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Terri Dear God, YES. It's not just worth it, it's REQUIRED reading for any Star Trek fan, especially fans of the original series.

I read this novel when it f…moreDear God, YES. It's not just worth it, it's REQUIRED reading for any Star Trek fan, especially fans of the original series.

I read this novel when it first came out back in the 80s and it BLEW MY MIND. It totally revolutionized our concept of the Klingons, changing them (as the original series episode Day of the Dove also helped do; it was the first to do so) into impressive warriors of honor and heart.

The world-building is phenomanal! You'll never want to leave this version of the Klingon Empire or should I say the Khomerex Klinzhai. He builds the Klingon culture on a belief in an eternal cosmic game, the Khomerx zha. This philosophy is expressed through the lethal Year Games in which their adolescents hone their killing skills in combat. It's also expressed in their political manuevering, as well as in an actual board game Klin zha.

The story follows the life of a young Klingon male, Vrenn, a superior player in the Year Games. He gets adopted by one of the game Grand Masters, Kethas epetai Khemara, a renowned admiral of the Klingon interstellar fleet. Vrenn progresses from academy cadet, to experienced naval (the description for their space fleet) officer and finally a command of his own with his name now ennobled to Krenn.

After becoming a highly decorated soldier with countless kills, he's suddently called upon to execute a "peace" mission. He must cross the border into hostile Federation space to pick up the new Federation ambassador to the Klingon Empire and ferry him back - alive - to the homeworld. Needless to say, things don't go according to plan.

This novel is BRILLIANT. The prose is sleek and speedy. The framing story, in which Krenn's tale is told through a tell-all, "based on a true story" novel called The Final Reflection that captures the imagination of the Enterprise crew, creates a plausible and unobtrusive backdrop. I honestly felt uplifted reading this story and I find myself re-reading it often.

I can't recommend it highly enough, ESPECIALLY for Star Trek fans. This is a landmark novel in the same way that Diane Duane's My Enemy, My Ally revolutionized our understanding of the Romulans whom re-christened the Rihannsu. You won't regret reading it.(less)

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