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Baerbel Haddrell
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Nach langer Zeit gibt es endlich das neueste New Frontier Buch: Treason 
von Peter David.

Dies ist meine Besprechung:



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It has been a very long wait but to me it was definitely worth it. 
�Treason� is not one of my top favourite New Frontier books but 
nevertheless, it is excellent.

Both, Robin Lefler and Dr. Selar showed how far these mothers are 
willing to go to protect their children. I could understand them very 
well. There is certainly very little I wouldn`t do to help my child 
should she ever be in danger.

Especially Selar`s sacrifice was very touching. Selar has never been one 
of my favourite New Frontier characters but I could sympathize with her 
and certainly didn`t dislike her. I wouldn`t have wished her dead 
although I must admit when I started the book I had the feeling from 
early on that there wouldn`t be a happy end for her. But although I was 
right I was also wrong. Peter David is very good at surprising his 
readers and he managed to do so in this book quite a few times.

As with the fate of Janos in an earlier book Selar`s road ended in a 
touching bittersweet story. The last moments with Burgoyne were 
beautifully written. I agree, what Selar did was wrong. My experiences 
made me the person I am and that includes how I felt and how I moved on 
from that point. By taking the negative feelings about their 
relationship away Burgoyne will never get the opportunity to fully 
understand the sacrifice Selar made and to come to terms with what 
happened between them. S/he won`t have the chance to grow and move on 
from it. I am sure when s/he finds out s/he won`t feel gratitude for 
Selar`s decision but will always wonder what s/he took away from hir and 
see this as a form of betrayal.

I didn`t expect a (sort of) happy end for Xy who now has the chance for 
a full life. If he gets it, who knows? With Peter David as the author, 
there are no guarantees but I would like it very much if Xy will be 
allowed to live and to have his own family one day.

Hm, Selar`s DNA was found in that cloning factory. That means 
theoretically there is a chance that Selar will be back. On the other 
hand, only a body can be cloned, not a personality. Nevertheless, this 
would be interesting.

Robin Lefler has been my least favourite New Frontier character from the 
beginning of NF and although she has matured somewhat (better late than 
never comes to mind) also in this book I could understand Calhoun`s 
reactions towards her especially at the end of the book very well 
because I shared his feelings. Cwansi is a remarkable baby and the way 
PAD portrayed him was excellent. He is certainly very much like his dad 
but also has a lot of his mother in him. I am curious how this child 
will develop although I must admit, if the next book is Robin Lefler 
free I won`t complain.

That Morgan Lefler is still alive (in her special way) was a surprise. 
This woman always had a dark side about her and this development in the 
book makes a lot of sense to me. I understand that PAD has to deal with 
this because having such a powerful being on board is too convenient 
whenever there is trouble. I am sure, that was the main reason why 
McHenry left. I am sure something bad is going to happen.

I am glad that Kalinda left and hopefully we won`t see her again. I have 
never been a fan of that character and her strange powers. �The Quiet 
Place� is easily my least favourite NF book and I welcome it a lot that 
Xyon finally ended that relationship.

I missed Moke but I can understand that PAD didn`t want to add another 
conflict to this mix. Nevertheless, at least he was mentioned. It is sad 
that the relationship between Calhoun and him didn`t recover after what 
happened in the previous book. I can`t blame Moke for being angry with 
his adoptive father. Hopefully things will get better between them. Hm, 
and Moke can beat Xyon in combat? I didn`t expect that.
Calhoun is an excellent leader but his parenting skills often leave a 
lot to be desired. Should he and Shelby ever have a child at least he 
wouldn`t be a single parent.

The D`myurj are an interesting new villain in the Star Trek universe. 
After the Borg threat is gone these beings are obsessed with the 
opposite. The invasion of the Trident was chilling to read, no less than 
that of a Borg invasion. PAD didn`t pull his punches and I expected 
casualties. What happened felt very realistic to me. At least the 
Trident characters that are the most important to me are still alive and 
I am grateful for that.

The last sentence in the book is a really interesting teaser. It left me 
wondering: Was that the real Nechayev? It could be that in the next book 
Calhoun will become a target of these beings. Hopefully I won`t have to 
wait such a long time again.

Baerbel Haddrell