Star Trek: Enterprise Logs Anthology

From the colonial shores of America during the revolutionary war to the southern Pacific ocean in the embroiled second world war to the farthest reaches of the galaxy the proud name Enterprise has born the banner of honor, freedom and justice, conveying humanities best to friend and foe alike. In these pages you will find ten exceptional, intriguing and truly inspirational short stories written by several of Star Trek's finest authors. Along with the exceptional stories contained within the pages of this exceptional anthology there is a brief bio of the author telling each story.Captain Israel Daniel Dickenson commanding the Sloop-of-War Enterprise The Veil at Valcour by Diane Carey - Given her extensive experience with sailing ships of this time period, very few authors could've taken on the task of telling this wonderful story about the Sloop-of-War Enterprise, a ship seized by colonial sailors from the British during the American Revolutionary war. Although I have little clue of the majority of the terminology used in this story, I found the story itself to be truly inspirational.Captain Osborne B. Hardison commanding the U.S.S. Enterprise World of Strangers by Diane Carey - Here, Diane Carey takes on the task of telling a brief story of the USS Enterprise during WWII in the Pacific. She takes and accomplishes that task quite well as she turns not so much to telling the tale of the combat itself but to the human side of the equation and the terrible sacrifices and loss this war brought on. Only one minor point of contention on my part, military time doesn't work as it is portrayed in this great story.Captain Robert April commanding the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Though Hell Should Bar the Way by Greg Cox - Having read every Trek novel written by this author up to the date of this publication, I believe I can say unequivocally that Greg Cox's stories in the Star Trek universe are absolutely exceptional and a complete joy to read! In this short story we meet Captain Robert April as he's leading his ship and crew at breakneck speed to get to Tarsus IV in time before a famine starts taking lives. Along the way though, they encounter Klingon commander Kor and his orders to stop any and all Federation vessels from approaching Tarsus IV.Captain Christopher Pike commanding the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 Conflicting Natures by Jerry Oltion - I've only had the please so far of reading one of Jerry Oltion's previous stories, but I can definitely say now that he has an excellent writing style that I enjoy. Here he tells the hilarious story of Captain Pike, after engaging Klingons having to pick up an Eremoid that wishes to "observe" the crew in their day to day routine. The camaraderie of the crew really sticks out in this one.Captain James T. Kirk commanding the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 & NCC-1701-A The Avenger by Michael Jan Friedman - Star Trek's most prolific author proffers up this tale of Captain Kirk on a mission to see that peace talks between

Star Trek: Enterprise Logs edited by Carol Greenberg is an anthology of adventure and exploration spanning six centuries and ten captains of one proud tradition the appellation known as Enterprise. I found that this book to be both historical and imaginative. Historical in the sense that one Enterpise fought in the Revolutionary War for America's freedom to the command of Jean-Luc Picard on U.S.S. Enterprise 1701-D. This book covers both seafaring to spacefaring vessels all with the same name and a compelling story with each captain trusted to bring her to battle and back home again. As this is an anthology, the captains are very interesting to read about. Captains Irrael Daniel Dickerson, Osborne B. Hardison, Robert April, Christopher Pike, James T. Kirk, Will Decker, Spock, John Harriman, Rachel Garrett and Jean-Luc Picard are all accounted for here with an interesting tale to tell about the ship they command.Since this is an anthology we have different authors lending their expertise to each story giving the reader a feel that each captain is speaking. The authors are: Diane Carey, Greg Cox, Jerry Oltion, Michael Jan Friedman, Diane Duane, A.C. Crispin, Peter David, Robert Greenberger, and John Vorholt.I found this book to be very enjoyable, readable with a flowing narrative, and intriguingly engrossing. The first two stories were right out of America History focusing on the captain of the ship, thus, giving the reader insights into the noteworthiness of these historical figures. As the other stories, imagination rules the story with a heavy dose of the humanity.The book is a very fast read with enjoyable adventure.

The format of this book is an unusual concept, as it puts into a lively chronological perspective the personalities and foibles of the ships Enterprise and their captains down through the years. This anthology brings together the creme de la creme of Star Trek writers, and allows them to shine in the short story format. There are a couple of weak links in the grouping, but, as a whole, this collection of stories is worth a prominent place in any Star Trek aficionado's collection of treasured tomes, to be read and reread until the pages start to crumple! I'm even recommending it to my less-than-obsessed with Star Trek friends.

