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The Final Reflection (Star Trek Original Series, #16)
  
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The Final Reflection (Star Trek Original Series, #16) (Paperback)

by Ford John M (Author) "The children of the Empire were arming for the Game ..." (more)
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Klingon Captain Krenn is a ruthless war strategist. But on a mission to Earth, Krenn learns a lesson in peace. Suddenly he must fight a secret battle of his own. His empire has a covert plan to shatter the Federation. Only Krenn can prevent a war -- at the risk of his own life! --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Klingon Captain Krenn is a ruthless war strategist, but on a mission to Earth Krenn learns a lesson in peace. Suddenly he must fight a secret battle of his own for his empire has a covert plan to shatter the Federation. Only Krenn can prevent a war, at the risk of his own life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Calling it a good Star Trek novel...., May 19 2004
This review is from: The Final Reflection (Mass Market Paperback)
Does this book an injustice. It is an excellent novel in it's own right, and would stand alone as a superior work without the extended Trek universe to support it. I stopped reading Trek novels years ago when it became apparent that they all pretty much followed the same formula. One in which the author used the story to insert themself into the Trek universe. This work is nothing like that.
Apparent from reading the book is that it was the source of much Next Generation Klingon lore (houses,lines, a quasi-feudal society, a "privateer" style military) and many plot lines. (Worf's dead or dishonored line, Worf being the son of a Klingon commander, killed by a Romulan massacre, he and his brother's adoptions, the character of General Martok.) John M. Ford's name should have been listed somewhere in the series' credits for creative contributions.
If Paramount ever decides to take another trip to the Well of Trek, this book should be the vehicle for that series.

Exciting, captivating, and just hard to put down. It is a rousing good tale true to the Horatio Hornblower, Jack Aubrey mold.
John M. Ford wrote this book in 1984 I think. What I find particulary interesting is that some of the Klingon ship's systems he describes, are now actually used in modern weapons systems like the AH-64 Apache Longbow and the M1A2 Abrams tank.
In the last 20 years I've kept only one Trek novel---The Final Reflection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!!!, Mar 2 2004
By T. J. Doss (Commonwealth of Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Final Reflection (Mass Market Paperback)
Herein lies the answers to the mystery surrounding the transformation of the Klingons from the originial series version to the version presented in Star Trek The Motion Picture and everything that followed.

An excellent story, pre-dating the original series by a generation, It provides both adventure and intrigue by following the life of a Klingon warrior - Captain Krenn.

Most importantly,it provides great insights into the Klingon culture as the author adds tremendous depth and character to the Klingons. "Kai!" Mr. Ford and thank you for your clever explanation/transformation and for setting the Klingons on the path to becoming the colorful, formidable characters that they are today!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read read, must-have book!!, Dec 3 2003
By Russell L. Winkler "Russ" (Bethesda, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Final Reflection (Mass Market Paperback)
As you can see from the other reviews, this is an excellent book from beginning to end. If your a Klingon fan, then this a must-read, must-have book. Klingons aren't the scum as protrayed in earlier books, because we get a detailed look of Klingon culture. The story focuses on a Klingon from as a boy to an adult as captain of a Klingon ship, and to his eventual confrontation with humans.

Read this book and own it. It's a classic!

Russ

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5.0 out of 5 stars superior Trek
As a Star Trek fan my favorite alien race is the Klingons. This is a superior Trek novel about their warrior culture which is a bit like the Samurai of ancient Japan. Read more
Published on Oct 5 2003 by luckylynx

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
This is a sort of Star Trk book that makes you really think! It is about the kind of Klingons you never see any more. Read more
Published on Sep 5 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential Star Trek novel . . . and more
"The Final Reflection" would have won every award there was, if it hadn't been written about Star Trek. John M. Read more
Published on July 10 2003 by Barb Caffrey

2.0 out of 5 stars Unresolved and Confusing
Most of this book lacked clarity. The entire first third- the first unit- was extremely confusing, with unclear characters who constantly changed, whose focal points were games... Read more
Published on Mar 24 2003 by Jedidiah Palosaari

2.0 out of 5 stars Very dissapointing novel
It's sad. I've heard so much praise for the this book. People say it's a classic, one of the best ST books ever. I buy it and it's like watching paint dry. Read more
Published on Jan 2 2003 by Mary L. Mosholder

5.0 out of 5 stars Worlds Apart Book I
"The Final Reflection" is an extremely interesting addition to your Star Trek collection. I had originally picked this one up more as a completist/collector's item. Read more
Published on Oct 10 2002 by K. Wyatt

5.0 out of 5 stars Old School Klingons
Sometimes it is very hard to remember that there was a time when Klingons were guys with a tan, long moustaches, and vaguely Mongol attire, as opposed to the samurai-vikings with... Read more
Published on May 16 2002 by J. Angus Macdonald

5.0 out of 5 stars Praise John M. Ford
John M. ford's book probably is the first book that doesn't portrays Klingons as villains. Most of the Star trek authors prior to TNG's debut used Klingons as stereotypes or... Read more
Published on Feb 6 2002 by Ichirou Ohgami

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting piece of Star Trek pre-history.
This book within a book tells how the truce between the Klingons and the Federation was formed. It takes place some forty or so years before the first Trek television series and... Read more
Published on Dec 11 2001 by Chadwick H. Saxelid

4.0 out of 5 stars It Might Have Been Perfect...
... if 'Mike' hadn't said [in Gene Roddenberry's presence, no less!] that he'd *always* wanted to write a novel in which the Vulcans were the villains! Thus ended John M. Read more
Published on Nov 27 2001 by Samanda b Jeude

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