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On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. But the story of what set them on a path away from the Starship Enterprise™ has never been told.

UNTIL NOW.

Following the scandalous Tezwa affair, the Federation president's resignation forces an election, with the future of the United Federation of Planets to be determined by who emerges victorious from a hotly contested vote. But it is the fate of the entire galaxy that may actually be decided on Qo'noS, as the Federation embassy is seized by terrorists whose actions expose intrigue reaching the highest levels of Klingon government -- and it will take all of Ambassador Worf's skills to keep the fragile Federation-Klingon alliance from collapsing. And while this potential intergalactic chaos looms, Commander Riker finds his plans for command and marriage soured by a brutal, high-level inspection of the ship from which the crew may not escape unscathed....

The epic miniseries comes to a shocking conclusion -- one that will leave the Star Trek universe changed forever!

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Keith R.A. DeCandido was born and raised in New York City to a family of librarians. He has written over two dozen novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, eBooks, and comic books, most of them in various media universes, among them Star Trek, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Marvel Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, Resident Evil, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, Farscape, Xena, and Doctor Who. His original novel Dragon Precinct was published in 2004, and he's also edited several anthologies, among them the award-nominated Imaginings and two Star Trek anthologies. Keith is also a musician, having played percussion for the bands the Don't Quit Your Day Job Players, the Boogie Knights, and the Randy Bandits, as well as several solo acts. In what he laughingly calls his spare time, Keith follows the New York Yankees and practices kenshikai karate. He still lives in New York City with his girlfriend and two insane cats.
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Star Trek (September 28, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743491793
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743491792
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fitting End to "A Time to..." Series, October 1, 2004
Having read and made reviews of all the "A Time to..." novels, it's rather surprising to think of where this series has come from since Feb. till now. The "A Time to..." series chose to explain what led to all the rather shocking change of events seen in the last motion picture, Star Trek Nemesis. One of the problems with the last movie was that there was a lot left unsaid, unseen, and unexplained. The mission is rather big; try to provide a back story that adds to the movie and builds up that emotional drive that carries the Next Generation crew out and into their new lives.

"War/Peace" is the finale to this series. Just to be fair, I felt it did have a few flaws. First, the Klingons. The previous duology, "A Time to Kill/Heal" dealt with an emotional event that shook the Enterprise crew to their very core and took the reader on a mission that certainly stands out in your memory. This novel picks up where those left off; the political situation isn't all that good, there's a Federation presidential election taking place and the characters all have decisions about their lives to make. The Klingon plot, I felt, should have been addressed more so in the past two novels than here. It seemed a bit distracting and out of place to have to deal with the Klingon's reactions to Tezwa. If you didn't read the past two novels, you won't truly understand the half of the complex situation.

What I also felt was a flaw in the novel was that the synopsis hypes up an inspection which does play a role in the book but not one of monumental porpotions. It's there, it happens, it helps pull the plot along. I was expecting Riker to be questioned and pushed more while he really has little to do with the Enterprise's inspection. The true plot is left unsaid. The Klingon's deal with the after math of the Tezwa affair. People within the empire challenge Martok, leaving Worf unfortunately in the middle. In the meantime, the Presidential elections captures the attention of many as two candidates, both rather different, offer different futures for the Federation. Both though have the knowledge and power to break the Federation's alliance with Klingons. Both could, if elected, lead the Federation into a war with the Klingons. Through all this, Worf is left to truly play the role of ambassador, mediating and making sure both sides are kept from going to war.

For the good; this book delivers. I did not know how DeCandido was going to choose to end this series. I feared it may end a little weak since the entire premise introduced in "Born/Die" left me rolling my eyes at how unrealistic (even for Trek) and almost fan-fic it was. DeCandido does a terrific job of pulling the series together. It's a little odd because the past two books almost read as if the entire Rashanar event never occured. Even with the few mentionings of it, as a reader, I got the impression that the Federation and Starfleet had gotten over Picard's issues and forgave the Enterprise for their so called "crimes" and failures in judgment. This book showed that those events still haunted Picard and the crew was still on edge a year after the events introduced in "A Time to the Born."

This book was a profusion of Next Generation history. The references chosen were done so with great expertise. I enjoyed reading about all the faces and people who have passed through the Enterprise D and E and see how each fits into this matrix that culminates in this finale. I was also glad that some of the characters introduced or who played a big part in the past 8 books were mentioned or even appeared; Admiral Upton (A Time to Love/Hate), Admiral Ross (Born/Die), Nakamura (Born/Die), Del Cid (Kill/Heal), Admiral Janeway (Love, Kill, Heal). An event also leads to a Next Generation reunion of sorts where the extended crew comes together; Guinan, Pulaski, Lwaxana Troi, Wesley, Worf, Alexander. There are moments and crossovers when you can't help but to smile and gasp, excited to see that an author has taken the opportunity to truly make a powerful TNG novel that could be seen as a lead-in to Nemesis.

What also made this a great novel was that it gave us what we wanted from Nemesis; Next Generation at it's best. The situation with Federation politics, the Presidential debates, the commentary on leaders and wars all is relevant to today. The entire situation ends in a manner that mimicks the series, bringing on a strong sense of nostalgia. I felt that as a fan, I was able to take something away. The author found ways to bring in all the different Trek shows, mentionings of big figures like Kirk and such, allusions to the future. What makes this novel rather affective in carrying out the premise is that by the end, the story does feel complete. You understand why Worf is back on the Enterprise, why the crew is splitting up and you even get a glimpse of the after-shock of Nemesis. The only thing that truly irked me was how the author decided to end the Crusher/Picard arc. Perhaps it was the best ending for these two characters but I felt like more could have been there.

