The Brave and the Bold Book Two

This book was awesome! If you had always wanted to know what happened in the weeks prior to Star Trek: Voyager's pilot episode "Caretaker," this is the book for you. You will find out how Tuvok became involved with the Maquis. There are some great plot twists and the characters are further developed in this book. Even Seska appears in there. All are essential in finding and defeating the person with the Malkus artifact. Want to know more? Buy the book. It is HIGHLY recommended!

In this one we get to see how Tuvok and Chakotay got involved with the Maquis. Keith R.A. DeCandido has become what Peter David has been to Star Trek books. If you want to read a fast paced good read pick up this series of books.

Star Trek: The Brave and the Bold-Book Two written by Keith R.A.DeCandido is the continuation of the story about four extremely powerful weapons that when they are in the hands of one they wield almost unlimited power.This portion of the story, (part three: The Third Artifact, 2371), takes place several weeks before the Star Trek: Voyager pilot episode "Caretaker," and shortly before the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel Double Helix Book four: "Quarantine. What I like about this series is that it is fast paced and fills in some timeline gaps and does some character fleshing out, along with a story that spans the whole Trek genre.The artifacts are now called the Malkus Artifacts after an all powerful dictator that rules the Alpha Quadrant some ninety thousand of years ago. Malkus had four items constructed which served as the intruments of his rule. They were devices of impressive power. The devices were able to resist the gravitational forces of the Sun and were unscathed so this ancient culture spread them to remote locations so no one else could use them.Ah, now, comes Starfleet as two of the impressive weapons were found in the first book the second series of two weapons will be found in this book. Part Three involves Captain Kathryn Janeway and the Starship Voyager as they find the third artifact in the demilitarized zone on a shakedown cruise. This device is now in the hands of the Maquis, so Janeway enlists some help from Captain Robert DeSoto of the U.S.S. Hood as Voyager's security chief Lieutenant Tuvok infiltrates the Maquis. This segment moves very quickly and it get your attention till the end.The fourth and final Malkus artifact,(2376), leads to several disappearances throughout the Federation and the Klingon Empire. The fourth part takes place two years prior to Star Trek: Nemesis; it also takes place shortly after the Star Trek: Gateways book series, and a couple of months after the Star Trek-The Next Generation novel "Diplomatic Implausibility." Again the author tell a tale well as Captain Jean-Luc Picard joins forces with Captain Klag of the I.K.S. Gorkon and the Ambassadors Spock and Worf are in this book.This book is action-packed-adventure only as DeCandido can deliver. Good reading for the Trek reader, also there are technical specifications for a Qang-Class Defense Vessel and a whole bunch of other story related stuff found in the back of the book. My next book arrived today Star Trek: Nemesis... S.C.E. Omnibus Book Three has been ordered... Some Assembly Required, also Surak's Soul will arrive hopefully in February. Expect a Captain Klag book out soon with the adventure of its captain and the I.K.S. Gorkon coming soon. I'll see you around the galaxy.