Javascript is not enabled in your browser. They were talking about me. crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2019. Fast paced, well written, hard to put down, it captures the Original Star Trek crew we have grown to love since the beginning. Kirk refuses to comply and orders Piper arrested for conspiracy with terrorists, then cuts the transmission. Smoke blinded me now and I was choking. "Your estimation of your performance?" I failed to order weapons armed upon entry into the neutral zone. is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by Diane Carey.

the various vessels bearing the noble appellation of Enterprise. ©1997-2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. 122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011. Commander Burch explains the situation and they try to contact the Enterprise. "Are those systems clearing yet? Lt. Piper takes a shuttle to the Enterprise and reports to her assigned cabin.

Piper, sensing something in the hints that Rittenhouse dropped, uses the destroyer's computer to access Starfleet and Federation organizational charts. During the meeting, Rittenhouse and his hand-picked captains square off against Kirk, with Rittenhouse advocating for harsh measures and indifferent to the potential deaths of the crew on Star Empire and Kirk advocating talks and negotiation with the Star Empire. ", "When the second contingent of enemy vessels appeared, sir. Voices buzzed. He then leaves the conference room to attend to other duties. Still, possibly to stave off the inevitability of mental collapse, I continued to gasp the override directive. Unable to add item to List. It’s Star Trek but not as we know it Captain! I waited. Access lights, go to emergency power. When a freindly, alien people called the Rey make contact with the Federation, they are Piper is able to unlock the ship's systems, giving Star Empire increased shielding and weapons ability to withstand the heavy attacks by the opposing starships. You can view Barnes & Noble’s Privacy Policy. Captain Piper, they refuse to receive. To see my favorite characters from the viewpoint of a new character, was brilliant! Took two direct hits to main engine room and we're trying to -- ". " I shouted at the fizzing shape of another Romulan vessel as it veered in and fired. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. With Rittenhouse dead, the commanders of his three other starships surrender. Quite a decent effort for a Trek book. He reads a message from Commander Paul Burch stating that they have seized the dreadnaught in the name of galactic civility and request an ambassadorial party of Kirk, Piper, and a Vulcan. Star Empire is the Federation's most powerful weapon, a dreadnought, the first of a new class of super-starships capable of outgunning a dozen Klingon cruisers. This projection device is one of Sarda's weapons projects he finds embarrassing. It is written in the first person from the perspective of Lieutenant Piper. Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2013. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. "Implement evasive action one-four-zero degrees declination plane." Instead, they move to the hangar bay, open the doors, steal a 2-seat Arco-class light attack "sled", and head towards the Star Empire. AndrusTaurus feels horrible guilt about her action as they continue to flee to the hangar deck. The Star Empire is apparently helpless, its crew unable to fight while the attacking Klingons inflict heavy damage on the dreadnought with phaser fire. Not report to Captain Flynn?

Not only had I failed, but I'd destroyed the simulator in the process. I hurdled the forms of people I needed badly now, begging and cajoling the instruments to resurrect themselves enough to save the ship. Kirk, seeing this, moves in quickly and destroys Pompeii before she can collide with Star Empire. Upon arrival at the rendezvous point, the Enterprise finds Star Empire being attacked by four Klingon vessels. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020, It’s set in the Star Trek universe and the Enterprise crew is there in the background, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2015. "Commander? At least something was going to happen. [4], The hero of the story, Lt. Piper, has been cited as an example of Mary Sue characterization. There was no response from the computer.

The two sides maneuver warily, until Commander Burch is disabled in an attack. With Rittenhouse's three starships considerably damaged, Piper bluffs their commanders by arming Star Empire's heavy photon torpedoes, a single hit from which would destroy any of the damaged starships killing all on board. Piper and AndrusTaurus do some research on Vulcan and decide to consult with a Vulcan embassy that specialized in human-Vulcan relationships. I loved this book (and it's sequel "Battlestations!". "I raised shields too late. You can read what this is about in the book description. (Star Trek, Book 29) by Diane Carey. "What the hell -- " someone said, like a ghost calling from another dimension. Oh -- 'scuse me, Captain. We are surrounded by Romulan vessels. "You're not taking this ship!" Please try again. Please try again. I read this book years ago when it first came out, and enjoyed it thoroughly then. ", "Harrison, what's taking so long? EnterpriseTM is caught in the middle of a Klingon/Romulan battle. Star Empire is the Federation's most powerful weapon, a dreadnought, the first of a new class of super-starships capable of outgunning a dozen Klingon cruisers. "It's a mess. Outside the simulation chamber, technicians were scrambling to disengage the simulation computer from all the other computers in the immediate area. A Star Trek: The Next Generation: Time #8. is a Pocket TOS novel –#31 in the numbered series, and the second book in the retroactively designated Fortunes of War duology – written by Diane Carey. "You caused quite a hullabaloo with the base computers.". Had I done so badly that they would prevent my serving on a Galaxy-class ship? Maybe he can talk to it.". With Sandage's help they manage to use the ship's intercom system to listen in on the meeting.

