Author(s):	Diane Duane and Peter Morwood
Publisher:	Pocket Books
Series:	Pocket TOS #35 Titan Books #4 Rihannsu #2
Published:	1 August 1987 1 August 2000 (Rihannsu reissue)
Pages:	254
Stardate:	Unknown (2276)
Reference(s):	ISBN 0671634984 ISBN 0743403703 (Rihannsu reissue)

Trapped behind the Neutral Zone – In the heart of the Romulan Empire.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Background Information 2.1 Cover gallery 3 Memorable Quotes 4 Characters 5 References 5.1 Chronology 6 External links

SummaryEdit

From the book jacket

They are a race of warriors, a noble people to whom honor is all. They are cousin to the Vulcan, ally to the Klingon, and Starfleet's most feared and cunning adversary. They are the Romulans – and for eight years, Federation Agent Terise LoBrutto has hidden in their midst.

Now the presence of a captured Starfleet officer forces her to make a fateful choice between exposure and escape. Between maintaining her cover – and saving the life of Dr. Leonard McCoy.

Here, in a startlingly different adventure, is the truth behind one of the most fascinating alien races ever created in Star Trek – the Romulans.

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Background InformationEdit

• Diane Duane's third Star Trek novel, this book features many supporting characters who later appeared in her other TOS-era novels and comics. This novel is her first where collaborator Peter Morwood is credited as co-author.
• This novel is a sequel to My Enemy, My Ally, and was later made into a series, Rihannsu' when Duane finally continued the story with Swordhunt, Honor Blade, and The Empty Chair.

• The two ships seen to be chasing the two figures are Colonial Vipers, from the 1978 film & then tv series, Battlestar Galactica. Which also stared John Colicos (Kor) as well as regular guest star George Murdock (Admiral J.P. Hanson).

Cover gallery Edit

Memorable QuotesEdit

"The building is ringed with soldiers. They are not Rihannsu. And there is a starship on the roof."

- Rihannsu officer

CharactersEdit

Leonard McCoy 

Starfleet commander, chief surgeon of the refit USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

Terise Haleakala-LoBrutto / Arrhae i-Khellian t'Llhweiir 

Starfleet lieutenant commander, a xenobiologist

Stephen C. Perry 

Starfleet commodore

Naraht 

Horta Starfleet lieutenant

Ron Luks 

Ensign, of Starfleet Intelligence

Jaeih t'Radaik 

Romulan Intelligence office

Maiek tr'Annwhi

H'daen tr'Khellian

Lhaesl tr'Khev

tr'Amine 

Servant of H'daen tr'Khellian

Michael Reaves 

Captain of the Vega

Eviess t'Tei

Hloal t'Illialhlae

Nveid tr'AAnikh

Llhran tr'Khnialmnae

Ael t'Rllalieu

Aidoann t'Khnialmnae

Hvaid

ReferencesEdit

USS Excalibur (NCC-1664) 

Federation starship, a Constitution-class heavy cruiser. Lt. Cmdr. Terise Haleakala was assigned to this vessel, but transferred off shortly before the vessel was decimated by the M-5 computer.

USS Nelson (NCC-1843) 

Federation starship, a close-cordon patrol cruiser. Nelson fired on an uncloaking Starfleet Intelligence vessel which took deep-cover agent Terise Haleakala into Romulan space.

USS Valiant (NCC-2252) 

Federation starship, a light cruiser. At warp seven, Valiant attempted to intercept the Romulan raider Avenger after the capture of the freighter Vega.

Vega 

Federation starliner that McCoy was traveling on

Avenger 

tr'Annwhi's ship

The Right of Statement

Direidi 

A historical aside.

This refers to a book published after this one, How Much for Just the Planet?

ChronologyEdit

• 2268
• 2276

External linksEdit

• The Romulan Way at Wikipedia
• The Romulan Way at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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