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Investigating the disappearance of a secret Romulan fleet, the U.S.S. Titan, commanded by Captain William Riker, is unexpectedly propelled more than 200,000 light-years into the Small Magellanic Cloud. One of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies, the Cloud is also home to the Neyel, the long-sundered offshoots of Terran humanity, with whom the Federation has had no contact in over eighty years.

Nearby, Riker's uncertain ally, Commander Donatra of the Romulan Warbird Valdore, rescues a young Neyel, the survivor of a mysterious cosmic upheaval that seems at times to be both unraveling and reweaving the very fabric of space...the fulfillment of an apocalyptic vision that has already claimed millions of lives. Titan's science team soon finds evidence that the ravaging of Neyel space is the work of a vast and powerful intelligence: the stirrings of a dormant consciousness that is maintaining the existence of the Small Magellanic Cloud -- and all life within it -- from one moment to the next. And if it should awaken, the consequences are unimaginable.

As Riker considers his options, his new crew struggles with the scientific and philosophical implications of what they've discovered...while the young Neyel in their midst forges a bond with the captain, conjuring old ghosts Riker has yet to lay to rest.

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Michael A. Martin's solo short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. He has also coauthored (with Andy Mangels) several Star Trek comics for Marvel and Wildstorm and numerous Star Trek novels and eBooks, including the USA Today bestseller Titan: Book One: Taking Wing; Titan: Book Two: The Red King; the Sy Fy Genre Award-winning Star Trek: Worlds of Deep Space 9 Book Two: Trill -- Unjoined; Star Trek: The Lost Era 2298 -- The Sundered; Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Mission: Gamma: Vol. Three: Cathedral; Star Trek: The Next Generation: Section 31 -- Rogue; Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers #30 and #31 ("Ishtar Rising" Books 1 and 2); stories in the Prophecy and Change, Tales of the Dominion War, and Tales from the Captain's Table anthologies; and three novels based on the Roswell television series. His work has also been published by Atlas Editions (in their Star Trek Universe subscription card series), Star Trek Monthly, Dreamwatch, Grolier Books, Visible Ink Press, The Oregonian, and Gareth Stevens, Inc., for whom he has penned several World Almanac Library of the States nonfiction books for young readers. He lives with his wife, Jenny, and their two sons in Portland, Oregon.

Andy Mangels is the USA Today bestselling author and coauthor of over a dozen novels -- including Star Trek and Roswell books -- all cowritten with Michael A. Martin. Flying solo, he is the bestselling author of several nonfiction books, including Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters and Animation on DVD: The Ultimate Guide, as well as a significant number of entries for The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes as well as for its companion volume, The Supervillain Book.

In addition to cowriting several more upcoming novels and contributing to anthologies, Andy has produced, directed, and scripted a series of sixteen half-hour DVD documentaries for BCI Eclipse, for inclusion in the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe DVD box sets.

Andy has written hundreds of articles for entertainment and lifestyle magazines and newspapers in the United States, England, and Italy. He has also written licensed material based on properties from numerous film studios and Microsoft, and his two decades of comic book work has been published by DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse, Image, Innovation, and many others. He was the editor of the award-winning Gay Comics anthology for eight years.

Andy is a national award-winning activist in the Gay community, and has raised thousands of dollars for charities over the years. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his long-term partner, Don Hood, their dog, Bela, and their chosen son, Paul Smalley. Visit his website at www.andymangels.com.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Star Trek (September 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743496280
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743496285
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars "Red King" a bit slow, odd choice for plot, October 12, 2005
The first book of the Titan series, "Taking Wing," was great. It was a nice follow-up to Nemesis, had the Titan crew coming together, playing around with Romulans politics. Great stuff. Yet, this one takes a rather odd step away. Don't get me wrong, it's not terrible, but it's also nothing to brag about. It's a rather average read that doesn't leave an impression like the first book did.

One problem, as described in other reviews, is the extensive list of characters. Who can keep up with all of them? It's not as if the last book came out a month or so ago so if you were to pick this one up, you may find yourself struggling to remember this or that unique character. What makes it so bad is that a lot of these characters are secondary or fill-ins. We haven't been given the chance to focus on the main group. I hardly can pin-point who the main characters are because everyone who appears is given equal importance. The crew is diverse, one of the most diverse in Starfleet history. We get it! It makes the book terribly hard to get through when you vaguely can recall or keep up with the two dozen or so characters that appear.

Second, there is no "gay agenda" going on. There's a gay character, so be it. Yet, I do feel that these authors, who do tend to include non-heterosexual characters in their works, are putting a bit too much emphasis on the character of Keru. What's the big deal about him? He appeared in "Rogue Agent" and wasn't exactly a ground-breaking character. He appears in the "Worlds of DS9." He appears in the Riker-Troi honeymoon story in "The Captain's Table" anthology. Yet, he's not terribly interesting. Yet, he's given the most attention perhaps out of any of the "new characters" and it gets annoying. We barely get to know anything more about Dr. Ree, nor do we get anymore on Melora Pazlar, who appeared in a DS9 episode.

As for the plot, this is another nit-pick. Why go from the stand-point of something truly original to revisiting one of your own novels? The Neyel are a race created by these same authors in the Excelsior Lost Era novel "The Sundered." It seems as if the authors simply wanted to do a follow-up to that novel and bring in the Titan crew. The entire "Red King" idea seems hard to understand simply because the authors never really focus in on it. It goes from being something intriguing to suddenly become another big-space threat that the crew must out-think. And they do, but even that seems to go too easily.

