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From: rccarm00@nx19.mik.uky.edu (ron c carman)
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Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
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Subject: Star Trek Novels: The Year in Review [1992]
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Message-ID: <rccarm00.725002444@mik.uky.edu>
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Date: 22 Dec 92 05:34:04 GMT
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Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
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Lines: 545
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This is a review of Pocket Books' Star Trek novels published
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during 1992.
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Ratings translate as follows:
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Rating Meaning
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5 SUPERIOR: Run out and buy this NOW
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4 EXCELLENT: Make sure to buy this soon
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3 AVERAGE: Purchase as funds allow
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2 POOR: Wait for your tax refund
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1 AWFUL: Avoid at ALL costs
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0 EXCREMENT: The bookstore should pay *you*
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1992 Releases-at-a-glance:
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Book # Title Date Published Rating / 5
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TNG #20 Spartacus February 1992 3-
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TOS #58 Faces of Fire March 1992 4-
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TOS H4 Probe April 1992 2+
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TNG #21 Chains of Command April 1992 2
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TOS #59 The Disinherited May 1992 4-
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TNG #22 Imbalance June 1992 4-
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TOS #60 Ice Trap July 1992 0+
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TNG H2 Imzadi August 1992 4
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TOS #61 Sanctuary September 1992 3-
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TNG #23 War Drums October 1992 2+
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TOS H5 Best Destiny November 1992 5-
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TOS #62 Death Count November 1992 1
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TNG #24 Nightshade December 1992 1-
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TNG Average: 3-
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TOS Average: 2+
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Year Average: 2+
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/* The worst year in a while...
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Bail out now, if you can't stand the carnage. */
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Possible *SPOILERS* for Trek books released in '92.
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>TNG #20 Spartacus Copyright February 1992
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>Author: T.L. Mancour
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>StarDate: UNKNOWN
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>Plot Summary:
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> Answering a distress call, the U.S.S. Enterprise finds a damaged alien
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>vessel -- the Freedom -- crewed by a race known as the Vemlans. Their
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>captain, Jared, asks for assistance in repairing his ship -- assistance
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>fleet from Vemla, who claim that Jared and his crew are escaped slaves --
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>and their property!
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> As Jared and his people plea for protection and the right to be free,
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>Captain Picard is caught between the demands of his conscience and the
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>dictates of the Prime Directive. And when the Vemlan fleet threatens to
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>fight if the U.S.S. Enterprise doesn't stand aside, Picard must choose
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>between the safety of his ship... and the annihilation of an entire race.
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Well, this newcomer to the Trek novels certainly gets points for
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an innovative approach to an old topic. But apart from the premise,
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this novel just doesn't work out. The dialogue is stilted, and the
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characters are nearly flat.
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Characterization: 2
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Premise: 3+
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Plot Handling: 2
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Narrative: 3
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Total: 2+
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Next: Faces of Fire
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>TOS #58 Faces of Fire Copyright March 1992
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>Author: Michael Jan Friedman
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>StarDate: 3998.6
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>
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>Plot Summary:
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> En route to Alpha Maluria Six to settle a dispute between two religions,
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>the U.S.S. Enterprise first stops to do a routine check on the progress of a
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>terraforming colony on Beta Canzandia Three -- a colony whose inhabitants
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>include Carol and David Marcus.
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> While Spock is left behind at the terraforming colony to continue his
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>scientific studies, the rest of the crew heads to Alpha Maluria Six to find
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>the dispute has turned to war.
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> As Kirk, McCoy, and Scotty search for a solution to end the conflict, a
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>ship piloted by a Klingon faction arrives at the terraforming colony to take
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>control of the facility. When colonists are imprisoned, Spock and David must
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>defeat the Klingons or face certain death...
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A lot of people have a preference as to writing styles, and so
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many dislike Mr. Friedman's work. Personally, I don't care what kind
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of style an author uses as long as it works for him/her and keeps me
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interested in the story.
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I enjoyed this one. Characterization of the central characters
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was better than average, and the basic premise and plot handling
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were very good. I also consider it a plus when a novel shows some
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continuity between itself and the series or the other novels, and
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seeing Carol and David Marcus here falls into the category of an
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interesting tie-in.
