The epic conclusion to the first New Frontier story ends with an honest to god sword fight and the appearance of a giant, mythical creature. Pretty wild stuff, but appropriate for a book about the crew of a starship called Excalibur, I suppose.
In all honesty, I sort of regret reviewing each of these initial four short chapter books individually, as I've kind of run out of things to say by this point. Because I just started the blog, I wanted to be sure and have a series of posts go up in a timely manner, but I tore through these books a lot faster than I thought I would. I've learned my lesson, and I thank anyone who has read all of the reviews in this series for bearing with me.
Anyway, some final thoughts about the first four New Frontier books: I think the most important thing about this series is the characters and the tone. Anchored by Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, the crew of the starship Excalibur is a diverse and entertaining group, partly composed of aliens created just for this series. There is an "anything goes" quality to the New Frontier series that makes it really compelling. It is often very funny, but can turn on a dime and explore some pretty dark themes, as well. I don't think I've mentioned that there's also a lot more sex in this series than one typically finds in Star Trek, which is, of course, a welcome change of pace. While End Game provides a satisfying conclusion to the first adventure, there are plenty of dangling plot threads left over at the end which would provide plenty of opportunities for great stories in the years to come. I look forward to catching up on this wonderful addition to the Star Trek universe.
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