This is one of now many Next Generation books worth reading of the series. I was unsure of it from the "Born/Die." I thought "Harvest/Sow" were okay but the crew beating themselves up over "failing" for the first time in their long careers got annoying. "Love/Hate" definately delivered an emotional punch that grew intense during "Kill/Heal." If you're wondering if this novel does justice to the overall premise, I'd have to say it does. Perhaps there are too many cameos (for you get the inspection team which just happens to consist of familiar faces from various TNG episodes) but it adds a more theatrical, epic tone that the series sort of lacked at the start.

It's almost breathtaking to think that Born through War/Peace is just one year for the crew. All of them went through some trials. I'm glad Troi's character was challenged and she became darker; I was glad to see Beverly Crusher say she wasn't getting anything from her CMO position and look for something more. La Forge taking on more duties and being offered numerous opportunities was appreciated. What I also liked was that Picard and Data's roles were rather scaled back but they contributed a great deal. It proves that the series, or movies, do not always have to ride on their two characters. This book focuses on the ensemble. Being able to see all of the crew, from season one through seven, together in one place gave a rather warm feeling by the end of the book. When Picard is the only one really left on the Enterprise (besides a few other familiar faces) at the end during the post-Nemesis scene, left me wanting to see this on the big screen. With that feeling, I'd say DeCandido definately delivered and wrote a great novel that brings all the series together. Not only that but he was able to write scenes and explain events that for whatever reasons were left out of the movie. It's a must read for any Trek fan. There's something here for everyone and worth your time and money.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Time to.....end the series., November 9, 2004
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The series as a whole has been entertaining. Some books were obviously better than others. Admittedly, this one was meant to wrap everything in a nice, neat package....and, it accomplished that. Unfortunately, to achieve that, the book never really went too indepth to any of the plots...perhaps, if this had been made into a 2 book storyline, that would have been achieved. Its ironic that my biggest complaints regarding several of the other storylines is that they should not have been drug across 2 books.

All in all, an enjoyable read, but not terrific.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Time to Finally Wrap-Up, June 9, 2005
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The A Time To series reaches its surprisingly low-key climax in A Time for War, A Time for Peace. Most of the story threads from the past eight books come together for a sort of a "day in the life" of different elements of the Federation from its embassy on Qo'noS to a Starfleet vessel inspection to the election of a new Federation president. This makes for one of the more unique books in the series and while not the best (that honor still goes to A Time to Kill), it's still mildly entertaining, infuriating story turns and all...

I had to chuckle reading the backcover plot synopsis and how it describes Commander Riker's plans for a wedding and promotion "soured by a brutal, high-level inspection of the ship from which the crew may not escape unscathed." That was over-stating things just a tad bit as it really ended up being probably the least fleshed out story thread in the book and I never felt as if careers would be ruined over it. At least it was a chance for Scotty to come back onboard. The subplot at the end involving finding Kahless was interesting in reading his point of view, though I got the sense the book wanted to dump the character like the televised series liked to pretend that TNG episode never happened.

In general though, all of the different plots were amicable and enjoyable despite being noticably derivative of other films and shows like Die Hard and The West Wing. The former I didn't mind much, but I honestly have to say that I have never been a fan of Sorkin's show or his style and delivery of dialogue. It's always come across as very stagey and delivered by characters that I have never really found to be convincingly real. Unfortunately, some of that surfaces in the back-and-forth between candidate Nan Bacco and her manager and it can grow tiresome. Maybe it just sticks out more after all the talk of how the political show has influenced this and forthcoming Articles of the Federation. The inner workings of the Federation are briefly hinted at, including the election process. Part of me was saddened by how much of it was just today transplanted to the future and it makes me curious as to how the upcoming book will deal with the day-to-day running of the Federation.

However, the militaristic bent of Bacco's rival Special Emissary Fel Pagro struck me as rather odd in that it would seem to be so popular with the masses before the debates. Especially after even Min Zife on Federation-wide television had said that was not what was needed so long after the war. I have been an advocate of the Federation and Empire coming to terms over the fact that the Empire still conquers worlds and subjegates other species, but I felt that was done a disservice by having it brought up by one of the book's antagonists. Can this conflict of interest ever be tackled without the assumption that war will be the result? I'm not certain.

All of the characterization was pretty strong for everyone involved, although the twisting and contorting to get those characters into place for their appearance at the wedding of Riker and Troi didn't sit well with me. The nature of Wesley's appearance was groan-inducing and just plain bad. This being who can appear as anyone suddenly can't create a suit? I've always been dreading what would happen with Worf at the end of this book as I have never been a big fan of what Nemesis did to him by turning him back into a console jockey. So there ends up being a lot of quick development in the final chapters as Worf goes from ambassador to Lt. Commander to XO of the Titan within the span of about three pages. I have thought that if Worf had to return to Starfleet, him taking the XO position on Riker's ship (given his history with Riker and especially Troi) would be making the best of a bad situation and could make for some great storylines. I was quite frustrated that it's then thrown up in the air as to what will happen at the book's end. I've never been a big fan of Vale, who still registers as not having any real personality to me, so I hope she doesn't end up on the Titan.

In the end, all the threads of A Time for War, A Time for Peace are satisfying enough to make it recommendable. There is more of a sense of closure with this book than with Nemesis (jumping to the end of the movie in the book helps) as I register a bit more sense of loss with Data; namely in how he'll never be XO now and the opportunity wasted it represents.
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