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A Burning House (Star Trek: Klingon Empire)
by Keith R. A. DeCandido
from Star Trek

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A cliche-shattering take on the Klingons
  Earlier this year, Keith R.A. DeCandido's I.K.S. Gorkon returned, this time under the banner of Klingon Empire. The series premise was changed to provide a more expansive view of Klingon life, instead of focusing on the kind of characters we're already used to seeing on TV: the crew of a military vessel. It's a good idea, and one that benefits from the fact that it isn't starting from scratch; we've had a few books to get to know the Gorkon crew, and in this book we follow them off the ship as it undergoes... more info

• Klingon World
  An incredible story about the klingon world and their way to be ... a Klingon Warrior cannot avoid to read it
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• A well-woven tapestry
  Minireview: A BURNING HOUSE is a craftsmanlike work, a good novel that pleases the reader without the embarrassing lapses in technique and judgment that so often plague series fiction. It adds new depth to themes and stories already part of the Star Trek universe and weaves together major characters and events from the television series with its own original characters and storylines. Highly recommended.
  Elaboration: I picked up A BURNING HOUSE under the same circumstances that I buy most of the Star... more info

• A Bit Indulgent
  Well, this isn't your typical Klingon but its still fun. It is a little surprising that the publishers let him write a 400 page book about back story. The whole book is about shore leave for the Gorkon. There is the guy who tries to go home again, the beks that goes to the harvest festival, the doctor who no one listens to, and Klag trying to sort out his screwed up family. That last bit is the more interesting as it deals with Klag/Worf's brother and has a brief detour to DS9. All in all, its a good book... more info

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