More Beautiful Than Death

A very compelling Trek story in the overused vain of "Starfleet's orders and the prime directive be damned, we've got to do the right thing!". Mack is among my favorite contemporary Trek authors, and he's really firing on all cylinders here to deliver a fun, action-packed thriller that masterfully c......more

Thrilling, pulpy, space adventure that captures the essence of what makes Star Trek so great. The characterization is spot on (and all the major characters get a chance to shine), a planet under siege by “demons”, and a Vulcan woman with a plot to kill Spock. The story tackles issues such and duty a......more

In the afterward, the author claims this novel was written to be a quick, pulpy mass-market adventure. I'd say he succeeded...but he managed to raise his own bar by adding excellent character work and displaying a superb command of the Kelvin timeline version of the TOS crew. The end result (much to......more

Set in the new movie version of Star Trek and not the original series but I see Shatner not the new lot.Starts with Mr.Spock been murdered! By Female sex staved Vulcan the rest of book is 38hs earler. Full of action , Ambassador Sarak and that it is possible for Vulcans to lie when their horny . Demon......more

Now this is how you write for the Kelvin timeline!!! This is the second original book and it feels like the newer movies. The Unsettling Stars was a good book but it was hardly what you would expect in the Kelvin timeline. This book is action packed and makes great use of Star Trek lore and give it......more