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Star Trek: Mirror Universe: Rise Like Lions [Mass Market Paperback]

David Mack
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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November 29, 2011 Star Trek: Mirror Universe
IN THE MIRROR UNIVERSE . . .

Miles “Smiley” O’Brien struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. Each day pushes the rebels on Terok Nor one step closer to defeat, but with nowhere left to run, the time has come to make their last stand.

Light-years away, Mac Calhoun and his Romulan allies harass Klingon forces with devious hit-and-run attacks. But Calhoun has a grander ambition: he intends to merge his fleet with the Terran Rebellion and lead it to victory—or die trying.

Meanwhile, a bitter feud threatens to shatter the Alliance from within. The old rivalry between the Klingons and the Cardassians erupts into open warfare as each vies for the upper hand in their partnership.

Manipulating events from its hidden redoubts, Memory Omega—the secret operation initiated by Spock a century earlier—sees its plans come to fruition sooner than expected. But striking early means risking everything—and if the revolution fails, Spock’s vision for the future will be lost forever.


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About the Author

David Mack is the national bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including Wildfire, Harbinger, Reap the Whirlwind, Road of Bones, and the Star Trek Destiny trilogy—Gods of Night, Mere Mortals, and Lost Souls. His first original novel, the supernatural thriller The Calling, debuted in July 2009 to critical acclaim. In addition to novels, Mack’s diverse writing credits span several media, including television, film, short fiction, magazines, newspapers, comic books, computer games, radio, and the Internet. He currently resides in New York City.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek; Original edition (November 29, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1451607199
  • ISBN-13: 978-1451607192
  • Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1.3 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

DAVID MACK is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels and novellas, including WILDFIRE, HARBINGER, REAP THE WHIRLWIND, PRECIPICE, ROAD OF BONES, PROMISES BROKEN, and the STAR TREK DESTINY trilogy: GODS OF NIGHT, MERE MORTALS, and LOST SOULS. He developed the STAR TREK VANGUARD series concept with editor Marco Palmieri. His first work of original fiction is the critically acclaimed supernatural thriller THE CALLING.

In addition to novels, Mack's writing credits span several media, including television (for episodes of STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE), film, short fiction, magazines, newspapers, comic books, computer games, radio, and the Internet.

His upcoming works include the Star Trek: The Next Generation trilogy COLD EQUATIONS, and a new original supernatural thriller.

Mack resides in New York City with his wife, Kara. Visit his official web site, http://www.davidmack.pro/ and follow him on Twitter @davidalanmack.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I wasn't a mirror universe fan, but I am now. December 7, 2011
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In a word- wow. Though I'm a huge Trek fan, I've never cared much for the Mirror Universe, seeing it largely as a means of seeing dark Trek antiheros. "Rise Like Lions" completely changed my perception of what that universe represents and is capable of. Here we see dark reflections who are dark by nurture rather than nature fighting, not because they are violent psychopaths, but because it is the world they must survive in. What is more, they are trying to change this world and themselves to reflect the ideals of the Trek philosophy that attracts its fans.

Rise Like Lions is rich with cameos from the various series and books but doesn't become drivel fanboy literature that makes up for poor story with a plethora of familiar faces like books with lots of name dropping often do. What is more, with these many characters the reader doesn't just see heroes and villains acting contrary to how he knows them but finds an inspirational tale with rich character development full, tyrants being overthrown, and individuals committing to paradigm shifts.

Of course, being a David Mack novel, there is a lot of action. The action scenes are fast paced, compelling, and are punctuated with nice twists which keep the pace of the book moving and make it difficult to put down.

An interesting contrast can be seen between "Rise Like Lions" and "Romulan War: To Brave the Storm." Both are war stories with a lot of time to cover and filled with stories in need of wrap ups. Whereas Romulan War suffered do to this with missing action scenes and lost opportunities to provide meaningful character development, Rise Like Lions was satisfying, rich in story, and didn't leave me feeling like I missed out on any of the significant events in the time it covered. To that end, Rise like Lions has shown me how bad Romulan War was while my recent dissatisfaction with Romulan War caused me to be that much more satisfied with Rise Like Lions.

