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October 5, 2140. After a half-dozen years of research and testing, Starfleet prepares to launch its first warp 5 vessel -- Daedalus. Propelled by a radical new engine designed by Earth's most brilliant warp field theorist, Victor Brodesser, the new ship will at last put the stars within mankind's reach.

But on the eve of her maiden voyage, a maintenance engineer, Ensign Charles Tucker III -- "Trip" to his friends -- discovers a flaw in Daedalus's design. When he confronts Brodesser, the scientist -- as charismatic as he is brilliant -- eases Trip's concerns. The ship launches on schedule, and as Trip watches in horror, it explodes in a catastrophic ion cascade reaction, killing all aboard.

Thirteen years pass. Still haunted by memories of that disaster, Trip now serves as chief engineer aboard Enterprise. When a freak explosion cripples his vessel, leaving her helpless before a surprise attack, Trip is forced to abandon his ship -- and his shipmates. As he is on the verge of mounting a desperate rescue attempt, however, a shocking turn of events forces him to confront the ghosts of Daedalus one final time.

About the Author

Dave Stern is the author of numerous books, amongst them the novelisation of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and The Blair Witch Project.

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"COMMANDER?" Trip looked up from the intermix chamber, where he'd been monitoring the composition of the matter-antimatter stream. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Yet another great "Star Trek" book!, Jun 16 2004

By	Eric (New York) - See all my reviews

Even though I grew up with the Original Series Star Trek, I also came to love TNG as well and, later, VOYAGER and ENTERPRISE. Being an avid fan of sci-fi in general, however, it would be an injustice on my part not to mention the many other old and new sci-fi works that both led me to Star Trek and which have forever forged my love for all sci-fi works: "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Puppet Masters", "Foundation", "2001", "2010", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Ringworld", all the "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" books, as well as books as new to the genre as "Advent of the Corps" and others.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Superbly written book., May 18 2004

By	James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fascinating story, good pacing, good action, deft handling of characters. The only flaw (if one agrees with me that it IS a flaw) is that it doesn't finish. It ends with a "to be continued", a practice which, common as it is, I despise. If you don't mind being left hanging until the next book for an end to the story, then consider this a five-star rating.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Enterprise: Daedalus, April 8 2004

By	sleeping sheepsnake "Seth" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

As I sit here writing this, the future of the TV show Enterprise is still uncertain. Will there be a Season 4? We don't know. Then there's that other vicious rumour...that Jolene Blalock may be trying to walk away from the show; if it's true it would just about crush me (she's such a wantable Vulcan!--and I don't just mean the gum-card, or the pop-together model). Meanwhile, I've had to endure weeks of repeats while we wait for the show to get back to new episodes.

My solution to all this frightening uncertainty married to scads of repeats has been to read this Enterprise: Daedalus thing and see what I think. Despite my chagrin at the Enterprise novel line seeming to ignore Captain Archer as a main character--do they not want him to even come close to rivalling Kirk?--I must say that this Trip adventure (with Hoshi in tow) is a complete success! It's exciting all the way through, it's full of twists and turns as it drops Trip in the midst of an unfamiliar but dangerous war, and there's even time for some romance and a Trip back-story that seems to pertain to things as they unfold. Admittedly, our author is not a memorable stylist, but I'll forgive that.

I'm not going to discuss much more of the plot, because it will sound very trad if I avoid all the clever twists and turns. Just join the fun as Trip allies himself with some rebellious asteroid miners, and other enemies of a ruthless usurper of power, to help stop a conflict that he's not even sure he should get involved in, while also trying to rescue the Enterprise and her crew from capture at the hands of the evil tyrant Sadir. In doing so, our plucky Engineer runs right into a sinister piece of his past.

I had a terrific time with this book, even though I've done myself a bit of a disservice. I read this book for an Enterprise fix while all the reruns are on, and now I've got two unfinished Enterprise sagas left hanging, quite precariously: the last original TV episode we saw has left me with a cliffhanger ending in the Delphic Expanse, and now I must read Part 2 of Enterprise: Daedalus (called Daedalus's Children). I'm worse off than before!

But that's okay. I'm having fun.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The TV show should be written this well
We get to see part of federation history aboard a ship that didn't have a successful engine design. Years later Trip and Hoshi hope to prevent the same from happening while... Read more

Published on Mar 24 2004 by picardfan007

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better efforts in recent Star Trek fiction
I managed to pick up a copy of "Enterprise: Daedalus" from a local library and thought it would be a mildly pleasant diversion for a long subway ride. Read more

Published on Feb 20 2004 by John Kwok

4.0 out of 5 stars Mirror, mirror?
This novel feels a lot like a character exploration of Chief Engineer Tucker. The plot is simple but surprising well done and I enjoyed the read. Read more