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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Hidden Universe Travel Guides: Star Trek: Vulcan' by Dayton Ward is a fictional travel guide to a most unusual world. It's a pretty good parody of travel guides with lots of winks and nods to the world of Star Trek.
The book begins with an overview of the planet Vulcan and includes etiquette, lodging tips and a history of the people. The book then talks about the different regions of the planet like Sikahr, Kir Province, T'Paal and Vulcan's Forge. Each section talks about the history of the area, how you can get around, and what there is to see and do in the region. Shopping, dining and lodging options are discussed. Throughout the book, various well known Vulcans (and other characters) from all the series show up with something to add.
When I was young, I remember a school project where we had to plan a fictional trip to a real place. I would have had a lot more fun planning a trip to Vulcan. The book is filled with gorgeous illustrations by Livio Ramondelli and Peter Markowski. The writing is light and fun and I had a great time reading this and finding all the sly references to Star Trek moments.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Insight Editions and NetGalley in exchange for an honest reivew. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
The book begins with an overview of the planet Vulcan and includes etiquette, lodging tips and a history of the people. The book then talks about the different regions of the planet like Sikahr, Kir Province, T'Paal and Vulcan's Forge. Each section talks about the history of the area, how you can get around, and what there is to see and do in the region. Shopping, dining and lodging options are discussed. Throughout the book, various well known Vulcans (and other characters) from all the series show up with something to add.
When I was young, I remember a school project where we had to plan a fictional trip to a real place. I would have had a lot more fun planning a trip to Vulcan. The book is filled with gorgeous illustrations by Livio Ramondelli and Peter Markowski. The writing is light and fun and I had a great time reading this and finding all the sly references to Star Trek moments.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Insight Editions and NetGalley in exchange for an honest reivew. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
thelibrarylady42's review against another edition
3.0
While I enjoyed the book it was a little difficult to read straight through. If you think about travel guides most of the time we don't read the whole thing straight through in order. We skip around and look at the the things that are most interesting first then go back. If I had approached it more like that I would have enjoyed it more. It was so cool to have bits and pieces of Trek history woven in though.
adastraperlibris's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
kaitlyn312399's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
tanya_the_spack's review against another edition
5.0
Love!! I'm actually giving it 4.5 stars, though. It loses half a star because there are no photographs, only illustrations. I know Vulcans are not opposed to photos, so this was an odd editorial decision. The illustrations are very nice, but I hope future editions will include ample photos.
dangerousnerd's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
razikale's review against another edition
funny
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
taaya's review against another edition
3.0
Als Ebook ist es leider nicht ganz so geeignet, eventuell hätte das Lesen mehr Spaß gemacht, wenn man die Illustrationen ganzseitig hätte sehen können, wie es im Print der Fall ist. So aber sind die Texte das Hauptaugenmerk, und, ... wie bei irdischen Reiseführern werden die gerne etwas eintönig, wenn wieder und wieder über Shopping und Hotels in verschiedenen Städten liest.
live_vegan's review against another edition
3.0
Great book for Star Trek fans, especially fans of the Vulcans. It contains a lot of information, but with sections like "Dealing with an Unexpected or Unwanted Katra" and "So You Want to Purge All of Your Emotions," it will be fun read.