TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!)

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Sho, Jul 21, 2013.

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Rate From History's Shadow.

  1. Outstanding

    24 vote(s)
    37.5%

  2. Above Average

    24 vote(s)
    37.5%

  3. Average

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    18.8%

  4. Below Average

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    6.3%

  5. Poor

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  1. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Commodore Commodore

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    I am curious why you despise Gary Seven so much? Not a character I have strong feelings about one way or another.
     
    Dick Whitman, Aug 10, 2013
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  2. hbquikcomjamesl

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    I finished it last week, and thoroughly enjoyed it (and I, for one, like Gary and Roberta.)
     
    hbquikcomjamesl, Aug 12, 2013
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  3. Reanok

    Reanok Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Ditto I like reading books that include Gary seven and Roberta Lincoln stories.
     
    Reanok, Aug 12, 2013
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  4. Ronald Held

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    It seems to be improving which is uncorrelated to meeting the author at the LV con.
     
    Ronald Held, Aug 13, 2013
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  5. Kertrats47

    Kertrats47 Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Just posted my review. Enjoyed it for the most part. I would love to see a follow-up sometime!

    Also, I did an interview with Dayton Ward for TrekCore.com. It's a couple of weeks old now, but I think some of his answers were pretty cool. The interview was pre-Seekers announcement, so unfortunately he only teases it. If only the interview had been a couple of days later!
     
    Kertrats47, Aug 15, 2013
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  6. JWolf

    JWolf Commodore Commodore

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    I just finished reading From History's Shadow and I have to say that it is the best of the TOS books in 2013.
     
    JWolf, Aug 18, 2013
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  7. Kertrats47

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Agreed! And that is actually saying something, as I really enjoyed some of the others, including The Weight of Worlds and The Shocks of Adversity.
     
    Kertrats47, Aug 19, 2013
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  8. BillJ

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Finished it. Fun read. :techman:
     
    BillJ, Aug 19, 2013
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  9. Avro Arrow

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Loved it... rated it "outstanding". But then again I'm a sucker for this type of "historical UFO conspiracy" story. I think Dayton mentioned in the acknowledgements that this was a "pet project"... I'm very glad he got to do it! :techman:

    Only one thing missing... I kept waiting for a Juliet Stuart cameo, but alas... ;)
     
    Avro Arrow, Aug 23, 2013
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  10. Killie

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Just posted my review here

    It was interesting to now look over other comments on here and unsurprisngly several people came to the same conclusions.
     
    Killie, Aug 23, 2013
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  11. Ronald Held

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    I am not quite finished but it reads as Trek history versus a TOS novel. The TOS framing sections are not enough to recatagorize it.
     
    Ronald Held, