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A review by reeshadovahsil
Web of the Romulans by M.S. Murdock
4.0
3.5 stars if I had the option. The first half of this book is pretty dry and slow-going, but it isn't offensive or bad per se. It picks up midway and becomes respectably rich storytelling, with several different plot threads all going at once.
It certainly has its flaws, with lots of casual sexism (always somehow sadder when it comes from a writer who is a woman), one-dimensional villains, and odd errors. For instance, I was thrown out of the story pretty hard at one point when a Romulan was described as "red-faced" with embarrassment. Quite a feat for a being whose blood is green!
But our crew is in character for the most part—which sounds like the bare minimum, but in these earlier Star Trek books, it's truly a huge plus—and the maleffected computer is amusing at times. Speaking of the altered computer, I did enjoy that the author took a little something silly from an episode and let it weave throughout another story.
Overall, it was a decent read.
It certainly has its flaws, with lots of casual sexism (always somehow sadder when it comes from a writer who is a woman), one-dimensional villains, and odd errors. For instance, I was thrown out of the story pretty hard at one point when a Romulan was described as "red-faced" with embarrassment. Quite a feat for a being whose blood is green!
But our crew is in character for the most part—which sounds like the bare minimum, but in these earlier Star Trek books, it's truly a huge plus—and the maleffected computer is amusing at times. Speaking of the altered computer, I did enjoy that the author took a little something silly from an episode and let it weave throughout another story.
Overall, it was a decent read.