Book Review: ‘A Good Day to Die’ by Keith R.A. DeCandido
January 16, 2024 at 4:44 pm | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | 2 CommentsTags: i.k.s. gorkon, keith r.a. decandido
Star Trek: A Good Day to Die is the first book in the IKS Gorkon series by Keith R.A. DeCandido. It was published by Pocket Books from Simon and Schuster and was released in November 2003.
This is a very entertaining and unique book! Normally Star Trek books follow the Federation and Starfleet. We are on a ship that is on a mission to seek out new life forms and new civilizations. We usually only get short chapters from the other civilizations, and never a whole book from their perspective.
However this book follows the Klingons exclusively, and it follows their ship the IKS Gorkon as it is tasked with adding new planets to the Klingon Empire.
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘A Good Day to Die’ by Keith R.A. DeCandido…Book Review: ‘Imzadi’ by Peter David
December 21, 2023 at 7:54 am | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | 1 CommentTags: peter david, the next generation
Star Trek: Imzadi is the second hardcover published for The Next Generation by Pocket Books. It was written by Peter David, and was released in August 1992.
From my understanding, this is the bestselling Star Trek novel out there, and certainly one of, if not the most famous Star Trek novel. I’ve had the paperback and the hardcover for a few years now, but never felt the urge to pick it up until now.
And while I have one big complaint, this is a well developed book!
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘Imzadi’ by Peter David…Book Review: ‘The Missing’ by Una McCormack
December 13, 2023 at 7:46 am | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | 1 CommentTags: deep space nine, una mccormack
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Missing is a novel by Una McCormack following the events of The Fall series. It was published by Pocket Books at Simon and Schuster and was released in January of 2015.
Una McCormack has been a really solid author for me. I’ve read three of her books previously. The Crimson Shadow from The Fall Series and The Last Best Hope from the Picard series are top tier Star Trek novels. Seriously, in my top 10 for sure! Unfortunately, Second Self was a bit of a let down, but her track record overall has been excellent. And I”m happy to report…this book is also excellent!
This is a Deep Space Nine book first and foremost, with some connections to The Next Generation. The connections come in the form of Doctor Pulaski and her ship the Athene Donald, as well as Beverly Crusher, who has temporarily taken the role as Chief Medical Officer on board Deep Space Nine. Otherwise, its pretty much a Deep Space Nine book.
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘The Missing’ by Una McCormack…Book Review: ‘First Contact’ by J.M. Dillard
November 21, 2023 at 7:44 am | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | 1 CommentTags: j.m. dillard
Star Trek: First Contact is the novelization of the eighth Star Trek movie by J. M. Dillard. It is based on the story by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, and Ronald D. Moore, and the screenplay by Brannon Braga and Ronald D. Moore. It was published by Pocket Books and released in hardcover in December 1996.
J. M. Dillard is no stranger to Star Trek storytelling, as she has written numerous novels in the universe, but also has written the most movie novelizations (totaling at six). She has a mixed bag so far for me. She wrote Star Trek The Undiscovered Country novelization, which I thought was superb, the Star Trek Generations novelization, which I also thought was superb, and the Star Trek The Final Frontier novelization, which I thought was ok. This book lines up closer in the “it’s fine” category of novelizations.
Interestingly, I believe that this is the best of the next generation era movies (certainly not an unpopular opinion in the Trek fandom). However, Dillard adds little to this book in terms of new scenes, dialogue or context. What she does add wasn’t particularly exciting to me as a reader.
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘First Contact’ by J.M. Dillard…Book Review: ‘A Singular Destiny’ by Keith R.A. DeCandido
November 7, 2023 at 12:37 pm | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | Leave a commentTags: keith r.a. decandido
Star Trek: A Singular Destiny is a crossover-standalone Star Trek novel by Keith R. A. DeCandido. It was published by Pocket Books and was released in February 2009.
This book is like the Aftermath of Star Trek. While the novel Aftermath shows the crazy chaotic nature of the Star Wars universe after the events of Return of the Jedi, A Singular Destiny shows the chaotic nature of the Star Trek universe after the events of Star Trek Destiny. Both books also have little interludes that show life throughout the universe.
A Singular Destiny is very much a Star Trek politics based story, featuring the various empires and governments from the post-Nemesis universe. We follow Sonek Pran, a professor called into duty by President Bacco to negotiate with various empires for refugees and trade resumptions. Along the way, he uncovers a plot to create a cold war style standoff that will impact the Star Trek lit verse for many books to come!
