From the Depths (Star Trek, Book 66) [Mass Market Paperback]

Victor Milan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek (Numbered Paperback) | Publication Date: August 1, 1993

From The Depths

Okeanos, a water world settled centuries ago by a group of Federation separatists, is now rocked by the power struggle between the natives and the ex-Federation colony. When the U.S.S. Enterprise™ is sent beyond the Federation's boundaries to the planet to act as mediators, they are surprised to find a group of Klingons already serving as the natives' advisors.

The volatile situation rapidly deteriorates when one of Okeanos's great floating cities is completely destroyed, and Captain Kirk is arrested for sabotage. now at the center of a deadly civil war, Mr. Spock and the crew must race to free their captain as they face the deadly secret hidden beneath Okeano's murky depths.

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From the Publisher

Okeanos, a water world settled centuries ago by a group of Federation separatists, is now rocked by a power struggle between the natives and the ex-Federation colony. When the U.S.S. Enterprise^TM is sent beyond the Federation's boundaries to the planet to act as mediators, they are surprised to find a group of Klingons already serving as the natives' advisors.

The volatile situation rapidly deteriorates when one of Okeanos's great floating cities is completely destroyed, and Captain Kirk is arrested for sabotage. Now at the center of a deadly civil war, Mr. Spock and the crew must race to free their captain as they face the deadly secret hidden beneath Okeanos's murky depths.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; First Edition edition (August 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671869116
• ISBN-13: 978-0671869113
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,102,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been a professional writer my whole adult life, and an obsessed reader since long before. I've also done time as a cowboy, semi-pro actor, computer support tech, and Albuquerque's most popular all-night progressive rock DJ.

I've published almost 100 novels and numerous short stories, including the Prometheus Award-winning THE CYBERNETIC SAMURAI. I'm a founding member of the long-running Wild Cards shared-world project, with a story in the newest anthology, FORT FREAK. At the moment I also write novels for the Deathlands series.

I just sold an epic fantasy trilogy called The Ballad of Karyl's Last Ride to Tor. Look for the first volume, THE DINOSAUR LORDS, at the beginning of 2013. Check out the free preview chapters on my Sense of Adventure blog at www.VictorMilan.com/blog/.

I live on Jupiter with two cats, TJ and Squeak, and a burly dog named Emma who's subservient to them. I serve as Masquerade MC for Life for the excellent St, Louis science fiction convention Archon, as well as, apparently, for our fine local con, Bubonicon. I love reading, birding, games, recumbent cycling, firearms, hanging with friends, and walking the aforementioned Emma Dog in Albuquerque's scenic North Valley.

Thanks for reading!

(photo courtesy Linda Rockwell)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost five stars., December 24, 2004

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James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From the Depths (Star Trek, Book 66) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a very good story about the dangers of fanatacism, even in a good cause. It is well told, with good pacing, excellent action, fine characterization, and only a few places (fewer than the average mass-market paperback) where it could have used a bit more proofreading to eliminate sloppy errors in language. The only thing that keeps it from a five-star rating is that, as far as I'm concerned, the ending was a bit too easy; it's difficult to explain why I feel that way without giving away too much of a spoiler, but I feel that it was never sufficiently explained how Kirk solved ONE of the problems he was faced with. It was just assumed that once the other problem was solved, that one would go away too, which seems to me highly unlikely.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars genetic manipulated society, November 1, 2000

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mathilde de gardin "mathilde_de_gardin" - See all my reviews

This review is from: From the Depths (Star Trek, Book 66) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the most really SF-like Star Trek books in the series. I say this because in this books, next to the normal first contact episodes, the ever present klingon warriors, the torpedo's, the bantering between the 3 leading characters, in this book two interesting alien societies are sketched. Esspecially the strongly individualistic culture of geneticly manipulated humans, that have adopted themselfs to their tasks, their waterful environnement and their own wishes is fascinating.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: From the Depths (Star Trek, Book 66) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was fun to read and is now proudly part of my growing collection of star trek books.