Another satisfactory installment in the Star Trek TNG saga. This one makes good use of Worf and to lesser degrees Dr. Pulaski and Geordi to tell a talAnother satisfactory installment in the Star Trek TNG saga. This one makes good use of Worf and to lesser degrees Dr. Pulaski and Geordi to tell a tale about a world that has devolved into a gladiator entertainment centered society.
The story does raise some interesting issues about what develops strength of character and how a society that is decimated by an alien conflict might be psychologically scarred for generations. It doesn't make much use of the Star Trek mythos other than borrowing a few of the main characters and a few of the precepts but there's nothing inherently wrong in that.
Perhaps not the best Star Trek novel but still a worthwhile read. ...more
A worthy installment in the Star Trek TNG book series. This novel features an interesting storyline while capitalizing on the characters and mythos deA worthy installment in the Star Trek TNG book series. This novel features an interesting storyline while capitalizing on the characters and mythos developed around the Star Trek TNG series.
We get to again spend time with characters we enjoy and consider how the stage of development of a planet might affect its inhabitants. We also get to consider the roles of masks and identities and the roles that people are forced to play by society.
I somehow missed this when these novels were originally release but I went back and filled the gap. This one seemed to lack some of the appeal of the I somehow missed this when these novels were originally release but I went back and filled the gap. This one seemed to lack some of the appeal of the series with most of the action taking place on an ecologically challenged planet with two warring factions. It easily reached the level of good science fiction but didn't rise to the level of brilliant or even inspired.
None of the characters revealed any new quirks or traits and it presented no truly new ideas.
Still, the prose was workmanlike and it was a speedy read. I'm glad to have finally filled the gap....more
I used to read Star Trek and Star Trek TNG novels on a very frequent basis but have sort of fallen off in my readership over the last few years. When I used to read Star Trek and Star Trek TNG novels on a very frequent basis but have sort of fallen off in my readership over the last few years. When I saw that there was a new series about starfleet academy dealing with the characters at a younger age I was curious and picked this one up. It's been in my "to read" pile for yonks and I finally decided to tackle it.
It's interesting to see Spock as a young man still living at home and very much under his father's sway. The book uses all that we've gleaned over the years about Spock and is faithful to the canon while giving an adventure for a young Spock.
The book is well written and fast moving and concentrates on some cultural taboos that Sarek and Spock stumble upon while trying to help a less logical race end a war and join the Federation. While clearly aimed at a younger audience than the standard Star trek novels this book is in no way juvenile. It was worth the reading time and had some of the best of the elements that I've grown to love in these books over the years. If you're a trekkie, by all means check it out....more
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