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Purgatory's Key

Purgatory's Key

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  • Author：Kevin Dilmore
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The conclusion to the epic trilogy that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission—and from one universe to another—just in time for the milestone 50th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series！

Eighteen years ago， the Starship Enterprise thwarted an alien invasion from another universe， and Captain Robert April took possession of the interdimensional transfer device that made it possible。 Since then， each captain of the Enterprise， from Christopher Pike to James T。 Kirk， has guarded this secret with his life。

Now， Romulan agents have succeeded in stealing the device and using it to banish Ambassador Sarek and Councillor Gorkon to an unknown realm in the midst of their groundbreaking Federation-Klingon peace negotiations。 With time running out as interstellar war looms in one universe—and alien forces marshal in another—will Captain Kirk and his crew preserve the tenuous peace and reclaim the key between the dimensions？

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Daniele ，

This ends the adventures of Captain Una and her comrades。 Nice story told over three books with action， new technology， the formidable characters of Star Trek TOS， and， as always， an impeccable Robert Peckoff narrating the story。

Jonathan Koan ，

In this final installment of the Legacies Trilogy， Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore competently， predictably， and satisfyingly conclude the Citadel/Transfer Key arc。As hinted at above， this is a very safe ending to the trilogy。 There's nothing in this ending that will shock readers。 There are certain things that simply had to happen in this book， and Ward and Dilmore make sure to tick all of those boxes。 This makes the book overall somewhat predictable， but it is satisfying and enjoyable nonetheles In this final installment of the Legacies Trilogy， Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore competently， predictably， and satisfyingly conclude the Citadel/Transfer Key arc。As hinted at above， this is a very safe ending to the trilogy。 There's nothing in this ending that will shock readers。 There are certain things that simply had to happen in this book， and Ward and Dilmore make sure to tick all of those boxes。 This makes the book overall somewhat predictable， but it is satisfying and enjoyable nonetheless。 I found the beginning of the book to be the weakest part。 The first hundred pages felt like a "previously on" segment and really didn't advance the story more。 As a result， that was the hardest section of the book to get through。 However， the rest of the book was well paced and very exciting。 Ward and Dilmore wisely put a time-limit on when the Enterprise Crew could rescue the people in the other dimension。 This made the ending quick and action packed and kept me on the edge of my seat。。。even though it was fairly obvious how it would all end。Some of the standout characters in this book are the minor characters。 J'Teglyr served as a different klingon， who was willing to fight if necessary， but desired to avoid bloodshed at all costs。 Visla， on the other hand， wanted only revenge and warfare and served as an excellent foil for J'Teglyr。Of the more major characters， Amanda Grayson took the front seat of this book， and I hadn't read much about her previously， This book definitely makes me interested in reading more about her and about Sarek's relationship。I really wished we got more of Gorkon， as he's one of my favorite characters in Star Trek。 However， there are very understandable reasons why Ward and Dilmore had to keep Gorkon off the page， so I don't fault them for that necessarily。 Overall， I definitely enjoyed this book。 It definitely had the weakest portion of any book in the trilogy， but the heights of this book are close to the heights reached in books 1 and 2。 I'd give this book a 7。0 out of 10！ Good job Ward and Dilmore。 。。。more

