Star Trek: The Original Series: Errand of Fury #3: Sacrifices of War (Star Trek: Errand of Fury) (Bk. 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Kevin Ryan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 2008 | Series: Star Trek: Errand of Fury (Book 3)

Poised on the verge of interstellar war, Captain Kirk's last best hope that the Federation can stop the Klingons is the people of Organia, avowed pacifists.

Forced to disguise themselves as interstellar traders, Captain Kirk and Mister Spock are trapped on the primitive world of Organia as Klingon Defense Forces occupy the planet. Determined to make the Organians see that they need not bow to oppression, the Starfleet officers sabotage Klingon materiel. In retaliation, the Klingon captain, Kor, executes many Organians. Unconcerned, the Council of Elders begs Kirk and Spock to stop the violence.

While in deep space the forces of Starfleet and the Klingon Empire scramble to position their fleets for the first onslaught of what could be a long and deadly war.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek (December 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743497201
• ISBN-13: 978-0743497206
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Star Trek fan couldn't ask for a better book!, February 10, 2009

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Jumbo (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Errand of Fury #3: Sacrifices of War (Star Trek: Errand of Fury) (Bk. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Mr. Ryan has done it again with this superbly written finish to a wonderful series. One of my favorite things about this author is that he never fails to add tons of nuances from the original episodes. From some of the obscure characters and references to the much theorized back-stories behind the original adventures.

Like much of the series, the events in this book lead up to and surround those in the episode, "Errand of Mercy." In the episode, we just heard about the coming war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. This book (as well as Ryan's entire series) map out the exciting and surprising events that lead up to that conflict. It's like having DVD extras for several of the original episodes!

Again, this is a must-buy for any Star Trek fan!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent conclusion to a fine trilogy., September 20, 2010

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This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Errand of Fury #3: Sacrifices of War (Star Trek: Errand of Fury) (Bk. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is extremely well-written, captures the characters well, has excellent pacing and good action. It suffers a tiny bit from the fact that the main character of the previous two books is gone (having died at the end of the previous book) but gains from progressing from the period prior to an excellent episode from the original series ("Errand of Mercy") to being a novelization of that episode, a novelization which is handled excellently in that virtually every scene from the episode is transcribed faithfully, the novelization merely filling in blanks between scenes and the internal thoughts of the charcters.

I dock it one star for not standing on its own; it relies too heavily on events from the previous books and therefore cannot be said to have a beginning. The series as a whole I will give five stars.

4.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek, July 30, 2009

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bythebookT - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Errand of Fury #3: Sacrifices of War (Star Trek: Errand of Fury) (Bk. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

an interesting lead-in, to the original tv show plot...to show us how the story evolved.