The Romulan Stratagem (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 35) [Paperback]

Robert Greenberger (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation | Publication Date: May 1, 1995

On a mission to an unexplored planet near the Klingon/Romulan border, the "U.S.S. Enterprise"(TM) travels to the planet Eloh to negotiate Federation memebership. But upon arrival, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his diplomatic team find themselves face to face with Commander Sela, an old Romulan enemy -- who's there to convince the Elohsians to join the Romulan Empire.

When a series of fatal indidents casts suspicion on both delegations, Data must form an uneasy alliance with Sela to prove the innocence of the "Starship Enterprise"(TM) crew -- or lose a sprategic stronghold to the Federation's greatest enemy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 273 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; First Edition edition (May 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671879979
• ISBN-13: 978-0671879976
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,642,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A writer, editor, and project manager, Robert Greenberger has been working in publishing since 1980. A lifelong fan of comics and science fiction, he watched dreams become reality when he first joined Starlog Press in 1980. There, he created Comics Scene which he edited during its initial run. In 1984, he moved to DC Comics where he worked as an editor or administrator until 2000, earning plaudits for his work on the Star Trek comic book. After a brief sojourn to the Internet, he returned to comics in 2001, this time working as an executive at Marvel Comics. This turned out to be a stormy, frustrating year and in 2002 he returned to DC as a senior editor in their growing collected editions department. In 2006, he left DC and found himself having the time of his life as Managing Editor at Weekly World News unitl its clueless management shuttered the paper.

Since then he has been a freelance writer, working on media tie-in properties, original fiction, non-fiction for your young adults and adults, and whatever else has come his way.

Currently, he writes a weekly op-ed column for the Fairfield Patch and a semi-monthly column for Westfield Comics. He makes his home in Connecticut where he is a Fairfield representative to the Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency. For more, check out his website: www.bobgreenberger.com.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definite page turner!, June 20, 1997

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This review is from: The Romulan Stratagem (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 35) (Paperback)

This book brings back one of the most interesting villians to grace the Next Generation . . .Sela! Having only made brief appearences during the TNG seres, it was a real treat to find out more about the fascinating daughter of the late Tasha Yar. The story starts out a little slow, but it quickly builds into a page turning plot. Look for some great scenes involving Data and Sela. Two phasers up on this one

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ST-TNG: The Romulan Stratagem, March 10, 2003

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Joe Zika "Khemprof" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Romulan Stratagem (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 35) (Paperback)

Star Trek-The Next Generation: The Romulan Stratagem written by Robert Greenberger is a Captain Jean-Luc Picard vs. the Romulans book. In this book the Romulan Picard is pitted against is an old nemisis Commander Sela. There is a fleshing out of the Sela character in this book. This book fills in some of the gaps in logic for the Sela character making for an interesting read.

This book's premiss starts out as a routine mission to an unexplored planet near the Klingon/Romulan border called Eloh. The Elohsians are negotiating for membership in the Federation, but the Romulans have interest in Eloh as well. When Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise arrive at Eloh with a diplomatic team they find Commander Sela there trying to convince the Elohsians to join the Romulan Star Empire.

Faced with a decision, Picard must find a way to convince the Elohsians that joining the Federation is a much better choice, but with the Romulan involved treachery, deciet, and guile are the standard. Sela is Tasha Yar's daughter as she has appeared in previous TNG television series and we know she can be a worthy advisary, and she has her sights on Eloh.

There is a sub-plot with Data/Sela as Data must form an uneasy alliance with Sela making for an interesting plot twist. Twists and turns abound in this book as Picard trys not to lose a strategic advantage, as Sela trys not to lose the planet Eloh to the Federation as a stratedic stronghold so close to the Star Empire.

Mystery, intrigue, and action-adventure abound in this book as the author gets the Romulans right with deciet, deception, and guile.

3.0 out of 5 stars Just "ok", February 23, 2011

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hybernation (Franklin, TN USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Romulan Stratagem (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Kindle Edition)

I have read perhaps 100 or more ST books...some great, some not. I only read this one because I wanted to fill in the gaps concerning Sela (Denise Crosby), the enigmatic Romulan commander who was the daughter of an alternate timeline Tasha Yar. I must say that Mr. Greenberger did an admirable job capturing the essence of these TNG characters, especially considering this was his first Star Trek novel to have authored alone. Still, the story itself was a little lacking in action and plot. Not a bad ST book, just not a great one either.