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Characterization: 3
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Premise: 4
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Plot Handling: 4
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Narrative: 3
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Total: 3+
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Next: Probe
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>TOS H4 Probe Copyright April 1992
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>Author: Margaret Wander Bonanno
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>StarDate: 8475.3
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>Plot Summary:
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> THE SPELLBINDING SEQUEL TO STAR TREK IV...
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> Winds of change are sweeping the galaxy. The Romulan Praetor
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>is dead, and with his passing, the Empire he ruled is in
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>chaos. Now, on a small planet in the heart of the Neutral
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>Zone, representatives of the United Federation of Planets and
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>the Empire have gathered to discuss initiating an era of true
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>peace....
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> But the talks are disrupted by a sudden defection -- and as
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>accusations of betrayal and treachery swirl around the
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>conference table, news of the probe's reappearance in Romulan
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>space arrives, and the Enterprise crew find themselves headed
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>for a final confrontation with not only the probe -- but the
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>Romulan Empire.
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As most of you probably already know, Margaret Wander Bonanno
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"has disclaimed ownership to this novel because of the changes
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imposed by the powers-that-be and the 'editing' done by Pocket
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Books to 'bring her novel into line'."
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Faced with this fact, I think one word accurately describes
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this release: FRAUD! This is not, by far, the worst Trek novel
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written this year, but it certainly comes close.
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This one is average fare from beginning to end, and that is
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nothing but a travesty; the original is a fascinating, enthralling
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read from the opening moments to the last sentence.
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Don't bother reading this one; attempt to get your hands on
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the original. You won't regret it. I'm going to give you a
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comparison of _Probe_ and _Music.._ here just to show you how
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far apart the two really are...
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_Probe_ _Music_of_the_Spheres_
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Characterization: 2 Characterization: 4
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Premise: 4 Premise: 4
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Plot Handling: 2 Plot Handling: 5
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Narrative: 1 Narrative: 5
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Total: 2+ Total: 5-
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Next: Chains of Command
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>TNG #21 Chains of Command Copyright April 1992
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>Author: Bill McCay and Eloise Flood
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>StarDate: UNKNOWN
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>Plot Summary:
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> While exploring a group of devastated class-M planets in a remote sector
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>of of space, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is shocked to discover a group
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>of human slaves on a forbidding, glacial world. When the slaves revolt
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>against their human overseers, Captain Picard and his crew sympathize with
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>the slaves plight but cannot interfere in the conflict.
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> After the revolt is a success, Captain Picard learns that both the slaves
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>and the overseers were controlled by a mysterious bird-like race called the
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>Tseetsk, who are coming to reclaim their property. With time running out,
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>the rebels kidnap Captain Picard and Counsellor Troi -- drawing the U.S.S.
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>Enterprise into the middle of their deadly plan of vengeance.
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Well, this makes two TNG novels in a row dealing with a race of slaves.
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This one works no better than the last one. The narrative and dialogue are
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uninvolving, and the plot is choppy. Unless you're a die-hard Trek-novel
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collector, this is one to avoid buying.. if you must read it, wait and get
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it from the library.
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Characterization: 2
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Premise: 2
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Plot Handling: 2
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Narrative: 2
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Total: 2
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Next: The Disinherited
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>TOS #59 The Disinherited Copyright May 1992
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>Author: Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman and Robert Greenberger
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>StarDate: 3034.6
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>Plot Summary:
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> Gamma Xaridian -- a peaceful Federation research colony that
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>becomes the third Federation world to suffer a brutal attack at
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>the hands of a mysterious alien fleet. With Lt. Uhura gone on an
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>important mission of her own, Captain Kirk and the U.S.S. Enterprise
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>are dispatched to investigate the attacks, only to find the planets
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>completely devastated.
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> When another nearby colony is attacked, the U.S.S. Enterprise is
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>ready and encounters a fleet of quick, small and deadly ships. Though
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>Kirk and his crew manage to turn the raiders away, the U.S.S. Enterprise
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>is severely damaged and the aliens escape.
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> As Kirk and his crew prepare for their next encounter with the raiders,
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>Mr. Spock makes a startling discovery about the purpose behind the alien
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>attacks -- a purpose that, if realized, could have deadly consequences
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>for the Federation and the U.S.S. Enterprise...
