The Captains' Honor (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

by David Dvorkin

1989

Status

Available

Publication

Pocket Books (1989), Edition: First Edition, 255 pages

Description

A series of vicious attacks by the enigmatic M'Dok Empire has devastated the planet Tenara -- bringing the U.S.S Enterprise(TM) and another Federation starship, the Centurion, to the planet's aid. The Centurion's captain is Lucius Sejanus -- a powerful, magnetic man who favors taking a far stronger stance against the M'Dok than Captain Picard. And as the conflict escalates, Sejanus's instincts seem to be correct...for it appears only extreme measures can stop the murderous raids on Tenara. Now the people of Tenara must decide which pathe they will follow -- the way of peace, or the road to war. But unknown to any one of the Centurion's officers has made that decision for them -- and plans to provoke a full-scale war between the Federation and the M'Dok Empire… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member daniethammer

Overall a good story. Enjoyed the plot and the use of secondary characters. Was interesting to have a hostile world from the original series now being part of the Federation. Two things which made me roll my eyes in disbelief. First, when two star ships are working to protect a planet wouldn't one

of them automatically be subordinate to another, especially when one of them is the flagship of the Federation? Yet it is not until over half way through the book that Picard tells the other captain, regretfully as well, that Star Fleet has put him in charge. Second (and this one is nit-picky I admit), why did it take Worf 30 minutes to locate Riker on the planets surface? There was no natural or unnatural interference on or around the planet told in the story so shouldn't Riker have only been a com signal away?

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