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘A Singular Destiny’ by Keith R.A. DeCandido…Book Review: ‘Force and Motion’ by Jeffrey Lang
October 6, 2023 at 5:55 am | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | 1 CommentTags: deep space nine, jeffrey lang
Star Trek: Force and Motion is a novel from the Deep Space Nine line of books by Jeffrey Lang. It was released from Simon and Schuster’s Pocket Books in June 2016 (as part of the 50 year anniversary of Star Trek).
I won’t bury the lead on this one. This is by far the best Star Trek novel I’ve read in a long time. For sure in my top five standalone Star Trek novels!
This is a much smaller novel than most of my favorites. This story follows Chief O’Brien and Commander Nog as they go out to visit O’Brien’s longtime friend, Benjamin Maxwell on the research station Robert Hooke. One of the research projects goes awry, causing chaos and problems for the characters involved.
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘Force and Motion’ by Jeffrey Lang…Book Review: ‘Ishmael’ by Barbara Hambly
September 21, 2023 at 5:34 am | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | 1 CommentTags: barbara hambly
Star Trek: Ishmael is a Star Trek (The Original Series) #23 novel written by Barbara Hambly and was released by Pocket Books in May of 1985.
This is a very classic Star Trek book, and it worked for me on many levels.
The first thing about this book that works so well is that it’s a time travel novel. Hambly deftly writes a Star Trek time-travel story before the most famous Star Trek time travel stories (The Voyage Home and First Contact) were made. It focuses on Spock, who get thrown into the past and doesn’t remember who he is, why he is there, or really anything else.
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘Ishmael’ by Barbara Hambly…Book Review: ‘Warpath’ by David Mack
September 7, 2023 at 10:10 am | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | Leave a commentTags: david mack, deep space nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Warpath is a Mirror Universe crossover novel written by David Mack. It was released by Simon and Schuster’s Pocket Books in April 2006.
David Mack has produced some fantastic Star Trek novels over the years. His Destiny Trilogy is one of the most important and impactful Trek series ever. His entry in The Fall series A Ceremony of Losses might have the best themes of any Trek book, and his A Time to books were action packed with interesting character developments. And there are so many other books and series that he has contributed to that he did a great job on.
So it is sad to say that this book is not like the others. I really didn’t enjoy this one, and felt that it lacked Mack’s typical panache and quality.
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘Warpath’ by David Mack…Book Review: ‘My Enemy, My Ally’ by Diane Duane
August 15, 2023 at 6:13 am | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | 1 CommentTags: diane duane
Star Trek: My Enemy, My Ally is the 18th “numbered” Star Trek novel from Simon and Schuster’s Pocket Books. It was written by Diane Duane and was released in July 1984.
This book explores classic Star Trek themes and really blends clever writing with nostalgic feelings. Sometimes, the old Pocket Book Star Trek books don’t age well, and sometimes they age really well. This is definitely one that fits into the latter category.
This book is mainly centered around the character of Ael t’Rlailiu (I will only write “Ael” in the rest of the review), who is a Romulan commander of the Bloodwing. She learns that Romulan scientists are capturing Vulcans and performing horrific experiments on them to try to gain an edge in the Cold War between the Romulans, Klingons, and the Federation. Ael is horrified to learn about this and decides to do the only honorable thing…commit treason.
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘My Enemy, My Ally’ by Diane Duane…Book Review: ‘Klingon’ by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
August 4, 2023 at 7:25 am | Posted in Books, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Star Trek | 1 CommentTags: david mack, dean wesley smith, kristine kathryn rusch
Star Trek: Klingon is a novelization of the 1996 CD-Rom game from Simon and Schuster. It was adapted by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch and is based on the script by Hilary Bader (with a story by both Smith and Rusch). It was released in May of 1996.
This is one of the most fascinating books I’ve read in a while, purely because of the design of the book. Rather than be a novelization of a television episode or movie (like previous Star Trek novelizations), this book adapts a “click-and-move” CD game from the 90s, which was thin on story and yet had enormous potential. Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch do an excellent job of adding to the story to make it much more exciting and compelling for the book audience.
Continue Reading Book Review: ‘Klingon’ by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch…-
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