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Taking wing by Michael A. Martin
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Taking wing (edition 2005)

by Michael A. Martin

Series: Star Trek: Titan (1), Star Trek Relaunch (Book 31) (Chronological Order), Star Trek (novels) (2004.04), Star Trek (2005.04)

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After the wholesale assassination of the Romulan senate in the feature film Star Trek: Nemesis, the Romulan Empire is in disarray, with rival factions fighting to pick up the pieces and seize the reins of power. After several factions separately contact the Federation Council - each laying claim to legitimate political power - Starfleet Command sends Captain William Riker and the USS Titan to Romulus to set up a forum for power-sharing talks. But even as the factions take their first faltering steps towards building a new Romulus, civil war looms. Meanwhile the remnants of the Romulan intelligence service, the dreaded Tal Shiar, are regrouping behind the scenes, taking advantage of the political vacuum to mobilize ships and soldiers, threatening to touch off a conflict that would tear Romulus apart. With no other help available, Riker and the Titan crew are all that stands between the shattered Star Empire and a bloodbath.… (more)
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Title:Taking wing
Authors:Michael A. Martin
Info:New York: Pocket Books, c2005. 370 p. ; 18 cm. 1st Pocket Books pbk. ed
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Titan: Taking Wing by Michael A. Martin

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Nice beginning to the journeys of the USS Titan. After listening to Fortunes of War, I needed to rewind to the beginning of the Titan's journeys. ( )
  mrklingon | May 1, 2023 |
The "all alien all the time" was a bit exasperating, and smacked of TAS shenanigans, but the underlying story and universe development worked for me. ( )
  morbusiff | Sep 20, 2018 |
I though I was going to rate this 1 star because by god was it slow and poorly written. Here is an example, in a context of Titan officers eating gagh on a Klingon ship:

"Keru seemed far less affected. Although he wasn't a joined Trill, she imagined that any species physiologically capable of allowing a symbiotic life-form to join with them via a belly pouch could ingest just about anything."

What? This extremely typical passage is just so pointless, and not true, and .....I mean what? They don't eat the symbiont, this just makes no sense.

I only upped it to 2 stars because the last 3rd (thankfully) moves a bit more quickly. I only slogged through this because I want to read the Titan story line, hopefully some of the later ones will make this worth it! ( )
  gabarito | May 13, 2018 |
Erst einmal zu den negativen Dingen: Das Hörbuch war unglaublich schlecht und langweilig gesprochen und offenbar hat niemand Detlef Bierstedt gesagt, wie die Namen der Personen ausgesprochen werden, mit denen er nicht bei der Synchronisation von Star Trek: Next Generation zu tun hatte. Das war überaus enttäuschend, da ich ihn bisher als guten Sprecher kenne (z.B. kürzlich von "Metro 2033"). Doch selbst die schlechteste Lesung kann nicht den Inhalt kaputt machen, und den fand ich tatsächlich großartig.

Die Handlung hat sich zwar etwas zäh aufgebaut, Aufzählung und Einführung der ganzen neuen Besatzungsmitglieder waren am Anfang zu viel und verwirrend. Doch als sie im späteren Verlauf immer wieder vorkamen, mir durch ihre Hintergrundgeschichten und ihre Interaktion untereinander immer näher gebracht wurden, sind sie mir vollkommen vertraut geworden. Teilweise habe ich mich wie ein Teil der Besatzung gefühlt, der diesen Personen täglich begegnet. Wunderbar umgesetzt und die absolute Stärke des Buches, die mir länger im Bewusstsein bleiben wird als die eigentliche Handlung. Jeder einzelne Charakter war faszinierend und vielschichtig umgesetzt.

Die Handlung an sich: Nun ja, ich konnte nie so viel mit den Romulanern anfangen und den Film "Nemesis", dessen Fortsetzung hier erzählt wird, halte ich für das Schlechteste, was mir je in Sachen Star Trek vorgesetzt wurde. Vielleicht sollte ich jetzt einfach mal das Buch zum Film lesen, denn viele der Rückblicke auf die Handlung haben doch mein Interesse geweckt. Oder ich überwinde mich, und schaue sogar noch einmal den Film.

Alles in allem hat mich der Auftakt der Titan-Reihe so begeistert, dass ich mir die Serie auf jeden Fall komplett zulegen werde. Meine bisherige Einschränkung "Ich lese nur Star-Trek-Classic-Romane" wurde mit diesem Roman beendet. ( )
  Telaara_Dunwin | Aug 10, 2014 |
I can count on Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels to provide a fast-paced and enjoyable read. This novel is the first of a series featuring Captain William T. Riker and his first command. We get a wildly diverse crew, Klingons and Romulans in a bad mood, Spock, and numerous threads from the Star Trek tapestry of tales.

Published in mass-market paperback by Pocket Books. ( )
  mmtz | May 26, 2012 |
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Mangels, AndyAuthormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Bierstedt, DetlefNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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After the wholesale assassination of the Romulan senate in the feature film Star Trek: Nemesis, the Romulan Empire is in disarray, with rival factions fighting to pick up the pieces and seize the reins of power. After several factions separately contact the Federation Council - each laying claim to legitimate political power - Starfleet Command sends Captain William Riker and the USS Titan to Romulus to set up a forum for power-sharing talks. But even as the factions take their first faltering steps towards building a new Romulus, civil war looms. Meanwhile the remnants of the Romulan intelligence service, the dreaded Tal Shiar, are regrouping behind the scenes, taking advantage of the political vacuum to mobilize ships and soldiers, threatening to touch off a conflict that would tear Romulus apart. With no other help available, Riker and the Titan crew are all that stands between the shattered Star Empire and a bloodbath.

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