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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Another great space adventure from Miller, takes all the things we love about the shows and expands on them ten-fold. Thoroughly enjoyed the world-building and Miller's writing of our lead characters was on point, especially for a prelude/bridge story with a cast we hadn't truly met yet on screen. Couldn't stop reading but also did not want it to end.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first season of Discovery was kind of so-so. The second season was much better due in large part to the addition of Anson Mount as Capt. Christopher Pike. Mount provided a huge breath of fresh air to the show, so its only natural the PTB would want to feature him in Discovery tie-in media. Add to that the DIS novels strategy of focusing on character backstories and you get an obvious set-up for a book - Where were Capt Pike and the Enterprise during the Klingon War that made up the bulk of season one of the series? I'm not sure this is a question that really needs answering, but as it turns out, they do a pretty good job of answering it anyway in The Enterprise War. The Enterprise was busy. I won't spoil the details. The villains are interesting, the fix the heroes get into isn't the kind of thing you could do on TV, and the writing is good. The action takes place over more than a year because of remit to cover the whole Klingon War time-frame, which gives the book a unique flavor you never get in Star Trek fiction. It's good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for CBS to make a Captain Pike TV series. Let's hope.
I enjoyed this prequel to the Star Trek: Discover series. It could also, I would assume, be a good prequel to the new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds series as well. If you wondered where Enterprise was during the first season of Discovery, this is the book to read. I had a good time with it.
It was boring. Pike’s writing was top notch, loved his lines and inner thoughts but the boom was extremely boring.
All I wanted from this book was to spend some quality time with Oh Captain My Captain, but I have to say I enjoyed this book as a whole.
Extremely Trekky, good characterisation of everyone and it's definitely a great prequel to the second series of DISCO.
Btw, how does a traumatised and definitely not all unwavering Pike manage to still be such a great human and leader? Dudes, I don't know. I love this guy.
Can't wait for Strange New Worlds! Also, gimme more DISCO/SNW books! Need!
Extremely Trekky, good characterisation of everyone and it's definitely a great prequel to the second series of DISCO.
Btw, how does a traumatised and definitely not all unwavering Pike manage to still be such a great human and leader? Dudes, I don't know. I love this guy.
Can't wait for Strange New Worlds! Also, gimme more DISCO/SNW books! Need!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So here's the thing. The plot is exciting and engaging. Action packed Infact and I have always loved John Jackson Miller's writing. However it fails to be amazing because i don't think it's personal enough. There's too much jumping around. The passage of time eliminates a lot of potential intimacy for the characters. I find myself wanting to care and learn more about the mind of Connolly or Kormagan even but we simply don't get enough time with them it's all so fast paced. Almost like he took what could be an entire season of Trek and turned it into a highlight reel. IT'S A DAMN GOOD HIGHLIGHT REEL THOUGH.
I really enjoyed this read. As a lifelong Trekker, I've always been curious about Pike's tenure as captain. Bringing Pike into ST:DISC offered a delicious taste of the captain's history. This book, set during ST:DISC season 1 gave even more deliciousness. I definitely want more Pike/Spock/Number One novels.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced