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Stone and Anvil is a Star Trek: New Frontier novel – the fourteenth book in the series – written by Peter David. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in hardback in October 2003.
Summary[]
- From the book jacket
- Fans of Peter David's best selling New Frontier saga have been eagerly awaiting a new adventure featuring Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, Captain Elizabeth Shelby, and the crews of the Starships Excalibur and Trident. Now at last Calhoun and Shelby return in an exciting page-turner the explores the past of both captains – while simultaneously confronting them with a perilous dilemma in the present.
- A crewman has been murdered aboard the USS Trident, and all evidence points to Ensign Janos of the Excalibur. Calhoun is reluctant to accept that Janos, a powerful non-humanoid whom the captain has known and trusted for years, could be a killer an immediately launches an investigation into the crime. But this troubling murder mystery soon escalates into a full-fledged diplomatic crisis that threatens to pit Calhoun and Shelby against the entire United Federation of Planets and the starship Enterprise.
- Meanwhile, the turmoil involving Ensign Janos forces Calhoun to recall his own tempestuous past, his rocky relationship with a young Elizabeth Shelby, and a long-ago exploit that may have everything to do with the deadly emergency that now confronts them all.
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Memorable quotes[]
"I couldn't exactly see myself running a school for gifted youngsters."
- - Picard, on Starfleet Academy
- This refers to Patrick Stewart's role in X-Men.
"This may take longer than half an hour."
- - Captain Calhoun, to Captain Shelby after discovering the body of Lt Cmdr Gleau
Background information[]
- The audiobook version was abridged by George Truett.
- The first printing of the hardback came with a CD-ROM containing eBooks of all the New Frontier novels to date. These digital copies were compatible only with Adobe Reader 3.0
Cover gallery[]
Hardback cover, first printing, with CD-ROM
Audiobook cover, cassette edition
Audiobook cover, CD edition
Characters[]
- Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in New Frontier characters.
Main[]
- Captain Mackenzie Calhoun
- Captain Elizabeth Shelby
- Robin Lefler
- Doctor Selar
- Zak Kebron
- Xyon
- Soleta
- Vulcan.
- Si Cwan
- Thallonian.
- Kalinda Cwan
- Kat Mueller
Other[]
- M'Ress
- Arex
- Gleau
- Morgan Primus
- Mick Gold
- Romeo Takahashi
- Burgoyne 172
- Xy
- Lyla
References[]
- USS Excalibur (NCC-26517-A)
- Galaxy-class Federation starship.
- USS Trident (NCC-31347)
- Federation starship.
Timeline[]
External link[]
- Stone and Anvil at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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