Against regulations the phaser is set to disintegrate instead of stun and the guard is vaporized. The smoke began to clear. On the eve of her maiden voyage, a band of terrorists steals Star Empire and demands a rendezvous with the EnterpriseTM .Aboard the Enterprise is the young Lieutenant Piper, and soon she must discover why her friends … [1][2] Robert Greenberger called the book "a page turner" but noted that "One more time, however, a brave, plucky, courageous woman holds the key to success."[3]. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. In her quarters, Piper reflects on the situation and decides she had to get over to Star Empire to find out what was going on, why Silayna was on the dreadnought, and why he had never revealed his intentions to her. The novel made the New York Times best-seller list for paperbacks on May 18 and May 25, 1986. On the eve of her maiden voyage, Star Empire is stolen by terrorists who demand a rendezvous with the Starship Enterprise™-- and with Lieutenant Piper, stationed aboard Kirk's ship on her first training cruise. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. I make no conscious sexual statements, and wonder if the "plucky female" observation would have been brought up at all if the characters had been plucky males.

"All right. "Code T-Rescue, command authorization, emer -- ", Damn!
It's a rollercoaster ride from start to finish, and it will have you cheering Piper on, and looking for Diane Carey's Piper sequel, of which there only seems to be one (Battle Stations) rather than a whole series of Piper stories, which is what I was hoping for. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Sarda contacts AndrusTaurus and Sandage, who transport over.

My crew was dead or dying. Can't override damage to main circuitry.".
To everybody's great surprise, Brian Silayna appears on the screen. One warp drive nacelle severely damaged, but marginally operable. To bring the myriad cultures to their world, the Rey host a celebration ... A Star Trek adventure set during The Original Series era and featuring James T. Kirk ... A Star Trek adventure set during The Original Series era and featuring James T. Kirk Staggering up, I barked out the first order I could think of. "Rather a unique display, Lieutenant," the Commander grumbled, his black eyes and swarthy complexion obscured by the clearing smoke. I didn't like anything that marred my freedom of movement. To my left, Illya Galina was crawling out from beneath part of his control panel, staring at me with something that might have been astonishment. ", "Aye. You've been assigned to Captain Kirk.". is a Star Trek: The Original Series novel written by Diane Carey.It is written in the first-person from the perspective of Lieutenant Piper. Series universe.The sword was the ultimate symbol of Romulan power, tradition, and pride. Mayday! Piper threatens to self-destruct the Arco attack sled they arrived on and take the destroyer with it. It's that good! "Engineering! A thought later, impact came, taking out the entire port side of the bridge and six bridge personnel with it.

", "Sir?" Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, "Communications, advise them of our situation. It's interesting to explore the idea of a Federation "Dreanought", essentially a starship built as a heavyweight battleship rather than an explorer, and Ms Carey does a great job in presenting it - this is almost like a Star Trek technothriller in the Tom Clancy vein, actually. The technique results in the computer controlling the simulation crashing. Piper, Sarga, Sandage, and AndrusTaurus surprise and disable the guards outside the stateroom and an effort to free Kirk and his officers. One-half potency on secondary batteries.". I remained silent. ", He hadn't intended to tell me, yet it seemed he was itching to. Sarda then turns off the forcefield and he and Piper flee the detention area. The universe began to subdivide.

I shoved Illya's body away, hammering at the subspace frequency override. She and Sarda find a disturbing pattern: men that had served with Rittenhouse over the years had been placed in high levels of the civilian and military leadership, including the captains of the three other starships en route. "Tell me...at which point did you decide there was no Kobayashi Maru?