Renegade (Star Trek, Book 55) (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Gene DeWeese (Author)

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For nearly a hundred years, the planet Chrellkan IV has enjoyed a peaceful relationship with the colony on the third planet of its star system. However, relations between the two worlds take a deadly turn as rebel colonists take over Chrellkam III and turn against their mother world.

To prevent the conflict from escalating into full-scale war, Starfleet orders Captain Kirk and the Enterprise to moderate the dispute. On arrival, Kirk sends Spock and McCoy to investigate the rebel's claims. But seconds after beaming down, the two officers are taken hostage and then -- according to sensors -- killed. Devastated by his loss, Kirk must try to learn the truth behind the mysterious rebellion that has claimed the lives of his two closest friends.

Kirk's investigation leads him to uncover a dangerous plot against the Federation -- a plot driven by revenge that may make the Federation's highest law, the Prime Directive, an instrument of violence and destruction.

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For nearly a hundred years, the planet Chrellkan IV has enjoyed a peaceful relationship with the colony on the third planet of its star system. However, relations between the two worlds take a deadly turn as rebel colonists take over Chrellkan III and turn against their mother world.

To prevent the conflict from escalating into full-scale war, Starfleet orders Captain Kirk and the Enterprise^TM to moderate the dispute. On arrival, Kirk sends Spock and McCoy to investigate the rebel's claims. But seconds after beaming down, the two officers are taken hostage and then -- according to sensors -- killed. Devastated by his loss, Kirk must try to learn the truth behind the mysterious rebellion that has claimed the lives of his two closest friends.

Kirk's investigation leads him to uncover a dangerous plot against the Federation -- a plot driven by revenge that may make the Federation's highest law, the Prime Directive, an instrument of violence and destruction.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; 1St Edition edition (June 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067165814X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671658144
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,054,277 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book., December 8, 2003

By	James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Clever plot, including tie-ins to at least one TV episode; convoluted enough to be interesting, without going overboard. Good handling of the characters, good pacing, enough action to be enjoyable without devolving into a shoot-em-up or a brawlfest, high tension, good resolution. Probably not of interest to those not familiar with the genre, but certainly a must for any follower of Star Trek.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Plot, but don't quit your day job Deweese, July 20, 1997

By A Customer

I liked the plot to this book. It sends the reader to a vague dispute between rebellious colonists and an enraged mother world. The overly excited, paranoid, and distrusting nature of the homeworld representative, and the unproven, yet almost justifiable "terrorist acts" on the part of the colonists leaves you wondering who is the good guy and who is the bad.

What makes this an interesting plot is that McCoy and Spock have been kidnapped by God-knows-who, and the fact that this is not a Federatin world or race, keeps Kirk from doing much about anything for fear of breaking the Prime Directive. Meanwhile, the Enterprise is having major malfunctions and nobody knows where the malfunctions are coming from or what they have affetcted, just that there was a malfunction someplace... Kirk can't even trust the ship's sensors anymore, much less control the ship, and he doesn't know why.

THe whole book was great, my only problem with it was with the length, and that it all wrapped up too quickly. Deweese could have been able to drag it out a little more, but besides the shortness, this is a great Star Trek book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek, Book 55 Renegade , June 5, 2007

By	Velma Mckinney "castle lover" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Renegade (Star Trek) (Paperback)

For nearly a hundred years, the planet Chrellkan IV has enjoyed a peaceful relationship with the colony on the third planet of its star system. However, relations between the two worlds take a deadly turn as rebel colonists take over Chrellkam III and turn against their mother world. To prevent the conflict from escalating into full scale war, Starfleet orders Captain Kirk and the Enterprise to moderate the dispute. On arrival, Kirk sends Spock and McCoy to investigate the rebel's claims. But seconds after beaming down, the two officers are taken hostage and then according to sensors killed. Devastated by his loss, Kirk must try to learn the truth behind the mysterious rebellion that has claimed the lives of his two closest friends. Kirk's investigation leads him to uncover a dangerous plot against the Federation a plot driven by revenge that may make the Federation's highest law, the Prime Directive, an instrument of violence and destruction.