I spent a few moments prior to writing my own review reading comments posted on the book’s Amazon page. The middle ground it found makes only for a frustrating read. Subsequently, ‘Beneath the Raptor’s Wing’ – the first book in this duology – could have gone one of two ways: be half the size or four times as long. However, much to my surprise, the entire war seems to have been done and dealt with in a two-book series written by Michael A. With no other help available, Riker and the Titan crew become the last hope to prevent the quadrant from falling into chaos.With its publication nearly four years ago I had assumed that the ‘Star Trek Enterprise: The Romulan War’ would run for several books, outlining one of the most formational aspects of humanity’s history – at least in the Star Trek universe. But even as the first tentative steps are taken toward building a new Romulus, the remnants of the Tal Shiar, the dreaded Romulan intelligence service, are regrouping behind the scenes for a power play of their own. To restore order to the region, Titan's long-anticipated mission of exploration is delayed as Starfleet assigns Riker to set up power-sharing talks among the Romulan factions. Competing factions now vie for control of their fragmenting civilization, and if the empire should fall, that entire area of the galaxy may destabilize. The power vacuum created by his demise has put the Romulan Star Empire, longtime adversary of the Federation, at the brink of civil war. In the wake of Star Trek: Nemesis, Praetor Shinzon, slayer of the Romulan Senate, is dead. Riker and manned by the most biologically varied and culturally diverse crew in Starfleet history.īut their mission does not begin according to plan.

Among the starships spearheading that endeavor is the USS Titan, commanded by Captain William T.

Starfleet is renewing its mission of peaceful exploration, diplomacy, and the expansion of knowledge. William Riker, former first officer of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation, takes command of the new USS Titan in this white-knuckled adventure perfect for longtime and new Star Trek fans.Īfter almost a decade of strife against foes such as the Borg, the Cardassians, the Klingons, and the Dominion, the United Federation of Planets is at the dawn of a new era.

Taking Wing by Michael A. Martin