"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
-- Klingon proverb
For many years, Klingons have been the premier warriors in the galaxy. Regarded across known space with fear and awe, few beings understand the true depth and greatness of the Klingon culture.
"Four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man."
-- Klingon proverb
Noted Klingon language and cultural expert Marc Okrand collects the wisdom of these great warriors, taking proverbs and quotes from some of its greatest thinkers and bringing Klingon philosophy to lesser races across the galaxy.
From the PublisherThe Klingon Empire remains the Federation's most fearsome and uneasy ally, but the intricacies of the warrior culture make for a limited understanding. During crucial negotiations on Deep Space NineTM, the leader of the Klingon High Council, Gowron, tests human understanding of the Klingon way with a story of one warrior's quest for honor. Pok is a young Klingon caught up in the dangerous complexities of clan politics. When his father is murdered in his own home on the day of Pok's Rite of Ascension, Pok must find the assassin and close the circle of vengeance.
About the AuthorDean Wesley Smith is the author of over 30 Star Trek novels either solo or written jointly with Kristine Kathryn Rusch. He has edited all six volumes of the Star Trek STRANGE NEW WORLDS short story anthologies and lives in Eugene, Oregon.