The Antares Maelstrom

Star Trek: The Original Series
The Antares Maelstrom by Greg Cox
Release date: August 13^th 2019
Read August 14^th 2019

Previous book (The Original Series): The Captain's Oath
Next book (The Original Series): The Motion Picture: 40th Anniversary Edition

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Publisher's description:

The final frontier erupts into chaos as vast quantities of a rare energy source are discovered beneath the surface of Baldur-3, a remote planet beyond the outer fringes of Federation space. Now an old-fashioned "gold rush" is underway as a flood of would-be prospectors, from countless worlds and species, races toward the planet to stake their claim.

The galactic stampede threatens the stability of neighboring planets and space stations, as widespread strife and sabotage and all-around pandemonium result in a desperate need for Starfleet assistance. Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise are dispatched to deal with the escalating crisis... which lies on the other side of a famously perilous region of space known as the Antares Maelstrom.

My thoughts:

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Final thoughts:

A fun TOS story that makes numerous callbacks to original Star Trek episodes. Every member of the main cast is given an interesting part to play, and the story feels like a good old-fashioned TOS adventure. While some may bristle at the large number of plotlines the story juggles, I found myself enjoying each one. A great entry in the long-running TOS book line!

More about The Antares Maelstrom:

• TrekBBS Review and Discussion Thread
• Podcast: Literary Treks 279: The Young, Rash, Impetuous Russian - Exclusive interview with author Greg Cox!

Also by Greg Cox:

• Star Trek: The Next Generation #47: The Q Continuum, Book 1 of 3: Q-Space (1998)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation #48: The Q Continuum, Book 2 of 3: Q-Zone (1998)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation #49: The Q Continuum, Book 3 of 3: Q-Strike (1998)
• Star Trek: The Rings of Time (2012)
• Star Trek: The Original Series: The Weight of Worlds (2013)
• Star Trek: The Original Series: No Time Like the Past (2014)
• Star Trek: The Original Series: Foul Deeds Will Rise (2014)
• Star Trek: The Original Series: Child of Two Worlds (2015)
• Star Trek: The Original Series: Miasma (2016)
• Star Trek: Legacies, Book One: Captain to Captain (2016)

Next time on Trek Lit Reviews:

My next review is for the first book in the Star Trek: Destiny trilogy by David Mack: Gods of Night.