War Dragons (Star Trek: The Captain's Table, Book 1)

by L.A. Graf

Book Overview

There's a bar called "The Captain's Table," where those who have commanded mighty vessels of every shape and era can meet, relax, and share a friendly drink or two with others of their calling.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671014633
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Great storytelling, great story.

At first, I was not sure how readable this book would be with two captains telling a story from two different perspectives. They take turns alternating between the "distant past"; the beginning of Kirk's five year mission and the "recent past"; Sulu taking command of his own ship. However, the method worked very well. The book was not only readable, but exciting and action packed. Its returns to the "present", the bar where the captains sit and tell their story, were not overused and made good transitions from one part of the story to another.The story never became disjointed. I always like when the books tie up loose ends that the series left open, and this book answered many questions about Kirk's first days of command. This is a must read for all Trek fans and especially the fans of the original series.

This was a refreshing change I read it twice.

It was nice to read a ST novel with a different story line. One that was not totaly predictable. It was a good book. Read it! Sulu was great. Kirk seemed real. And keep an eye on the lizard, he keeps poping up in the other Captins Table books.

A two prospective story that ravels into one

Great! This book was great! I usally don't like TOS stories, but I did like this one. I liked the fact that it had both Sulu and Kirk's prospectives of their tale that weaves into one story. I thought it was very well executed. And added plus, you get to know Sulu's crew. (Sulu's doctor almost seemed Spock like.) I recommend this story if you want a story with big beasts, space fights, and Tuvok. (He sqirmed his way into this tale ^_^)

Worthy of a Captain

I just finished the first two books in the Captain's Table series and found them to be a great addition to the Star Trek series."War Dragons" gives you two for one action from both Capitain Kirk's point of view as well as Capitain Sulu. The action was great, along with introduce a few new wrinkles to our scientific knowledge that was clearly missing from the New Frontier series books (5 & 6).Welcome aboard to this new series!-- David Hess

A good read.

I enjoyed the rare character interplay in this book. It was closer to the feel of the movies than the original series.