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Despite its multiple-authorship, this one comes out as a fairly
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good read. What we have is basically a good mystery. Who are the
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raiders, and why are they attacking Federation colonies?
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The plot is involving, and the dialogue is entertaining.
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Characterization: 3
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Premise: 4
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Plot Handling: 4
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Narrative: 4
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Total: 4-
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Next: Imbalance
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>TNG #22 Imbalance Copyright June 1992
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>Author: V.E. Mitchell
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>StarDate: 44839.2
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>Plot Summary:
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> The Jarada are a mysterious race of insectoid beings with an extreme
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>devotion to protocol. When this usually reclusive race offer to open
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>diplomatic relations with the Federation, Captain Picard and the U.S.S.
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>Enterprise are quickly ordered to Jarada to negotiate the exchange of
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>Ambassadors.
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> When the ship arrives, the Jarada seem uncharacteristically friendly.
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>The invite Picard to send down members of his crew and negotiations proceed
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>both quickly and smoothly. Suddenly, however, the Jarada change. They cut
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>off Commander Riker and his away team from the U.S.S. Enterprise and initiate
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>an unprovoked attack on the ship. Now Picard must unravel the aliens'
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>mystery before it's too late for the away team -- and the U.S.S. Enterprise.
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Ms. Mitchell has a good premise here: another encounter with the
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Jarada, a race of insectoid beings last seen in the TNG episode
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'The Big Goodbye'. It's also good to be seeing more of O'Brien and
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Keiko, but there are problems with that...
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This was quite a good novel, but one big thing kept detracting
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from the story. O'Brien and Keiko have a spat near the beginning of
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the novel, and for most of the rest of it, the two engage in what
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becomes extremely tiresome and annoying bickering... This would
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have fared slightly better if their dispute had been resolved more
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quickly.
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Characterization: 3 [too much fighting between Keiko and O'Brien]
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Premise: 4
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Plot Handling: 4
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Narrative: 3 [ditto]
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Total: 3+
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Next: Ice Trap [shudder]
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>TOS #60 Ice Trap Copyright July 1992
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>Author: L.A. Graf
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>StarDate: UNKNOWN
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>Plot Summary:
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> Sent to the icebound planet of Nordstral to investigate a
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>mysterious outbreak of insanity, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise
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>find themselves drawn into another, even deadlier mystery upon
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>their arrival. A team of research scientists has disappeared
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>on Nordstral's frozen wasteland, leaving no clue to their where-
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>abouts, and no hint of their fate.
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> While Uhura and Chekov tackle the mystery surrounding the
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>scientists' disappearance, Kirk and McCoy search for the truth
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>behind the outbreak of mental illness. But both teams soon find
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>themselves in danger, as the planet undergoes a series of massive
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>earthquakes and electromagnetic disruptions. Unable to contact
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>the U.S.S. Enterprise, both teams must fight for their lives as
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>they try to solve the mystery of Nordstral -- before the world
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>tears itself apart!
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I mentioned earlier that _Probe_ wasn't the worst Trek novel
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ever. Well, it is saved from that distinction by this novel.
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The characters are two-dimensional and paper-thin, the plot is
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a transparent roller-coaster ride that only goes down, and the
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premise is nearly ridiculous. Add to this the terrible portrayal
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of the central characters, and you have the makings of a total
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disaster.... I would urge you to not only avoid reading this,
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but burn any copies of it you may find. :-)
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Characterization: 0
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Premise: 1
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Plot Handling: 1
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Narrative: 0
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Total: 0+
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Next: Imzadi
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>TNG H2 Imzadi Copyright August 1992
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>Author: Peter David
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>StarDate: UNKNOWN
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>Plot Summary:
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> Years before they served together on board the U.S.S. Enterprise,
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>Commander William Riker and ship's counselor Deanna Troi had a
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>tempestuous love affair on her home planet of Betazed. Now, their
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>passions have cooled, and they serve together as friends. Yet the
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>memories of that time linger and Riker and Troi remain Imzadi --
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>a powerful Betazoid term that describes the enduring bond they
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>still share.
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> During delicate negotiations with an aggressive race called the
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>Sindareen, Deanna Troi mysteriously falls ill... and dies. But
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>her death is only the beginning of the adventure for Commander
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>Riker -- an adventure that will take him across time, pit him
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>against one of his closest friends, and force him to choose between
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>Starfleet's strictest rule and the one he calls Imzadi.
