End Game (Star Trek New Frontier, No 4) [Mass Market Paperback]

Peter David (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997 | Series: Star Trek: New Frontier (Book 4)

Lieutenant Robin Lefler's mother died in a shuttle explosion ten years ago. So is the woman being held prisoner in Thallonian space really her? If it is, what is her connection to the mysterious woman holding a weapon that could doom entire worlds?

With the lives of billions at stake, Robin Lefler, Captain Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur must find the answers before time runs out for them and for the struggling remnants of the once-great Thallonian Empire.

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Captain Mackenzie Calhoun: Wearing a veneer of civilization as others would a cloak, Calhoun will now find himself facing a scheme for revenge that may unleash the savage warrior he keeps locked within himself. Lieutenant Robin Lefler: An eternal optimist, Lefler ocassionally asks the wrong question at the wrong time...and yet this time it may lead the Excalibur crew to unexpectedly shocking answers. Commander Elizabeth Shelby: Walking the fine line between duty and conscience, Shelby may find that she must decide between the life she loves and the man she once loved. As the Thallonian homeworld faces catastrophe, Captain Calhoun must confront his own bloody past in a life-or-death struggle for survival and honor. But when the planet's ultimate secret is revealed, only Captain Calhoun and the U.S.S. Excalibur can save the last remnants of the Empire from total destruction!

About the Author

Peter David is a prolific author having written over two dozen novels including the following Star Trek novels: The Rift, Q-In-Law, A Rock and A Hard Place, Strike Zone, The Seige, Imzadi, Vendetta, and Q-Squared. He has written the three Star Trek: The Next Generation: Starfleet Academy novellas featuring Worf: Worf's First Adventure, Line of Fire, and Survival. Mr. David lives in New York City with his wife and their three children.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books; First Edition edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067101398X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671013981
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,398,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This series so far is the best they have to offer, June 4, 1998

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This review is from: End Game (Star Trek New Frontier, No 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

So far i have read all 6 books and I am simply amazed.Here we have an old guard captain who does not want to be captain.A first officer who should be captain.A security officer who trust no one.Deposed royalty.A space-cadet.Puppy love.A three-way love triangle.I cannot wait for the rest of the series.Bring it on.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New Frontier, Book 4: End Game, March 13, 2003

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This review is from: End Game (Star Trek New Frontier, No 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book nicely ties up the loose ends from the previous three; as I've said before, the first four books of this series should really have been made one large book; in fact, they've been collected into an omnibus edition, and that edition I would rate at five stars. The storyline for the first four books combined is a fine one, the characters are handled quite well, and the writing style maintains Peter David's usual high quality, especially his ability to tell a dramatic story without losing his sense of humor.

Still, this book on its own is only a story fragment; it has an ending, with just a couple of ongoing subplots (which is perfectly fine) but no beginning. And no story fragment is worth five stars. This is unquestionably the best "book" of the four, however.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Frontier Book Four, July 18, 2008

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End Game
Peter David
1997

The mysterious planet of Thallon is rent with earthquakes amidst political upheaval, and the crew of Excalibur is trapped at Nelkar, forced to resolve its refugee issue before departing to the home of the former Thallonian Empire to retrieve its missing crew. Meanwhile, the dark pasts of the crew seem to be catching up with them.

The final book in the introductory four-book series, "End Game" ends readers' first view of "New Frontier" with a literal bang -- and a hell of a good finale.