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How does one fight Gods? The Excalibur crew must find a way.

Summary

From the book jacket: Captain Mackenzie Calhoun has often been accused of playing God, but he has never faced off against real gods – until now. As Captain Kirk did before him, Calhoun has encountered beings of unnatural power and abilities verging on godhood, and who claim to be the very individuals who inspired the Greek, Roman, Norse, and, other pantheons from Earth culture.

These beings say that all they want is our worship, and in return for it will provide us with a peaceful galaxy-wide paradise of perfect health and endless pleasure. When the Federation, in the person of Captain Calhoun and the crew of the USS Excalibur, refused their offer, the resulting battle left Morgan Primus dead and Lieutenant Mark McHenry, whose own powers over time and space had proved to be substantial, in a limbo beyond death.

Now, with a wounded ship and an injured crew, Captain Calhoun, along with Captain Shelby and the crew of the Trident, must face these god-like beings once again, with the fate of galactic civilization at stake.

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Characters

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in New Frontier characters.

Main Characters

Mackenzie Calhoun

Captain.

Elizabeth Shelby

Captain.

see canon Shelby

Mark McHenry: Lieutenant.

External link

Gods Above at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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+| Pages             = 330
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-'''Gods Above (novel)'''
 How does one fight Gods? The ''Excalibur'' crew must find a way.
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 ;From the book jacket:
-:''[[Captain]] [[Star Trek: New Frontier#Mackenzie_Calhoun|Mackenzie Calhoun]] has often been accused of playing God, but he has never faced off against real gods -- until now. As Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] did before him, Calhoun has encountered beings of unnatural power and abilities verging on godhood, and who claim to be the very individuals who inspired the Greek, Roman, Norse, and, other pantheons from [[Earth]] culture.''
+:''[[Captain]] [[Mackenzie Calhoun]] has often been accused of playing God, but he has never faced off against real gods &ndash; until now. As Captain [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] did before him, Calhoun has encountered beings of unnatural power and abilities verging on godhood, and who claim to be the very individuals who inspired the Greek, Roman, Norse, and, other pantheons from [[Earth]] culture.''
-:''These beings say that all they want is our worship, and in return for it will provide us with a peaceful galaxy-wide paradise of perfect health and endless pleasure. When the [[United Federation of Planets|Federation]], in the person of Captain Calhoun and the crew of the USS [[Star Trek: New Frontier#USS_Excalibur|''Excalibur'']], refused their offer, the resulting battle left [[Star Trek: New Frontier#Morgan_Primus|Morgan Primus]] dead and [[Lieutenant]] [[Star Trek: New Frontier#Mark_McHenry|Mark McHenry]], whose own powers over time and space had proved to be substantial, in a limbo beyond death.''
+:''These beings say that all they want is our worship, and in return for it will provide us with a peaceful galaxy-wide paradise of perfect health and endless pleasure. When the [[Federation]], in the person of Captain Calhoun and the crew of the [[Star Trek: New Frontier#USS Excalibur|USS ''Excalibur'']], refused their offer, the resulting battle left [[Morgan Primus]] dead and [[Lieutenant]] [[Mark McHenry]], whose own powers over time and space had proved to be substantial, in a limbo beyond death.''
-:''Now, with a wounded ship and an injured crew, Captain Calhoun, along with Captain [[Star Trek: New Frontier#Elizabeth_Shelby|Shelby]] and the crew of the [[Star Trek: New Frontier#USS_Trident|''Trident'']], must face these god-like beings once again, with the fate of galactic civilization at stake.''
+:''Now, with a wounded ship and an injured crew, Captain Calhoun, along with Captain [[Shelby]] and the crew of the [[Star Trek: New Frontier#USS Trident|''Trident'']], must face these god-like beings once again, with the fate of galactic civilization at stake.''
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+;[[Mackenzie Calhoun]] : [[Captain]].
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