Martyr (Star Trek New Frontier, No 5)

by Peter David

Book Overview

With the fall of the ancient Thallonian Empire, civil war threatens the planet of Zondar. The arrival of the U.S.S Excalibur is greeted with relief and celebration by the anxious populace, and Captain... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671020366
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Star Trek New Frontier Book Five Martyr

Martyr is the first full length novel in the New Frontier series. Peter David, as with all of his Star Trek work, does an absolutely great job with this one. One of the things I like most about the New Frontier books is how Peter David will, as in this one; start off with chapters titled "Five Hundred Years Earlier." He does a great job establishing the basis for the plot.The premise: "Five Hundred Years Earlier" on the planet Zondar, a war torn planet. A prophet named Ontear prophesizes that a Messiah will come from the stars. A bird of flames will herald his coming. He will bear a scar and he will be a great leader. He will come from the air and return to the air. He will be slain by the appointed one. The appointed one will be an unknowing acolyte and he will slay the Messiah. The Messiah's death will unite Zondar. Upon pronouncing this prophecy, the prophet is taken by way of a mystical storm. Doe's this Messiah sound like anyone we know! "Nineteen Years Earlier" on Xenex. The young warlord M'k'n'zy of Calhoun faces a challenge that he would prefer not to face. A widowed woman of his tribe has called on tribal law and preference. She wants M'k'n'zy to sire her child. An extremely interesting chapter to say the least!"Now" Selar, she herself widowed is going through the agony of Pon Farr. Since she is a widow, this makes for a very interesting story as to who she shall seek out to assist her with relieving the Pon Farr. We are introduced to the Redeemers, who are from Tulane IV. They are a race of conquerors, which conquer in the name of their god Xant. Those who do not follow the word of Xant are basically not worth their time. Once they conquer a planet they leave behind one High Priest. This is where Peter David's talent as a writer shows up big time! The Redeemers have an extremely interesting way to deal with their High Priest being killed.I do not wish to spoil any more for those who've not read this wonderful addition to the New Frontier series. Suffice it to say that I highly recommend this and the other books in this great series, by one of Star Trek's premier authors.

He shall be saved by neither man nor woman...

EXCELLENT BOOK! This is how I like to see Shelby. When the "barely contained dynamo" comes out of her shell to save her man! She did some fancy fighting, some fancy flying... and saved the day even though she was badly injured. What a gal!I enjoyed seeing Burgoyne in hir natural form. Hunting down Calhoun in a way only a Hermat could. S/he was awesome in this book and the growing attraction between hir and Selar has me completely intrigued! Great book, great crew... Peter David... you have done it again! :)

GREAT STORY!

I enjoyed this book very much. It took about a week to read but when I got to the end I couldn't put it down. Wow what a great story! I hope that there are more to come.

Book 5 leads into book 6 from book 4, fantastic!

After reading each book in the series, decided I really liked the story and character development in this book. The characters have feeling, depth, and comedy tastefully entwined. When are the next books coming out? For a 51 year old grandmother this is an excellent series. If they don't take away from the characters, this would also make a fantastic tv series or a few good movies. The handling of the romance issues are wonderful; after all, let's get real, what mixed group of people would go gallivanting out in space for up to five years with no romance? None! This is really must read Star Trek for the fans. Star Trek Voyager and Deep Space Nine got so boring I couldn't stay with those series, but will stay with this series if it stays as hip as the first 6 books in the series. Publish more! The Plots and action are excellent, too!

Great Story

A very good story. Very intradition to TOS. (Strange beings with bizzare powers.) But the character development that is presented is even better than the action.Soleta's encounter with the Old Wise guy in the mountin was a nice touch. (A neat way to explain how the guy knew all he knew: He saw the future.)The baby Phenix was great too. The series is just going to get better and better. (As of now, I am half way through "Once Burned" and it is the most stunning plot that a Star Trek book has had in a long time.)