Liberation from Hell
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| Title: | Liberation from Hell |
| Publisher: | Orion Press |
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| Author(s): | d. William Roberts |
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| Illustrator(s): | Vel Jaeger, David Lawrence, Gennie Summers, Zaquia Tarhuntassa and Sherri Veltkamp |
| Date(s): | 1996, reprinted 2001 and 2008, ebook issue date is unknown |
| Medium: | print, then ebook |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | Orion Press page for the reprint, online version |
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Liberation from Hell is a gen Star Trek: TOS 254-page novel by d. William Roberts. Artwork by Vel Jaeger, David Lawrence, Gennie Summers, Zaquia Tarhuntassa and Sherri Veltkamp.
It was first published as standalone zine novel in 1996, then reprinted as part of the Orion Archives as Orion Archives: 2276 Liberation from Hell in 2001 (in digest-size) and re-released in 2008 (full size). Later, it was issued as an ebook, accessed here.
The author notes: "A word of warning about this story. The author was mimicking the writing style of the author who had started the series of stories that this finishes. It is very graphic and not intended for young audiences, or the faint of heart." [1]
Summary
One blurb: "The Kh’myr faction of Klingons have imprisoned Kang on the penal planet, Kragyr, and it’s up to Kor, Koloth and Kumara to liberate him from Hell. On the way, they encounter Leonard McCoy, Clark Terrell and the crew of the Reliant, some angry Chrysalians, and even the ghost of Kahless himself? A wonderful story which explains the political changes in the Empire."
From Media Monitor: "A continuation of the Serenidad trilogy: Admirals Kor and Koloth plot to liberate Admiral Kang, who was imprisoned at the Kragyr penal colony by Admiral Khalian on trumped up charges of treason. Meanwhile, Doctor Leonard H. McCoy, facing a certain promotion to a desk job, manages to get posted to the position of Chief Medical Officer of the starship Reliant, under the command of Captain Clark Terrell. Once there, the good doctor finds that adjusting to a different style of command may be harder that he thinks..."
cover of print zine, Zaquia Tarhuntassa
version of the cover of the print zine
cover of ebook
Reactions and Reviews
This novel fits into the universe of Rick Endres' Serenidad series, involving the Klingon race wars and culture postulated there. Following Rick's pattern, a great many of these pages are devoted to Klingon sex, both consensual and rape, and lots of malicious Kh'myr torture. Our favorite Klingons - Kang, Kor, Koloth and even Worf's grand-daddy - all get together to destroy a smuggler/conspirator in a tale full of political maneuvering and lots of phaser and dagger fights. Meanwhile, among the Feds, McCoy storms out of Starfleet General Hospital and onto the Reliant, where he finds himself a fish out of water under Terrel's command - he's used to being the Captain's closest confidant. He finally proves his worth to Terrel by wandering around openly on the battlefield (Klingons in this universe won't kill doctors - except in revenge should the doc fail to save a patient) and saving the Klingon emperor's sister. But in the end, McCoy begs Kirk for any assignment with the Admiral - the only thing Kirk has open is simulation observer. Chekov has a nice role here as Terrel's exec, and we see Kelowitz and other old Big-E crew. Events are nicely set up to lead into the movie trilogy as Reliant heads off, sans McCoy, to work with Dr. Carol Marcus. [2]