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defcons_treklitA decent novel.
The first positive thing about it is, that it’s not a “Big Three” novel. Quite the opposite, because it’s focusing on Sulu, Chekov and Scott and the rest of the crew is only appearing in the frame story.
For me the frame story is the weakest point of the book, because I sometimes felt like watching a mix of different episodes of the original series (i.e. Day of the Dove, Errand of Mercy) and it isn’t especially innovative as a whole.
The stories in the past are pretty predictable, but nonetheless interesting to read. Some events seemed to be rather forced, like Chekov meeting one of Kirk’s ancestors in WW II Russia, but one could argue that this was part of Weyland’s plan.
Although all three stories in the past have the same basic pattern, they were written different enough to hold the readers interest for all three of them.
All in all an above average story, which would’ve needed a better frame story to make an even better impression.
Rating : 72 %
The first positive thing about it is, that it’s not a “Big Three” novel. Quite the opposite, because it’s focusing on Sulu, Chekov and Scott and the rest of the crew is only appearing in the frame story.
For me the frame story is the weakest point of the book, because I sometimes felt like watching a mix of different episodes of the original series (i.e. Day of the Dove, Errand of Mercy) and it isn’t especially innovative as a whole.
The stories in the past are pretty predictable, but nonetheless interesting to read. Some events seemed to be rather forced, like Chekov meeting one of Kirk’s ancestors in WW II Russia, but one could argue that this was part of Weyland’s plan.
Although all three stories in the past have the same basic pattern, they were written different enough to hold the readers interest for all three of them.
All in all an above average story, which would’ve needed a better frame story to make an even better impression.
Rating : 72 %
