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Captain Kirk and the USS Enterprise
escort Prince Vikram back to his home planet, Angira, after he
spent 10 years on Earth learning about the Federation. Spock
and Sulu escort him home to adjust the planet’s starcharts.
Lord Tavu decides that Vikram’s father, the King, is injuring
their sacred traditions with his new Federation reforms. He massacres
just about everybody in the palace, including the king and all
eight of Vikram’s older brothers. Vikram escapes with his
servant, Bibil, Bibil’s neice, Urmi, Spock and Sulu. All
fighting on the planet is done with swords, and Spock and Sulu
feel right at home with a sword in their hands. During their
escape, Spock saves Urmi’s life, but also gets impaled by
a spear. Injured, he remains hidden in Urmi’s town while
Vikram, Sulu and Urmi try to reach a distant city, where the
Vikram can be declared king. But Lord Tavu is hot on their heals
and only has one thing on his mind…Revenge!
This is a Star Trek book based
upon the original characters. This story takes place somewhere
during the original 5-year mission. This book is numbered 22.
This story mostly revolves around Prince Vikram and Sulu. Spock
is also a main character, but after he is impaled, he kind of
disappears for a while.
When I first started reading
this story, my main thought was that the author had a story in
mind, needed an audience, so added in a few Star Trek characters
to sell the story. It just seemed that way because Spock and
Sulu were kinda background characters for a while. But as the
story heats up, Sulu becomes a main character. At first I was
a little disappointed with this. But it turned out to be a really
good story. The usual characters: Kirk and McCoy are in the beginning
and at the end of the story, but that is all. They are not really
necessary. The story moves right along and is action-packed.
This is almost not a science fiction story, but rather a fantasy
tale. But, still, it is a Star Trek book, and a good read. If
you love Star Trek, this is the kind of story that you usually
don’t get. It is quite enjoyable.
I rated this book an 8 out of
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