Faces of Fire (Star Trek, Book 58) [Paperback]

Michael Jan Friedman (Author)

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Series: Star Trek: The Original Series | Publication Date: March 1, 1992

Faces Of Fire

En route to Alpha Malurian Six to settle a dispute between two religions, the U.S.S. Enterprise™ first stops to do a routine check on the progress of a terraforming colony on Beta Canzandia Three -- a colony whose inhabitants include Carol and David Marcus.

While Spock is left behind at the terraforming colony to continue his scientific studies, the rest of the crew heads to Alpha Malurian Six to find the dispute has turned to war.

As Kirk, McCoy, and Scotty search for a solution to end the conflict, a ship piloted by a Klingon faction arrives at the terraforming colony to take control of the facility. When colonists are imprisoned, Spock and David must defeat the Klingons or face certain death...

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En route to Alpha Malurian Six to settle a dispute between two religions, the U.S.S. Enterprise^TM first stops to do a routine check on the progress of a terraforming colony on Beta Canzandia Three, a colony whose inhabitants include Carol and David Marcus.

Spock is left behind at the terraforming colony to continue his scientific studies and the rest of the crew heads to Alpha Malurian Six to find the dispute has turned to war.

As Kirk, McCoy, and Scotty search for a solution to end the conflict, a ship piloted by a Klingon faction arrives at the terraforming colony to take control of the facility. When colonists are imprisoned, and Spock and David must defeat the Klingons or face certain death.

About the Author

Michael Jan Friedman is the author of more than forty science fiction and fantasy books, among them many Star Trek and Star Trek: Next Generation novels.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 307 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; First Edition edition (March 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671749927
• ISBN-13: 978-0671749927
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,897,204 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Eh..., September 28, 2011

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Stephen Andrews (Edmonds, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faces of Fire (Star Trek, Book 58) (Paperback)

Again, this is not great but not bad, either. It tries to tell the story of how Kirk came to know that he had a son named David. There is also the introduction of the Klingon Captain Krug (played by Christopher Lloyd in ST:III). This novel did not, however, keep my attention as others had. I found myself 'spacing-out' at times, as the novel failed to really keep my attention.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad story., April 7, 2004

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James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faces of Fire (Star Trek, Book 58) (Paperback)

Not great, but not bad; this story purports to tell the tale of the first meeting between Kirk and his son David Marcus, as well as to establish the reason for some of the hostility displayed toward Kirk by David in "The Wrath Of Khan". It establishes the character of David fairly well, but the justification for the hostility is weak at best, and the subplot involving the political machinations of the Klingons seems decidedly spurious, merely an excuse for the Klingons behaving in odd and implausible ways later.

A perfectly good adventure novel, which mostly fails at its attempts to a pretension to be more than that.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This novel uniquely displays Kirk's past life., October 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Faces of Fire (Star Trek, Book 58) (Paperback)

Captain James T. Kirk was known as a man who liked women. When he found Carol Marcus. he never knew that they would have a child. Well in Faces of Fire, that child, David, comes up. He is a brave boy, like his father. This story depicts the arrogance of the Klingons and the relationship between Spock and David. This book elegantly displays the similarities of Kirk and David. I would recommend this book to everyone who likes Spock, Kirk and David.