The authors make Keru's coma a big plot, yet the resolution is quick and simplistic. They make a big deal about the "Red King" but that plot comes off as unoriginal by the end. You feel as if you've seen it before, probably in a dozen Star Trek episodes. Even the Tuvok-Akaar conflict, once revealed, seemed a bit "Oh. That's all?" I wouldn't go so far as to call the book campy, but perhaps terribly predictable and under-whelming. There are some good plots that simply aren't carried out well. They seemed to realize there was no real humanoid threat or bad guy, so instead, they turn Donatra, who's been the rather good-Romulan with a lot on her shoulders, into the bad guy. Why destroy a good character like that? Why revisit "The Sundered" in a new series' second book? It seems a bit wasteful of space and money to find that the authors decide to hype up their past work more so than continue to build up the new series.

That being said, the book is okay. It's sort of a quick read, but feels slow due to all of the characters packed in and the hand-full of plots being tossed at you. Hopefully, when a new author's take on the series and characters coming up in "Orion's Hounds," Titan will be a tad bit more original and interesting than this installment. Buy at your own risk/interest.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good But..., October 19, 2005
By Julia Young (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I liked the story although it seems that it was too short and too complicated. Almost as though there was meant to be a third book on the subject. I wish people would shut up on the diversity and gay issues. The "gay issue" if you could call it that is just one character and it's not like it's overbearing. It's nothing to get your panties in a bunch about. The diversity is a welcome change, it gives you a chance to learn more about other races in the Federation and how they work together. If there are supposed to be ~150 worlds in the Federation they can't all be human or human look alikes. In my honest opinion the only reason for all the humanoid characters was because the original budget and available technology just didnt allow for too much creativity.

Onto the story itself. I liked the concept and the ideas but I felt that it was rushed. I would have prefered to see more on the problems and resolutions instead of just big problems with quick solutions. I suppose the "getting lost in space" thing is old now but it could have taken them some more problem solving to get back home.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek Titan The Red King, September 28, 2005
By Jordan Clarke (Kirkcaldy,Fife,Scotland) - See all my reviews
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I ordered both this book and the first, however the second book arrived before the first and I have to admit I couldn't contain myself to wait so I read Red King first. Myself not having read the first book, was a little bit confused with all the characters and how to pronounce all the characters names and in the end a lot of them just merged into one. I also found that having not encounter many gay characters in the Star Trek universe and that there where three evident in this novel, not counting Sean Hawk who was killed in ST: First Contact, was a bit startling at first. I don't have anything against gay people in star trek, but having so many in one book was quite a new experience, but I guess Titan is all about diversity. Overall I found the book slow and boring in some places with some of the dialouge a bit wooden. I still however managed to read the book in three days. The thing I did like about the book was it's re-introduction of the Neyel, which was quite enjoyable after reading "The Sundered" also by Micheal A.Martin. I would recommend this book, only if you are a big TNG fan.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Weak
This book was something of a chore to get through. First off, the book comes hot off the heals of the first book, which wasn't terribly interesting either. Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. Sullivan

3.0 out of 5 stars Meh.
This was my second foray into Trek lit in over ten years (The first being Titan: Taking Wing). It was good but wasn't stellar. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Laurent C. Madeux

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than the First; Still not Outstanding
Overall, I found The Red King more enjoyable than Taking Wing. The characters are more engaging in this book, and there was more of a sense of adventure, danger, and unknown. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michael L. Wong

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Star Trek Fiction, But......
"Titan, Book Two: The Red King (Star Trek, the Next Generation)" has a most intriguing premise; the crew of the USS Titan, under the command of Captain William T. Read more
Published on July 2, 2007 by John Kwok

5.0 out of 5 stars too many nongay characters
Why do Troi and Riker have to be so obviously straight? I'm sick of having heterosexuality rammed down my throat. And those knowing looks they give each other.....
Published on May 30, 2007 by Charles Weber

3.0 out of 5 stars I really want to like this series.
Riker, Troi and Tuvok on The Titan. I'm sold. I love the idea. Riker and Troi were always my favorite on The Next Generation. Read more
Published on February 6, 2007 by A Superfriend

3.0 out of 5 stars Improving Series
Titan The Red King by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin is an improvement over the first book in the series, but it still has a ways to go. Read more
Published on February 6, 2007 by Dindy Robinson

4.0 out of 5 stars The Red King Through The Looking Glass
I enjoyed this installment of the new Tital series very much, even with having to deal with the whole gay influence being an underlying theme of the story that could have easily... Read more
Published on November 10, 2006 by Jason Johnston

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid entry in an enjoyable new Trek series
My biggest regreat regarding the new Titan series of books is that they aren't on TV. I would've definitely preferred to see the adventures of Captain Riker, rather than Archer on... Read more
Published on October 11, 2006 by David Lim

4.0 out of 5 stars Rikers mixed crew at work in another galaxy
This, the second of the Titan series picks up where the first left off, with the Titan, a Klingon ship and the Romulan fleet displaced to our neighboring galaxy, the Magellanic... Read more
Published on March 21, 2006 by Michael Bond

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