Takedown

An all new novel of Star Trek The Next Generation one of the most popular Star Trek series of all time, featuring the adventures of Captain Jean Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S Enterprise When renegade Federation starships begin wreaking destruction across the Alpha Quadrant, Captain Jean Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S Enterprise are shocked to discover that the mastermind behind this sudden threat is none other than Picard s prot g and friend Admiral William T Riker The newly minted admiral is on board the U.S.S Aventine as part of a special assignment, even as the mystery deepens behind his involvement in the growing crisis But the Aventine is helmed by Captain Ezri Dax someone who is no stranger to breaking Starfleet regulations and her starship is by far the faster vessel and Riker cannot yield even to his former mentor It s a battle of tactical geniuses and a race against time as Picard struggles to find answers before the quadrant s great powers violently retaliate against the Federation Best Download Takedown [ author ] John Jackson Miller [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr One of the best Star Trek novels ever An instant classic READER S LOG The best way to escape a bad day was to start the next. I have been lucky to read previous material by John Jackson Miller, the author, as he put it, published in another galaxy, that I enjoyed a lot, and I was able too to read his first step into the Final Frontier with a short story published some months ago that I think it was excellent.And now, I am totally astonished about this great book that it deserves to be One of the best Star Trek novels ever An instant classic READER S LOG T...There wasn t really a whole lot of meat to this book it wasn t one of those Star Trek books that makes you think, or that is so riveting that you ll rave about it to anyone who will listen But it was definitely a fun read if you enjoy the gen...I didn t enjoyed this nearly as much as I wanted to I liked having the combination of Ezri and Riker working together and as opponents, but I really struggled I found the descriptions heavy and often unnecessary, and the interaction between the characters to be very stiff and robotic.Though I actually purchased this book when it was first publishedthan four years ago, you can tell that I m incredibly far behind in my reading when it comes to the various Star Trek prose novel books.That said, I d generally consider myself a fan of what is essentially the Star Trek Expanded Universe I really like how Pocket Books has moved forward from the end of the individual television series and told some bold stories that advanced not only the characters we have all come to know Though I actually purchased this book when it was first publishedthan four years ago, you can tell that I m incredibly far behind in my reading when it comes to the various Star Trek prose novel books.That said, I d generally consider myself a fan of what is essentially the Star Trek Expanded Universe I really like how Pocket Books has moved forward from the end of the individual television series and told some bold stories that advan...An unexpected, and bonkers level sequel to a TNG episode It pushes forward at a ridiculously crazy pace, but somehow manages to hold togetherand ends with a gentle coda that I m surprised other Trek authors haven t managed to think up ages ago My only caveat is that Dax didn t seem quite as engaging as I expected her to bebut it s a small problem when everyone else manages to sing from the pages A sequels go, this certainly takes the cake ...4.5 stars I first found this a little worrying, at least based on what was happening to one of my favourite characters in the canon, but when the big bad was revealed, I was relieved, since it meant things would work out The action did pick up nicely, and thinking through the consequences ...I read this book coming off both the Typhon Pact and The Fall story arcsI was looking forward to this book, as I love the Aventine and her crew I was extremely disappointed This author is not one of the normal Star Trek authors, and writes these characters as though he s not only never read the other books, but has never seenthan a few episodes of the shows Captain Picard, for example, is very specific in the way he speaks and acts, and you could ve replaced him in this novel with I read this book coming off both the Typhon Pact and The Fall story arcsI was looking forward to this book, as I love the Aventine and her crew I was extremely disappointed This author is not one of the normal Star Trek authors, and writes these characters as though he s not only never read the other books, but has nev...Although the story is good, I had a very hard time getting into this book It took me forever to finish because I would read a couple chapters, then put it down to read something else, them come back to it only to put it down again after a fewchapters After I got through the first half of the book, I started to like it and was able to finish it rather quickly I m not sure if it was the author s writing style or just that the first half of the story was rather confusing 8 different Although the story is good, I had a very hard time getting into this book It took me forever to finish because I would read a couple chapters, then put it down to read something else, them come back to it only to put it down again after a fewchapters Aft...A fun and exciting entry into the post The Fall continuity of Trek novels It was great to see the continuity touchstones that John Jackson Miller used to craft this story, including the reintroduction of a species from TNG that I ve always been curious about I won t include that particular spoiler here as I feel it guts the story to know i...I struggled to click with the writing style a little Clicking combadges stuck out you don t click them Really and it was evident that Miller is new to the genre.Still, for the first time Post nemesis, I felt as if I was reading something I d like to see onscreen, the sort of story that would ve fit well into a feature length episode I enjoyed it for that, even if the story was already...

• English
• 11 September 2019
John Jackson Miller
• Mass Market Paperback
• 353 pages
• 1476782717
• John Jackson Miller
• Takedown