The Romulan War: Beneath the Raptor's Wing

The Romulan War - Beneath the Raptor's Wing is a Star Trek: Enterprise relaunch novel, released on 20 October 2009.

The book focuses (as the title suggests) on the Earth-Romulan War, which has never been seen on-screen during any of the Star Trek series, only mentioned. The book covers the first year of the war, from July 2155 to July 2156.

Synopsis

At the start of the twenty-first century, unconditional war swept across Earth - a war that engulfed the great and the small, the rich and the poor, giving no quarter. Each side strove for unconditional victory, and as battle built upon battle, the living began to envy the dead.

Chastised by the cataclysm that they had unleashed, the governments of Earth came together. Humanity vowed to put an end to war and to strive for the betterment of every living creature. A united Earth created Starfleet, an interstellar agency whose mission was to explore the cosmos, to come in peace for all mankind. It was a naïve wish that was battered by interstellar realities, yet man persists in the belief that peace is the way. Banding together with other powers to form a Coalition of Planets, humanity hopes that the strength each can offer the other will allow for peaceful exploration.

However, the rise of the Coalition strikes dread within the Romulan Star Empire. They feel its growing reach will cut them off from what is rightfully theirs. The Romulans know that the alliance is fragile and that the correct strategy could turn allies into foes. Perfecting a way of remotely controlling Coalition ships and using them as weapons against one another, the Romulans hope to drive a wedge of suspicion and mistrust between these new allies.

One Starfleet captain uncovers this insidious plot: Jonathan Archer of the Enterprise. Determined not to lose what they have gained, outmanned and outgunned, the captains of Starfleet stand tall, vowing to defend every inch of Coalition space until the tide begins to turn.

The Romulans now plan to strike at what they see as the heart of their problem. With nothing left to lose, the Romulan Star Empire engages in all-out war against humanity, determined once and for all to stop the human menace from spreading across the galaxy.

Background Information

This is the first Enterprise novel written solo by Michael A. Martin, after having collaborated with Andy Mangels on three previous Enterprise novels, as well as on numerous other projects.

External links

• The Romulan War - Beneath the Raptor's Wing at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• The Romulan War - Beneath the Raptor's Wing at Memory Beta
• [1] Simon & Schuster Website

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