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jecamp86's review against another edition
4.0
Again this is a terrific book in an epic trilogy. The Borg are sort of mentioned as background noise and we get more backstory to the remaining Columbia crew and the events leading up to present day in the post nemesis timeline. My only complaint is the character of Troi which I’ve never liked and like even less in the Titan books. Overall, great read.
wynwicket's review against another edition
5.0
See my review for [b:Gods of Night|2877224|Gods of Night (Star Trek Destiny #1)|David Mack|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347604099s/2877224.jpg|2903409]. David Mack brings the Star Trek universe to life in amazing ways -- the sheer scope of this book (and its predecessor), effortlessly juggling characters, ships, worlds, and timelines, and the depth of detail (from Klingon insults to Romulan politics, to cameos from old friends who have come a LONG way since I saw them last) is incredible.
Now that the Federation has gathered its allies, Book Three promises a war with the Borg armada and some insight into the origin of the Borg. And I can't wait.
Now that the Federation has gathered its allies, Book Three promises a war with the Borg armada and some insight into the origin of the Borg. And I can't wait.
alex_ellermann's review against another edition
3.0
I’m not this book’s target audience, but I enjoyed it anyway.
While I’m a casual Trekkie, this book (#2 in the “Star Trek: Destiny” trilogy) is written with the hard core Trekker in mind. It’s loaded with references and callbacks to TNG, Voyager, and Enterprise, most of which went over my head.
Still, ‘Mere Mortals’ is an exciting sci-if adventure novel. It’s filled with action and moral dilemmas, and it offers a fascinating and thought provoking alien culture for the reader to consider. I look forward to reading the next installment.
While I’m a casual Trekkie, this book (#2 in the “Star Trek: Destiny” trilogy) is written with the hard core Trekker in mind. It’s loaded with references and callbacks to TNG, Voyager, and Enterprise, most of which went over my head.
Still, ‘Mere Mortals’ is an exciting sci-if adventure novel. It’s filled with action and moral dilemmas, and it offers a fascinating and thought provoking alien culture for the reader to consider. I look forward to reading the next installment.
art_cart_ron's review
4.0
This trilogy should absolutely have been one longer book, or two books of moderate length - the story is padded out in a way that everyone involved should feel badly about. I know you wanted to sell a trilogy, editorial staff - and I know being asked to stretch an interwoven plot over 3 books would be tricky, D. Mack - - but all of you could surely have figured out a way to do this without the 250 extraneous pages.
That said - this book is really good. Better than the last instillation, and ending on the most dire of cliffhangers I've ever known in the STU. The interwoven stories are all good, I like following Titan, Enterprise, and Aventine equally (though the plot hinges most on the Titan crew - something I appreciate).
So much more than just a Borg story, it feels like it may mount to the ultimate Borg story.
That said - this book is really good. Better than the last instillation, and ending on the most dire of cliffhangers I've ever known in the STU. The interwoven stories are all good, I like following Titan, Enterprise, and Aventine equally (though the plot hinges most on the Titan crew - something I appreciate).
So much more than just a Borg story, it feels like it may mount to the ultimate Borg story.
fammy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
johhnnyinla's review
4.0
In this installment of the trilogy, we spend a lot of time with Innyx and Erika. There seems to be a lot of "human" drama among the Columbia's crew who are prisoners on Caeliar. The starships and captains originating from the TNG/DS9/VOY era seem to do a lot of traveling through subspace apertures, or at least trying to. The ending of the book felt a little messy. Characters like Chakotay, the Hirogen, T'Karran were thrown into the mix and battling each other-- which doesn't make sense to me as I thought the main antagonist in this book were the Borg.
The ending, just like the previous book, was a cliffhanger.
The ending, just like the previous book, was a cliffhanger.
frakalot's review
4.0
This was a very dramatic sequel to 'Gods of Night,' which details an epic span of Star Trek history with a main focus being the events occurring on New Erigol. Many longer chapters were a struggle to get through at times, but it was worth the effort as the characters and their relationships were fully developed.
The advance of the Borg takes place near the end of the book and leaves you eager to press on into the next story to discover how the war progresses and how the Federation will defend itself.
The advance of the Borg takes place near the end of the book and leaves you eager to press on into the next story to discover how the war progresses and how the Federation will defend itself.
helloheatherhk's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
janolen's review
3.0
Good book went on a little long
Wholefoods enjoyed the book i just felt it was drawn out a little. It needed a bit more time and some scenes could have been dropped to speed up the cover all pacing
Wholefoods enjoyed the book i just felt it was drawn out a little. It needed a bit more time and some scenes could have been dropped to speed up the cover all pacing
birdmanseven's review
4.0
That was intense! Normally I find the middle book in a trilogy to be a bit of a let down since nothing begins and nothing ends. That was not the case with Mere Mortals. It continues the story from book one, but many new twists make this just as interesting. I love how seamlessly they are combining elements of TNG, Titan, Voyager, DS9 and even Enterprise. (There was even a little shout out to Peter David's New Frontier series.) As expected this ended with quite a cliffhanger. I'm glad I've already ordered book three!