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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780743496278
ISBN: 0743496272
Label: Star Trek
Manufacturer: Star Trek
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: March 29, 2005
Publisher: Star Trek
Studio: Star Trek
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THE BEGINNING OF A NEW STAR TREK ® ODYSSEY
After almost a decade of strife against foes such as the Borg, the Cardassians, the Klingons, and the Dominion, the United Federation of Planets is at the dawn of a new era. Starfleet is renewing its mission of peaceful exploration, diplomacy, and the expansion of knowledge. Among the starships spearheading that endeavor is the U.S.S. Titan, commanded by Captain William T. Riker and manned by the most biologically varied and culturally diverse crew in Starfleet history.
But their mission does not begin according to plan.
In the wake of Star Trek ® Nemesis, Praetor Shinzon, slayer of the Romulan Senate, is dead. The power vacuum created by his demise has put the Romulan Star Empire, longtime adversary of the Federation, at the brink of civil war. Competing factions now vie for control of their fragmenting civilization, and if the empire should fall, that entire area of the galaxy may destabilize.
To restore order to the region, Titan 's long-anticipated mission of exploration is delayed as Starfleet assigns Riker to set up power-sharing talks among the Romulan factions. But even as the first tentative steps are taken toward building a new Romulus, the remnants of the Tal Shiar, the dreaded Romulan intelligence service, are regrouping behind the scenes for a power play of their own. With no other help available, Riker and the Titan crew become the last hope to prevent the quadrant from falling into chaos.
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Rating:  -
I've been a Start Trek fan since air. But, I never really got into the books which is an error I'm begging to correct.
One of the things that annoyed me about the various Trek series on TV is that most of the aliens are humans with extra facial bumps. As others have noted in their reviews, the crew of the Titan is anything but human. They are also anything but just a lot of humans with a few of the common aliens mixed in for flavor. I was quite pleased there were so many non-humanoid ... Read More
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The first in the Star Trek Titan Series, Taking Wing has an interesting story-line that is a quick followup to the last of the "old" Star Trek movies, Star Trek: Nemesis. This book focuses on the USS Titan, which is Captained by the newly appointed Captain Riker, and is the first ship to be staffed by an immensely diverse crew of aliens. One of my chief complaints about Star Trek, is if the Federation is truly a multi-alien based civilization, then why is it that humans or extremely humanoid looking aliens ... Read More
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Taking Wing is a mediocre start to the Titan series. The main issues are: 1) The simple and flat plot; 2) No strong feeling of drama or suspense; 3) The overdose of new characters that are of new or rare species so it's hard to picture them, much less keep track of all of them; 4) Not much moral or emotional struggle that usually sets Star Trek apart from other sci-fi.
That being said, the book isn't horrendous. Riker and Troi are true to character, and the book honors Trek continuity. Most of ... Read More
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We get it. It's okay to be gay and diversity is a good thing. Now, may we please have a story that is well written and does not spend all of its time developing characters that are unnecessary as well as totally ruining characters from TV that we love.
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I'll admit it, this is the first Trek book I have finished reading cover to cover. I found it to be a very great read, and loved all the unique species that were either introduced, or expanded on in this novel. I do agree with others that the cast can be a bit much, but I found that the book was not heavy handed in showing off its diversity message. The ending was also a bit rushed, but hooked well into the second book.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who loves to read about fantastic aliens, ... Read More
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