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A review by reeshadovahsil
Devil World by Gordon Eklund
4.0
One of the better old Star Trek novels (which admittedly isn't a high bar).
The characters we know and love are mostly in character, while the story is a simple episode-worthy mystery featuring a missing Federation citizen of ill repute, an intelligent and attractive woman with a (very obvious) secret who is sure to jump-start Kirk's serial monogamy tendencies, an interesting new alien species, and of course, the standard "powerful mind" that only Spock can reach (at great personal risk).
Certainly not a four star book as literature, but arguably a four star effort in the pantheon of Star Trek novels from the 1970s. A quick, easy read that I enjoyed.
The characters we know and love are mostly in character, while the story is a simple episode-worthy mystery featuring a missing Federation citizen of ill repute, an intelligent and attractive woman with a (very obvious) secret who is sure to jump-start Kirk's serial monogamy tendencies, an interesting new alien species, and of course, the standard "powerful mind" that only Spock can reach (at great personal risk).
Certainly not a four star book as literature, but arguably a four star effort in the pantheon of Star Trek novels from the 1970s. A quick, easy read that I enjoyed.