Star Trek Faces of Fire, Michael Jan Friedman
Star Trek Faces of Fire, Michael Jan Friedman
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Star Trek: Faces of Fire

Author: Michael Jan Friedman

Narrator: Bibi Besch

Abridged: 2 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/1992


Synopsis

En route to Alpha Malurian Six to settle a dispute between two religions, the U.S.S. EnterpriseTM first stops to do a routine check on the progress of a terraforming colony on Beta Canzandia Three, a colony whose inhabitants include Carol and David Marcus.

Spock is left behind at the terraforming colony to continue his scientific studies and the rest of the crew heads to Alpha Malurian Six to find the dispute has turned to war.

As Kirk, McCoy, and Scotty search for a solution to end the conflict, a ship piloted by a Klingon faction arrives at the terraforming colony to take control of the facility. When colonists are imprisoned, and Spock and David must defeat the Klingons or face certain death.

About Michael Jan Friedman

Michael Jan Friedman is the author of nearly sixty books of fiction and nonfiction, more than half of which bear the name Star Trek or some variation thereof. Ten of his titles have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. He has also written for network and cable television, radio, and comic books, the Star Trek: Voyager® episode “Resistance” prominent among his credits. On those rare occasions when he visits the real world, Friedman lives on Long Island with his wife and two sons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jerry on March 25, 2023

So, Kirk has a son. Not surprising, given his tendency for wild living. As for the book, it was good but not great. It kept my interest the whole time, but it still could have been shorter.......more

Goodreads review by Jammin Jenny on February 10, 2020

I enjoyed this Star Trek story featuring Spock, Bones and Kirk. This story also involves Carol and David Markus, Jim's erstwhile lover and his son. Fun story and some of my favorite characters from the sci-fi world created in the 60s by Gene Roddenberry. Great fun to revisit these characters in almo......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on September 30, 2014

"Star Trek" comfort food of a very high quality. There are no less than three plots, and they are juggled with confidence. Diplomatic shennanigans, Klingon intrigue, and a Kirk-family-fanwank prequel, all in one novel...yet each plot strand manages to engage & entertain in equal measure. Michael Jan......more

Goodreads review by F. William on January 01, 2025

I've had nice things to say about MJF in the past. This is not my favourite but I did like the story generally. I wasn't really impressed by the reasons for secrecy. Especially in Kirk's family storyline, but also for the Klingons who I would expect to be more direct in their dealings - they had a l......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on September 02, 2016

Okay...first thing's first. I picked a good time to read this. An hour of after work reading on Sunday, a round trip on the El, and another hour after I got home and the book was done. Two days work, and it didn't feel like work. It wasn't a great book. Yes, Friedman managed a couple of great instan......more