Keith R. A. DeCandido begins a crossover tale weaving together the adventures of Archer, Kirk, Sisko, Picard, and Janeway. The existence of millenia old weapons is discovered by Archer and his Enterprise crew. Kirk and his Enterprise discover the first of four terrible weapons and one hundred years later, a Bajoran terrorist discovers the second weapon. A nicely told cliffhanger tale.
Published in mass market paperback by Pocket Books. ISBN 0743419227
Worf, the new Federation ambassador to the Klingon Empire, takes on his first diplomatic mission. The warrior must become a negotiator in the face of a civil uprising on a conquered planet. Author Keith R. A. DeCandido obviously enjoys writing about Klingons.
Published in mass market paperback by Pocket Books. ISBN 0671785540
Keith R. A. DeCandido takes us to Feringinar with Quark and Ro Laren, then David R. George III offers a tale about Odo, Taran’atar, and the Dominion. While not as compelling as other books in this series, Niners should read this books to keep up with the ongoing relaunch.
Published in mass market paperback by Pocket Books. ISBN 0743483537
Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin contribute a tale about Ezri Dax and the secrets of Trill, while J. Noah Kim provides a story about Kira, the Sisko family, and Bajor. Both are intimate and fascinating. A must read if you have been following the DS9 relaunch.
Published in mass market paperback by Pocket Books. ISBN 0743483529
The comic book adaptation of the movie Revenge of the Sith was adapted by Miles Lane and drawn by Doug Wheatley, with cover art by Tsuneo Sanda, and additional artwork by Dave Dorman. I read the comic before seeing the movie. It couldn’t hurt to read the novelization either. Now what?
Published in trade paperback by Dark Horse Books. ISBN 1593073097
This book of ten tales by concept artists who worked on the film Revenge of the Sith ranges from fabulous art without dialogue, to weird art and unreadable dialogue, to run-of-the-mill art and dialogue. In terms of the Star Wars saga, several stories are interesting preludes to the film.
Published in trade paperback by Dark Horse Books. ISBN 1593073119
Another entertaining volume of Cartoon Network’s Clone Wars stories and art with scripts by Haden Blackman, Ryan Kaufman, the Fillbach brothers, and Tom Mucci; and art by the Fillbach brothers. Anyone interested in the complete Clone Wars saga should view the cartoons and these adventures, even if you aren’t six years old.
Published in trade paperback by Dark Horse Books. ISBN 1593073070
I’m familiar with Stephen Barnes from his novelization of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode Far beyond the stars. His contribution to the Star Wars Clone Wars saga exhibits the same attention to character and dialogue, making for a compelling read. I’ll have to take a look at his other books.
Published in mass market paperback by Del Rey. ISBN 0345458982
It’s a little off season to be reading this book, but I actually read it right after the holidays. I just haven’t been posting any of these nano-reviews lately for a variety of reasons that no one would find interesting.
Steve Brewer is one of four contributors to this collection of novellas with a holiday theme. The other writers are Catherine Dain, Mat Coward, and Linda Berry, whose stories, I’m sorry to say, I didn’t read. Brewer’s leadoff tale, Sanity Clause, features Albuquerque PI Bubba Mabry, his wife, reporter Felicia Quattlebaum, his Dodge Ram, and Santa, very dead, at a local mall. Brewer is always good for a fast, fun read. I’ll read the other stories someday.
Published in mass market paperback by Worldwide Library. ISBN 0373265093
A rookie with a 110 mile per hour fastball takes the Red Sox to the World Series and, oh, by the way, he might be a serial killer. David Ferrell wrote this sports noir novel. The back cover says “it’s as if Carl Hiaasen moved to Boston”. I don’t agree. Hiaasen’s characters, even the bad guys, are more appealing. This book was mildly entertaining, but the Sox didn’t need a serial killer to win a Series title.
Published in trade paperback by HarperCollins. ISBN 0060726008