A Time to Die

by John Vornholt

Captain Picard and the Enterprise, disgraced in the eyes of Starfleet, find themselves trapped between two factions in an interplanetary civil war.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743467663
• ISBN13: 9780743467667
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

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A Time to Die (Book 2 of 7)

Picard has been cleared of all charges. But he wants to go back to the Rashanar Battle Site. Counselor Coleen Cabot is his caretaker now, and Picard is still seperated from his ship and his crew. But now, at least, he doesn't have to worry about court-martials. Then Wesley Crusher meets Cabot and whisks her away to another place. Using his powers as a Traveler, Wesley takes her to Rashanar, hwere anything can happen. The Ontaillians are in charge, and it seems that anyone can go in-but not out. Picard is finally released to his ship, but is considered a civilian. He cannot help to command his ship, nor can he help get the mission underway, until a unique opportunity presents itself, and he takes it, to find the doppleganger and unlock his shackles for freedom!I liked this book a lot better than the first one-for one thing, it was easier to follow, and it had a lot more action in several parts. i would definately reccommend this to whoever would read it.

much better than the first book

a time to die starts out with wesley the traveler trying to convince several people in the higher ranks of starfleet to at least believe captain picard's story. after some negotiations the enterprise crew is allowed to return to rashannar to try and discover the mystery behind the graveyard. they encounter all types of adventures that prove very enlightening and answer a lot of questions. for all of you fans that sort of went to sleep in the first book, this one is much better written and does not jump all over the place. it is my believe that the books will each get better because if they did not what would make us come back and read all 9?

Wesley Crusher returns!

Wesley decides that he must help Captain Picard from being charged with the destruction of the federation starship. In the last book a phantom ship was destroyed by Picard. It had the ability to change it's shape into any space craft imaginable. In this novel the Enterprise goes back to that region of altered space to see if they can capture or disable this other worldly space craft. Wesley was instumental in helping the mission.In this finely crafted tale by John Vornholt, Wesley has to decide to stay as a traveler or return to his human roots....the ending will surprise you. All I can say is if it were made into a movie it would have been better than "Nemesis"...because it touches on humanity and the need for all of us to be wanted and part of a family.

ST-TNG: A Time to Die

Star Trek-The Next Generation: "A Time to Die" written by John Vornholt is the conclusion to the book "A Time to Be Born." As "A Time to Die" takes off just where "A Time to Be Born" left off in a cliffhanger. This book is the second installment of a nine book series that tells the untold story of the events that have transpired between Star Trek: "Insurrection" and Star Trek: "Nemeses."The book starts out quickly can gets the reader involved with the events seen by Wesley Crusher in the "Pool of Prophecy" by the Travelers. These events are what will happen, but the outcome of these events are the providence of the Travelers. The book's main character is Wesley Crusher and how he copes with the powers vested in him by the Travelers and the events that happen are the totally Wesley's to solve.We find Wesley Crusher older now (nine years) but he still has his enthusiasm for solving problems. Captain Jean-Luc Picard is in big trouble with Starfleet Command and is confined to the a holosuite wing of Starfleet Medical Mental Health for further observation. Now, the true test comes when Picard can leave Medical Mental Health, but only with Counselor Colleen Cabot in tow. All of the problems that Picard faces stemmed of the story "A Time to Be Born" as Picard and the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew were assigned to the Rashanar Battle Site."A Time to Die" is a character driven book with action-adventure as the spice that keeps you interested in the book. Captain Jean-Luc Picard must redeem himself and prove that the Ontailian ship that he destroyed was only a doppelganger and not the real ship... now he has to go back to the Rashanar Battle Site to prove his innocence. There is some backbiting among the admirals and Starfleet Command has its hands full.Acting Captain William Riker, taking over for Picard, comes to his former Captain's aid when Admiral Nechayev and Colleen Cabot hatch a covert plan to get Picard back to the Rashanar Sector. Oh, there are twists and turns in this book along with some very tight situations. You'll read this book quickly as it moves right along and you'll be not wanting to put the book down till you find out what happens next. I read this book in one setting wanting to know if Picard's illustrious career may be coming to an end.I found the characters to be believable and they meshed very well together making for an interesting story and the ending will surprise you. I gave this book a solid 5 stars for this reason. Not only was I entertained, but we are given some insight into the Travelers and what they do. This fills in some gaps in Trek lore. I hope you'll find this story as interesting as I did as it was most entertaining.