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The next novel in the Typhon Pact adventure in the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Shortly after revealing its union with the Federation’s newest adversary—a coalition of galactic powers known as the Typhon Pact—the Gorn Hegemony suffers an ecological disaster that destroys the hatchery world of their critically important warrior caste. Fortunately, the Gorn had already been investigating traces of an ancient but powerful “quick terraforming” technology left behind by a long-vanished civilization. This technology, should it prove controllable, promises to restore their delicate biological and social status quo. But when a Gorn soldier prepares to use the technology to reshape the planet Hranrar into a new warrior-caste spawning ground, threatening to extinguish the native Hranrarii, he draws the unwanted attention of a mad Gorn trooper determined to bring the military caste into dominance.

Meanwhile, as the U.S.S. Titan embarks upon a search for this potent technology in the hope of using it to heal the wounds the Federation sustained during the recent Borg crisis, Captain Riker must balance his responsibility for his crew’s safety against the welfare of the Hranrarii and his duty to the Prime Directive. With a menacing Typhon Pact fleet nipping at his heels, Riker must not only stop the Gorn warriors but also plumb the secrets of an ancient terraforming artifact. But of everyone serving aboard Titan, Commander Tuvok may be the only one who understands how dangerous such planet-altering technology can be, even when used with the best of intentions...

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003V1WSPU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pocket Books/Star Trek (November 30, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 30, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 839 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 517 pages
Reviewer: M. Sullivan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The author's best.
Review: Despite my misgivings about the author, I bought this book. The Typhon Pact storyline contained so much promise for me that I had to check it out, since only four books have been announced.Let me say, I did not like this author. He usually doesn't write alone, but I still didn't care for his work. The first Romulan war book was interesting, but I thought poorly told. I was anticipating this book to also underwhelm me.Despite my expectations, Michael A. Martin sold a very good story. It came in at almost 500 pages, which is a little unusual for a Trek paperback, but it was enjoyable. Some of the original Titan books, Martin's included, felt forced with some of the diversity and storylines, but this book was well worth it. I read it in about two days. (I had just finished another Trek book that took me a month to get through. I was pleased for the surprising good book and the change of pace from the other Trek book).I can appreciate some other reviewers not caring for the caste system, especially if you view it as a cheesy explanation for the appearance differences between TOS and Enterprise. I would even accept some criticism if one were to say that it seems a bit like the first Typhon book about the wildly different sects in Breen culture. For my money, it didn't feel forced. It was an intriguing part of the story. Since the Gorn were so underused throughout screen Trek, there was plenty of wiggle room for the author to do his thing. (Plus, I appreciate the lengths to which the author went to keep non-canon Trek information as consistent as he could in this book. It's unusual for so much hustle to go into keeping so much of it straight).(One typo bothered me. At one point, Keru is mentioned lamenting Hawk's death at the hands of the Gorn. Not the Borg. In a book about the Gorn that starts during the Borg finale, that's a pretty big slip up and would completely change the dynamic of the Keru-to-Gorn relationship).

Reviewer: Richard
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A well made stand alone adventure.
Review: I will admit that prior to reading this I had never given the Star Trek Titan novels a chance. I read the first one and wasn't overly impressed, but this book has renewed by interest in the adventures of Captain Riker.For those who are newcomers looking to jump into the novel series, this book is a relatively stand alone adventure that doesn't require any special knowledge from any of the other books out there. Although to get the most out of it you would probably want to read the Titan series and the Destiny trilogy.For those who haven't heard, the Typhon Pact refers to an alliance formed between classic badguys the Romulans, Gorn, Tholians, and Breen, as well as newcomers the Kinshaya and Tzenkethi. They have chosen to band together to oppose the Federation and its allies.Without revealing to much of the plot the story carries itself in classic fashion. With Riker faced with the challenge of juggling the safety of his crew and the fate of two civilizations. Regardless of the choice he makes there will be long lasting consequences for at least one of the civilizations.This particular edition of the Typhon Pact focuses its attention on the Gorn, the classic lizardmen whose battle with Kirk has become part of sci-fi pop culture.The book does a decent job of introducing its large roster of original characters, it moves at a solid pace that never feels like it is dragging, and the ending seems to leave potential hooks for a follow up story while still wrapping up the adventure at hand.As a stand alone adventure this book makes for an easy read, which is a plus for readers who are on a budget.

