Book description
The Klingon Empire remains the Federation's most fearsome and uneasy
ally, but can any human fully understand the heart and soul of a true
Klingon warrior? During crucial negotiations on
Deep Space Nine .
Gowron, leader of the Klingon High Council, tests human understanding
of the Klingon way by sharing the powerful story of one warrior's quest
for honor...
Pok is a young Klingon caught up in the dangerous
complexities of clan politics. When his father is murdered in his own
home on the day of Pok's Rite of Ascension, Pok must find the assassin
and close the circle of vengeance. But as he searches for the truth
amidst strange aliens and treacherous friends, Pok discovers that
every day can be a good day to die and that only his own warrior's
training stands between him and the business end of d'k tahg
knife!
Dean Wesley Smith is the author of over 30 Star Trek
novels either solo or written jointly with Kristine Kathryn Rusch. He
has edited all six volumes of the Star Trek STRANGE NEW WORLDS short
story anthologies and lives in Eugene, Oregon.