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Finally, Peter David returns. I see some people say that
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his plots are transparent and predictable, that the conclusion
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can be seen after the first two chapters. I certainly don't
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agree with that. And even if it were true, I think I'd still
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enjoy PAD's books, because the narration is so well done.
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This novel is a great one for fans of time travel. The
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part about the early history between Riker and Troi does tend
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to get thick, slow and wearying at points, but that is a minor
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sticking point. I really enjoyed this one.
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Characterization: 3
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Premise: 5
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Plot Handling: 4
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Narrative: 4
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Total: 4
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Next: Sanctuary
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>TOS #61 Sanctuary Copyright September 1992
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>Author: John Vornholt
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>StarDate: UNKNOWN
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>Plot Summary:
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> The planet Sanctuary -- A fabled world in unexplored space which is
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>thought to be the last refuge of the persecuted, home to both the justly
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>and unjustly accused. Though its name has been translated into every
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>language in the galaxy, Starfleet has never known its exact location.
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> When the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is assigned to capture a
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>dangerous criminal named Auk Rex, their pursuit takes them to an
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>unexplored sector of space. Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Dr. McCoy
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>continue the pursuit in a shuttlecraft, following Auk Rex to the surface
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>of the planet, Sanctuary. Soon, Kirk and his crew are locked in a life
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>and death struggle on the mysterious planet, which harbors deadly
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>secrets and never releases its visitors.
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John Vornholt seems to have tried to do just a little too much
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this year. Two novels published within two months of each other
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leads me to believe that both got short shrift.
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This is a passable story, but not more than that. The obviousness
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of the plot, and the way the readers are treated as if they are stupid
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bothers me quite a bit. Was it really necessary to *SPELL OUT* for
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us the method which the native species uses to reproduce? And how
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many people were surprised to learn that the girl the landing party
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meets in the woods is Auk Rex? I certainly wasn't.
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Other than those points, this worked pretty well, but it still
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comes out as just average or less than average.
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Characterization: 3
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Premise: 3
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Plot Handling: 2
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Narrative: 3
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Total: 3-
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Next: War Drums
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>TNG #23 War Drums Copyright October 1992
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>Author: John Vornholt
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>StarDate: UNKNOWN
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>Plot Summary:
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> The planet Selva -- a lush colony world settled by a hardy group of
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>humans, who found the planet already inhabited by a small gang of young
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>Klingons. When violence erupts between the two groups, Captain Picard
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>and the U.S.S. Enterprise are sent to render assistance.
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> Worf leads a landing party to the planet while the Starship Enterprise
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>is called away on another urgent mission. On Selva, Worf and his party
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>find that the old hatreds and prejudices between humans and Klingons are
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>revived, and the settlers are out for blood. Now, Worf must prevent
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>a horrible massacre, before all of them fall prey to Selva's deadly
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>secret... and raging fury.
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Vornholt's second offering in as many months, this one fares con-
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siderably worse than _Sanctuary_. If you're sick of seeing Worf por-
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trayed as a buffoonish wimp, then avoid this one... I mean, come on;
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Worf has difficulty defeating a teenage Klingon boy in hand-to-hand
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combat?? Ridiculous.
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I was gratified to see Ensign Ro finally get a place in the novel
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series -- until I read the novel, that is. She seems to care quite a
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bit too much what the colonists think of her... And there are other
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characterization problems. Look at Guinan. She is talking to Ro
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in Ten Forward and says "I have a feeling you're desperately needed
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down there"... NOT. Wouldn't happen. If a writer can't use a
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character well and correctly, they shouldn't attempt it.
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Vornholt's last two novels are decidedly disappointing after
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his outstanding work in _Masks_ and the slightly less equivocal
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_Contamination_.
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Characterization: 1
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Premise: 3
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Plot Handling: 2
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Narrative: 3
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Total: 2+
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Next: Best Destiny
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>TOS H5 Best Destiny Copyright November 1992
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>Author: Diane Carey
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>StarDate: UNKNOWN
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>Plot Summary:
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> As James T. Kirk prepares to retire from a long and illustrious
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>Starfleet career, events in a distant part of the Federation draw
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>him back to a part of the galaxy he had last visited as a young
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>man -- a mysterious world called Faramond whose name takes Kirk
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>on a journey back to his youth.
