Reviews

Blaze of Glory by Simon Hawke

thebeardedpoet's review

5.0

This is a Next Gen adventure that held my attention throughout. I won't get into the details of the plot but I loved how Picard and the crew were faced with a strategic problem and a race against time. It's great when thrillers like this amp up the peril for the characters and successfully make the reader nervous about the outcome. The undercover away-team made up of Riker, La Forge, and Dorn face the most threatening personal danger, including some exciting hand-to-hand combat situations. Throughout I was reminded of the nobility, bravery, and intelligence of these STNG characters. Additionally this book introduced a race of creatures with a fascinating back story. There was no hint of padding in this one. The story just jumped off the page. Easily one the better Trek novels I've read.

sigmamorrigan's review

4.0

Yeah.... I really love Star Trek novels. This tale, about freewheeling 24th century pirates and a plot by the Romulan Empire, is not trying to be anything more than a fast-moving thriller that provides that sweet, sweet nudge to the guilty pleasure point in the brain. It made no literary advances to the genre, but I didn't need it to. Perfect travel reading