Dragon's Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, No. 38) [Paperback]

Kij Johnson (Author), Greg Cox (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek, the Next Generation | Publication Date: January 1, 1996

Isolated for centuries, the exotic Dragon Empire is finally ready to join the United Federation of Planets. But first the emperor's eldest son must marry the only daughter of his oldest enemy, bringing to an end decades of civil war. Without the wedding, there can be no peace -- and no treaty with the Federation.

As honored guests of the Dragon Empire, Captain Picard and the crew of the "Starship Enterprise" TM must ensure that the royal wedding occurs on schedule, despite the Empire's complicated and difficult codes of honor. And Dr. Beverly Crusher finds her loyalties torn when she wins the confidence of the unusually reluctant bride-to-be.

More than just a treaty is at stake, for a vicious race of alien conquerors will stop at nothing, from assassination to invasion, to keep the Empire out of the Federation. Picard must use all his skills to save the Empire, and preserve the Dragon's Honor.

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Isolated for centuries, the exotic Dragon Empire is finally ready to join the United Federation of Planets. But first the emperor's eldest son must marry the only daughter of his oldest enemy, bringing to an end decades of civil war. Without the wedding, there can be no peace -- and no treaty with the Federation.

As honored guests of the Dragon Empire, Captain Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise^TM must ensure that the royal wedding occurs on schedule, despite the Empire's complicated and difficult codes of honor. And Dr. Beverly Crusher finds her loyalties torn when she wins the confidence of the unusually reluctant bride-to-be.

More than just a treaty is at stake, for a vicious race of alien conquerors will stop at nothing, from assassination to invasion, to keep the Empire out of the Federation. Picard must use all his skills to save the Empire, and preserve the Dragon's Honor.END

About the Author

GREG COX is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous Star Trek novels, including The Eugenics Wars (Volumes One and Two), The Q Continuum, Assignment: Eternity, and The Black Shore. His short fiction can be found in such anthologies as Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War, Star Trek: The Amazing Stories, and Star Trek: Enterprise Logs. His first Khan novel, The Eugenics Wars, Volume One, was voted Best SF Book of the Year by the readers of Dreamwatch magazine. Cox can also be found as a bonus feature on the Director's Edition DVD of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania. --This text refers to the Turtleback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; First Edition edition (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671501070
• ISBN-13: 978-0671501075
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,870,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars TNG at it's best, March 3, 2009

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Garth One "Galactic savior" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon's Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, No. 38) (Paperback)

Dragon's Honor shows what a great crew Picard had with the Enterprise-D,
everyone in the crew was used smartly, even Deanna Troi with her "unusual" dealings the Dragon, surprise ending too.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Just for fun, January 12, 2004

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R. Spottiswood (Western Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon's Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, No. 38) (Paperback)

There is a play by Gilbert & Sullivan, the Mikado, based on China but in the style of Pirates of Penzance. This is a Star Trek style adaptation of it. All of the Next Gen regulars are involved, although Geordi's part is quite limited. The situations in themselves are actually quite reasonable, but then taken to absurd limits. The results are hilarious. Some of the situations: Picard is "honoured" by sharing favourite foods with the Dragon Emperor, foods that everyone but that Emperor considers offal. Riker attends the bachelor party, where the guests are more inclined to have funerals for each other the next day. Dr. Crusher ends up, to quote: playing den mother at a kung fu slumber party. Data, onboard Enterprise, engages the commander of the approaching alien fleet in what the Old Norse called a flyting: an insult contest. The Old Norse flytings were long, nasty, inventive and incredibly amusing, and they would have loved Data's performance. That was the best part of this very funny book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STNG #38 Dragon's Honor - An excellent numbered novel!, November 30, 2003

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K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (Cape Girardeau, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon's Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation, No. 38) (Paperback)

It is quite interesting to note that in the recent release of Greg Cox's "The Q Continuum," with an interview between Greg Cox and Kevin Dilmore that this outstanding STNG novel wasn't a collaborated effort between Kij Johnson and Greg Cox but more of a re-write on Greg Cox's part. Apparently, Kij Johnson was only able to get the first draft in on time due to her changing jobs. Pocket Books and John Ordover asked Greg Cox to step in and write the second and final draft. While the excellent premise and characters belonged solely to Kij Johnson, the credit for the exceptional characterizations and pacing goes to Greg Cox for this wonderful STNG story.

While the cover art for this STNG novel is pretty much standard fare for the time in which it was published, the art is a cut above the rest.

The premise:

The Enterprise is en route to Pai, the throne world of the Dragon Empire in order to secure the insular empires entrance into the United Federation of Planets. In order for the entrance of the Dragon Empire to happen, Captain Picard and crew must ensure the wedding of the Emperor's son to the only daughter of their oldest enemy goes off without any problems, effectively putting an end to decades of civil war.

This great story takes a turn for the worse when Dr. Crusher who has a very prominent role in the story, wins the confidence of the bride to be and discovers that she is reluctant to carry out the wedding. Adding to that, a vicious alien race comes into the story and they will stop at nothing to prevent the Dragon Empires entrance into the United Federation of Planets...

What follows from there is nothing short of one of the best numbered Star Trek The Next Generation novels that both authors deserve a great amount of praise for bringing to print. I highly recommend this novel to any and all fans of Star Trek fiction! {ssintrepid}