Treaty's Law (Star Trek: Day of Honor, Book 4) [Mass Market Paperback]

Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Author), Dean Wesley Smith (Author)

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Series: Star Trek: Day of Honor | Publication Date: October 1, 1997

The Day of Honor is celebrated throughout the Klingon Empire. But every tradition had to being somewhere...
Signi Beta is an M-class planet ideal for farming. The Federation wants Signi Beta, but the Klingon Empire has the stronger claim. Captain Kirk hates to lose the planet, especially to his old adversary, Commander Kor. Their mutual antagonism turns into an uneasy alliance, however, when yet another alien fleet attacks both the Klingons and the "U.S.S. Enterprise." Now Kirk and Kor must rely on each other's honor -- or none of them may survive to wage their war again.

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The Day of Honor is celebrated throughout the Klingon Empire. But every tradition had to being somewhere... Signi Beta is an M-class planet ideal for farming. The Federation wants Signi Beta, but the Klingon Empire has the stronger claim. Captain Kirk hates to lose the planet, especially to his old adversary, Commander Kor. Their mutual antagonism turns into an uneasy alliance, however, when yet another alien fleet attacks both the Klingons and the U.S.S. Enterprise. Now Kirk and Kor must rely on each other's honor -- or none of them may survive to wage their war again.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 277 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671004247
• ISBN-13: 978-0671004248
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,200,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of "Day of Honor, book 4: Treaty's Law", May 28, 2002

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James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treaty's Law (Star Trek: Day of Honor, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the best Star Trek books I've ever read, and I've read many. It is action-oriented, but has plenty going on behind the action for those who don't read Star Trek purely for action. I'm not generally a fan of Klingons, although I'm finally beginning to accept them as protagonists, so if I speak highly of this book, understand that that's an extremely high recommendation; it isn't as though it's coming from somebody who loves any book focusing on Klingons and their culture.

If you're a fan of Klingons, this one can't miss. If you're a Kirk fan, you'll love it. One could quibble, and suggest that the relationship between Kirk and the Klingon commander is too congenial for the time period in which the book is set, but that would be an EXTREMELY picky quibble.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for Klingon fanatics, July 14, 1998

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This review is from: Treaty's Law (Star Trek: Day of Honor, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

Welcome to the basis of the Day of Honor. Read about how Kirk's unorthodox thinking and Kor's honor and reason save a Klingon colony from total annihilation. A must read for all fans of the Star Trek universe.

2.0 out of 5 stars About as good as a Star Trek Episode, June 30, 2011

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Norsehound - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treaty's Law (Star Trek: Day of Honor, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the only Day of Honor book I read, and I approached it as a normal TOS novel... not part of a series. In this I might be missing some significant points that tied in to other Day of Honor novels, but this review is presented with the mindset that it stood on its own.

Undoubtedly many would pick this up for being a Klingon book, and in that regard the only significant Klingon things I see brought into the story are the setting, the primary character Kerdoch, and some lines dropped about honor from the enemy. There is some elaboration on the latter point, but it's only significant in some scenes near the end of the book. Kor, even though he's on the cover, spends most of the time laying down injured and simply voicing his approval for things. Anyone looking for sparring between Kirk and Kor will likely end up disappointed... since Kor doesn't have a major role to play compared to the other main characters... at least not to the level the back of the book suggests.

This is a Trek novel that introduces secondary characters and in significant roles, and among them I think the only character one might find disagreeable was Commander Vivian Rathbone. Her early lines suggest she might turn into a spotlight-stealing Mary Sue (Or at least a love interest of The Captain), but over the course of the story she turns into neither and functions well on her own. The rest of the cast- the Republic Crew in particular- I thought were enjoyable and integral to the story without eclipsing the main cast of Star Trek.

For the plot, I don't think it served the purpose of 'finding honor in the enemy', which apparently was supposed to be the point of the book. It seemed to me more like the plot of an original series episode extended with more scenes. These scenes were more than just chewing the scenery yes, but I could also picture most of them cut out with the rest condensed into a single Star Trek episode. I found it entertaining, but not so much that I would want to keep the book and revisit the experience.

Lastly there are a handful of typographical errors and writing gaffs through the novel (at least the printing I had) which could be distracting when you come across them.

All in all I thought it was a good romp of a book, but only good enough for checking out at the local library (or donating to a friend after you're done). Certainly not as keep-able as "The Final Reflection", which by my judgment is the best Klingon Book for The Original Series.