Broken Bow (Star Trek Enterprise) (Hardcover)

~ Diane Carey (Author), (Author), Brannon Braga (Author) "Failed! I have smashed my craft, and now I flee to live!..." (more)
Key Phrases: temporal cold war, warp four point, cell ships, Jonathan Archer, Trip Tucker, Admiral Forrest (more...)

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Before Janeway and Sisko,
before Picard and Kirk...

It Is the twenty-seoond century...and the dawn of mankind's boldest adventure. Thanks to the amazing breakthroughs in warp technology, an era of true Interstellar exploration is about to begin, and a whole new universe, full of astounding wonders and unparalleled dangers, has just opened up for humanity.

Someone has to lead the way, and that someone is Capt. Jonathan Archer of the first Starship Enterprise™, NX-01. Archer and his crew, including Vulcan SubCommander T'Pol and the enigmatic Dr. Phlox, will face challenges previously unimagined as they truly go where no man has gone before™.

But they must also survive first contact with a fearsome extraterrestrial race known only as the Klingons.

The thrilling premier of an all-new Star Trek® saga. Plus, as a special bonus, a 32-page look behind the scenes of the hit TV series!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; First Printing edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743448626
• ISBN-13: 978-0743448628
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,258,813 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enterprise Broken Bow, October 2, 2001

By	Jorge Luis S. "mrjl87" (Miami, FL USA) - See all my reviews

The BEST! A much better novel than Voyager's Endgame Novel. The behind-the-scenes featurette is really good. I recomend this novel to anyone who likes ENTERPRISE and wants to know more about the pilot episode Broken Bow. A must have for any Star Trek fan!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning Of Starfleet, May 11, 2003

By	Kevin Spoering (Buffalo, Missouri United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This novel by veteran Star Trek writer Diane Carey is based upon the first 'Star Trek: Enterprise' episode, Broken Bow. It lays the foundation for the formation of Starfleet, which of course came before 'The United Federation Of Planets', and includes some events leading up to the aquisition of warp technology (this book is more detailed than the television version) including a bit more about Zephran Cochran, the inventor of warp drive on earth. This is really fascinating stuff. The plot and storyline are good, as is character development, required reading for any serious Star Trek fan. This book also goes into some detail concerning the start of Vulcan-Terran cooperation and mutual trust and respect, very interesting coverage here. This is great science fiction on any standard, well worth reading, written in an easy to read, flowing style.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent adaptation of a fine episode., May 17, 2004

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

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This review is from: Broken Bow (Star Trek Enterprise) (Mass Market Paperback)

In this book, Diane Carey once again demonstrates what she is capable of when not attempting to show how cute and clever she can be with the language. In many of her earlier works, her writing was almost indecipherable due to a tendancy to try to find new, unusual uses for perfectly good words. More and more, in her recent efforts, she has gotten away from this quirk, and the result has been some truly fine writing; this is one of the best so far. The story itself is not as good as her story in "Day of Honor, Ancient Blood", but that isn't her fault. In this case, she is writing a novelization of an existing episode, and she does a solid, workmanlike job of it. The episode is good, just not as good as the best ideas that Ms. Carey has had on her own. This story is an excellent introduction to the "Enterprise" characters and storyline, and Ms. Carey's treatment of it is very worthwhile reading.