Reviews

Here There Be Dragons by John Peel

electricbolt's review

3.0

This was the first Star Trek TNG novel I read when I was younger and it felt like the right time to read it again, having forgotten most of the story details by this point. The structure of this story felt more expansive than what a tv budget or time constraints could do properly and showcased to me personally what Trek books have the ability to strive towards.

Having read it now, my brain kept characterizing it as a slightly (There's still quite a bit of violence) toned down "Star Trek as Game of Thrones" kinda story, with a super corrupt and wicked duke, a devious advisor, etc etc.

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The unfortunate aspect of the story though is most of the conflict the characters deal with arises due to their own naivety, which seems out of place when you're talking about characters like Picard, Riker, or Ro.

scarlettletters's review

4.0

Ok, so be aware that the four star rating is aware of what this book is--it's not like, a masterful work of literature but it was an enjoyable story of the Enterprise's adventures. I found a few of these paperbacks when I was home for Christmas (no idea where they came from since I wasn't into Trek then) and this one had a medieval thing going so I started with it. It reads more or less exactly like an ep of the series, although a bit longer and pretty much every character has a subplot (even Barclay!). The dialogue is really true to the characters and bonus! Ensign Ro is in it! So I mean, obviously skip it if you have no interest in TNG but for fans of the show it's basically like having another episode to watch.