Double Helix Omnibus (Star Trek)

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Double Helix Omnibus (Star Trek)
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  1. Paperback: 1120 pages: 1 item
  2. Publisher: Star Trek; 2002-10-08
  3. Author: Peter S. David, Diane Carey, John Vornholt, Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Christie Golden, John Betancourt, Michael Jan Friedman
  4. ISBN: 0743412729
  5. Sales Rank in Books: #254747

Product Review

A six-book series featuring all aspects of the popular Star Trek: The Next Generation universe in a complex and gripping adventure, now collected in one single omnibus volume. For over a decade unknown enemies have unleashed a string of deadly biological weapons throughout the Alpha Quadrant. Not only the Federation is at stake. The plague threatens first Romulus, where Vulcan Ambassador Spock calls upon his old friend Dr McCoy; and then the Cardassian space station Terok Nor -- later to be Deep Space Nine -- where Prefect Gul Dukat is forced to work with Federation doctor Katherine Pulaski and rebel spy Kira Nerys to save those under his command. Meanwhile Captain Picard and his crew join forces with Captain Mackenzie Calhoun of the USS Excalibur to confront the hidden architects of the virus and avenge the deaths of thousands. But the truth is closer to Jean-Luc Picard than he knows. Its seeds were planted ten years before, when, as captain of the USS Stargazer, he was caught in a conflict between two hostile races. Then, Commander Jack Crusher of the Stargazer and Vulcan officer Tuvok teamed up to investigate the conflict, unaware that their intervention would breed catastrophic consequences for the future...THE AUTHORS of the six Double Helix volumes are John Gregory Betancourt, Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Diane Carey, John Vornholt, Peter David and Michael Jan Friedman.

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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great Omnibus for a great series!, October 29, 2002
K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (Cape Girardeau, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Double Helix Omnibus (Star Trek) (Paperback)
"Infection" by John Gregory BetancourtThe Enterprise is called to Archaria III, a planet jointly colonized by humans and Peladians. A new disease has cropped up and is only treatable (the double helix), in a temporary fashion. The Enterprise supposed to deliver the drug, quarantine the planet and see what help they might render. What follows is an excellent story, primarily using Dr. Crusher in her quest to find the cure. The author set everything up very well and wrapped up his portion beautifully. "Vectors" by Dean Wesley Smith & Kristin Kathryn RuschFinally we have a story using Dr. Pulaski, who was unceremoniously dumped from the show. Not that she was anywhere near a replacement for Dr. Crusher. It is particularly interesting to see "Terok Nor" during the occupation and have the interaction with Gul Dukat. I felt the character development was very good and the Ferengi portions were written very well. The only true complaint is that the author's seemed to have...Read more


3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A great set inside a great series!!, December 26, 2002
Kelly (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Double Helix Omnibus (Star Trek) (Paperback)
This is one of those sets where you read the second book, and are curious about the second. When I bought them, I bought them individually and then I wanted the next and the next. I had a hard time finding one, and went nuts. The other good thing is you don't necessarily have had to read the one before to understand if you come in late. I like it when that happens. I recommend reading them all, and now you can buy them all together. Happy reading!


2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An Ok Series, July 23, 2003
Ronald B. Turner "my blog: http://naughtypun... (Newport, Kentucky USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the omnibus for the Star Trek: Double Helix series about a mysterious villain who has been releasing biological agents across the Alpha Quadrant over a period of years. Book One reads the most as a medical thriller, as one of the Enterprise-Ds first missions is to stop a plague killing people of mixed descent on a Federation colony troubled with racial tensions. Book Two has Dr. Pulaski, of TNGs season two fame, travel to Trek Nor to stop a plague killing Bajorans and their Cardassian overseers alike. Book Three is supposed to be about Spock and McCoy taking care of a virus assassinating the Romulan royal family, but its actually about a young Starfleet officer coming to terms with his past as a POW and insecurity about not measuring up to his ancestors and old heroes such as Kirk. Book Four has Tom Riker team up with Chakotays Maquis crew to fight a plague on a world populated by people of interspecies descent. Book Five concludes the series with Captain Mackenzie...Read more

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