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ericthelemming's review
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
divinebovine's review against another edition
2.0
Was a fun, short read. B plot went nowhere, the A plot ended super abruptly, and Archer is an idiot ("I don't understand a basic crab analogy") but at least the short length made it a fun day's read
fretsandflour's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Really felt like the characters from the show. Easy to visualize while reading.
alexbe2ab4's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
snazel's review against another edition
That was an interesting concept. I would have liked to see it from authors with some affection for the characters, or the concept of characterization, or the concept of showing as opposed to telling, or the construction of a compelling plot, or the show bible, or the Star Trek universe.
anovelstart's review
4.0
This has to be my favourite Star Trek book so far. I feel like it opened up to many new ideas.
Enterprise enters its very own first contact situation. Unfortunately, not all goes to plan. Archer learns to appreciate the value of patience as he begins to do things 'by the book' in hope of forming a new friend with the new species.
The three key characters in this book were Hoshi, T'Pol and Captain Archer. Hoshi experiences some character development in this novel by learning not to worry too much about what's going to happen - if it's going to happen then it will do. Her frustration at learning the Fazi's language really shows through, and even makes you want to give her a wide birth. T'Pol seems to get more annoying in this novel, but thankfully her advice is finally sinking in with her colleagues.
The way they interact with eachother is interesting in this novel. At the beginning of the Enterprise novels, everyone disliked T'Pol, but in this book people are backing her decisions up - Hoshi in particular. I think the two characters worked really well together. T'Pol gets her confidence from her logic, were as Hoshi is still quite warey of making her opinions known. Since the two have came to the same conclusion in this novel, it gives Hoshi a chance to add her findings to T'Pols logic to make a solid foundation for Archers decisions.
The Fazi are a race who appear to be even more strict than the Vulcans, even their cities are built by certain standards, each house facing the same way, to the same degree, each chimney is on the exact same spot on every household, etc. etc. So, as you can guess, T'Pol's Vulcan experience comes in handy, it also lets Captain Archer ease up a little on the Vulcans because it shows him how easy they had their first contact! I did find this slightly amusing, because no matter what Archer does at the beginning of the book, it's all wrong. From the very beginning he should have just listened to T'Pol. This situation lets the authors display a wide range of emotions in Archer, truly showing his inner conflict.
One part of the story I really could relate to was the subplot. Cutler trying to introduce a few members of the crew to a RPG; using bolts for dice and a towel as a map. I found it very amusing that they were battling against a race of bright green martians with sharp teeth and claws... their first instinct - fight! Typical human nature. Each decision had it's concequences, which I enjoyed watching. One member of the team had a particuarly bad time trying to stay alive, and was continuously ridiculed by the others. The extent of this humour almost seemed real to me, like I could hear them. In truth, the only reason this review doesn't have five stars is because I wanted more of this subplot. I wanted to join in and tell them what decision to make.
My second favourite part of the novel was the shock that the second race on the planet are telepathic - and potentially leathal to humans and Fazi alike! I also liked the concept of some of the new technologies in this novel.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes Star Trek. I found the book more amusing that I expected to be, which was of course a delight! I adored the description of the new alien species, the technologies, and the new cultures - I found them fascinating. Yet another example of Voyager fighting seemingly undefeatable odds.
Enterprise enters its very own first contact situation. Unfortunately, not all goes to plan. Archer learns to appreciate the value of patience as he begins to do things 'by the book' in hope of forming a new friend with the new species.
The three key characters in this book were Hoshi, T'Pol and Captain Archer. Hoshi experiences some character development in this novel by learning not to worry too much about what's going to happen - if it's going to happen then it will do. Her frustration at learning the Fazi's language really shows through, and even makes you want to give her a wide birth. T'Pol seems to get more annoying in this novel, but thankfully her advice is finally sinking in with her colleagues.
The way they interact with eachother is interesting in this novel. At the beginning of the Enterprise novels, everyone disliked T'Pol, but in this book people are backing her decisions up - Hoshi in particular. I think the two characters worked really well together. T'Pol gets her confidence from her logic, were as Hoshi is still quite warey of making her opinions known. Since the two have came to the same conclusion in this novel, it gives Hoshi a chance to add her findings to T'Pols logic to make a solid foundation for Archers decisions.
The Fazi are a race who appear to be even more strict than the Vulcans, even their cities are built by certain standards, each house facing the same way, to the same degree, each chimney is on the exact same spot on every household, etc. etc. So, as you can guess, T'Pol's Vulcan experience comes in handy, it also lets Captain Archer ease up a little on the Vulcans because it shows him how easy they had their first contact! I did find this slightly amusing, because no matter what Archer does at the beginning of the book, it's all wrong. From the very beginning he should have just listened to T'Pol. This situation lets the authors display a wide range of emotions in Archer, truly showing his inner conflict.
One part of the story I really could relate to was the subplot. Cutler trying to introduce a few members of the crew to a RPG; using bolts for dice and a towel as a map. I found it very amusing that they were battling against a race of bright green martians with sharp teeth and claws... their first instinct - fight! Typical human nature. Each decision had it's concequences, which I enjoyed watching. One member of the team had a particuarly bad time trying to stay alive, and was continuously ridiculed by the others. The extent of this humour almost seemed real to me, like I could hear them. In truth, the only reason this review doesn't have five stars is because I wanted more of this subplot. I wanted to join in and tell them what decision to make.
My second favourite part of the novel was the shock that the second race on the planet are telepathic - and potentially leathal to humans and Fazi alike! I also liked the concept of some of the new technologies in this novel.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes Star Trek. I found the book more amusing that I expected to be, which was of course a delight! I adored the description of the new alien species, the technologies, and the new cultures - I found them fascinating. Yet another example of Voyager fighting seemingly undefeatable odds.
anovelstart's review against another edition
4.0
This has to be my favourite Star Trek book so far. I feel like it opened up to many new ideas.
