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vingilot's review against another edition
5.0
It is time to conclude! The stage is set, Nemesis here we come, and more importantly the post nemesis book!
Enterprise heads to earth for the Troi Riker wedding, as the Federation gets ready to elect a new president after the last one was removed for war crimes, although few know this true reason. We will see the TNG crew together for the last time, before they head to new assignments. And a presidential candidate really comes into her own.
This is the conclusion of the A Time To series, so I will offer my thoughts on this book, and the series as a whole. I loved Bacco in this book, I loved to see her getting elected, she is truly the best character to come out of the lit verse. I truly believe that she would rank up there with trek's greatest if she ever featured on screen. What worked less well is the final bit of set up, I do not see why Data was left without his emotion chip heading into nemesis. His sacrifice in that movie seems less valuable that way, nor did he strike me as emotionless in nemesis at all. The way they squeezed in Wesley at the wedding in a uniform is also rather forced, but it at least does not undo his character arc from TNG.
On the whole this series was the definition of hit and miss. 4 out of 9 of these books were badly written. Not necessarily bad stories, just badly executed. It sets up some good stuff for Nemesis, and the books to come, but realistically you could get all you need from the last 3. To be fair people told me this before I read all of them, however I am a completionist so I couldn't start at part 7 of a series.
It is telling that the authors of the books that did not work never wrote for trek again. They didn't make it to the writer pool of the fantastic post nemesis chronology. This does make it easier for me not to dive further into the older trek books, unless I have a compelling reason to read a particular story.
ALl in all I enjoyed reading the series because it explores more of a universe I love, but some of that exploration didn;t work as well as others.
Enterprise heads to earth for the Troi Riker wedding, as the Federation gets ready to elect a new president after the last one was removed for war crimes, although few know this true reason. We will see the TNG crew together for the last time, before they head to new assignments. And a presidential candidate really comes into her own.
This is the conclusion of the A Time To series, so I will offer my thoughts on this book, and the series as a whole. I loved Bacco in this book, I loved to see her getting elected, she is truly the best character to come out of the lit verse. I truly believe that she would rank up there with trek's greatest if she ever featured on screen. What worked less well is the final bit of set up, I do not see why Data was left without his emotion chip heading into nemesis. His sacrifice in that movie seems less valuable that way, nor did he strike me as emotionless in nemesis at all. The way they squeezed in Wesley at the wedding in a uniform is also rather forced, but it at least does not undo his character arc from TNG.
On the whole this series was the definition of hit and miss. 4 out of 9 of these books were badly written. Not necessarily bad stories, just badly executed. It sets up some good stuff for Nemesis, and the books to come, but realistically you could get all you need from the last 3. To be fair people told me this before I read all of them, however I am a completionist so I couldn't start at part 7 of a series.
It is telling that the authors of the books that did not work never wrote for trek again. They didn't make it to the writer pool of the fantastic post nemesis chronology. This does make it easier for me not to dive further into the older trek books, unless I have a compelling reason to read a particular story.
ALl in all I enjoyed reading the series because it explores more of a universe I love, but some of that exploration didn;t work as well as others.
olegx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
От концовки цикла обычно ожидается драматическая кульминация, но нужно признать, что драматичнее предыдущей дилогии сложно сделать, и после этой книги герои улетают в Nemesis, так что, может, они и я заслужили передышку. Немного быстрого и компетентного решения проблем. Кто откажется почитать, как Ворф делает «Крепкий орешек» в посольстве Федерации?
С другой стороны — очень заметно, что тут были запланированы две книги (и от другого автора). Каждая линия требует больше места и некоторые заслуживают целой книги. Особенно никак заканчивается инспекция «Энтерпрайза» командой, специально подобранной ненавидеть главных героев (плюс Скотти для баланса). Предвыборная кампания нового президента Федерация идет очень бодро, а потом превращается в ручеек из пары сцен(1). Решение Ворфа завязать с дипломатией… происходит.
Хотя это все слегка неудовлетворительно, многое я заметил только сейчас. Читается книга хорошо, душевно и справляется с задачей передышки между кризисами. И планирования свадьбы 😉
(1)Но что есть, написано достаточно хорошо, что мне очень продало бы Articles of The Federation от того же автора, если бы мой интерес не был уже на максимуме.
jecamp86's review
4.0
I thought it was a solid ending to this series that tended to be hit or miss. This book felt sort of like the true bridge right before Nemesis and directly after.
howattp's review
4.0
This is really an excellent Star Trek novel, kicking off post-Nemesis Trek. I'm venturing into unknown territory here, having read no Trek novels beyond this point. I'm so ready!
bdplume's review
5.0
Fantastic tie-together of the previous books. DeCandido impresses me with his ability to write with the combined voice of all the previous authors.
infosifter's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Diplomacy -- and Klingons!
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