Title: The House of Cards, Book 1
Written by Peter David, published July/97
Sector 221-G: For the whole of Federation
history, this large area of space has been controlled by the
Thallonians, a cruel, militaristic race of which little is known except
that they rule the other races in their sector with a vicious iron
hand. Now that empire has collapsed and the systems it once ruled are
in chaos. Old hatreds are surfacing. Petty tyrants control deadly
weapons. World after world is descending into disorder and
self-destruction. The Federation must send a starship to help where it
can and report what it finds. That ship is the U.S.S. Excalibur, a
newly refit Ambassador Class starship, commanded by Captain Mackenzie
Calhoun and manned by Starfleet's best and brightest, including some
old friends from Star Trek: the Next Generation and some of the most
dynamic new characters ever to crew a Federation starship. Join Capt.
Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur as they explore strange
new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go
where no one has gone before.
Title: Into the Void, Book 2
Written by Peter David, published July/97
Roll Call: the crew of the U.S.S.
Excalibur; Capt. Mackenzie Calhoun: an unorthodox, decisive young
captain who loves his crew and his ship and loves testing their limits
even more. Commander Shelby: A woman of strong opinions and strong
values, Shelby never hesitated to tell her captains when she thought
they were wrong, and Mackenzie Calhoun won't be any exception. Burgoyne
172: the chief engineer of the Excalibur, with the decisiveness of
Calhoun, the strength of Shelby, and the gender of both. Burgoyne is a
Hermat, and when s/he sets his/her sights on you, s/he isn't an easy
person to refuse.
As the Thallonian Empire succumbs to
violence and insurrection, the U.S.S. Excalibur prepares to launch on
her humanitarian mission of mercy. But her departure is destined to be
a memorable one, as Calhoun contends with an unexpected stowaway, a
stormy relationship with his crew, and - light-years away, frightened
refugees aboard a dying ship.
Title: The Two-Front War, Book
3
Written by Peter David, Published Aug/97
Roll call: the crew of the
U.S.S.Excalibur. Dr. Selar: the Excalibur's Vulcan doctor is all
business. If you want to know what's wrong with you, she's the one to
go to but not if you're expecting someone to hold your hand. As calm
and logical as the rest of her people, Selar has a secret as shocking
to her as to the rest of the crew. Si Cwan: a prince exiled from the
Thallonian empire, he is beloved by some and targeted for death by
others. But he has his own agenda: a search for the one woman who means
the world to him. Zak Kebron: the bronze-skinned Brikar is the security
chief of the Excalibur. When the Brikar walks, the decks shake, and if
he's coming your way, you'd better pray that you're on his good side.
Two mysteries vie for the attention of
the crew of the Excalibur. Is the hospitality of the people of Nelkar
too good to be true? And does a stranded spaceship truly hold the
object of Si Cwan's quest... or is it instead an all-too-deadly trap?
Title: End Game, Book 4
Written by Peter David, published Aug/97
Roll Call: Capt. Mackenzie Calhoun:
Wearing a veneer of civilization as others would a cloak, Calhoun will
now find himself facing a scheme for revenge that may unleash the
savage warrior he keeps locked within himself. Lt. Robin Lefler: An
eternal optimist, Lefler occasionally asks the wrong question at the
wrong time..and yet this time it may lead the Excalibur crew to
unexpectedly shocking answers. Commander Elizabeth Shelby: Walking the
fine line between duty and conscience, Shelby may find that she must
decide between the life she loves and the man she once loved.
As
the Thallonian homeworld faces catastrophe, Calhoun must confront his
own bloody past in a life-or-death struggle for survival and honor. But
when the planet’s ultimate secret is revealed, only the Captain and the
crew can save the last remnants of the empire from total destruction.
Title: Martyr, Book 5
Written by Peter David, Published
Mar/98
With the fall of the ancient Thallonian
Empire, Civil War threatens the planet Zandor. The arrival of the
U.S.S. Excalibur is greeted with relief and celebration by the anxious
populace, and Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, fresh from his cataclysmic
escape from the Thallonian throneworld, is acclaimed as their
prophesied savior. But one believer's messiah is another's blasphemer -
and a prime candidate for martyrdom. When Capt. Calhoun is captured,
Lt. Commander Burgoyne must find him before an alien fleet launches a
holy war against the Federation.
Title: Fire on High, Book 6
Written by Peter David, published Apr/98
On the planet Armista sits a nameless
woman. High upon a mountain, she is cradling a weapon unlike anything
the Armistans have ever seen. She rocks back and forth on her haunches,
singing softly to herself. The weapon is her only company on the
planet, since everyone else is only little piles of ash. A weapon that
could destroy life on the planet could do so again. Lt. Robin Lefler's
mother died in a shuttle explosion 10 years ago. So is the woman being
held prisoner in Thallonian space really Robin's mother? If so, what is
her connection to the mysterious woman holding a weapon that could doom
entire worlds?
With the lives of billions at stake,
Robin Lefler, Capt. Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur must
find the answers before time runs out for them...and for the struggling
remnants of the once-great Thallonian Empire.
Title: The Quiet Place, Book 7
Written by Peter David, Published Nov/99
Ever since the fall of the Thallonian
Empire, Si Cwan has been searching for his younger sister, the only
other survivor of the royal family. His quest has been a hard one,
filled with many disappointments, but now it may be nearing its end...