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> At sixteen, Kirk is troubled, estranged from his father, and
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>has a bleak future. However, a trip into space with Kirk's father
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>George and Starfleet legend Captain Robert April changes James
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>Kirk's life forever, when a simple voyage becomes a deadly trap.
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>Soon, Kirk and his father find themselves fighting for their
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>lives against a vicious and powerful enemy.
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> Before the voyage ends, father and son will face life and
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>death together, and James T. Kirk will get a glimpse of the
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>future and his own BEST DESTINY...
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Diane Carey revives some of her characters from _Final_Frontier_
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in this novel. We get to see what James T. Kirk was like at the
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age of sixteen, as well as some of the events that shaped him into
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the Starship Captain we know.
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The heavy Gothic focus on Kirk-as-god is noticeably absent here,
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thankfully. You won't get the impression from this one that she's
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in love with Kirk, either... All you get is a fantastic journey into
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Kirk's past.
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Characterization: 5
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Premise: 5
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Plot Handling: 4
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Narrative: 5
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Total: 5-
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Next: Death Count
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>TOS #62 Death Count Copyright November 1992
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>Author: L.A. Graf
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>StarDate: 5711.12
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>Plot Summary:
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> The disappearance of Andorian scientific genius Muav Haslev fuels
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>tensions between the Orions and Andorians -- tensions that come
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>dangerously close to full scale war. Captain Kirk and the crew of
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>the U.S.S. Enterprise are called to Starbase Sigma 1, located on the
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>edge of Andorian-Orion space, to patrol the sector as a deterrent
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>to hostilities.
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> On arrival, the crew encounters an inexplicable series of events,
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>beginning with missing equipment and shipboard malfunctions. After
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>a deadly transporter accident, Kirk suspects sabotage -- suspicions
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>that are confirmed by the mysterious murders of three Federation
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>officials. Now, Kirk and crew must put together the fragmented
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>pieces of the puzzle, before the Starship Enterprise faces destruction
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>and the galaxy faces interplanetary war.
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L.A. Graf strikes again. The characters this time out are
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just as flat as in _Ice_Trap_. After two of these fiascos from
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Graf, I think it's time we oust Kevin Ryan, and start publishing
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novels ourselves... I've seen fan fiction over in alt.startrek.creative
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that is better than this by a long shot...
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Characterization: 0
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Premise: 2
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Plot Handling: 1
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Narrative: 1
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Total: 1
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Next: Nightshade
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>TNG #24 Nightshade Copyright December 1992
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>Author: Laurell K. Hamilton
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>StarDate: UNKNOWN
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>
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>Plot Summary:
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> After two hundred years of civil war the planet Oriana is dying.
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>Most of the surface vegetation is gone, the air is nearly unbreathable,
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>and the people themselves are dying. Now, the two warring factions
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>have finally sat down to talk peace, and Captain Picard and the
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>U.S.S. Enterprise are sent to help them negotiate a settlement.
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> Picard, Lt. Worf, and Counsellor Troi beam down to Oriana, just
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>as the Starship Enterprise is called away on another urgent mission.
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>Alone on the planet, the U.S.S. Enterprise team learns that there
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>are people that would rather finish the devastating conflict than
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>talk peace. Suddenly, Picard is accused of murder and the delicate
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>negotiations have fallen into the hands of Lt. Worf.
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> Now, Worf and Troi must unravel the truth and prevent planet-wide
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>disaster, before time runs out for the people of Oriana and the crew
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>of the Starship Enterprise.
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I have quite a bit to say about this one, but this is supposed
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to be a quick review :-). The characterization is lousy, the
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premise is rather tired, and the dialogue is completely forgettable.
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Add to this the plot that's about as deep as a cookie-sheet, and
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you've got a real loser of a novel. Avoid this one, everyone.
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Characterization: 0
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Premise: 1
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Plot Handling: 1
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Narrative: 1
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Total: 1-
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RC Carman
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p.s. Look on the bright side: Things *can't* get any worse!.. ;-)
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| Ron C. Carman || Quantum physicists get all the girls. |
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| rccarm00@mik.uky.edu || Al. Is he live, or is he a hologram? |
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