reherrma ，

Der dritte Teile der Star Trek Legacies-Trilogie bringt ein erwartetes und versöhnliches Ende， dazwischen entwickelt sich aber eine durchaus spannende und emotionale Geschichte， die dem Leser einige bisher vernachlässigte Charaktere， näherbringt。 Die ENTERPRISE unter Captain Kirk ist unterwegs zum Planeten， auf dem sich die Festung der Fremden aus einem anderen Universum befindet。 Sie wollen Captain Una mit ihren verschollenen Mannschaftskameraden mit Hilfe des interdimensionalen Transferschlüss Der dritte Teile der Star Trek Legacies-Trilogie bringt ein erwartetes und versöhnliches Ende， dazwischen entwickelt sich aber eine durchaus spannende und emotionale Geschichte， die dem Leser einige bisher vernachlässigte Charaktere， näherbringt。 Die ENTERPRISE unter Captain Kirk ist unterwegs zum Planeten， auf dem sich die Festung der Fremden aus einem anderen Universum befindet。 Sie wollen Captain Una mit ihren verschollenen Mannschaftskameraden mit Hilfe des interdimensionalen Transferschlüssels retten， den sie sich wieder gesichert haben。 Darüberhinaus haben sie noch die Hoffnung， dass sich in diesem Universum auch Spocks Vater Sarek， McCoys Tocher Joanna und der klingonische Diplomat Gorkon befinden， nachdem sie von Romulanern mit diesem Transferschlüssel dorthin abgestrahlt wurden。。。Diese Trilogie war ein Geschenk an die Star Trek Fans zum 50。 Geburtstag der Serie。 （obwohl mir der deutsche Beitrag。 "Star Trek – Prometheus" von Bernd Perplies und Christian Humberg zu diesem 50-jährigen Jubiläum etwas besser gefallen hat）Das Eintauchen in die Abenteuer der TOS-Enterprise-Crew funktioniert gut。 Die Charaktere haben ihren klassischen Charme， die Sprüche stimmen und selbst die Klingonen benehmen sich wie sie es sollten。 Die Idee mit dem Transferschlüssel klang interessant wie auch dieses fremde Universum。 Wo in Band eins noch die Aliens interessant waren， im 2。 Band die romulanische Spionin und Joanna McCoy， so sind es jetzt Sarek und Amanda。 Die Einbindung einiger Ereignisse aus vergangenen Filmen oder Episoden sind herrlich gelungen。 Alles in allem ein gelungenes Lese-Abenteuer， und nicht nur， für Star Trek Fans。。。 。。。more

James Biser ，

This is an excellent story of Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise。 In fact， this trilogy is their first mission。 It is fantastic how large sections of the story are told from the point of view of Klingons who are learning of Kirk， Spock and the Enterprise and their new influence in space。 Other parts of the story are told by other members of the United Federation of Planets。

Ceremony ，

very good conclusion of the trilogy and all three books worked together perfectly

F。 William Davis ，

A good conclusion to a pretty cool series。 I think the concept for this was excellent but I guess it's difficult imagining new universes and that we'll all come up with different ideas on how to make that interesting。 Perhaps this isn't the direction I was hoping for but the beauty of the myriad universes is that there's room for every story and this is a great story。 I was initially underwhelmed with the plot for Purgatory's Key but I had high expectations by the time I started and even though A good conclusion to a pretty cool series。 I think the concept for this was excellent but I guess it's difficult imagining new universes and that we'll all come up with different ideas on how to make that interesting。 Perhaps this isn't the direction I was hoping for but the beauty of the myriad universes is that there's room for every story and this is a great story。 I was initially underwhelmed with the plot for Purgatory's Key but I had high expectations by the time I started and even though they weren't met the story picked up for me after about half way。 In order to flesh this story out a lot of stuff is going on in both universes but I really think the concept was rich enough to have focused more in the new universe and I suppose that is what I was hoping for。 There was a massive portion of this that felt like deja vu for me but I'm sure I hadn't read it previously。 It was a lot of the stuff with Sarek。 Actually I noticed early in this book that it was rather a convenient writing decision to have the Organian Peace Talks coincide with these events in order to have a top diplomat whisked away and right into a position where he could influence events with the two new races， but really that's not how Sarek was used in this story at all。 I really enjoyed the series and thought that Petkoff did an outstanding job。 。。。more

Christopher Lutz ，

My least favorite of this trilogy to be honest。 Still plenty to like here， but straying from a more traditional TOS style storyline lessened the experience。 The exploration of the parallel universe where Captain Una and the others were stranded was done well enough， but it never could’ve been done on the show。 As a celebration of the 50th anniversary of TOS that particular aspect of this trilogy felt a bit out of place。 When these books focused on TOS characters in TOS style environments it exce My least favorite of this trilogy to be honest。 Still plenty to like here， but straying from a more traditional TOS style storyline lessened the experience。 The exploration of the parallel universe where Captain Una and the others were stranded was done well enough， but it never could’ve been done on the show。 As a celebration of the 50th anniversary of TOS that particular aspect of this trilogy felt a bit out of place。 When these books focused on TOS characters in TOS style environments it excelled， but this book doesn’t get many of those opportunities。 。。。more

