by William Shatner
Pocket Books, December, 2003.
Hardcover, 335 pages.
ISBN: 067102129X
Captain's Blood is set in the time period just after the
events of the feature film,
Star Trek: Nemesis.
The Romulan Empire is in chaos, after most of its Senators
were assassinated by Captain Picard's clone. With the slaves
of Remus ready to revolt against their Romulan masters,
the Federation is worried about the effect of a civil war on
interstellar trade and interplanetary relations. While giving a speech about
the unification of the Vulcans and the Romulans,
Ambassador Spock appears to be assassinated in front of
hundreds of witnesses. Captain Kirk, his five year-old son
Joseph, Dr. McCoy and Jean Luc Picard are sent on an unofficial mission
to the Romulan system to investigate Spock's murder.
What they find is a conspiracy that makes the threat Shinzon
posed pale in comparison. Now Kirk will have to fight for the
life of his young son, his best friend in the universe, and
the survival of Romulan Empire.
Joined by veteran Trek writing team, Judith and Garfield
Reeves-Stevens, William Shatner turns out his best book
since
The Return. There is plenty of action, a good plot and
appearances by everyone from Admiral Janeway to Voyager's
EMH. With a cliffhanger ending, Shatner perfectly sets fans
up for his next book,
Captain's Glory.
Captain's Blood is available for purchase on
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This review was published in the January-February, 2004 of The Internet Writing Journal.
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