I recommend this book to Trek fans without any reservations. Even if you haven't kept up with Mirror universe books or DS9 episodes, you can jump in, quickly get up to speed, and enjoy the journey.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Rise Like Lions December 3, 2011
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Star Trek: Mirror Universe: Rise Like Lions gives an in depth look at the star trek mirror universe. The setting is a favorite parallel universe where characters have different histories and futures. The Federation never existed and the current leaders of the universe are a coalition of Cardassian and Klingons called the Alliance. Its the Star Trek you love with the added spice of novelty. David Mac does a superb job in Rise like Lions. This is the best Star Trek book since the Destiny series. It properly matches the decorum of star trek but fundamentally changes the mirror universe. This kind of massive technological, character and society developments are what is needed in main line Star Trek novels. There are very few dull moments following Memory Omega a super advanced secret society created by emperor Spock and the Cardassian and Klingon empires. Much of the characterization is told from the mirror universe's Jean-Luc Picard, Mac Calhoun and Miles O'Brien with many new characters from the mirror universe. If the book has any flaws its that its gruesome in some small parts which are easily skimmed. All in all a great read.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit contrived.... April 29, 2012
By BJA
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The book was a fast read, but in my opinion, stretches the limits of imagination a bit too far. Everything is just a little too perfect, characters pulled from every incarnation of the Trek universe in a way that makes it a bit hard to swallow.

Spoiler alert ---

I'm not a fan of the way Vulcans suddenly have the ability to work telepathic wonders that have never been seen or hinted at in any previous version of Star Trek I've seen. If they were such powerful telepaths, they wouldn't have allowed themselves to be enslaved in the first place. It's just ridiculous. Basically the whole book relies on the vulcan's telepathic abilities to overthrow the alliance. I just don't buy it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars A happy ending to the story?
Most of the Mirror Universe books are quite depressing, if interesting. They don't have the same upbeat feel that a Star Trek fan looks for in his stories; rather, they are... Read more
Published 2 months ago by James Yanni
2.0 out of 5 stars Decent Character moments choked by the overall plot
The overarching plot of the recent mirror universe books has a way of smothering any chance for a feeling of accomplishment in the actions of the characters. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Doug McMillan
4.0 out of 5 stars Thumbs up
With all due respect to Roger Ebert I'd say Star Trek: Mirror Universe: Rise Like Lions merits a thumbs up. Read more
Published 4 months ago by rjr0007
5.0 out of 5 stars All Good Things......
All Good Things must come to an end. The struggle for freedom in the Mirror Universe is almost over, and when things look their bleakest, help from Emperor Spock arrives.
Published 5 months ago by JohnG1701
4.0 out of 5 stars Good end to memory omega saga
A well written book with tons of action, the entire resistance from DS9, New Frontier and the Memory Alpha agents. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michael Aung
3.0 out of 5 stars Drawn out
Too many characters is what I would say about this book. I don't understand how delta quadrant characters should be in the mirror universe. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Eevil
3.0 out of 5 stars Its okay
The book never really grabbed me and so far I havent finished it. I was looking for more Picard and stuff and instead got a lot of characters I wasnt into. Read more
Published 12 months ago by T C Amlin
4.0 out of 5 stars True to the ways of the Mirror Universe
David Mack stays true to the mirror universe and its ways with Rise Like Lions, a book Mirror Universe fans won't be able to put down and regular fans will quickly get in to. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mirrani
3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Though Somewhat Over Complex And Flawed Book
David Mack does a good job of essentially wrapping up the Mirror Universe Saga and bringing the Star Trek universe full circle with a Federation-like organization centered on Earth... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dayton L. Kitchens
2.0 out of 5 stars Slow reading
This is probably the slowest of the Mirror Universe books so far. It starts out fairly well then bogs down very quickly. I have not finished reading it and don't think I will. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jaguar1862
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