the Khitomer powers and the Typhon Pact which will go right up to the edge of war without actually becoming one And you know what, I don t care the original Star Trek was at its best when it was doing Previously on Star Trek The Typhon Pact we had the Cuban Missile Crisis in Space.This time on Star Trek The Typhon Pact, we have the Cuban Missile Crisis in Space.So to some extent the series is getting repetitive pretty much every TNG era book these days has to involve a show down between the Khitomer powers and the Typhon Pact wh...I really should ve liked this book immensely I m a big fan of diplomatic political intrigue, and the Star Trek universe has done it particularly well a few times Unfortunately, this fell flat One problem was the lack of distinctiveness in voices a large part of the appeal of tie in fiction lies in hearing familiar characters in our heads McCormack not only miscued on that, but her Cardassians, Ferengi and humans all sounded the same One of the subplots involved a deep cover agent going nat I really should ve liked this book immensely I m a big fan of diplomatic political intrigue, and the Star Trek universe has done it particularly well a few times Unfortunately, this fell flat One problem was the lack of distinctiveness in voices a large part of the appeal of tie in fiction lies in hearing familiar characters in our heads McCormack not only miscued on that, but her Cardassians, Ferengi and humans all sounded the same One of the subplots involved a deep cover agent g...Very nice ending to the Typhon Pact series Exactly the kind of political thriller I expected the series would be full of.A good political thriller where you learn alot about the Tzenkethi.Star Trek Typhon Pact Brinkmanship by Una McCormack While Crusher and Picard attend a conference over the offer by the Venetans to the Tzenkethi to use some of their starbases those close to Federation, Cardassian and Ferengi space respectively , Dax is joined by SI commander Peter Alden, visiting one of the starbases in question and trying to determine the Tzenkethi motive I think the red thread holding this book together is distrust distrust of enemies in a cold war, distrust of old frie Star Trek Typhon Pact Brinkmanship by Una McCormack While Crusher and Picard attend a conference over the offer by the Venetans to the Tzenkethi to use some of their starbases those close to Federation, Cardassian and Ferengi space respectively , Dax is joined by SI commander Peter Alden, visiting one of the starbases in question and trying to determine the Tzenkethi motive I think the red thread holding this book together is distrust distrust of enemies in a cold war, distrust of old friends who might have changed too far, distrust of new allies etc And in the end, a part of the solution which ...The Typhon Pact novels are an interesting experiment in Star Trek literature They are, in simple terms, an attempt to create a power to rival the Federation which is simultaneously hostile to the Alpha Quadrant s good guys but not something which can be just ignored as long as no one crosses the Neutral Zone This isn t really all that original of an idea since the Klingons used to occupy this role in the Original Series and the Cardassians Dominion had it for the period they weren t at war The Typhon Pact novels are an interes...In this exciting edition to the Star Trek Universe, tensions are becoming higher every day The Venette convention has turned to the Tzenkethi coalition for protection and has allowed three of their bases for the coalitions use But if these bases are garrisoned, they would unacceptably close to Federation, Cardassian, and Ferengi space Captain Ezri Dax and his ship the U.S.S Aventine are sent to investigate what exactly is going on in these new Tzenkethi bases.Meanwhile, Captain Picard takes In this exciting edition to the Star Trek Universe, tensions are becoming higher every day The Venette convention has turn...I m enjoying the ongoing saga of the Typhon Pact This time around, we get the Tzenkethi, whom I find endlessly fascinating I enjoyed watching the crews of the Enterprise and the Aventine working together to stop yet another Tzenkethi plot to undermine the Federation and their allies This time they were using the Venette Convention, a race annoyed with the Federation for what they perceived as ignoring their overtures of friendship They leased bases from the Venette near the borders of the Fe I m enjoying the ongoing saga of the Typhon Pact This time around, we get the Tzenkethi, whom I find endlessly fascinating I enjoyed watching the crews of the Enterprise and the Aventine working together to stop yet another Tzenkethi plot to undermine the Federation and their allies This time they were using the Venette Convention, a race annoyed with the Federation for what they perceived as ignoring their overtures of friendship They leased bases from the Venette near the borders of the Federation, the Ferenghi and the Cardassians, and it became clear that they intended to use them to potentially strike at three of the four Khitomer Accords powers at will.A deep cover Cardassian spy on Ab Zenketh provided an excellent look at the inner workings of Tzenkethi society Neta Efheny was implanted awhile back as Mayazan Ret Ata E, a low level cleaning worker who was ass...

Brinkmanship (Star Trek: Typhon Pact, #8)
  • 20 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 352 pages
  • 1451687826
  • Una McCormack
  • Brinkmanship (Star Trek: Typhon Pact, #8)