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*** Every interaction between [[The McCoy|McCoy]] and Kaiev is a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].

** In ''The Romulan Way'', [[The McCoy|McCoy]] is put on show-trial in front of the Romulan Senate. By tradition, he has the right to speak his mind, before his sentence. [[The McCoy|McCoy]] steps to the lectern and proceeds to introduce the Romulans to the art of the Southern Filibuster. He gets through several hours nonstop before help arrives.

*** And what help it is. Horta Lieutenant Naraht [[Big Eater|burrows for miles throught the crust of Romulus]] and erupts through the Senate floor to rescue McCoy (and after chewing through all that rock, he's the size of a frigging ''bus''), dissolving guards with acid left and right, and disruptor bolts bouncing off his skin effortlessly? This troper would pay serious money to see that sequence on film. [[JJ Abrams|JJ]], take notes.

*** And what help it is. Horta Lieutenant Naraht [[Big Eater|burrows for miles throught the crust of Romulus]] and erupts through the Senate floor to rescue McCoy (and after chewing through all that rock, he's the size of a frigging ''bus''), dissolving guards with acid left and right, and disruptor bolts bouncing off his skin effortlessly? This troper would pay serious money to see that sequence on film. [[J.J. Abrams|JJ]], take notes.

** And in ''My Enemy, My Ally'', [[The McCoy|McCoy]] manages to beat [[The Spock|Spock]] in chess. From a position where Kirk was about to resign.

** And then there's this gem of a passage from ''The Wounded Sky'':

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*** And, later on, this, which doesn't even come close to doing the moment justice:

{{quote| "Kit," another voice said, and McCoy went down on one knee beside her, looking troubled. "One thing. When you write the equations - do you ''have'' to give them death.... [or] can we at least spare them pain?"}}

** Her ''TNG'' novels are pretty awesome, too. In ''Dark Mirror'', Deanna Troi has an ''awesome'' [[You Shall Not Pass]] mental battle againt her [[Mirror Universe|evil counterpart]], who's been built up throughout the novel as a monstrously powerful, [[Mind Rape|mind-raping]] psycho bitch. ''But'' where mirror!Troi has brute strength, our Troi has finesse, and she uses what can only be described as telepathic judo to reflect mirror!Troi's mental assault [[Hoist By His Own Petard|right back at her]]. Then, while mirror!Troi is frozen with shock, Deanna calmly strolls up to her and '''pistol-whips the shit out of her with a phaser.''' Fuck Yeah.

** Her ''TNG'' novels are pretty awesome, too. In ''Dark Mirror'', Deanna Troi has an ''awesome'' [[You Shall Not Pass]] mental battle againt her [[Mirror Universe|evil counterpart]], who's been built up throughout the novel as a monstrously powerful, [[Mind Rape|mind-raping]] psycho bitch. ''But'' where mirror!Troi has brute strength, our Troi has finesse, and she uses what can only be described as telepathic judo to reflect mirror!Troi's mental assault [[Hoist by His Own Petard|right back at her]]. Then, while mirror!Troi is frozen with shock, Deanna calmly strolls up to her and '''pistol-whips the shit out of her with a phaser.''' Fuck Yeah.

{{quote| '''Troi:''' [[Bond One-Liner|You have too much of the life of the mind.]]}}

* The Trek novel "How Much For Just the Planet?" is generally made of awesome, but things come to an utterly insane climax with an epic Starfleet vs. Klingon... [[Pie in ~~The~~ Face|pie fight]]. I couldn't possibly make that up.

* The Trek novel "How Much For Just the Planet?" is generally made of awesome, but things come to an utterly insane climax with an epic Starfleet vs. Klingon... [[Pie in the Face|pie fight]]. I couldn't possibly make that up.

* Although it was mentioned on screen, the story of how James T. Kirk beat the [[Unwinnable Training Simulation|Kobayashi Maru Scenario]] wasn't revealed in its pure over-the-top awesomeness until one version appeared in the novel ''Kobayashi Maru'': Kirk programmed the computer so that the ambushing enemy, upon hearing that he was James T. Kirk, promptly apologized for the misunderstanding, assisted in the rescue of the ship, and offered to host a diplomatic dinner in his honor.

** Which is shortly eclipsed by Scotty's solution...He ''breaks the rules of physics'', taking out an entire squad of Klingon ships with one torpedo. (A fan who hasn't read the book wants to know: did somebody say, "You can't ''do'' that!")

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** The Borg get a CMOA in ''Before Dishonor.'' {{spoiler|They. Ate. Pluto.}} Considering the novel is one of the ''weakest'' novels David has offered, the fact that he made the Borg that [[Badass]] is pretty nice.

** ''Imzadi'' should not be overlooked. The young Deanna's refusal to play the Sinardeen raider's game, pretty much challenging him to shoot her, is pretty badass. There's also the scene where Older Riker bluffs, bullshits, and bullies his way through the Enterprise to save Deanna.

