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A review by saramg
Dead Endless by Dave Galanter
5.0
Wow! Dave Galanter has written a totally engrossing Discovery book. The (human/kelpian) characters were so real they came to life as I read. He was true to their personalities and histories. I was totally sucked in, unable to put this one down.
It is difficult to write a review without revealing the first spoilery 75 or so pages of the book, so if you want absolutely zero spoilers, stop here. If you're okay with the setup being revealed, continue on.
The setting for this book is a bit confusing at first. Discovery is in communication with the Glenn, but Stamets is already set up with his tardigrade DNA. There are scenes with Culber wandering around in the mycelial plane. The book seems to take place in the middle of an episode we've watched(!) but it is not quite right.
When it is revealed that the Captain of our ship is not Lorca or Pike, we finally understand this is an alternate universe, neither mirror nor prime. Now the author has leave to do whatever he wants with our friends.
I absolutely love Stamets/Culber, and Galanter does them both justice. Their love story is as poignant as ever. Culber's kindness and gentleness, Stamets' wit and intelligence both come off beautifully.
The only thing that I felt takes away from the story is that the tardigrade can talk telepathically, which I found silly. Also he has a name. A human name. A human biblical name. It was difficult to stay in the story during those scenes.
This was a really great Discovery book and I highly recommend to fans!!
It is difficult to write a review without revealing the first spoilery 75 or so pages of the book, so if you want absolutely zero spoilers, stop here. If you're okay with the setup being revealed, continue on.
The setting for this book is a bit confusing at first. Discovery is in communication with the Glenn, but Stamets is already set up with his tardigrade DNA. There are scenes with Culber wandering around in the mycelial plane. The book seems to take place in the middle of an episode we've watched(!) but it is not quite right.
When it is revealed that the Captain of our ship is not Lorca or Pike, we finally understand this is an alternate universe, neither mirror nor prime. Now the author has leave to do whatever he wants with our friends.
I absolutely love Stamets/Culber, and Galanter does them both justice. Their love story is as poignant as ever. Culber's kindness and gentleness, Stamets' wit and intelligence both come off beautifully.
The only thing that I felt takes away from the story is that the tardigrade can talk telepathically, which I found silly. Also he has a name. A human name. A human biblical name. It was difficult to stay in the story during those scenes.
This was a really great Discovery book and I highly recommend to fans!!