Shell Game (Star Trek, Book 63) [Mass Market Paperback]

Melissa Crandall (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek (Numbered Paperback) | Publication Date: February 1, 1993

Shell Game

While on the routine mission to retrieve a research drone for recycling, the U.S.S. Enterprise™ encounters a Romulan space station adrift within Federation borders. Exploring the lifeless station, the crew finds ghostly apparitions flitting at the edges of sight.

Soon the U.S.S. Enterprise is also inexplicably without power. Captain Kirk and his crew must now solve the mystery of the strange apparitions before the Starship suffers the station's fate.

The situation becomes desperate when a Romulan warship arrives looking for the station, and the Romulan Commander accuses the Federation of treachery. Before Captain Kirk can save the Starship Enterprise from complete destruction, he must avoid becoming drawn into a deadly shell game -- a game that will leave no winners and no survivors...

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From the Publisher

While on a routine mission to retrieve a research drone for recycling, the U.S.S. Enterprise^TM encounters a Romulan space station adrift within Federation borders. Exploring the lifeless station, the crew finds ghostly apparitions flitting at the edges of sight.

Soon the U.S.S. Enterprise is also inexplicably without power. Captain Kirk and his crew must now solve the mystery of the strange apparitions before the Starship suffers the station's fate.

The situation becomes desperate when a Romulan warship arrives looking for the station, and the Romulan Commander accuses the Federation of treachery. Before Captain Kirk can save the Starship Enterprise from complete destruction, he must avoid becoming drawn into a deadly shell game, a game that will leave no winners and no survivors.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 277 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; First Edition edition (February 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671795724
• ISBN-13: 978-0671795726
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #959,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

So far, I've:

- owned cats, dogs, horses, gerbils, ducks, rabbits, fish, and turtles.
- volunteered at the Petrified Sea Gardens, Oregon Zoo, High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Mystic Aquarium, and Hospice SECT.
- worked as a waitress, secretary (in many permutations), licensed massage therapist, and writer.
- petted a penguin, touched a beluga whale, rescued a skate, swam with dolphins, and babysat an Indian elephant named Belle.
- had a deeply personal conversation with a black rhino.
- lived in New York, Connecticut, Washington (state), and Oregon.
- visited all but 11 of the United States.
- visited Canada and Scotland (and spent a half-hour in Ireland).

I'm hopeless at organized sports and follow no teams. I love to bike, hike, and just take walks. I enjoy oceans, mountains, and deserts. I love all cats and most dogs (my favorite breeds are border collies and aussies).

In addition to the books listed here, I've been featured in "Amoskeag: The Journal of Southern New Hampshire University," "The Geranium Farm Cookbook," "5.5BW - Poems and Stories," and "Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey." My nonfiction articles have appeared in Animal Watch - the magazine of the ASPCA, NEWN Magazine, Strides - the magazine of the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, and various newspapers.

I write a semi-regular blog at www.melissacrandall.wordpress.com and have a website at www.melissacrandall.com.

At present, I'm working on a YA/Adult crossover fantasy novel. I love talking to people about writing (especially kids and teens interested in the craft) and am available for interviews, book signings, readings, conventions and workshops. I love to travel!

I live in New England with her husband and two cats - the elusive Gypsy and surfer-dude Tuna.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite Trek book, January 30, 2005

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C. Taylor - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shell Game (Star Trek, Book 63) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have to admit...this is my favorite Star Trek book, and Ive read a lot in my time, believe me. Im not going to give you a detailed summary of the book because, frankly, you can read that in the summary above.
A lot of this book is told in McCoy-perspecitive, which makes for a very amusing time. Lots of the Spock-McCoy banter that we've all come to love. Id definatly suggest this novel to McCoy fans, like myself. Also, Chekov actually gets a part in this story, a part beyond his usual "Keptin, unidentified wessel approaching!"
Poor Spock takes a bit of a beating in this one, as well. With an alien life-form draining his energy, and hypothermia setting in, he eventually collapses on the alien bridge, just as the Romulans are about to....
Ah, but I wont give away the story. You'll have to find out for yourself.
Basically, if you're a Trekkie, and you havent read this one, what are you waiting for?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good Trek ghost story, January 9, 2004

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R. Spottiswood (Western Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shell Game (Star Trek, Book 63) (Mass Market Paperback)

In this, an Enterprise landing party explores a lifeless space station and experiences eerie, seemingly ghostly phenomena, while the Enterprise itself slowly loses power. The author does an excellent job of maintaining the spooky, tense atmosphere throughout the story. The writing is generally quite good. The descriptions are excellent and the action scenes as various people get into trouble very well done. The characterisation and dialogue is great, McCoy in particular having some classic commentary and wit. The writing in general does have some oddities. In particular, the author uses the occasional tautology, and at least one description (Kirk in a falling turbolift) is not as clear as it should be. Every so often the author gets a little long-winded with the descriptions. Those little quirks aside, this is a generally well written and entertaining story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not As Good As It Could Have Been, August 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shell Game (Star Trek, Book 63) (Mass Market Paperback)

It was an OK book. Not great, but OK. The premise was not bad, but could have been done better. One thing I liked was the fact that, even though its another Kirk-Verses-Romulans book, theres some originality.