Enterprise enters its very own first contact situation. Unfortunately, not all goes to plan. Archer learns to appreciate the value of patience as he begins to do things 'by the book' in hope of forming a new friend with the new species.
The three key characters in this book were Hoshi, T'Pol and Captain Archer. Hoshi experiences some character development in this novel by learning not to worry too much about what's going to happen - if it's going to happen then it will do. Her frustration at learning the Fazi's language really shows through, and even makes you want to give her a wide birth. T'Pol seems to get more annoying in this novel, but thankfully her advice is finally sinking in with her colleagues.
The way they interact with eachother is interesting in this novel. At the beginning of the Enterprise novels, everyone disliked T'Pol, but in this book people are backing her decisions up - Hoshi in particular. I think the two characters worked really well together. T'Pol gets her confidence from her logic, were as Hoshi is still quite warey of making her opinions known. Since the two have came to the same conclusion in this novel, it gives Hoshi a chance to add her findings to T'Pols logic to make a solid foundation for Archers decisions.
The Fazi are a race who appear to be even more strict than the Vulcans, even their cities are built by certain standards, each house facing the same way, to the same degree, each chimney is on the exact same spot on every household, etc. etc. So, as you can guess, T'Pol's Vulcan experience comes in handy, it also lets Captain Archer ease up a little on the Vulcans because it shows him how easy they had their first contact! I did find this slightly amusing, because no matter what Archer does at the beginning of the book, it's all wrong. From the very beginning he should have just listened to T'Pol. This situation lets the authors display a wide range of emotions in Archer, truly showing his inner conflict.
One part of the story I really could relate to was the subplot. Cutler trying to introduce a few members of the crew to a RPG; using bolts for dice and a towel as a map. I found it very amusing that they were battling against a race of bright green martians with sharp teeth and claws... their first instinct - fight! Typical human nature. Each decision had it's concequences, which I enjoyed watching. One member of the team had a particuarly bad time trying to stay alive, and was continuously ridiculed by the others. The extent of this humour almost seemed real to me, like I could hear them. In truth, the only reason this review doesn't have five stars is because I wanted more of this subplot. I wanted to join in and tell them what decision to make.
My second favourite part of the novel was the shock that the second race on the planet are telepathic - and potentially leathal to humans and Fazi alike! I also liked the concept of some of the new technologies in this novel.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes Star Trek. I found the book more amusing that I expected to be, which was of course a delight! I adored the description of the new alien species, the technologies, and the new cultures - I found them fascinating. Yet another example of Voyager fighting seemingly undefeatable odds.
Enterprise enters its very own first contact situation. Unfortunately, not all goes to plan. Archer learns to appreciate the value of patience as he begins to do things 'by the book' in hope of forming a new friend with the new species.
The three key characters in this book were Hoshi, T'Pol and Captain Archer. Hoshi experiences some character development in this novel by learning not to worry too much about what's going to happen - if it's going to happen then it will do. Her frustration at learning the Fazi's language really shows through, and even makes you want to give her a wide birth. T'Pol seems to get more annoying in this novel, but thankfully her advice is finally sinking in with her colleagues.
The way they interact with eachother is interesting in this novel. At the beginning of the Enterprise novels, everyone disliked T'Pol, but in this book people are backing her decisions up - Hoshi in particular. I think the two characters worked really well together. T'Pol gets her confidence from her logic, were as Hoshi is still quite warey of making her opinions known. Since the two have came to the same conclusion in this novel, it gives Hoshi a chance to add her findings to T'Pols logic to make a solid foundation for Archers decisions.
The Fazi are a race who appear to be even more strict than the Vulcans, even their cities are built by certain standards, each house facing the same way, to the same degree, each chimney is on the exact same spot on every household, etc. etc. So, as you can guess, T'Pol's Vulcan experience comes in handy, it also lets Captain Archer ease up a little on the Vulcans because it shows him how easy they had their first contact! I did find this slightly amusing, because no matter what Archer does at the beginning of the book, it's all wrong. From the very beginning he should have just listened to T'Pol. This situation lets the authors display a wide range of emotions in Archer, truly showing his inner conflict.
One part of the story I really could relate to was the subplot. Cutler trying to introduce a few members of the crew to a RPG; using bolts for dice and a towel as a map. I found it very amusing that they were battling against a race of bright green martians with sharp teeth and claws... their first instinct - fight! Typical human nature. Each decision had it's concequences, which I enjoyed watching. One member of the team had a particuarly bad time trying to stay alive, and was continuously ridiculed by the others. The extent of this humour almost seemed real to me, like I could hear them. In truth, the only reason this review doesn't have five stars is because I wanted more of this subplot. I wanted to join in and tell them what decision to make.
My second favourite part of the novel was the shock that the second race on the planet are telepathic - and potentially leathal to humans and Fazi alike! I also liked the concept of some of the new technologies in this novel.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes Star Trek. I found the book more amusing that I expected to be, which was of course a delight! I adored the description of the new alien species, the technologies, and the new cultures - I found them fascinating. Yet another example of Voyager fighting seemingly undefeatable odds.
shiv91's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I wasn't overly interested in the RPG side of the plot but I enjoyed the Fazi world and interactions.
taaya's review against another edition
4.0
Hätte noch mehr Rollenspiel mit noch mehr (und bekannteren) Crewmitgliedern gebrauchen können, den Plot fand ich fast noch besser, als die eigentlichen Erstkontakte. Aber ein gut lesbares, unterhaltendes Buch.
bahuerka's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0