Star Trek: Titan #1: Taking Wing
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Publisher Description
After almost a decade of strife against foes such as the Borg, the Cardassians, the Klingons, and the Dominion, the United Federation of Planets is at the dawn of a new era. Starfleet is renewing its mission of peaceful exploration, diplomacy, and the expansion of knowledge. Among the starships spearheading that endeavor is the U.S.S. Titan, commanded by Captain William T. Riker and manned by the most biologically varied and culturally diverse crew in Starfleet history.
But their mission does not begin according to plan.
In the wake of Star Trek ® Nemesis, Praetor Shinzon, slayer of the Romulan Senate, is dead. The power vacuum created by his demise has put theRomulan Star Empire, longtime adversary of the Federation, at the brink of civil war. Competing factions now vie for control of their fragmenting civilization, and if the empire should fall, that entire area of the galaxy may destabilize.
To restore order to the region, Titan 's long-anticipated mission of exploration is delayed as Starfleet assigns Riker to set up power-sharing talks among the Romulan factions. But even as the first tentative steps are takentoward building a new Romulus, the remnants of the Tal Shiar, the dreaded Romulan intelligence service, are regrouping behind the scenes for a power play of their own. With no other help available, Riker and the Titan crewbecome the last hope to prevent the quadrant from falling into chaos.
Customer Reviews
A solid start
I enjoyed this reading more than previous ones. It does have some elements I enjoyed from the TNG era-seeing Riker take command, Riker and Troi together. I also enjoyed seeing some of the other familiar characters join the crew like Tuvok and Vale. There were a couple of things that didn’t work for me. The book spent a lot of time going over the diversity of the crew and it became sort of an eye roll after a while. I also find it somewhat difficult to believe a ship designated to long term exploration could accommodate so many diverse species with a number of different living requirements. I also had a problem with how the character of Keru was handled. It’s clear this character didn’t appreciate the circumstances that happened in First Contact and if there was any kind of psychological tests or counselor sessions they would know that his obsession with not leaving anyone behind would a. Potentially compromise whatever mission was being conducted and b. Would be impractical and lead to more issues within Keru’s personal life and mentality.
Excellent work
I have reread this book twice, and it continues to be a great read
Exciting and Fun Read
I always wondered what it was like under Captain Riker’s command on his first ship. I’ve really enjoyed catching up on what happened after Shinzon’s reign ended. This book had me hooked and was a really enjoyable read as a lifetime Star Trek fan.