Reviewer: Melvin K. Patterson
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not what I've come to expect
Review: This is the second title in the Typhon Pact series I've read now and while it's okay, it's not outstanding by any sense of the word. Like the first one, Zero Sum Game, I did get an insight into a race that had been pretty much side-lined - the Gorn. Much like the Breen in Zero Sum Game, the Gorn society seems somewhat fractured. I often wonder why these alien societies that have differing and opposing values to the Federation all seem so unstable and unhappy. Sort of like Federation life is the ideal for all societies. The worst kind of propaganda imaginable.But ultimately, my real complaint is the the story is not as engaging as say, the Vanguard series, or even the books that lead up to the Typhon Pact series. There is a thin thread running through them related to the relations of the Typhon Pact and the Federation, but it just isn't developed enough in my opinion. Of the two books that I've read in this series, there isn't enough political intrigue - although there was more in Zero Sum Game - and I felt there were a lot of lost opportunities for additional character developmentAt this point I haven't decided whether to buy the rest of the series or just pass on it. It's definitely not high on my priority list. Looking forward to additional volumes of the Vanguard series.

Reviewer: Ken
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Finally a story with important Gorn characters
Review: This book was a lot of fun for me. I really enjoy the Gorn characters in Star Trek, and this novel fleshes them out well. It also works very well as a self-contained story, even though it is part of a series. Too many books these days don't stand alone well.I like that the author did his research on the other stories out there that also feature the Gorns and tried to give a consistent feel to it. That is no easy task when everyone does their own take on them.I appreciate it, and I'm starting a second reading of this one shortly.UPDATE: Finished the second reading and enjoyed it very much. I do plan to read the rest of the Typhon Pact series. There's at least one loose end at the end of this story that would be nice to see if it is tied up later.- Ken. 🙂

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It is hard for me to give less than 5 stars to any Star trek title but doing so this time as writer scripted characters of star ship Titan as a bunch of kids fighting over all possible issues. You will find lot and lengthy discussions over almost every decision made and get used to phrases like "he said......" then "she said......." . Long story short "a badly written story" although story plot is good. Three stars for that.

Reviewer: janina
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: gebraucht gekauft. Kann also nix zur Story sagen. Lieferung flink innerhalb einer Woche. Buch in intakten einwandfreiem Zustand. Beschenkte voller Vorfreude, da man sich wohl auf die englischen Ausgaben verlassen kann. (Deutsche Übersetzungen sind wohl teilweise sehr dürftig bei den Star Trek Büchern)

Reviewer: le putain de naing
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: L'auteur donne l'impression de tourner en rond et la petite lézarde surprise une fois, ça va, trois fois, ça commence à être long.Au delà de la rédaction poussive, donc, l'histoire est intéressante et le set de personnages du Titan est toujours agréable à retrouver -même si moins attachant ici que dans d'autres productions du fait d'une certaine lourdeur-.

Reviewer: THOMAS B. MCCABE
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: star trek seize the fire is the second in the typhon pact series and it centers on riker and the titan crew. they are trying to make peace with a race called the hranari while trying to stop the typhon pact from gaining a dangerous weapon and gaining more ground on the federation. it also talks about tuvak and his memories of the genesis device which is quite interesting. it is a good addition to this series.

Reviewer: Paul
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I have enjoyed just recently the Titan series of books the story lines were fantastic, I ordered The Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire, even before I'd finished the other book, I wasn't disappointed I couldn't put it down and was sorry when it ended, what a fantastic read, give me more of the same.