{4.5\/5} “Listen to yourselves! … Squabbling like children tearing at a new toy! You are diplomats, every one of you. You represent the highest virtues your people have to offer. I understand that tempers are running high, but let us move forward with our eyes open — so that we may truly see and understand what is taking place!”<\/p>\n
Star Trek: TNG — Double Helix: The First Virtue<\/strong> by Michael Jan Friedman and Christie Golden, published in 1999<\/p>\n Captain Picard and the Stargazer are ordered to head to the Kellasian sector to help resolve a dispute that’s been going on for years. They pick up a Vulcan ensign with knowledge of the situation — Tuvok. While Tuvok and Jack Crusher investigate who’s behind some recent terrorist activities, Captain Picard addresses the diplomats of multiple worlds.<\/p>\n This book takes place 25 years before the others in the series, setting up the reason behind the antagonist’s actions.<\/p>\n The books in this series are labelled as Next Generation<\/strong>, but 5 of them have connections to the other series that existed at that time. This one could be categorized as a Stargazer<\/strong> novel.<\/p>\n Jack and Tuvok have some delightful conversations. Although Beverly Crusher appears on the cover, she’s only in one scene.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve read 19 of Friedman\u2019s novels plus a bunch of comic books. I previously reviewed Star Trek: The Next Generation \u2014 Crossover<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n