Star Trek's major running theme was probably anti-racism and anti-oppression of all kinds. At times, its exploration of this theme seems naive and clumsy by our standard today, but at other times, it was masterful enough to stand up to today's viewers. This book is that kind of masterful.
At first, I was worried reading the review of it on Goodreads. It was mostly gamers who liked it citing the descriptions of the games played by the characters and their relationship to war and battle. But, what made me smile were the great characters and their interactions. The book is told from the point of view of a Klingon Captain. What fun to see a Federation diplomatic conference through the eyes of a Klingon. Let alone to enjoy a growing friendship between that same Klingon and the Federation Ambassador who is also a man of peace.
Without a doubt, one of the best Star Trek novels I have read!
I am now starting Must Love Hellhounds, a book of four stories edited by Charlaine Harris who also wrote the first story, "The Britlingens Go to Hell." It has started quite well. This is the first story I've read by Harris that is not about one of her two usual characters. The "Britlingens" of this story are two female bodyguards who are hired by a local to help him retrieve something he had left in "Hell" on a former trip there....
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