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The past comes back to haunt Captain Jean Luc Picard in this brand new thriller set in the universe of Star Trek The Next Generation.Section 31, the covert organization which has operated without accountability in the shadows forthan two centuries, has been exposed Throughout the Federation, the rogue group s agents and leaders are being taken into custody as the sheer scope of its misdeeds comes to light Now Starfleet Command must decide the consequences for numerous officers caught up in the scandal including Admirals William Ross, Edward Jellico, Alynna Nechayev, and Captain Jean Luc Picard who, along with many others, are implicated in the forced removal of a Federation president Meanwhile, deep in the distant, unexplored region of space known as the Odyssean Pass, Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise must put aside personal feelings and political concerns as they investigate a massive mysterious spacecraft Adrift for centuries in the void, the ship is vital to the survival of an endangered civilization which has spent generations searching for a world to sustain what remains of its people Complicating matters is a band of marauders who have their own designs on the ancient ship, with only the Enterprise standing in their way. New Download Available Light Author Dayton Ward For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr First, a few thoughts 1 why does the cover depict the Enterprise rendezvousing with a Vorlon fleet right out of Babylon 5 , and 2 why have Trek novels suddenly jumped in size and in price Well, with that out of the waythis is as well written as I expected it to be, but after recent events in the Trekverse, the scientific exploration plot left me rather cold, and it was all I could do to race ahead to all the bits focusing on the fallout from Section 31 s revelation to the galaxy These First, a few thoughts 1 why does the cover depict the Enterprise rendezvousing with a Vorlon fleet right out of Babylon 5 , and 2 why have Trek novels suddenly jumped in size and in price Well, with that out of the waythis is as well written as I expected it to be, but after recent events in the Trekverse, the scientific exploration plot left me rather cold, and it was all I could do to race ahead to all the bits focusing o...A strong continuation of the on going story post Nemesis, drawing a lot from the previous novels going all the way back to the A Time To series Very excited to see this story continue, and the personal stakes for Picard continue to mount The main part of the story, involving the exploration of a seemingly derelict ship, is a lot of fun with some interesting scientific concepts involved I love the role that T Ryssa Chen gets to play in this story, and the secondary characters introduced in thi A strong continuation of the on going story post Nemesis, drawing a lot from the previous novels going all the way back to the A Time To series Very excited to see this story continue, and the personal stakes for Picard continue to mount The main part of the story, involving the exploration of a seemingly derelict ship, is a lot of fun with some interesting scientific concepts involved I lov...The B story should have been the A story and the A story should have beeninteresting A while novel could have been done on the 31 fallout I suppose keeping it in the background here lets them get two books out of it Not bad, but a little disappointing.As per all of my reviews, I like to preface by saying that I listened to this book in audiobook format This does indeed slightly skew my rating I have found that audiobooks, give me a better relationship with the characters if done well, but also kills the book for me if narrated poorly Also due to the nature of listening to the text, names and places may be spelled incorrectly here as I often do not have the physical volume in front of me Also, I have written this review in a rolling u As per all of my reviews, I like to preface by saying that I listened to this book in audiobook format This does indeed slightly skew my rating I have found that audiobooks, give me a better relationship with the characters if done well, but also kills the book for me if narrated poorly Also due to the nature of listening to the text, names and places may be spelled incorrectly here as I often do not have the physical volume in front of me Also, I have written this review in a rolling updates style In that I basically chronicle my reading as I progress This may make for a jarring and spoilery review so be warned Alright, it s been almost two years since we ve gotten the previous book in the series The book Hearts and Mind s was pretty much a set up and history of how Section 31 made contact and may have had a pivotal role in early human interference with an alien race.This is brought to a head when Picard reaches a mysterious planet in the Oddyessian Pass, and triggers one of their cre...After reading the last TNG book and the ending it had I was looking forward to how the section 31 fallout would play out in this novel Instead we don t really get to see much of that and it s pretty much the secondary story in this book It s a shame because that was farinteresting than the main story of this book which felt like a generic Star Trek episode which isn t bad but it isn t quite good or as memorable either I would ve rated this book a star lower if it weren t for the seconda After reading the last TNG book and the ending it had I was looking forward to how the section 31 fallout would play out in this novel Instead we don t really get to see much of that and it s pretty much the secondary story in this book It s a shame because that was farinteresting than the main story of this book which felt like a generic Star Trek episode which is...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Overall a slog There have been a dearth of Star Trek over the last few years for some licensing reasons unclear to me Therefore I was looking forward to a non Discovery novel Also considering Dayton Ward is usually one of the better authors, I had hope The Enterprise story is just ok It s like a pastiche of several concepts we have seen before The Section 31 fallout from the previous novel was boring and ultimately extremely repetitive Finally, enough with all the fan wank continuity refer Overall a slog There have been a dearth of Star Trek over the last few years for some licensing reasons unclear to me Therefore I was looking forward to a non Discovery novel Also considering Dayton Ward is usually one of the better authors,...Available Light sees Picard and the gang encountering a race of beings on route to a new planet while on route through the Odyssean Pass D They are known as the Nejamri and their ship is the Osijemal, but it is failing, to top this off another race of beings known as the Torrekmat are out to scavenge the vessel and are eyeballing the Enterprise as well D At the same time we have the fallout regarding Section 31 as well with Attorney General Phillipa Louvois and Admiral Leonard James Akaar al Available Light sees Picard and the gang encountering a race of beings on route to a new planet while on route through the Odyssean Pass D They are known as the Nejamri and their ship is the Osijemal, but it is failing, to top this off another race of beings known as the Torrekmat are out to scavenge the vessel and are eyeballing the Enterprise as well D At the same time we have the fallout regarding Section 31 as well with Attorney General Phillipa Louvois and Admiral Leonard James Akaar all having to to bring people in connected with it D The Plot rotates through these stories with the two neatly crossing over D The discovery of the Nejamri is brilliantly handled created a different alien race that has technologies that are mind bending literally and Vorik and Chen investigations really provide great insight into it D Meanwhile back on Earth Phillipa s investigations have a ruthless transparency to the them, as we have come to expect from them, even hauling Riker in D At the same t...The fallout from the exposition of Section 31 leaves Picard out on a limb and the repurcussions of his involvement in the removal from office of President Mon Zife jeopardises not only the crew of the U.S.S Enterprise but Starfleet itself.Ward s novel ties together all the thread...

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  • English
  • 19 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 368 pages
  • 1982113278
  • Dayton Ward
  • Available Light