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The Romulan Way (Star Trek RIHANNSU)

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When I read Ms Duane's My Enemy My Ally I found a author who treated Star Trek with some respect and mostly the Vulcans and Rihannsu (Romulans)with some much needed respect. Romulans have always been put on the back burner in favor of the Klingons (Example Star Trek 3TSFS was originally intended to have the Romulans as the foes) Ms Duane sheds some much needed INTELLIGENT background on the Rihannsu for me Star Trek Nemisis while a fairly good film overall doesn't have a very interesting background for the Romulans.
This book is two parts one a plot concerning Dr. McCoy as a prisoner on Romulus and the other a history of how the Vulcans an Rihannsu had their great rift and how they came to be two seperate races. My favirote races in Star Trek are Vulcans, Romulans, and Hortas they are all present in Ms Duane's novel. While McCoy is the only original series character to appear Arrhae's story is suspenseful enough and enlightining enough to keep the novel going the ending is nerve shattering suspense. I will recomend this book to anyone who likes Star Trek.

The Romulans used to be my favorite Star Trek villains. I read the Rihannsu series because I thought it would be a fun exploration of Romulan culture and history. However, I barely recognized the Romulans in Rihannsu. The book degrades them and seems to radically alter their characters. The main character, Ael, seems too perfect, while the rest of the Romulans seem like a bunch of buffoons. Furthermore, the book radically changes Romulan history that just doesn't seem realistic. It's too bad - the Romulans as presented in the Original Series were fascinating characters who had both honor and deviousness. The Romulans in Rihannsu have little of either.