Stone and Anvil

Stone and Anvil is a Star Trek: New Frontier novel – the fourteenth book in the series – written by Peter David. Published by Pocket Books, it was first released in hardback in .
== Summary ==
;From the book jacket
:Fans of Peter David's best selling New Frontier saga have been eagerly awaiting a new adventure featuring Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, Captain Elizabeth Shelby, and the crews of the Starships Excalibur and Trident. Now at last Calhoun and Shelby return in an exciting page-turner the explores the past of both captains – while simultaneously confronting them with a perilous dilemma in the present.
:A crewman has been murdered aboard the USS Trident, and all evidence points to Ensign Janos of the Excalibur. Calhoun is reluctant to accept that Janos, a powerful non-humanoid whom the captain has known and trusted for years, could be a killer an immediately launches an investigation into the crime. But this troubling murder mystery soon escalates into a full-fledged diplomatic crisis that threatens to pit Calhoun and Shelby against the entire United Federation of Planets and the starship Enterprise.
:Meanwhile, the turmoil involving Ensign Janos forces Calhoun to recall his own tempestuous past, his rocky relationship with a young Elizabeth Shelby, and a long-ago exploit that may have everything to do with the deadly emergency that now confronts them all.
== Memorable quotes ==
"I couldn't exactly see myself running a school for gifted youngsters."
: - Picard, on Starfleet Academy
::This refers to Patrick Stewart's role in .
"This may take longer than half an hour."
: - Captain Calhoun, to Captain Shelby after discovering the body of Lt Cmdr Gleau
== Background information ==
* The audiobook version was abridged by George Truett.
* The first printing of the hardback came with a CD-ROM containing eBooks of all the New Frontier novels to date. These digital copies were compatible only with Adobe Reader 3.0
=== Cover gallery ===
File:Stone and Anvil hardback first printing cover.jpg|Hardback cover, first printing, with CD-ROM 
File:Stone and Anvil audiobook cassette cover.jpg|Audiobook cover, cassette edition
File:Stone and Anvil audiobook CD cover.jpg|Audiobook cover, CD edition
== Characters ==
=== Main ===
;Captain Mackenzie Calhoun
;Captain Elizabeth Shelby
;Robin Lefler
;Doctor Selar
;Zak Kebron
;Xyon
;Soleta: Vulcan.
;Si Cwan: Thallonian.
;Kalinda Cwan
;Kat Mueller
=== Other ===
* M'Ress
* Arex
* Gleau
* Morgan Primus
* Mick Gold
* Romeo Takahashi
* Burgoyne 172
* Xy
* Lyla
== References ==
;USS Excalibur (NCC-26517-A) : Federation starship.
;USS Trident (NCC-31347) : Federation starship.
=== Timeline ===
* 2354-2357
* 2376
== External link ==
* 
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