I just completed by Day of Honor omnibus. The final book was a young adult book. It's actually the only young adult Star Trek book I've read. It's probably not something I would have picked up on its own, not because I don't like young adult books, just they aren't something I usually take time to read. But since it was in my omnibus I figured why not. It's loosely tied to the vents of the earlier DS9 Day of Honor book, "Armageddon Sky" by LA Graf and a reference is made to those earlier events.
This book takes place sometime during the cold war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire and features Alexander on Earth with his grandparents. As a Klingon teenager he is being bullied, partly due to the hostilities between the Federation and Klingons. He is also having trouble controlling his anger and he has lashed out at others. However, recalling a story his father told him about the time he accidently killed another child in his own youth, Alexander is keen to avoid that. Alexander then gets into trouble for something his bullies did, but he refuses to rat them out. Worf suspects Alexander is innocent and uses the Day of Honor ceremony to restore Alexander's honor and all is well again at the end.
I'd rate it as average overall. It was a decent enough story and a good story for adolescents. It speaks well to its target audience. In addition to "Armageddon Sky" there is a nod to "Treaty's Law" from the original series, which gave rise to the Day of Honor in the first place. And I believe there is also a nod to "Ancient Blood" the TNG story by Diane Carey. IIRC, Worf's accidental killing was mentioned in that novel. There's no mention of the 2 Voyager stories, however that is not surprising as at the time frame this story takes place, Voyager was still lost in the Delta Quadrant.
If you have an omnibus, I certainly would encourage anyone to read the story. I'm not sure I would go out and buy it on its own, unless you have an older child living at home who might enjoy the story.
This book takes place sometime during the cold war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire and features Alexander on Earth with his grandparents. As a Klingon teenager he is being bullied, partly due to the hostilities between the Federation and Klingons. He is also having trouble controlling his anger and he has lashed out at others. However, recalling a story his father told him about the time he accidently killed another child in his own youth, Alexander is keen to avoid that. Alexander then gets into trouble for something his bullies did, but he refuses to rat them out. Worf suspects Alexander is innocent and uses the Day of Honor ceremony to restore Alexander's honor and all is well again at the end.
I'd rate it as average overall. It was a decent enough story and a good story for adolescents. It speaks well to its target audience. In addition to "Armageddon Sky" there is a nod to "Treaty's Law" from the original series, which gave rise to the Day of Honor in the first place. And I believe there is also a nod to "Ancient Blood" the TNG story by Diane Carey. IIRC, Worf's accidental killing was mentioned in that novel. There's no mention of the 2 Voyager stories, however that is not surprising as at the time frame this story takes place, Voyager was still lost in the Delta Quadrant.
If you have an omnibus, I certainly would encourage anyone to read the story. I'm not sure I would go out and buy it on its own, unless you have an older child living at home who might enjoy the story.