This book was absolutly amazing! All ten stories were so detailed that they may make you feel like you're right there part of the action.The Captain Israel Daniel Dickenson story is by Diane Carey, is set during the American Revolution, and is the prescective of his brother-in-law, Adam Ghent. Also there is an appearence of General Benedict Arnold, and the story ends with a letter written by Arnold shortly before his death in 1801.The Captain Osborne B. Hardison story is also by Diane Carey, is set during WWII. It involves a friend of the captain's from the past. In the introduction Carey provides a key of all the navy abbreviations. A nice touch to this story is that the formant of this story is all dialouge.The Captain Robert April story is by Greg Cox, but initially Diane Carey was going to do this captain because she has written two previous April stories (Final Frontier and Best Destiny). However, Carey wanted to do the two historical stories more because Gene Roddenberry was inspired by these two ships. This story is set in 2246 and has guest appearences of Kor and Kruge, and sets a background story on the Tarsus IV incident (The Conscience of the King).The Captain Pike story is by Jerry Oltion, who has already written a Pike book (Captain's Table book 6, Where Sea Meets Sky, also a good book), and explores the crew a little more. Here, Number One is given a name, which was also mentioned in the Captain's book. In this story, we see a new race with empathic problems.The James T. Kirk story is written by Michael Jan Friedman and is focused on a murder investigation. I'm not usually a Kirk fan, but some how Friedman wrote Kirk in a way that I like. We see here yet another ex-flame of Kirk's.The Captain Will Decker story is by Diane Duane, and is set prior the first Star Trek movie. Duane gets a bit of hand with the details but the story is good nonetheless.The Captain Spock story is by A.C. Crispin, the longest standing author of the Star Trek book universe. The story is set prior to Wrath of Khan. Here we developments of the Spock-Saavik relationship that is explored more in Vulcan's Heart.Warning to readers!:Don't read the following story if you intend to read The Captain's Daughter by Peter David, because the story is given away. I should know because now the story is blown away for me.The Captain John Harriman story is by the wonderful Peter David, who has already written a story partially about him, the Captain's Daughter. This story focuses on an encounter with a Romulan examiner.The Captain Rachel Garret story is by Robert Greenberger, who also wrote the Introduction of this book. The story is focused on an unexpected first contact experience. Here, we are reintroduced to Richard Castillo.The Captain Jean-Luc Picard story is by John Vornholt, and is set in the Captain's Table. Picard tells the story of being on Andorian Homeworld trying desparately to stop a civil war.If you enj

With the appearance of Star Trek Enterprise Logs Pocket has another winner in the trend started with Strange New Worlds and The Lives of Dax.Enterprise Logs gives us 10 excellent short stories about captains of various incarnations of ships named EnterpriseOne of my favorite stories involved the Big E from World War II. This story by Diane Carey is very thought provoking an possibly her best work to date. It involves the captain of the Enterprise and a young Japanese American whos loyalties have changed.Greg Cox wrote the Robert April story in which we see a familiar Klingon face and has a nice tie in to an episode of the original episode "The Conscience of the King" It is fast paced and very entertaining.The next story by Jerry Oltion is about Christopher Pike. We see the characters originally seen in the first Star Trek pilot "The Cage" as they deal with a new alien culture that wants to know more about the Federation. Number One is given a name in the story.Michael Friedman's Kirk story is different from what one would expect. Without giving too much away it is a murder mystery and of course involves a woman with whom Kirk had a relation ship when he was in his early 20s. There is a brief tie in to the April story.Diane Duane returns to Star Trek with her story of Will Decker. This is different in that it is set during the time that the Enterprise was being refit prior to Star Trek The Motion Picture. For the first time we catch a facinating glimpse at the man who was to replace Kirk. The story is set upon the Enterprise during refit and involves Decker finding spys aboard the ship. This story left me wanting to know more about Decker before he made captain. A facinating character.In Ann Crispin's Spock story set prior to "The Wrath of Khan" we see the beginnings of the relationship between Spock and Saavik that culminated in their marriage in Vulcan's Heart. Peter David's Harriman story continues to develop this captain as seen in his book "The Captain's Daughter". No longer does Harriman seem the bumbling fool we saw in "Star Trek Generations" but a man who has redeemed himself. This story involves Romulans and is story that pits Harriman against a Romulan interrogator.Robert Greenberger's story of Rachel Garrett presents a leader much in the mold of Kirk. She has to deal with an attack my aliens and we see a very decisive leader who is not afraid to make decisions. She is also seen dealing with the deaths of bridge crew. We are reintroduced to a younger Castillo.John Vornholt has Captain Picard revisit the Captain's Table in a delightful tale about Andorians and succession to the throne. Its about time we get to see one of the older alien cultures of Star Trek.I cannot possible pick a favorite story from the bunch they are all excellent. Diane Carey's WWII story is the most thought provoking story. This book is a clear winner and I certainly hope we see a volume two in the future