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A review by djwudi
The Captains' Honor by Daniel Dvorkin, David Dvorkin
2.0
Somehow the Roman gladiator planet from TOS has become a full member of the Federation, with a Starfleet ship crewed entirely by these neo-Romans. It does not go well.
Perhaps there are some pieces of interest buried in here, but I just had too many problems buying that in a scant few decades, with the way they’re portrayed, that there would be a starship crewed nearly entirely by natives of this planet. It’s no wonder everything falls apart.
Beyond that, the book wraps up the secondary antagonist’s issues off screen and out of nowhere, and then the ending is left so far open, I have to wonder if there is a sequel (or if there was a plan for one, whether or not it manifested) later in the series.
Ah, well. I’m still early in the TNG run of novels. They won’t all be gems.
Perhaps there are some pieces of interest buried in here, but I just had too many problems buying that in a scant few decades, with the way they’re portrayed, that there would be a starship crewed nearly entirely by natives of this planet. It’s no wonder everything falls apart.
Beyond that, the book wraps up the secondary antagonist’s issues off screen and out of nowhere, and then the ending is left so far open, I have to wonder if there is a sequel (or if there was a plan for one, whether or not it manifested) later in the series.
Ah, well. I’m still early in the TNG run of novels. They won’t all be gems.