The Peacekeepers (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Gene DeWeese (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek: the Next Generation | Publication Date: December 1, 1990

Exploring a deserted alien spaceship, Lt. Commander Data and Lt. Geordi LaForge suddenly find themselves transported light-years away -- into the middle of a deadly conflict!

While Captain Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise™ search feverishly for the missing crewmen, Data and LaForge discover they are in a station almost identical to the one they were exploring, high in orbit around an earth-type world. Years before, the occupants of that planet accidentally stumbled onto the ship and its advanced technology -- and since then have used its weapons to keep the nations on the planet below disarmed, and at peace.

Now their own arrival has precipitated a crisis on the station. Somehow, data and LaForge must find a way to restore trust between the planet below and the station's guardians up above -- before a final, destructive war breaks out!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 310 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek (December 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671736531
• ISBN-13: 978-0671736538
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,644,282 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars STNG #2 The Peacekeepers - Good science fiction!, July 11, 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: The Peacekeepers (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This review is for those who in particular may have read a few of the later Star Trek The Next Generation novels or novels from the other series and find yourself interested in reading the earlier STNG novels. While in these early novels, you may find the author's characterizations to be somewhat off and their knowledge of the twenty fourth century techno-babble to be somewhat off as well. What you will generally find though is that the majority of these early stories are well based in science fiction and some of the authors, such as the author of this novel, make up for that lack of back story knowledge by concentrating on what they did know. Of the few Star Trek novels that Gene DeWeese wrote, I found them all to be quite intriguing and generally good reads. I read this one quite some time ago myself, but the basics of the story still resonate, lending to how well the author wrote this one.

The premise:

While returning to the nearest Starbase from a mission dealing with the Ferengi, the Enterprise detects a derelict ship. Being the explorers that they are, Captain Picard orders Data and LaForge to investigate the derelict. While on board, they're transported light years away to a similar ship that is orbiting a planet that is in crisis. While Captain Picard and crew frantically search for his lost crewman, Data and LaForge find themselves embroiled in the middle of a political crisis in which the inhabitants of the ship they were transported to have been and are continuing to use the alien technology of the ship to maintain the peace between all the factions on the Earth like planet below.

I definitely recommend this second novel in the Star Trek The Next Generation series as it is a well written story and it fits well within the STNG series. {ssintrepid}

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Corny and awesome TNG!!!, June 25, 2007

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J. Johnston (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Peacekeepers (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Peacekeepers is a cheesy story which takes place during TNG's first season. The story itself is just as poorly told as any first season episode (e.g. 11001001, Lonely Among Us, etc.). The guest characters are incredibly shallow and cliche. All of the main cast have some time in the spotlight, but Geordi and Data are featured more than the others. It's an easy read and it doesn't have anything that disagrees with the Trek storyline so it can easily fit into your personal Trek canon. I personally enjoy the "bad" quality of TNG's first and second seasons so I enjoyed this book. I'm looking forward to reading Ghost Ship next!!!

Bottom line, if you liked the first and second seasons of TNG, then you'll like this book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars We must remember, the writers didn't have much to go on., October 27, 2001

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Scott Scheinhaus "the guru" (Greenacres, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Peacekeepers (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

When this book was written, the show was probably not even aired yet, and the authors had to go on scripts. Obviously, this one can't compare to the newer novels, in which the authors have 178 episodes of material to draw from. In light of that, I think that this was a decent one, especially for its time. I would not recommend it, however, for the new trek novel fan.