* ''Star Trek Destiny''. More specifically the latter half of the third book, "Lost Souls". {{spoiler|The Borg cease to exist, and every single drone is freed from the Collective, ''all at once''. The Collective entity is faded into nonexistance, and the liberated ex-Borg leave to [[Walk the Earth|travel the universe]] [[We Help the Helpless|to fight on behalf of those who cannot]].}} This Troper can't quite settle on who to assign the awesome to. {{spoiler|Though [[Star Trek Enterprise|Captain Hernandez]] seems the most deserving of it.}}

* ''Star Trek Destiny''. More specifically the latter half of the third book, "Lost Souls". {{spoiler|The Borg cease to exist, and every single drone is freed from the Collective, ''all at once''. The Collective entity is faded into nonexistance, and the liberated ex-Borg leave to [[Walk the Earth|travel the universe]] [[We Help the Helpless|to fight on behalf of those who cannot]].}} This Troper can't quite settle on who to assign the awesome to. {{spoiler|Though [[Star Trek: Enterprise|Captain Hernandez]] seems the most deserving of it.}}

** The entire plot of the Destiny trilogy is something of a polarizing agent on the Trek fandom at large.

* In Diane Carey's ''Ship of the Line'' TNG novel, Picard gets one that builds on his "[[Crowning Moment/Star Trek|There are four lights!]]" moment from the show: he goes back on a "diplomatic" visit to see Gul Madred, the Cardassian who had tortured him, to negotiate the release of illegally-held prisoners. Instead of trying to negotiate, though, Picard {{spoiler|reveals he invited Madred's daughter along and pulls out a small device that he says will go off and fry the minds of anyone within range when it's done counting down, explaining that it's a Klingon device to test bravery -- the last person to get the heck out is the bravest. He then casually taunts Madred with the prospect of death and starts asking, "How many lights do you think there are?" Then the device counts down to zero... and nothing happens.}} Madred breaks down and gives Picard what he wants. Victory through reverse [[Hannibal Lecture]]!

* In the ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' novel ''Fallen Heroes'', {{spoiler|Sisko's [[Heroic Sacrifice]] and the code wherewith he warns anyone still alive while making sure the Bekkir are none the wiser.}}

* In the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' novel ''Fallen Heroes'', {{spoiler|Sisko's [[Heroic Sacrifice]] and the code wherewith he warns anyone still alive while making sure the Bekkir are none the wiser.}}

* Surprisingly, '''B-4''' gets one in the Star Trek Online tie-in novel ''The Needs of the Many.'' Geordi has managed to access Data's memories inside B-4's head. Data, realizing that he is functionally dead, chooses to basically commit suicide rather than destroy his brother's consciousness. Geordi gives Data information on a threat to the Federation, believing Data to be capable of helping them, but Data is unmoved, wanting to give his brother the opportunity at life. Then, at the last moment, B-4 takes over the 'suicide command,' having read the same information sent to Data and believing that Data is more important to the than him. His last words are in the form of a message to Data are 'I love you brother. Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.'

* The first novel in the ''[[Star Trek Vanguard]]'' series has an ''insane'' six-on-one battle between the overworked, underrepaired ''USS Bombay'' and a fleet of Tholian battlecruisers. {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome|They get destroyed eventually, but]]}} Captain Gannon and her crew {{spoiler|go out}} like total badasses, taking out at least ''five'' Tholian ships with [[Crazy Awesome]] tactics like slamming Tholians into each other with the tractor beam, a nice does of [[Ramming Always Works]], and [[Taking You ~~With~~ Me|creative use]] of the {{spoiler|[[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]}}. Even Kirk is impressed.

* The first novel in the ''[[Star Trek Vanguard]]'' series has an ''insane'' six-on-one battle between the overworked, underrepaired ''USS Bombay'' and a fleet of Tholian battlecruisers. {{spoiler|[[Dying Moment of Awesome|They get destroyed eventually, but]]}} Captain Gannon and her crew {{spoiler|go out}} like total badasses, taking out at least ''five'' Tholian ships with [[Crazy Awesome]] tactics like slamming Tholians into each other with the tractor beam, a nice does of [[Ramming Always Works]], and [[Taking You with Me|creative use]] of the {{spoiler|[[Self-Destruct Mechanism]]}}. Even Kirk is impressed.

* A troper above noted the final defeat of the Borg in ''[[Star Trek Destiny]]'' as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. This troper thought it was....unimpressive, at best. Some truly Crowning Moments...however,

** In the first book ''Gods of Night'', the crew of the USS ''Ranger'' basically turn their entire ship into a transphasic torpedo and incinerate the Borg ship heading for the Klingon planet Khitomer. The Klingons are so impressed that they are spurred into joining the war effort against the invasion.