Martyr (novel)
An ancient prophecy may spell doom for the Federation!

Martyr is a Star Trek: New Frontier novel – the fifth book in the series, and the first full-length novel – written by Peter David. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in .

Summary 
From the book jacket
With the fall of the ancient Thallonian Empire, civil war threatens the planet Zondar. The arrival of the  is greeted with relief and celebration by the anxious populace, and Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, fresh from his cataclysmic escape from the Thallonian throneworld, is acclaimed as their prophesied savior. But one believer's messiah is another's blasphemer – and a prime candidate for martyrdom.

When Captain Calhoun is captured, Lieutenant Commander Burgoyne must find him before an alien fleet launches a holy war against the Federation!

Background information 
 An extract from this novel appeared in .
 This novel was collected, along with Fire on High, in the Science Fiction Book Club special edition hardback, Prometheans, in .

Characters

Main cast and recurring characters 
Mackenzie Calhoun
Burgoyne 172

External link 
 

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