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Sorya

by Kara Hughes

Categories: Novels


Blurb

On the final voyage of the restored Enterprise-D, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard and his old crew are given what seems a simple diplomatic mission: escort a Klingon bride to New Romulus for a wedding meant to symbolise a fragile new peace. But Lady Kudraga of the House of Antaak carries with her a legacy that reaches back to Narendra III, the Enterprise-C, and the sacrifice of Lieutenant Tasha Yar — a woman honoured by Kudraga’s House as Sorya, their saviour.

When Sela, Tasha Yar’s half-Romulan daughter and former Tal Shiar operative, joins the mission, old wounds reopen across Klingon, Romulan, and Federation histories. Confronted with the truth of her mother’s courage and the unexpected trust of those she once might have called enemies, Sela must decide whether she can stand for something greater than the shadows that shaped her.
As hardliners move to stop the union and destroy the House of Antaak, the crew of the Enterprise must defend not only a wedding, but the fragile possibility of reconciliation. A story of honour, memory, sacrifice, and chosen legacy, Sorya asks what it means to stand when history, blood, and fear all say to step aside.



Editor’s Comments

Kara doesn’t often submit to the site, but when she does, she gives us gold.
Sorya is a marvellous story that brings a beautiful coda to the end of the ST Picard series, by giving the Enterprise-D a wonderful send-off and by closing the book on the story of Tasha Yar – and her much maligned half-Romulan daughter, Sela.
The story ties their story together from all timelines, and reminds us of what a wonderful woman Tasha was and how badly her character was treated by the writers.
Nearly all the TNG characters get something to do, and there’s a marvellous thread involving Data and his memories of Tasha, even given his resurrection(s).
Kara also writes in an immersive fashion that really has one seeing the scenes played out. Her prose is often quite poetic.

This is on my list of Highly Recommended.


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