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deranged_pegasus's review against another edition
5.0
This book is beautifully written and flows from aspect to aspect and character to character smoothly. The differences in philosophy between the Romulans, Klingons, and Humans was intriguing. The idea of a mad Organian was a brilliant idea and his world unique in a way that is hard to explain but once read remains in the mind.
thomcat's review
3.0
I am not a fan of godlike beings, and yes, that includes the Organians. The main characters feel right here, and the Trek science fits. Might be the best of the Bantam series so far.
This might also be the first book to bring in Klingons and Romulans, and the Klingon subplot was pretty fun. Besides being godlike, the main antagonist here quotes liberally from Willy Wonka - this rubbed me the wrong way. The ending was pretty obvious, but it was a quick read.
Goldin was married to [a:Kathleen Sky|43984|Kathleen Sky|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], author of the earlier book [b:Vulcan!|1779112|Vulcan! (Star Trek Adventures, #7)|Kathleen Sky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557574772l/1779112._SY75_.jpg|1777825] in the same series. He went on to write other novels, and is active on Goodreads. I believe this was his only Star Trek novel.
This might also be the first book to bring in Klingons and Romulans, and the Klingon subplot was pretty fun. Besides being godlike, the main antagonist here quotes liberally from Willy Wonka - this rubbed me the wrong way. The ending was pretty obvious, but it was a quick read.
Goldin was married to [a:Kathleen Sky|43984|Kathleen Sky|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], author of the earlier book [b:Vulcan!|1779112|Vulcan! (Star Trek Adventures, #7)|Kathleen Sky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557574772l/1779112._SY75_.jpg|1777825] in the same series. He went on to write other novels, and is active on Goodreads. I believe this was his only Star Trek novel.
taaya's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Well, we have racism (of course a black woman must want to get close to the lion, right?), saneism (a character who's behaving a little eccentric is diagnosed just from description as mad, while he's not behaving any more irrational than most neurotypicals) and rape (forcing Spock to go through Pon Farr). Oh, and Insta Love.
And no, the being still doesn't seem mentally ill in the end.
All the while the plot is way too slow, even though it started off okay.
And no, the being still doesn't seem mentally ill in the end.
All the while the plot is way too slow, even though it started off okay.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Rape and Racism
bdplume's review
4.0
I think this may be my favorite of these very early Star Trek novels. It was a lot of fun to read and it wasn't full of groan-worthy moments like a lot of its contemporaries.
daringpeg's review against another edition
5.0
This book is beautifully written and flows from aspect to aspect and character to character smoothly. The differences in philosophy between the Romulans, Klingons, and Humans was intriguing. The idea of a mad Organian was a brilliant idea and his world unique in a way that is hard to explain but once read remains in the mind.
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