Kaotic ，

What a conclusion！That was definitely an adventure following these three books。 I enjoyed the play between characters。 That other dimension was quite strange as well。 Although I will admit that this one was a little anti climatic and it did have a little bit of a "happily ever after" feel to the end。 What a conclusion！That was definitely an adventure following these three books。 I enjoyed the play between characters。 That other dimension was quite strange as well。 Although I will admit that this one was a little anti climatic and it did have a little bit of a "happily ever after" feel to the end。 。。。more

Erica Gray ，

Read this 3 book series as part of a book club。 This one wasn’t as good as the others， spending a lot of time building and then rushing toward the conclusion。 But， overall， it was a good read， albeit lighter on action than the previous two installments。

Dorthea Kemp ，

Classic Trek story。 Will do longer review later。

tHiSlEfTiSrIgHt ，

A fine finish to a pretty cool trilogy。 Inherently you must ask yourself at times when reading star trek how the main characters manage to get away with things that they do， this one is no exception。 I particularly enjoyed reading this trilogy back-to-back to back It was a good way to finish up what will probably be the last books finished in what has been a crazy 2020。

Chad ，

This novel dropped just ever so slightly from the quality of the first two books of the Legacies trilogy。 But， it was a great satisfying conclusion。 Loved this trilogy！！！

Kevin ，

A good solid finish to this trilogy。 Everything gets tied together nicely with no loose ends to fret about。 This volume as with the other in the series， brings out some crew of the Enterprise that received only cameo appearances in the original series。 It’s good to see the time taken to expand some of these characters out even slightly here。 The pace throughout the series kept me interested and the pages turning at a good rate。 Definitely recommended

Graff Fuller ，

A solid 4 Stars。 It was really good， though less than #2 Best Defense。 That said， I believe they wrapped things up approximately。 I love how they made Lt。 Uhura， Ensign Chekov and Sulu real characters with motivations and arcs。 In the TV series （and in the movies） relegated to quips and one liners。The main three were of course the focus and very well done。 Scotty got some love， too for his ship。Ambassador Sarek and Amanda were really well realized， too。 Also， Joanne McCoy was a great character。 A solid 4 Stars。 It was really good， though less than #2 Best Defense。 That said， I believe they wrapped things up approximately。 I love how they made Lt。 Uhura， Ensign Chekov and Sulu real characters with motivations and arcs。 In the TV series （and in the movies） relegated to quips and one liners。The main three were of course the focus and very well done。 Scotty got some love， too for his ship。Ambassador Sarek and Amanda were really well realized， too。 Also， Joanne McCoy was a great character。 I'd love to see her character pop back up in another book。The overall trilogy was great。 。。。more

PrincexofxFlowers ，

In my recent delve into Star Trek novels I had a discussion with a coworker who said he didn't really enjoy this trilogy and he only finished it out of spite （basically。 He's very polite and didn't use that phrasing but that was the gist of it）。 I didn't have that problem。 At all。 I really loved the whole trilogy。This book wasn't as tense and action packed as the previous two in the series but it was still a good read。 Rather than focusing on action and conflict， it spent a lot of time working o In my recent delve into Star Trek novels I had a discussion with a coworker who said he didn't really enjoy this trilogy and he only finished it out of spite （basically。 He's very polite and didn't use that phrasing but that was the gist of it）。 I didn't have that problem。 At all。 I really loved the whole trilogy。This book wasn't as tense and action packed as the previous two in the series but it was still a good read。 Rather than focusing on action and conflict， it spent a lot of time working on letting the characters （and the readers） come to terms with their emotions and reactions to the stressful events and circumstances that had led up to this book。 It was nice to see them taking the time to care about each other and acknowledge each others' grief and fears。Just some thoughts I had while reading:-Sarek and Amanda are the absolute cutest and that's all I have to say about that。 The Absolute Cutest。 Also， Sarek interacting with Klingons is still and shall probably always be my favorite part of the whole series。-Joanna McCoy is a saint and I would die for her。-Jim trying to make a joke to make Spock feel better and Spock acknowledging the joke and stating that he appreciated the intent literally made me tear up。- The Amanda/Bones solidarity was gold。 Anyway。 All in all it was a solid ending that concluded very neatly， if not a little anticlimactically。 There was some tension at the end with the "Will they make it in time， oh gosh they're not gonna make it， oh no" mentality coming into play a bit but mostly。。。 you know they're gonna make it in time。 My experience with Last Books in things is that you don't read them to find out What happens， cause usually by that point you know what has to happen， you read them to find out How it happens。 So I didn't mind the fact that it was a little slower than the other two in the trilogy。 。。。more

