Reviews

Time for Yesterday by A.C. Crispin

graff_fuller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This author is a fan. You can tell how she dedicated this story...and the love and care that she infused INTO the story.

This is technically a Part II, though in true Star Trek novel fashion, you really don't need the previous story...though there's MORE depth to the story, IF you have read it.

Zar is Spock's son. He is living on a planet in another time period. The Guardian of Forever transported him there...and he is trying to save this planet.

Unfortunately, the people of OUR time, with the Federation and the crew of the Enterprise...NEED him, too.

So, Spock, Admiral Kirk and Bones and the crew decide to find a way to bring Zar back to our time period...to save the planets/suns from dying prematurely. 

If this sound remotely interesting (the failure is mine...if I haven't hooked you), please pick up this novel. 

There some deep felt feelings within this story. We get to know more about Zar (and someone new in his life), we get to know Mr. Spock more, and also learn lots about Adimiral Kirk and Dr. McCoy (and even some touching moments with Lt. Uhura).

Like I said at the top, this author LOVES Star Trek, and it shows. If you pick up this book, I truly feel you will have gained more appreciation (and love) for everyone on the Enterprise, especially Spock, Kirk, Bones and Uhura.

remylebae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

caffeine_books's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I enjoyed this book more then the first (Yesterdays Son) --> Spock's son Zar is more developed as a character then the first.  Love how Crispin stayed true to the original characters while showing their maturity and bond both as a crew and friends.  She made Spock embrace his human side and his son in a way that made sense for Spock and not a betrayal of who he was.  An enjoyable book and well worth the read.

vesper1931's review

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The Guardian of Forever is malfunctioning causing the death of planets. So Starfleet Command sends the Enterprise uniting Admiral James T. Kirk, Spock, and Dr. Leonard McCoy to investigate. This will send them back 5000 year to Sarpeidon and Zar. Who has his own problems to solve.
An entertaining story. Another re-read.

wetdryvac's review against another edition

5.0

Again, loved all out of proportion to the content. Very well thought out novel with a couple holes.

reading_ninja's review against another edition

5.0

i really enjoyed this book, wonderful. great to see what is going on with Spocks son and learn more about his world, and whenever time travel occurs, hey things are going well. Have been re-reading star trek books recently and this has been my fav do far.

rebecita's review against another edition

3.0

God this book is TERRIBLY written. At first it was fun and reminiscent of a star trek episode, with bad dialogue and cheesy sound effects, but Zar's hijacking fantasy tropes medieval marriage-cum-battle? Not so forgivable. Still... read by James Doohan and Leonard Nimoy! I may need more Star-Trek-abridged-single-cassettes scavenged from the clearance section.

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence, and Blood

frakalot's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this. In some ways it didn't feel very much like a sequel because the events don't exactly follow on, but it was at least in the sense of checking in on Zar.

This story spends the bulk of the text on relationship building but I thought the most interesting parts were those dealing with the malady afflicting The Guardian of Forever.

djwudi's review

4.0

A strong sequel to [b:Yesterday's Son|216700|Yesterday's Son (Star Trek, No 11)|A.C. Crispin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172784973s/216700.jpg|1591026], continuing the story of Zar in the distant past of Sarpeidion. Crispin creates an entertaining blend of Trek continuity and medieval adventure, and further fleshes out her exploration of the Guardian of Forever. The explanation and resolution of the Guardian's malfunctioning was the sole downside of the book, falling into yet another Kirk-talks-all-powerful-beings-into-behaving trap, but as this is a relatively minor portion of the story, it's not an unforgivable lapse.