Star Trek: Destiny, Book I: Gods of Night
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Publisher Description
Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation -- and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation.
Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity.
From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains -- Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise, TM William Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, and Ezri Dax of the U.S.S Aventine -- that some destinies are inescapable.
Customer Reviews
A good read!
A very good read if you're interested in the continuing adventures of ST:TNG, ST:DS9, and ST:Voyager crews. Reminds of a some of the best episodes. Mack does very well of capturing the character essence from the series. Also very accessible to those not familiar to Trek.
One of the best Trek novels you’ll read
This book is just incredible. There aren’t many “epic” Star Trek novels but this trilogy would certainly classify. We have a number of POVs in this story and while not all of them are perfect it’s all interesting and there’s nothing that you would want to skip.
We see Picard and the crew of the Enterprise out on the front lines responding to the Borg threat with the only weapon capable of defeating them on a regular basis but one they are under orders not to share. The only issue I had with this part of the book was a conversation between Beverly and La Forge where they question whether Picard has lost it in his never ending fight against the Borg but I felt it was unjustified given the stakes and scope (not to mention I don’t recall any moral lines crossed)
The Titan is dealing with more personal issues and I’ll admit I’m growing weary of this continuing battle between Troi, Riker and Vale. Troi has seemed unhinged the last several books and Riker seems ok with letting her risk her life and a decision that seems reasonable given the context and while Vale is simply following regulations (as is the Doctor) she has been hamstrung by the Captain and this was a major point of contention when Vale took the first officer’s job.
The third POV is from Captain Ezri Dax now in command of the Vesta and while I’m not familiar with most of her crew there are a few familiar faces from the DS9 relaunch series. They are dealing with the mystery of the wreckage of the Columbia missing for over 200 years. I really enjoyed the mystery element here as well as its conclusion and how it ties into the greater story.
Finally, we come to the crew of the Columbia and find out the story of how it went missing and what happened to the crew. Again it’s a mostly new crew to learn and we see some of the tragic decisions the MACO team makes with some of the key officers. They meet a mysterious alien race far more powerful than anything they have encountered before that ends up stranding the crew in both time and space and I am excited for the next book to see how there multi century journey living among the Caeliar as well as their eventual tie in to the Star Trek universe.
Riveting Read
In the grand tradition of the Star Trek novel quickly captures the imagination. This is a riveting read that leaves you hanging. Looking forward to the second book in the series.