Suvi ，

Possibly not as good as the previous books of the trilogy， but very satisfying ending to the story none the less。 Familiar faces， very alien world and space battles。 If you like TOS you will like this book。

Nadienne Greysorrow ，

Ugh。。。"thoughtspace"。。。sigh。。。I'll make no secret that， whilst I love， absolutely love， beyond a shadow of doubt love， Star Trek， my least favorite ideas that they tackle are when they decide to go all metaphysical。 When "thought and space are the same thing" when everything that happens is "all in your mind"。。。I despise that， almost as much as I despise first-person narrative。How did the Jatohr， who were existing in this phoney-baloney land constructed only by the minds of the collective consci Ugh。。。"thoughtspace"。。。sigh。。。I'll make no secret that， whilst I love， absolutely love， beyond a shadow of doubt love， Star Trek， my least favorite ideas that they tackle are when they decide to go all metaphysical。 When "thought and space are the same thing" when everything that happens is "all in your mind"。。。I despise that， almost as much as I despise first-person narrative。How did the Jatohr， who were existing in this phoney-baloney land constructed only by the minds of the collective consciousness of the other universe in order to help prepare them for the transition to and from our universe， get transported to our universe？ These were simply their projections in "thoughtspace" were they not？How were the hundreds of Usildar who were at no part taking place in the escape from the other universe suddenly all get found by the device and transported back？ Makes Sarek's revelation of the collective consciousness and his subsequent journey to combine all the non-Usildar characters into a gestalt being of sorts to get transported back completely pointless and unnecessary， doesn't it？The Enterprise destroys and/or renders three enemy starships， of near-equivalent strength， from the major powers， with a single shot that penetrates the shields。。。always hitting the engines of the enemy vessel。。。always leading to a complete and total cascade failure of all the other systems on the ship。。。rendering them useless。And now the Usildar are going to start a Cargo Cult as the Federation continues to deliver them supplies on run after run。。。whilst the characters simultaneously discuss the damage that is done to "primitive" cultures by "advanced" ones。。。And， I'm never a fan of sappy， endings with the characters gushing all over each other with how wonderful they all are and how much they all love each other。。。and no fear of consequences for our obvious reckless behavior。 The ends do not justify the means。。。even on the "good guy" side。But。。。that being said。。。I did， overall enjoy this series of novels。 However， that enjoyment lessened from book to book to book。 If you like Star Trek， I would still recommend this series， but not before I recommended others。 。。。more

Bob ，

Fine ending to a great trilogy。

Greg M。 Johnson ，

Good completion of a trilogy in Trek。 First novel I’ve seen that makes consistent use of a gender neutral pronoun: heer。

Bj Olsen ，

Well。 This trilogy was my first endeavor into audiobooks。 The audio part aka the narrator was the only redeeming quality。 This was a full week of me listening to garbage， and I love Star Trek！ Did not need to be three books AT ALL。

Bradley Farless ，

A fun ending even if most of what happened didn't make sense。 A fun ending even if most of what happened didn't make sense。 。。。more

Phil Favre ，

Maybe I’m getting tired of Star Trek books after reading about 200 of them over the last 45 years but I couldn’t get excited about this trilogy no matter how much I wanted to。 It was interesting getting to know Number One a little better but that’s about it。 Too many insignificant side plots。 A confusing environment that just bored me and an invading race that seemed unworthy of the attention of my favorite starship and her crew。 A real slog to get through。

Ellison ，

Wanted to like this。 Long lumbering slog that has McCoy's daughter and Spock's dad trapped in another realm and they aspire to return to their rightful universe。 Folks on the Enterprise aspire to bring the lost back， meanwhile they face multiple baddies。 Much rehashing of past events。 TOO LONG of a wind down。 Wanted to like this。 Long lumbering slog that has McCoy's daughter and Spock's dad trapped in another realm and they aspire to return to their rightful universe。 Folks on the Enterprise aspire to bring the lost back， meanwhile they face multiple baddies。 Much rehashing of past events。 TOO LONG of a wind down。 。。。more

