Review of
Star Trek Picard: Countdown,
by Kirsten Beyer & Mike Johnson ISBN 9781684056941
Five out of five stars
Saving a planet’s population
Picard is now
an Admiral, and the Romulan Empire is in dire peril. It has been predicted that
a star in the Empire will supernova sometime in the near future. Picard is
commander of a ship, and he is tasked with overseeing and carrying out the evacuation
of a Romulan planet. As is always the case with the Romulans, there are many stages
to the assistance, with several factions of the Romulans, not all of which are
in favor of Federation help.
When Picard
meets with the Romulan governor and tours the planet, he discovers an
indigenous, intelligent species that the Romulans were planning on leaving behind.
When he objects to this plan, the governor has him incarcerated. This is when
two members of the Romulan secret police known as the Tal Shar break Picard out
of prison and get the evacuation back on track. It demonstrates the Romulans at
their scheming, duplicitous “best.”
It is
gratifying to see one of the primary Star Trek characters back in action.
Picard demonstrates once again the skill set he has that made him one of the
best starship commanders in Star Fleet. He is capable of meeting and dealing
with any situation, preferring to think/negotiate his way out of grim
difficulties. Outplaying the scheming, factionalized Romulans is not an easy
task.
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