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!
A Time for War & PeaceAugust 29, 2008 Susan R. Barber The product came as specified in the write up and was very pleased with the quick mailing and the condition of the book was as said.
Star TrekAugust 23, 2007 K. Gallagher 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have enjoyed the series and it is a nice fit between the two movies. They help match everything up and gave me a good time reading them.
Warp Speed Ahead!March 23, 2007 A hostile takeover of a Federation embassy? An insane presidential candidate? Will and Deanna getting married? Will gets his own ship? It's all in a day's work for Starfleet. In this spectacular book there are four different plots and many subplots. There are so many twists and turns that you won't want to put the book down. Romance, adventure, action, and drama are all combined in the astounding book that will lead Star Trek fans into a whole new universe of adventure! I highly recommend this book!
Emotional climax and a good intro to post-Nemesis TrekOctober 2, 2006 David Lim(Hobart, Tasmania) 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I stopped reading Pocket Book's Trek Novels after the Dominion War brokeout. I felt that this was an attempt to turn the Trek Universe into a grimmer and grittier place, ala' Star Wars New Jedi Order series of novels. Fortunately, thanks to the firm guidance of Chief Editor Marco Palmieri, my fears were misplaced. This is the first Trek book I've read in five years, and I'm extremely pleased with what I've read.
The book is very much a novel-long version of LOTR's 'The Scouring of the Shire'. So whereas David Mack's action-packed duology provided a plot-driven climax, the focus here is on providing an emotional climax for our heroes. It takes a masterful author to hold the reader's attention when the denouement isn't driven by explosions and action-sequences. Fortunately, Keith R.A. DeCandido is up to the task.
For those (like myself) who aren't all-that familiar with recurring characters such as Presidential candidate Nan Bacco, or Lieutenant Commander Vale, this novel is a good introduction. Especially as DeCandido really really does know how to write for these characters. There's one amusing 'Who's On First?' sequence between Nan Bacco and her Chief of Staff that had me laughing out loud.
But even more importantly than that, its blindingly obvious that both Editor Palmieri and author DeCandido are fully acknowledging one aspect of the Dominion War that's sometimes been lost in all the excitement. Can the Federation still hold onto its high-minded ideals, after fighting for its survival for almost a decade? With the election of two idealogically opposing Presidential Candidates, its a turning point for the United Federation of Planets. Will they continue on the path of conquest and war? Or will they turn back to the high-minded ideals that they once championed? Its a hard won idealogical battle, and I'm delighted that DeCandido and Palmieri had the intellectual and moral courage to debate these issues within this novel. More power to them! The Federation has become harder and more dangerous, but it hasn't compromised the idealism and optimism of its creator, Gene Roddenberry. Its for this reason that I like this editorial direction of Trek, far far more than the NJO novels.
After reading this novel, I'm very much looking forward to seeing what Marco Palmieri and his band of merry men (and women) come up with for future novels. For those who (like me) stopped reading Trek after the Dominion Wars brokeout, this novel is the perfect launching pad.
A Time to... conclude... in spectacular fashionAugust 4, 2006 Fr. Robert F. Lyons(Anderson, IN USA) 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Following a nine book series chronicling a year in the life of the Enterprise-E, Keith R.A. DeCandido makes an appearance in this wonderful series to wrap together loose ends, and to, at the same time, unknot the string for the future of the Star Trek novel franchise.
"A Time for War, A Time for Peace" follows David Mack's stellar dulogy, and in bringing the series to a conclusion is able to easily outdo what most would expect from a `mere' wrapup book.
Make no mistake, this is no mere wrapup book.
It's easiest to begin by citing the two most 'unsatisfying' aspects of the novel first, mainly because there were really only two that came close to deserving the adjective unsatisfying.
In the months of intrigue, backstabbing, plotting, and death that has been wrought throughout the "A Time to..." series, we have seen how, at her core, the Federation was being run by a cadre of over-ambitious, though well-intended, politicos. With hands dabbling in everything from cover-ups to Section 31, and with the subsequent resignation of President Zife, one would have expected a much more heated (and more detailed) telling of the story directly surrounding the presidential election. Of any storyline in the book, this one got an underwhelming treatment - and yet it remains a strong contribution to the Star Trek ethos. (It helps if one knows that a follow-on novel, "Articles of the Federation" is forthcoming from DeCandido, who promises that it will provide the reader with the political intrigue and `West Wing' quality that many expected when learning of this aspect of the "War/Peace" story.)
The other relatively weak storyline, and the one I found even more 'unsatisfying', was the inspection of the Enterprise. This inspection tour provides, essentially, an excuse to work in Scotty and to give our heroes some comic and serious moments. Yet, even this is sin is pardoned. DeCandido, while knowing that Scotty on the cover will help sell a book, still managed to do him genuine justice - especially given the light in which his character was portrayed in the TNG episode "Relics".
Now, to the genuinely positive - DeCandido is able to capitalize on the deep emotional bonds forged in earlier novels (especially Mack's) and deliver a story - not about political intrigue or technology, but about the crew of the Starship Enterprise, one that allows them to shine as beacons. Sometimes they shine in spite of their flaws, sometimes because of them. He gives us a satisfying way to look at the events that have transpired over the preceding eight novels, to process them cohesively, and to then move through the events of Star Trek: Nemesis and into the era following the Shinzon debacle.
DeCandido gives particularly good treatment to the relationship between Riker and Troi, as well as wonderful depth to Will's attempts to recruit a crew for the Titan. The emotion that flows from this novel and the setting that it provides for the upcoming series "Star Trek: Titan" make this book less of a conclusion and more of a tie-string between "A Time to..." and "Titan", one that leaves the reader wondering what is next, and what more is to come.
I can't help but recommend this novel to you. If you enjoyed David Mack's duology, then this conclusion will truly leave you eagerly awaiting the next wave of novels that pick up the story where DeCandido so artfully leaves off.
