The Romulan Way (Star Trek: Rihannsu, #2)

Posted on 02 July 2018 by Diane Duane

They are a race of warriors, a noble people to whom honor is all They are cousin to the Vulcan, ally to the Klingon, and Starfleet s most feared and cunning adversary They are the Romulans, and for eight years, Federation Agent Terise LoBrutto has hidden in their midst Now the presence of a captured Starfleet officer forces her to make a fateful choice between exposure and the chance to escape maintain her cover or save the life of Dr Leonard McCoy Here, in a startlingly different adventure, is the truth behind one of the most fascinating alien races ever created in Star Trek the Romulans. Best Read Books The Romulan Way (Star Trek: Rihannsu, #2) Author Diane Duane – kino-fada.fr I just received this book as an early Christmas present from the amazing and wonderful Branwen She recently convinced me to start watching Star Trek, and I have been loving it This book was a perfect gift, since she knows ...As Balance of Terror is one of my favorite Star Trek episodes, in my youth I followed Diane Duane s collection of novels avidly as they explored who and what the Romulans really were.I do not agree with her version of the Romulans I have my own private Star Trek universe with my own take on these Vulcan offshoots you can see some of it on my blog.Ms Duane is, nevertheless, a pretty good author and I like the character of Ael I m not so taken with Duane As Balance of Terror is one of my favorite Star Trek episodes, in my youth I followed Diane Duane s collection of novels avidly as they explored who and what the Romulans really were.I do not agree with her version of the Romulans I have my own private Star Tr...Definitely not my favorite of the series. The Romulan Way is widely considered one of the best classic Trek novels for good reason Written before Star Trek The Next Generation began to form asolid canon interpretation of the Romulans, the novel gives an insight into the culture and history of a race millennia old, similar to Duane s treatment of the Vulcans inSpock s WorldThe Romulans are rendered in careful detail as a powerful, passionate, honorable, and highly independent people who are at the same time extremely distrus The Romulan Way is widely considered one of the best classic Trek novels for good reason Written before Star Trek The Next Generation began to form asolid canon interpretation of the Romulans, the novel gives an insight into the culture and history of a race millennia old, similar to Duane s treatment of the Vulcans inSpock s WorldThe Romulans are rendered in careful detail as a powerful, passionate, honorable, and highly independent people who are at the same time extremely distrustful of outsiders and deeply isolationist In order to prevent a civil war on Vulcan between the followers of Surak, who prized logic and restraint, and the followers of the Romulan founder S task, who valued passion and power, the Romulans left to find a new home, and invented their own language and religion along the way.Interwoven with this account of Romulan history i...This novel, 2nd of 4 of the Rihannsu series, encompasses three stories the struggle of Arrhae, a Federation spy, to immerse herself in the culture and build relationships with the Romulans on one of their home planets, the rescue of Doctor McCoy from the Romulans, and the history of how the Romulans came to be Pros It s always fun to read another Star Trek novel I m kind of a sucker for honor stories and aliens with special powers Diane Duane is a good writer and includes lots of new t This novel, 2nd of 4 of the Rihannsu series, encompasses three stories the struggle of Arrhae, a Federation spy, to im...Either my first or second Star Trek book ever, this is phenomenal A fantastic book on the origins of an offshoot race Romulans from the Vulcans , I found the backstory chapters interspersed with the modern time chapters farinteresting Its also when I ran into the difference between canon and non canon , as well as my first introduction into the mind bogglingly lame and obnoxious Trekker tendency to worship TV canon to the point of needing to actively disparage book stories Tha Either my first or second Star Trek book ever, this is phenomenal A fantastic book on the origins of an offshoot race Romulans from the Vulcans , I found the backstory chapters interspersed with the modern time chapters farinteresting Its also when I ran into the difference between canon and non canon , as well as my first introduction into the mind bogglingly lame and obnoxious Trekker tendency to worship TV canon to the point of needing to actively disparage book stories That, and...I enjoyed this, but I m not sure it s going to wear well for re reads Every other chapter is a run down on Romulan history, and that could get a bit dry at times I think it d also bug people who like to see the se...This is a horribly written book, fan fiction at its worst There is honestly nothing of merit here, it is a ponderous read, like trying to run with your feet glued inside the trainers AND then glued to the ground YECHHHH.Do you ...Nice look at the Romulon empire through the eyes of a deep cover spy for the Federation Makes them come alive and feel likethan token bad guys.Back in the day, when there was only about a half dozen people writing Trek novels, Diane Duane was one of the ones that I d always buy You knew you d get...I enjoyed the Romulan culture stuff as usual, Duane should ve been asked to write anything in the movies involving the Rihansu , but found the premise of the McCoy plot and the ending to be rather implausible and over the top for my personal taste But, well, it s Star Trek.

The Romulan Way (Star Trek: Rihannsu, #2)

02 July 2018

Diane Duane