So... jetzt will ich hier auch mal meinen Beitrag leisten.

Vor kurzem bin ich beim Stöbern auf amazon.de auf die Buchreihe "Star Trek - The Lost Era" gestoßen. Dabei handelt es sich um 6 Romane, die die Lücke zwischen TOS und TNG füllen sollen. Dabei wird auf bekannte Haupt- und Nebencharaktere sowie auf bekannte Ereignisse zurückgegriffen. Einen roten Faden, der die Bücher verbindet, gibt es nicht.

Ich werde hier die Bücher kurz vorstellen. Die Zusammenfassungen stammen z.T: von Amazon.

Michael A. Martin - The Sundered (2298)
Captain Hiraku Sulu of the USS Excelsior leads a dangerous mission into uncharted political waters. Unprecedented peace talks with the violently xenophobic Tholian Assembly trigger a deadly confrontation aboard the Excelsior.
Quelle: amazon.de

- Bekannte Charaktere: Sulu, Chekov, Chapel, Rand, Tuvok

David R. George - Serpents among the Ruins (2311)
Nach dem mißglückten Test eines neuen Antriebssystems steht die Föderation am Rande eines Krieges mit den Romulanern und den Klingonen. John Harriman, Captain der Enterprise B, entwickelt einen riskanten Plan um den Krieg zu verhindern.
- Bekannte Charaktere: Harriman, Demora Sulu

Keith R. A. DeCandido - The Art of the Impossible
To the Cardassians, it is a point of pride. To the Klingons, a matter of honour. But the eighteen-year cold war between these two empires -- euphemistically remembered in later years as the Bretaka Nebula Incident -- creates a vortex of politics, diplomacy and counterintelligence that will define an age, and shape the future. What begins as a discovery that would enable the Klingon Empire to reclaim a lost piece of its past becomes a prolonged struggle with the rapidly expanding Cardassian Union, which has claimed dominion over a region of space that the Klingons hold sacred.
Quelle: amazon.de

- Curzon Dax, Colonel Worf (laut Titelbild), weitere möglich.

Ilsa J. Bick - Well of Souls (2336)
For twelve years she captained the flagship of the Federation. But while her exploits are legend, little has been revealed about Rachel Garrett, her vessel, or the unusual men and women of her crew. Until now. When the archeological find of the decade hints at an earlier Cardassian civilization, it attracts not merely academics and knowledge-seekers but also those with far less noble interests.
Quelle: amazon.de

- Bekannte Charaktere: Rachel Garrett, Richart Castillo

Jeff Mariotte - Deny thy Father (2355 - 2357)
In the wake of the Tholian attack that nearly cost him his life, civilian strategic consultant Kyle Riker becomes the target of an apparent conspiracy within Starfleet Command, forcing him off Earth and even beyond Federation territory to evade attempts on his life. But danger is never far off, even on a backwater world where Kyle's very name brings the promise of death. Meanwhile Kyle's estranged son Will is forging a career in Starfleet. And even as Kyle searches for the truth behind the events that have made him a fugitive, Will is running from his own demons
Quelle: amazon.de


Margaret Wander Bonnano - Catalyst of Sorrows (2360)
A lethal Romulan-trained agent turns against her paymasters in order to prevent them from unleashing a terrifying biological holocaust. Admiral Uhura of Starfleet Intelligence sends the young Romulan to investigate with a team of special operatives: Dr Beverley Crusher, a young Lieutenant Benjamin Sisko and the Vulcan Lieutenant Tuvok.
Quelle: amazon.de

- Bekannte Charkatere: Uhura, Dr. Crusher, Benjamin Sisko, Tuvok, Dr. McCoy, Dr. Selar.

Ich habe nicht alle Bücher gelesen. The Art of the Impossible und Deny thy Father haben mich einfach nicht interessiert, zu The Sundered und Well of Souls bin ich noch nicht gekommen. Daher kann ich nur meine persönliche Meinung zu Serpents among the Ruins und Catalyst of Sorrows abgeben.

Serpents among the Ruins
Achtung Spoiler!


Catalyst of Sorrows
Achtung Spoiler!


Meine Rezensionen zu Well of Souls (lese ich gerade) und The Sundered werde ich nachliefern.

Whyme