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A review by david_agranoff
Cast No Shadow by James Swallow
4.0
This is one of the better Trek novels and I like that it was independent of any of the shows or traditional starship settings. This was a spy novel set in the trek universe and tied to the events of Trek IV, it features a starring role for Valries( played in the movie by Kim Cattrell) It does have a few characters have become key figures in the Titan and DS9 novels.
The novel does start off slow for me, by the end I thought it was probably best Trek novel I have read that has been written in the 21st century. (Still think Federation is the best trek novel) Swallow does an excellent job of timing the non-linear aspects of the back story into the unraveling of the plot. Well Done.
With Spock on the cover some might be upset the elder Vulcan doesn't play a bigger role. Whatever the book makes up for this with lots of great Captain Sulu action.
The novel does start off slow for me, by the end I thought it was probably best Trek novel I have read that has been written in the 21st century. (Still think Federation is the best trek novel) Swallow does an excellent job of timing the non-linear aspects of the back story into the unraveling of the plot. Well Done.
With Spock on the cover some might be upset the elder Vulcan doesn't play a bigger role. Whatever the book makes up for this with lots of great Captain Sulu action.