I had mixed feelings about this book while reading it, but now that I’ve finished it I realize that I enjoyed it quite a bit! The first half slogged for me. It was not a page-turner, although I was interested theoretically in the protagonist and his situation, I found it quite easy to put the book down for a day or two and return for a chapter here or there. It wasn’t bad, I just wasn’t hooked. The second half, though, pulled it all together, […]
“Corona”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #30
by Greg Bear “Kirk was eternally fascinated by the procedures for making the Enterprise ship-shape for a long voyage. He was as familiar with every action as a man watching his wife dress in the morning, and yet…it had that same sort of fascination, of responsibility mixed with some perverse and impossible kind of ownership. NO individual could own a starship, any more than a man could own his wife. Still, the Enterprise was his .” The Federation loses contact with a Vulcan research station […]
“Star Trek Voyager: Protectors”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #29
by Kirsten Beyer “What lay beyond the ledge looked like small stars suspended in the darkness above, and below and emitted the only ambient light in the shaft.” “Lieutenant Kim and Commander Fife can speak their theories, but conditions were nominal until the tremors began.” “The Doctor registered a smile creasing his holographic lips that elicited a smile from Glenn.” Thirteen more Old Star Trek books under my belt, and another package from Amazon brings me a newly published one! Time to take a break […]
Oh Snowman, Where You Gonna Run To?
Snowman is the last man on Earth. The survivor of some extinction-level event, he spends his days on a beach, fighting the elements and watching over the Children of Crake and Oryx. These children are not like Snowman, who used to be called Jimmy before the world died. Snowman is their caretaker, of sorts, but as the days wear on and his supplies dwindle, he is forced to leave the Children behind and set off for the city in search of more food. Unfortunately, this […]
“The Trellisane Confrontation”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #28
by David Dvorkin “Vulcans and Earthmen are both descended from an ancient race who colonized most of the known galaxy. Almost all of the humanoid races we know of are descended from them, and that probably includes you. Of course there has been genetic drift and adaptation to extreme conditions, producing anomalies like the Vulcans.” Enterprise picks up a group of terrorist prisoners for transport to Starfleet Headquarters. Even though the terrorists being transported are VERY DANGEROUS, Enterprise must rush to the aid of the […]
“The Wounded Sky”: Star Trek Novelization Vangie13 cbr #27
by Diane Duane “It didn’t necessarily follow that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one; that was a choice that could be ethically made only if the “one” was your own self.” (The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas) This is possibly my most favorite Star Trek book (tied with “Uhura’s Song”). It is one of my favorite books of any genre. Upon re-reading it, I realized how much the concepts in this book have shaped my beliefs […]
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