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hellsfire's review against another edition
4.0
First of all, Star Trek Federation was entirely overpriced for what it was. No one should ever pay retail for what it was. I thought that it would be more interactive. I thought that Sulu would say more and give a more detailed history at certain parts. I thought the maps and other documentation would be bigger or have more info. Sadly, it was none of that.
But what it was was a very good and informative book on the first 150 years of the Federation. I found all that stuff really interesting and easy to read. It was also inter spliced with confessions, letters, maps, etc. of what was going on at the time too. So if you're a Trekkie or enjoy fiction history, you'll love it!
I also think you'll get more out of this book if you have watched Enterprise or The Original Series. There are a lot of things that are brushed upon, given more detail, etc. from those two. It saddens me that a lot of stuff like the Romulan War would have been done if ENT had more seasons. (As a side note, ENT is an excellent show so go watch it. Just ignore the crappy theme music).
I would love for there to be more volumes. I'd be hesitate to buy them because of the price though. Even though Amazon had it for $50, it really should have been $50 retail. If they do more, maybe they'll get rid of the pointless base.
But what it was was a very good and informative book on the first 150 years of the Federation. I found all that stuff really interesting and easy to read. It was also inter spliced with confessions, letters, maps, etc. of what was going on at the time too. So if you're a Trekkie or enjoy fiction history, you'll love it!
I also think you'll get more out of this book if you have watched Enterprise or The Original Series. There are a lot of things that are brushed upon, given more detail, etc. from those two. It saddens me that a lot of stuff like the Romulan War would have been done if ENT had more seasons. (As a side note, ENT is an excellent show so go watch it. Just ignore the crappy theme music).
I would love for there to be more volumes. I'd be hesitate to buy them because of the price though. Even though Amazon had it for $50, it really should have been $50 retail. If they do more, maybe they'll get rid of the pointless base.
cdbarker's review against another edition
5.0
A fun read that looks at "the history of a future." Rather than just a simple timeline, or dates and people, David A. Goodman, the author of the Autobiography of James T. Kirk, walks through what a record of the United Federation of Planets would have looked, sounded, and felt like in 2311, the UFP's 150th anniversary. With plenty of in-jokes for the hardcore fan, the use of "recently uncovered" documents not only feels like a historian writing with a long view, but also allows the author to deal with retconning and retconning of retconning without getting bogged down. A fun read for Trek fans.
cmvogt5's review against another edition
5.0
If you're a Star Trek nerd, you'll absolutely love this book. If you're not, move along.
kmoses87's review against another edition
4.0
Apparently I already read this book?? I didn't think my memory was that bad. Anyway if that's the case I enjoyed the book more now that I've watched more episodes of Star Trek (I've currently finished everything through season 5 of Deep Space 9). It was fun being able to learn the history of the Federation and see some familiar characters. My favorite was when Curzon Dax appeared, though it wasn't mentioned that he had actually lived hundreds of years because of the symbiont, if you watch DS9 you understand that from the hint that "he appeared wiser than his years". I'm looking forward to watching Enterprise (despite people saying it's the worst of the tv shows). It was interesting to learn that the author of this book was the writer for Enterprise.
jcarter's review against another edition
5.0
I figured this "history" book would be hard to get through (like many of my school books), but it is surprisingly readable. Exciting, in fact, especially the chapter on the Romulan War, which has never been covered in any of the films or TV series. Of course, this is for Star Trek fans only.
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