by Diane Duane “Vulcan has no moon…it has a nightmare.” Ambassador Sarek is being recalled to his home planet. Vulcan is considering seceding from the United Federation of Planets. T’Pau, the Eldest Mother of Sarek’s House, has ordered him to speak in favor of the secession. Spock is also called home to testify in the hearings, as are Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy. The Vulcan groups who want to secede claim the overt emotions and brashness of Humans are dangerous to the development of Vulcans, […]

by Diane Duane “In memory of Deforest Kelley, James Doohan, Mark Lenard.” War has been declared between the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire. A Romulan civil war seems likely. Kirk and crew assist Ael and crew in support of the rebellion, which causes Kirk’s superiors to believe he has ‘gone native.’ They begin to plan his destruction. The Romulans launch a WMD at Earth. Ael, Kirk, and crew save the day. Diane Duane is possibly my favorite Star Trek author. It […]

by Diane Duane “Life needs language to understand itself, and the more language, the better.” A direct sequel to Swordhunt, beginning only moments after Swordhunt ended. They really should have been combined into one book and trimmed down. The Romulan Colony Worlds are beginning to rebel against the treatment from the Hearth Worlds. Many in the Romulan government refuse to see the unrest and think more control will subdue it. They turn to the Klingons to terrorize the colony worlds. The Colony worlds threaten another […]

by Diane Duane “Fvillhaih Ellannahel t’Rihannsu” ( Speaking Rihannsu is like whispering: few hard sounds.) It is two months after the events of “The Romulan Way” and Ael and the crew of Bloodwing remain in exile in Federation space with little hope of going home. The Romulan government will do whatever it takes to get back the sword Ael took with her; war with the Federation looms. The Klingons sit on the sidelines, observing. If they ally with the Romulans, it will be mutual assured […]

by Diane Duane “You have sold honor for power. You have sold what a Rihannsu used to be for what a Klingon thinks a Rihannsu ought to. You have sold your names, you have sold everything that mattered about this world – the nobility, the striving to be something right – for the sake of being feared in nearby spaces. You have sold the open dealing of your noble ancestors for plots and intrigues that cannot stand the light of day, and sold your courage […]