Kahless, Michael Jan Friedman
Kahless, Michael Jan Friedman
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Kahless

Author: Michael Jan Friedman

Narrator: Kevin Conway

Abridged: 2 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/1996


Synopsis

For 1500 years, the Klingons have revered him as their first emperor, the legendary warrior who united their people and taught them the meaning of honor, but the truth of his incredible life has been shrouded in myth and fables... until now.

A clone of the original Kahless now reigns as emperor, but the discovery of an ancient scroll throws the legends into doubt and threatens to tear the Klingon empire apart. Surrounded by treachery and rumors of revolt, this new Kahless can trust no one - except Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lieutenant Worf of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

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 Jamie on June 14, 2023

The characters are well portrayed and there are some entertaining action sequences, but overall the story is unremarkable and largely fails to scratch the surface of Kahless' character.......more

Goodreads review by John on December 21, 2017

A good tale of the Klingon world. What if a hero is not as we think of him, but he is also a hero? Interesting idea well enough explored inside the world of Trek.......more

Goodreads review by Jimyanni on June 17, 2014

A cautionary tale, a parable if you will, on the dangers of placing too much importance on the historical literality of our mytho-historical cultural icons. Most people would understand and agree, for instance, that it neither lessens nor invalidates the importance of either George Washington or the......more

Goodreads review by Nate on November 08, 2021

4.5 Stars Kahless may or may not have been the Klingon I have been taught growing up, but my faith in his teachings to become an honorable warrior is as strong as ever.......more

Goodreads review by Lois on April 15, 2019

I do not know how the audiobook compares to the novel (I'm guessing since all of the other books I've listened to from these older years, it's abridged) but what I heard was good. I liked the idea of the crisis of faith in that what if the Kahless that the klingons worship that did incredible feats......more