Bon Tom ，

I really like this trilogy。 The story is excellent， in the best tradition of the series。 And I even didn't get everything I wanted！ Which I usually do， that's why I love Star Trek。 POSSIBLY SPOILER， BUT PROBABLY NOT:I was rooting for one sidestepped character and was hoping for different conclusion for her， because I totally understood where she was coming from and felt her own people didn't treat her right （even they sure did honor their tradition， ungh）， but it didn't happen。 Her step to the d I really like this trilogy。 The story is excellent， in the best tradition of the series。 And I even didn't get everything I wanted！ Which I usually do， that's why I love Star Trek。 POSSIBLY SPOILER， BUT PROBABLY NOT:I was rooting for one sidestepped character and was hoping for different conclusion for her， because I totally understood where she was coming from and felt her own people didn't treat her right （even they sure did honor their tradition， ungh）， but it didn't happen。 Her step to the dark side and grudge she held was too much for what I would have in store for her。 But it's still great！ Maybe spoiled idealistic expectations of trekkie that refuses to grow up， such as this one， are the part of Star Trek evolution， and it's unavoidable even when it comes to classic series。Wrinkles bring maturity and all that crap！ 。。。more

Reid Baccio ，

A good adventure in space and elsewhere with plot twists and action; in the words of Sarek， "a quite adequate and efficient" ending to a good ST:ToS trilogy。 Recommend the series to my Trekkie friends。Live long and prosper！ A good adventure in space and elsewhere with plot twists and action; in the words of Sarek， "a quite adequate and efficient" ending to a good ST:ToS trilogy。 Recommend the series to my Trekkie friends。Live long and prosper！ 。。。more

Tony Pope ，

If it's a Star Trek book。。。pretty much I will like it。 Kudos to all those who keep the series alive in the books。 If it's a Star Trek book。。。pretty much I will like it。 Kudos to all those who keep the series alive in the books。 。。。more

Eric Montoya ，

This trilogy was my first foray into the Trek "novel" universe， and what a fantastic maiden-voyage it was。 My only complaint is that I'll never get to see this story realized in live-action。 I kept imagining how the events within would play-out in a feature film， which is always a telltale sign that a writer has accomplished his or her goal: to engage you so much so， that their words coalesce into dialogue between actors in your head。 Because I loved this story so much， I've since purchased thre This trilogy was my first foray into the Trek "novel" universe， and what a fantastic maiden-voyage it was。 My only complaint is that I'll never get to see this story realized in live-action。 I kept imagining how the events within would play-out in a feature film， which is always a telltale sign that a writer has accomplished his or her goal: to engage you so much so， that their words coalesce into dialogue between actors in your head。 Because I loved this story so much， I've since purchased three more Trek books on my Kindle。 I can only hope that all of them are as good。 。。。more

Steve ，

3。5 stars。 I had such high hopes for this book。 I remember thinking at the end of the last book in the series， "It's all coming together， and they just need to do this and this！" and that isn't what happened at all。 The plot moved incredibly slowly， until the climax exploded on the scene， at which point everything happened at once。 And then the wheels came back off for the resolution。 I'm delighted I finished the trilogy， but I'm left with the nagging feeling it could have been better。 3。5 stars。 I had such high hopes for this book。 I remember thinking at the end of the last book in the series， "It's all coming together， and they just need to do this and this！" and that isn't what happened at all。 The plot moved incredibly slowly， until the climax exploded on the scene， at which point everything happened at once。 And then the wheels came back off for the resolution。 I'm delighted I finished the trilogy， but I'm left with the nagging feeling it could have been better。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

The first book was really fun and exciting， with a lot of possibility。 The second was。。。 all right。 The third was just a slough。

David Hamilton ，

It was alright， nothing special， and certainly not nearly as well-plotted or written as the Legacies Book #2。 As with all three books in the trilogy， this one focused a lot on Captain Una， which I liked since she's an interesting Illyrian character。 So， yeah， okay but nothing great。 It was alright， nothing special， and certainly not nearly as well-plotted or written as the Legacies Book #2。 As with all three books in the trilogy， this one focused a lot on Captain Una， which I liked since she's an interesting Illyrian character。 So， yeah， okay but nothing great。 。。。more

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