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adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.0
I'm enjoying my progress through The Original Series of books, but as I am going through...I have been hankering for a mini-series of books. That is why I picked up this book/series. I need a little more continuity...than just one-off novels (though I love them, too).
This story was both intimate, with Samuel and Michael Fuller (love that last name) and the other storyline is about the Klingons and their need for constant war.
I love one of the paragraphs in Chapter 3, talks about the differences between humans and Klingons. "We see ourselves as peaceful people (humans) who occasionally have to resort to force to defend ourselves. They (Klingons) see themselves as a conquering, aggressive people who occasionally have to resort to peace." This is represented within this story, too. The natures of these two civilizations and how they approach and discuss PEACE, but also know that WAR is inevitable. The Federation needs more time, while the warrior mentality is to go to war NOW!
So, these two storylines are sort of separate at the beginning, but as the book progresses, we see them converge.
Love this first novel and how it weaves characters that we've never met before, with the standard crew of the USS Enterprise.
I look forward to the next two books.
This story was both intimate, with Samuel and Michael Fuller (love that last name) and the other storyline is about the Klingons and their need for constant war.
I love one of the paragraphs in Chapter 3, talks about the differences between humans and Klingons. "We see ourselves as peaceful people (humans) who occasionally have to resort to force to defend ourselves. They (Klingons) see themselves as a conquering, aggressive people who occasionally have to resort to peace." This is represented within this story, too. The natures of these two civilizations and how they approach and discuss PEACE, but also know that WAR is inevitable. The Federation needs more time, while the warrior mentality is to go to war NOW!
So, these two storylines are sort of separate at the beginning, but as the book progresses, we see them converge.
Love this first novel and how it weaves characters that we've never met before, with the standard crew of the USS Enterprise.
I look forward to the next two books.
djwudi's review
adventurous
fast-paced
3.0
Picks up directly after the end of the prior trilogy, with tensions between Starfleet and the Klingon Empire continuing to deteriorate. Moves the larger story along, while also using flashbacks to revisit events in the prior books from another viewpoint. This continues to be a strong series.
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