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Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock by Ramon Rosanas, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A collection of the IDW Star Trek comic series. Brings together a lot of familiar faces for a new story. Doesn’t spend much time on introducing characters, expecting the reader to be somewhat familiar with them from previous appearances in the franchise. But that also means new characters don’t get much development. The first in an ongoing series. It has an ending, but it doesn’t wrap up the whole story.
Ds9#27 A Stitch In Time: Star Trek Deep Space Nine by Andrew J. Robinson, Andrew J. Robinson
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Not quite what I was expecting. For some reason, when I found out about this book, I expected a history of Garak the Cardassian tailor when the audience knew him. A look at his life and times in exile aboard DS9. What's here is a more expansive history for the character. Taking place in three different time periods, we follow Garak through his education and career with the Obsidian Order, a brief stop over in the last season of the show (where events from the tv show aren't retold from a new perspective so much as used as time stamps to show when this side story occurred), and following part of his new life after the end of the series. Provides some interesting view of the culture of the Cardassians and insight into the character spent much of his time being mysterious and deceitful...
... that is, if this story written from Garak's perspective can be believed as being true. Fans do know how important he though lying was.
... that is, if this story written from Garak's perspective can be believed as being true. Fans do know how important he though lying was.
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold by Stephen Fry
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“Are the flaws of the main character(s) a main focus of the book?”
A book that retells many myths of the Greek Gods? Oh honey.
Focuses mostly on the stories of the gods themselves. So we get the origins of the gods and the myths that cover their interactions with ordinary mortals (their interactions with the Heroes of Greek myth are in the next book in the series I believe). No in-depth analysis of the myths, which the author himself points out. At times feels like reading entries from The Guide in Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy.
A book that retells many myths of the Greek Gods? Oh honey.
Focuses mostly on the stories of the gods themselves. So we get the origins of the gods and the myths that cover their interactions with ordinary mortals (their interactions with the Heroes of Greek myth are in the next book in the series I believe). No in-depth analysis of the myths, which the author himself points out. At times feels like reading entries from The Guide in Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy.