Reviews

Things Fall Apart by Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore

apurpleyuan's review against another edition

3.0

As a Star Trek novel, this book was not written poorly, nor did it characterize anyone badly. However, nor did it offer any particular insights into James T. Kirk, or any other character, for that matter. It reminded me a bit of The Next Generation episode "First Contact," in which the Enterprise crew initiate first contact with an alien world which has just developed a functioning warp engine; however, in this short novel, the stakes are upped by a 'rogue pulsar' which threatens to wipe life out on that alien planet.

Essentially: a very light, easy read.

frakalot's review against another edition

4.0

For such a short read, this story manages to create a classic scenario with very real characters. I liked the dialogue around the prime directive and how it feels to be on the receiving end.

I squeezed this into the last four hours of 2020.