The Captain's Table Omnibus (Star Trek) (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This substantial volume brings together six novels, all set in The Captain's Table, a bar where ships' captains from many worlds throughout history can gather to drink, talk, and brawl. The price of the first round of drinks is always a story, and each captain settles back to spin a yarn.

Captains Kirk and Sulu meet some unusual reptilian aliens in an intriguing adventure, while Picard goes undercover in search of a missing Starfleet officer and a legendary Cardassian treasure in a fast-moving tale. Sisko's brush with a mysterious race of invisible phased matter aliens, on the other hand, is slow and talky. The pace picks up again as Janeway describes her experiences as a deck hand aboard the ship of a comparatively low-tech culture where, marooned, she has to work her way up from the bottom. Peter David's creation, Mackenzie Calhoun, relates his experiences as First Officer of the Grissom under the vengeful Captain Kenyon, and Christopher Pike searches for the origins of a species of spacefaring whales.

Most of these adventures are well-written--and feature some excellent aliens--and their first-person narration gives a more intimate feel than most Star Trek novels. --Elizabeth Sourbut, Amazon.co.uk

Product Description

There's a bar called "The Captain's Table," where those who have commanded mighty vessels of every shape and era can meet, relax, and share a friendly drink with others of their calling. But the first drink is always paid for with a story...even For Starfleet's finest officers!

Star Trek®
War Dragons by L.A. Graf

James T. Kirk must join forces with Captain Hikaru Sulu of the U.S.S. Excelsior to end a bloody conflict in a distant star system -- before it erupts into a full-scale interstellar war!

Star Trek: The Next Generation®
Dujonian's Hoard by Michael Jan Friedman

For more than two hundred years, treasure hunters have sought a fabled trove of priceless artifacts and forgotten technology. Now Joan-Luc Picard must go undercover too find the hoard before it falls info the hands of the Federation's greatest enemies!

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine®
The Mist by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Is the Mist the ultimate cloaking device -- or a gateway to another dimension? Benjamin Sisko contends with the Cordassions, the Fereagi, and even the Klingon Empire to uncover a secret that could change The balance of power throughout the entire Alpha Quadrant!

Star Trek: Voyager®
Fire Ship be Diane Carol

A sudden attack separates Captain Kathryn Janeway from her ship and crew, stranding her aboard an alien vessel and in the middle of a war she doesn't understand. Now she must rise from the ranks once more -- to fake command of a wholly new ship!

Star Trek: New Frontier
Once Burned by Peter David

Six years ago, before he took command of the Starship Excalibur, Mackenzie Calhoun served aboard the U.S.S. Grissom -- until disaster struck. Now at long last, Captain Calhoun reveals the true story Ind the greatest tragedy of his life!

Star Trek
Where Sea Meets Sky by Jerry Oltion

Long before Kirk began his own voyages, Captain Christopher Pike led the Starship Enterprise™ into uncharted realms of space, encountering strange and unearthly dangers -- including vast, spacefaring life-forms capable of devastating entire star systems!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1152 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671040529
• ISBN-13: 978-0671040529
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #800,585 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Balderdash straight from the bosses' mouths, August 7, 2001

By	Jeffrey A. Cross "His Illustriousness" (Marblehead, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Existing outside of conventional space-time, the Captain's Table is a bar open only to anyone who has ever held the rank or title of captain, regardless of race, creed, color, age, era, species, service branch, or vessel; it gets hinted at in "Double Helix #5: Double or Nothing." Among its patrons are Jean Lafitte, John Paul Jones, and Captain Nemo (calling himself "Nowan"). TITANIC Captain Edward Smith has taken up residence here (permanently cursing the iceberg), and Alexander the Great tried to take over the place and got exiled.
What makes this series interesting is not only how they let you inside the heads of each captain, but that the bar changes appearance for every visitor: Calhoun sees it as a Xenexian tavern, while Picard sees it as a French inn. In terms of characterization, the best story would have to be Calhoun's, because he completely drops his borderline-savage/space-cowboy facade and shows some real sentiment. The multi-franchise miniseries also ties in with the "Invasion!" tetralogy by having Sisko meet Klingon Captain Sotugh from "The Soldiers of Fear" and Janeway run into an alien similar to the vaguely Satanic Zennor from "First Strike." Hardcore Trek fans should enjoy the Christopher Pike entry, which gives a hint as to what his XO's name was.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great insight to the different Captain's, February 10, 2001

By	snowdeer (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I greatly enjoyed this book. As I neared the end of it, I found myself wishing there was another book with another series of stories. I can't pick out which story I enjoyed the most, as they were each so differend. I had never heard of The New Frontier, or Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, but found I enjoyed that story as much as the rest. The thread that connects the stories altogether in the bar The Captain's Table is quite enjoyable. I can't help but think that this idea would make a great movie. It would also be interesting to read stories from some of the other Captain's in the bar. As a long time Star Trek reader, I was thrilled to get this book as a gift. I could hear the voices of the Captain's as I read the book. Many books I read I pass along as gifts to others. This one I will loan out, but not give away.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good concept, June 10, 2000

By	Mel Orr (Durham, North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read all of these books in this incredible series, except Kirk's (not much of a Kirk fan), which I intend to eventually. The concept of Captain's Table is absolutly brilliant. Calhoun's and Picard's story easily the best, but Sisko's a huge let down. Be sure to look at my reviews on each book in this series, except Kirk's (of course).