The Higher Frontier

Having really enjoyed exploring Kirk's early career in Bennett's The Captain's Oath last year, I was excited to discover more about the events between the first two movies. The book certainly helps fills in gaps between Kirk's transition from The Motion Picture to The Wrath of Khan! Aswell as being a......more

Intellectually exhilarating! emotionally adequate first off, and right out of the gate Christopher L. Bennett knows his Trek. this book is an absolute masterwork at tying together Enterprise, the Animated series, DS9, Even Discovery and a smidgen' from Picard. all the the "facts" and trivia are acc......more

The Andorian subspecies, the telepathic Aenar are attacked, bringing Dr Miranda Jones and the Medusan Ambassador Kollos back to the 'U.S.S. Enterprise'. As Kirk and his crew investigate the massacre, they must come to terms with their own prejudices and reassess their place within Starfleet. Bennett's......more

This is packed to the gills with plot, and packed to the gills with fanwank...in fact, this is fanwank overload worthy of a "Doctor Who" writer. Luckily, we're in the hands of a master of Trek fanwank, and the end result is a novel that tells an exciting story, and a novel that fills in numerous gap......more

While I enjoyed the writing style and the comfort of the Star Trek world, this plot was too violent for me. 2.5 I guess, if I'm honest.......more