On the planet Montos, a mysterious young
woman, whose past is shrouded in secrecy, finds herself pursued by both
the fanatical Redeemers and a vicious race of feral predators known
only as the Dogs of War. All are in search of information regarding the
true nature and location of the Quiet Place, a mystical realm
celebrated in myth and legend. Only this same woman, now call Riella,
may hold the secret of the Quiet Place, a secret that the redeemers and
others will kill to possess. Is she really the long-lost sister? Before
he can learn the truth, he and his crewmates must brave the unchecked
savagery of the Dogs of War - and enter the terrifying hear of the
Quiet Place.
Title Dark Allies, Book 8
Written by Peter David, published Nov/99
Many years ago, a bizarre alien life-form
known as the Black Mass consumed and destroyed an entire solar system
in what was then the Thallonian Empire. Now the Black Mass has returned
and its target is Tulan IV, homeworld of the fearsome Redeemers. Faced
with near-certain destruction, the Overloard of the Redeemers is force
to turn to an unlikely ally: Captain Calhoun and the Starship Excalibur.
Busy coping with the return of his
rebellious sone, Calhoun is none too eager to come to the aid of his
despotic enemy, but when innocent lives are threatened he has no choice
but to contron the unstoppable Black Mass. But how can one starship
turn back a force capable of consuming entire suns?
Title: Excalibur:Requiem, Book
9
Written by Peter David, published Sept./00
When the U.S.S. Excalibur was suddenly
and mercilessly destroyed, Starfleet lost one of its finest starships.
But the crew members of the Excalibur lost their captain..and their
home.
Now in mourning for their ship and
Captain Mackenzie Calhous, First Officer Shelby and the rest of the
crew await their new assignments. For Lt. Soleta Soleta, that means a
painful reunion with her Romulan father, while Zak Kebron and Marc
McHenry are sent undercover to investigate a series of mysterious alien
abductions of a low-tech worl. Going thier separate ways throughout the
Alpha Quadrant, the Excalibur's survivors must face diverse challenges
and dangers on their own. The ship is history, but the adventure
continues...
Title: Excalibur:Renaissance, Book 10
Written by Peter David, published Sept./00
The ship is only a memory, but the drama
unfolds.. The U.S.S. Excalibur has been obliterated. Its captain,
Mackenzie Calhoun is gone, now the surviving crew members are dispersed
throughout the galaxy, seeking to forge new lives in the wake of the
Excalibur's destruction.
For Dr. Selar, the ship's former medical
officer, that means facing a very personal crisis. Following the birth
of her child, the Vulcan doctor returned to her homeworld, determined
to raise the child exclusively in the way of logic. But the child's
father, the Merat Lieutenat Commander Burgoyne, has hir own views
regarding their offspring's future, and s/he intends to fight for hir
parental rights, even if it means appealing to the highest authorities
of two worlds!
Elsewhere in the Alpha Quadrant,
Lieutenant Robin Lefler and her enigmatic mother travel to the pleasure
planet Risa, there they encounter a genuine Starfleet legend...
Title: Excalibur, Restoration, book 3, # 11 in the series
Written by Peter David, published Nov. 2001
The ever resourceful Captain Mackenzie
Calhoun abruptly finds himself at a loss - marooned on the primitive
outback world of Yakaba after his ship, Excalibur,
is destroyed by deadly sabotage. He is separated from his loyal first
officer, Shelby, who has gone on to command the Exeter and is certain
that Calhoun has been blasted in oblivion. On Yakaba's dry frontier,
Calhoun and befriends Shula, an extraordinary woman beset by enemies
trying to control or destroy her and her gift - summoning rain to her
parched homeland.
Trapped on this hostile world, unable to
relay to his people that he survived their ship's cataclysm, Calhoun
must stand against countless adversaries who will stop at nothing to
gain power or keep it from others. Life and death hang in the balance.
Out in the distance, mourning but determined to move on, Shelby must
discover what sort of captain she really is.
Title: Being Human, book 12
Written by Peter David, published Nov/2001
Throughout the Star Trek: New Frontier
saga, Mark McHenry, the navigator on the U.S.Excalibur, has
demonstrated abilities beyond those of the somewhat odd human being he
appears to be. When the inhabitants of an innocent solar system are
confronted by a menace linked to the source of McHenry's powers, his
true heritage is revealed at last.
Meanwhile, Zak Kebron is going through a
startling change that will leave him both more and less than he was.
Title: Gods Above, book 13
Written by Peter David, published October, 2003
Captain Mackenzie Calhoun has often been
accused of playing God, but he has never faced off against real gods -
until now. As Captain Kirk did before his, Calhoun has encountered
beings of unnatural power and abilities verging on godhood, and who
claim to be the very individuals who inspired the Greek, Roman, Norse,
and other pantheons from Earth culture.
These beings say that all they want is
our worship, and in return for it will provide us with a peaceful
galaxy-wide paradise of perfect health and endless pleasure. When the
Federation, in the person of Captain Calhound and the crew of the U.S.S. Escalibur,
refused their offer, the resulting battle left Morgan Primus dead and
Lieutenant Mark McHenry, whose own powers over time and space and
proved to be substantial, in a limbo beyond death.
Now, with a wounded ship and an injured
crew, Captain Calhoun, along with Captain Shelby and the crew of the Trident , must face these god-like beings once again, with the fate of galactic civilization at stake.
Title: Stone and Anvil, book 14
Writer(s): Peter David published October, 2004
A crewman has been murdered aboard the U.S.S. Trident, and all evidence points to Ensign Janos of the Excalibur.Captain
Mackenzie Calhoun is reluctant to accept that Janos, a poweful
non-humanoid whom the captain has known and trusted for years, could be
a killer, and 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 Captain Elizabeth
Shelby agains the entire United Federation of Planets - and the Starship EnterpriseTM.
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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