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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Klingon Empire: A Burning House: "Star Trek": Klingon Empire by [Keith R. A. DeCandido]

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They have been the Federation's staunchest allies, and its fiercest adversaries. Cunning, ruthless, driven by an instinct for violence and defined by a complex code of honor, they must push ever outward in order to survive, defying the icy ravages of space with the fire of their hearts. They are the Klingons, and if you think you already know all there is to learn about them...think again.

From its highest echelons of power to the shocking depths of its lowest castes, from its savagely aggressive military to its humble farmers, from political machinations of galactic import to personal demons and family strife, the Klingon Empire is revealed as never before when the captain and crew of the I.K.S. Gorkon finally return to their homeworld of Qo'noS in a sweeping tale of intrigue, love, betrayal, and honor.

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Keith R.A. DeCandido was born and raised in New York City to a family of librarians. He has written over two dozen novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, eBooks, and comic books, most of them in various media universes, among them Star Trek, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Marvel Comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Serenity, Resident Evil, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, Farscape, Xena, and Doctor Who. His original novel Dragon Precinct was published in 2004, and he's also edited several anthologies, among them the award-nominated Imaginings and two Star Trek anthologies. Keith is also a musician, having played percussion for the bands the Don't Quit Your Day Job Players, the Boogie Knights, and the Randy Bandits, as well as several solo acts. In what he laughingly calls his spare time, Keith follows the New York Yankees and practices kenshikai karate. He still lives in New York City with his girlfriend and two insane cats. --This text refers to the mass_market edition.

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ASIN : B000WJVKSK
Publisher : Pocket Books/Star Trek (29 January 2008)
Language : English
File size : 521 KB
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Print length : 418 pages

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Brett O.

Another great tale of I.K.S Gorkon

Reviewed in Australia on 13 February 2020

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Yet another great addition to the stories of the I.K.S Gorkon. I have been a fan of this ships crew and its adventures throughout all of the 4 books

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Rory Q

Please sir, can we have some more?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2013

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The IKS Gorkon series comes to an apparent end with this book - which is renamed Klingon Empire, and takes on a broader look at Klingon life and culture rather than just the crew of one ship.

While the series has been excellent up to this point, A Burning House raises the bar and goes even further to fleshing out the Klingons in a way never seen before.

It is a massive part of Klingon life to be honourable, and die in battle if you're a warrior. For TV, that's fine, but if you delve into it, a society cannot be filled with warriors and expect to survive, let alone expand.

This novel shows how the Klingon Empire has in fact held to the beliefs and teachings of Kahless and applied the concepts of honour and glory to various aspects of everyday life - from keeping order on the streets of the homeworld, to living on a subjugated planet - in harmony with its natives, no less - and performing more mundane tasks for the greater good. Even the undesirable "spy caste" of Imperial Intelligence is expanded upon - exploring the Klingons' need for a necessary evil in Klingons who don't behave like stereotypical Klingons.

It manages to do this by having the Gorkon in drydock for the majority of the novel and having the various characters enjoy some shore leave; providing many opportunities for personal story arcs to be developed or resolved.

As with all of KRAD's novels, this has a witty and fast-paced narrative, written in such a way that you'll start thinking like a Klingon before long! There are many moments of humour, and a lot of the plot points are not predictable.

It's just a shame there aren't any more, but here's hoping we'll get to see a continuation of the Gorkon's missions and the Klingon Empire as a whole as it continues to rebuild after the Dominion War.

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The Duncan

How Do You Celebrate yopta' yupma' ?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2011

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book! My only complaint is that because it was entitled Star Trek: Klingon Empire, I thought that it was perhaps a new series but in fact it follows on from Diplomatic Implausibility (Star Trek, the Next Generation) and a trilogy of books called "IKS Gorkon" concerning the exploits of that ship and its crew. On the plus side, I now can't wait to go back and read all of these. You don't need to have read any of the other IKS Gorkon books to read this novel, but if they are half as good as this then I can say they would definitely be worth a read.

A Burning House follows on from the last IKS Gorkon book, Star Trek: The Next Generation: I.K.S. Gorkon: Enemy Territory Bk. 3 and deals with various members of the crew as they take shore leave. There are five strands, the frustrations of trying to be a good Klingon doctor, the perils of being a military advisor for an opera dramatising your own exploits, how to celebrate yopta' yupma' with family and guests, plus coming to terms with having a split personality and the aftermath of the break-up of the Klingon-Romulan colony on Carraya. Throw in a bit of Chancellor Martok, Ambassador Worf and a family dispute for Captain Klag and you have a wonderful mix of Klingon life in all its head-butting glory.

Anyone who likes Klingons will love this book (and if you don't then you are a useless petaQ!). It's a bit light on the great warrior exploits in all their gory detail, but it shows that there's more to being a good Klingon that splitting someone's head open and drowning in Blood Wine.

One final comment about the IKS Gorkon series. It's outrageous that these seem to be out of print. At the time of writing, Part 1 can only be bought 2nd hand, unless you want to pay £25 and it's not available as a Kindle edition!! Also parts 2 & 3 are available on Kindle but as paperbacks only through re-sellers at over £20 for new copies. Maybe they should have published in the original Klingon. After all, it's the only way to truly appreciate the literature.

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Anthony W Haines

A Lot od Loose Ends Tied Up

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2014

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An excellent written story and the loose ends regarding Worf's Brother Kurn are brought into the light and now I'll have to read the 3 novels of the I.K.S. Gorkon, I contacted Keith on Facebook and asked if I had to read The Gorkon Novels first before A Burning House and he said no it was written that way so you could jump right in but after reading it it leaves you with that thirst for more Klingon Adventures and The Tales of The I.K.S. Gorkon.

Finny's Fire

An excellent insight into the Klingon empire and our favourite klingons

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2017

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A great book in a great series more please.

KGBeast

Wiedersehen mit vielen alten Bekannten

Reviewed in Germany on 7 February 2008

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Die I.K.S. GORKON befindet sich auf dem Heimweg - wie alle anderen Schiffe der Kanzlerklasse - um zum einen generalüberholt zu werden und zum anderen um die Mannschaften aufzufüllen. Außerdem sollen die Kapitäne der einzelnen Schiffe vollständige Berichte über Missionen vorlegen, so dass für alle Beteiligten ein längerer Heimatsaufenthalt im Raum steht.

Doch auch wenn die Verteidigungskräfte Berufe mit viel sozialem Beruf bieten, sind nicht alle ihre Mitglieder aus diesem Grund da. Für Einige ist es eine familiäre Verpflichtung, für andere eine Möglichkeit solchen Verpflichtungen auszuweichen oder einer anderen Sache aus dem Zivilleben zu entfliehen. Doch wenn man Heimaturlaub hat, dann können einen solche Dinge wieder einholen. Und so geht es mehreren Besatzungsmitgleidern der GORKON auch.

Und so sehen wir in diesem Roman soziale Brennpunkte des klingonischen Reichs, das Leben der Bauern und die Probleme, die sich dabei ergeben können, die Medizin der Klingonen zu modernisieren. Außerdem kommt Kurn zurück - auch wenn er ja eigentlich gar nicht mehr weiß, wer er ist und auch andere Momente aus Worfs Vergangenheit tauchen wieder auf und machen dem Botschafter das Leben schwer.

Neben einigen guten Geschichten ist dies auch ein Roman, der uns in die Tiefen des Lebens der Akteure der klingonischen Oper einführt und uns so ein ziemlich umfassendes erweitertes Bild der klingonischen Gesellschaft gibt. Sollte man sich wirklich nicht entgehen lassen.

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