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The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide (Star Trek: The Klingon Book of Virtues)

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In the quest for more and more spin offs in the Star Trek market, this book stands out. Rather than another novel, or nitpicking reference volume culled from the shows - this presents authentic alien literature: the proverbs of the Warrior Race!

Providing insight into tlhIngan (thats Klingon: think Bejing versus Peking. The standard English term is a corruption of the correct pronounciation, just as the old name for China's capital city was) culture, this book cleverly draws from the film and video incarnations for pithy Klingon phrases. The author (compiler), Marc Okrand created the language and clearly knows his Trek.

Illustrating almost every proverb is a relevant black and white. The proverbs are presented in tlhIngan Hol and DIvI' Hol (Klingon and English), along with a paragraph or two discussing the cultural background, and occasional grammatical tips.

The book is well organized, so that you don't really NEED the The Klingon Dictionary (also by Okrand), the authorative guide on the language. However, it makes a great companion to it. Someone seeking to learn and use the language would do well to buy both books and use The Klingon Way as a workbook of phrases to study with the vocabulary and grammar provided by the Klingon Dictionary.

`The Klingon Way` is a fascinating look into the heart of the Klingon soul. Set up as a proverb list with relevaent cultural and historical facts surrounding them; this work expounds wisdom and knowledge applicable not only for the attainment of an honorable death but of an honorable life. Although drawing a bit heavily on previously stated maxims, it is still a great work worthy of owning. Having M Dorn and R Dawson, as Lt. Cmdr. Worf and Lt. Torres, respectively, narrating this is just the icing on the cake. Highly recommended

This is the ultimate Klingon book! It brilliantly weaves the tapestry of Star Trek's Klingon history, through its publication date in May of 1996. It is written both in English & Klingon. The photos are black & white. Each page contains a quote in both languages and a detailed explanation of the Klingon terminology. If you have not picked this up for your Star Trek collection, let me quote a Klingon phrase for you, "qoH vuvbe' SuS" ("The wind does not respect a fool"). If you can still find a copy of this, enjoy it.

Astounding. This is one of the books a Klingon fan would love to read. Trust me, you'll be intrigued.

The Klingon proverbs and their meanings in the book will help us understand Klingon culture and society.

If you are a star trek fan then this book is perfect for your science fiction collection.

Though most people who are Star Trek fans know something about the Klingons, this book gives an insight into their warrior philosophy. When comparing their philosophy with the Japanese "Code of Bushido" one can easily see the relationship all warrior societies share with each other. Honor, courage, duty and loyality are vital qualities of all warrior groups. Though the Klingons are warriors in Star Trek science fiction, the qualities they value obviously come from the real life warrior societies. Some of these include the Japanese Samurai, the European Knights, The Roman soldier, and the Spartan warrior. In conclusion, this is a book for anyone interested in how a warrior views life.

Rating 4 stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Karate Combatives: reality-Based Karate for self-defense)

I bought "The Klingon Way" some years ago and was really impressed with it because it not only expresses the heart of the fictional Klingon culture but it's a book I've actually used in a men's group I led at a church I used to belong to because a lot of what's in the book are things men can really relate to, a book for a warrior!

If I had to be reincarnated, I would be reincarnated as a Klingon. Even though Klingons take no prisoners, they have a few smooth edges. Some how I do think that the whole Klingon race and Klingons in general are misunderstood. This book gives some virtues and good says that can be applied today. My favorite saying is "Revenge is a dish best served cold." and this saying can apply to anybody, even ex-fiances.

This book doesn't tell a story at all. It tells the reade very much about Klingon culture. If you are interested in it you will love this book

I would like to start this review off by saying that yes I've read this whole book through and through so don't accuse me of not reading it at all.

Now that i got that cleared up I can start my actual review.

The translations in this book of the Klingon language into the English language and vice versa were really amateur to say the least and I don't think the author of this book took the time of day to try and conduct the correct amount of research for this project and just wanted to make a quick buck off of all those loyal to Star Trek. It's obvious he's just a Star Wars fan boy trying to besmirch the Star Trek name with his soiled attempt at grasping the greatness that is Klingondom. Thumbs down to you sir and next time you try to emulate something above your head take that light bulb and unscrew it.