Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine
Save Your Time And Money
| AnyBook4Less.com | Order from a Major Online Bookstore |
|
| Home | Store List | FAQ | Contact Us | | ||
| Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money |
||
 |
Title: The Romulan Stratagem (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 35) by Robert Greenberger ISBN: 0-671-87997-9 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: STNG #35 The Romulan Stratagem - A fantastic novel!
Comment: "The Romulan Stratagem" is author Robert Greenberger's first solo Star Trek novel and if you read the author's notes at the beginning of the book, you'll see that it was a labor of love for him to write this novel and it paid off extremely well. What I find surprising about this novel is that it was released as a paperback because I truly believe it had earned a hardback release.
I found Robert Greenberger's writing style to be extraordinarily well paced and his knowledge of Star Trek in general shows on the pages, his characterizations are "spot on" and his usage of guest characters in the story is beyond reproach. I especially liked his usage of Ensign Ro Laren, one of STNG's best non regular characters. "The Romulan Stratagem" clearly puts this author in my top ten Star Trek authors list.
The cover art for this novel is above average for the time in which this novel was published.
The premise:
The Enterprise is on a mission to the planet Eloh, which is dangerously close to the Klingon/Romulan border, to negotiate its potential Federation membership. Upon arrival though, a Romulan Warbird shows up and it's commanded by Commander Sela and she's there to "negotiate" with the Elohsians as well, hoping that they will soon join the Romulan Star Empire.
A series of fatal incidents brings suspicion upon both delegations and Data must form an uneasy alliance with Sela in order to prove the innocence of the Enterprise; at stake is this strategic stronghold, vital to the Federations vigilance of the Romulan Star Empire.
I highly recommend this novel to any and all fans of Star Trek fiction. Author Robert Greenberger's work with this novel deserves all the praise that is possible for it. {ssintrepid}
Rating: 5
Summary: ST-TNG: The Romulan Stratagem
Comment: Star Trek-The Next Generation: The Romulan Stratagem written by Robert Greenberger is a Captain Jean-Luc Picard vs. the Romulans book. In this book the Romulan Picard is pitted against is an old nemisis Commander Sela. There is a fleshing out of the Sela character in this book. This book fills in some of the gaps in logic for the Sela character making for an interesting read.
This book's premiss starts out as a routine mission to an unexplored planet near the Klingon/Romulan border called Eloh. The Elohsians are negotiating for membership in the Federation, but the Romulans have interest in Eloh as well. When Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise arrive at Eloh with a diplomatic team they find Commander Sela there trying to convince the Elohsians to join the Romulan Star Empire.
Faced with a decision, Picard must find a way to convince the Elohsians that joining the Federation is a much better choice, but with the Romulan involved treachery, deciet, and guile are the standard. Sela is Tasha Yar's daughter as she has appeared in previous TNG television series and we know she can be a worthy advisary, and she has her sights on Eloh.
There is a sub-plot with Data/Sela as Data must form an uneasy alliance with Sela making for an interesting plot twist. Twists and turns abound in this book as Picard trys not to lose a strategic advantage, as Sela trys not to lose the planet Eloh to the Federation as a stratedic stronghold so close to the Star Empire.
Mystery, intrigue, and action-adventure abound in this book as the author gets the Romulans right with deciet, deception, and guile.
Rating: 3
Summary: The Federation competes with the Romulans
Comment: The Enterprise is called on a diplomatic first contact mission to a world which has only recently achived a world government after ages of war amongst themselves. However, when they arrive they find a Romulan warbird orbiting the planet and discover the inhabitants are entertaining both the Federation and Romulan Empire as possible allies as they step into the interstellar community.
A few days into negotiations, terrorist atacks on the planet implicate Geordie LaFordge, and possibly the Romulans in a plot to use force to sway the decision of the planet's leadership. Data, investigating the atacks, forms an alliance with Commander Selar, infamous daughter of Tasha Yar, for the purpose of investigating the attacks and clearing both Federation and Romulan involvement.
Meanwhile, Ensign Ro Laren has a young suitor who she's trying to let down easy as Commander Riker gives advise on wooing a woman to him, not knowing who he's wooing. An interresting sub-plot which brings some humor to break up the intense negotiations going on. Altogether a good, though not spectacular, book worth the time to read.
 |
Title: Foreign Foes (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 31) by Dave Galanter, Greg Brodeur ISBN: 067188414X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
 |
Title: Federation (Star Trek) by Judith Reeves-Stevens ISBN: 0671894234 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
 |
Title: Dragon's Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, No. 38) by Kij Johnson, Greg Cox ISBN: 0671501070 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
 |
Title: Blaze of Glory (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 34) by Simon Hawke ISBN: 0671880454 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
 |
Title: Fortune's Light (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 15) by Michael Jan Friedman ISBN: 0671708368 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Thank you for visiting www.AnyBook4Less.com and enjoy your savings!
Copyright� 2001-2021 Send your comments
