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crankyoldnerd's review against another edition
4.0
It's a follow up to the TNG episode the Wounded, twenty years later and after the Borg war told in and during the fall series.
Good and interesting short read.
Good and interesting short read.
frakalot's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
This story is centred on Nog and O'Brien, two of my personal favourite characters. It was a lot of fun to start with but by half way in I had noticed that I was fairly bored. It's not a bad story. It has fun new aliens, arachnoids who apparently don't eat humanoids (the author's attempt at making spiders loveable). It also continues Captain Benjamin Maxwell's story and this type of universe expanding is always a fan pleaser (at least it pleases this particular fanboy).
But something was a little dry in the details. We've got a fair bit of backstory thrown in to reveal how the characters, especially Ben Maxwell, find themselves in place for this story. We've got a mad scientist whose wacky experiment goes awry and places a starbase and its occupants in immediate peril. We've got plenty of banter between Miles and Nog. But. I guess this just wasn't the thrill that I was expecting.
If you're reading the post-Nemesis stuff in order (like I am currently), you know that at the point when this comes up it has been a slog through several David R. George books in a row, so seeing a different (albeit unfamiliar) author's name on the cover feels like a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, this story only held my interest for about a third of the book. Next up 'Disavowed' by David Mack should do the trick.
But something was a little dry in the details. We've got a fair bit of backstory thrown in to reveal how the characters, especially Ben Maxwell, find themselves in place for this story. We've got a mad scientist whose wacky experiment goes awry and places a starbase and its occupants in immediate peril. We've got plenty of banter between Miles and Nog. But. I guess this just wasn't the thrill that I was expecting.
If you're reading the post-Nemesis stuff in order (like I am currently), you know that at the point when this comes up it has been a slog through several David R. George books in a row, so seeing a different (albeit unfamiliar) author's name on the cover feels like a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, this story only held my interest for about a third of the book. Next up 'Disavowed' by David Mack should do the trick.
judenoseinabook's review against another edition
3.0
A DS9 warning against too much genetic tinkering?
Enjoyable romp with Chief O'Brien and Nog; they go to visit an old colleague on a private science station. There are flashbacks to Captain Maxwell's past - I think I remember the original story.
Enjoyable romp with Chief O'Brien and Nog; they go to visit an old colleague on a private science station. There are flashbacks to Captain Maxwell's past - I think I remember the original story.
scifi451's review against another edition
4.0
Reasonable book, nothing extremely exciting overall. A small contained storyline with O'brien and Nog. In that respect does reasonable well.
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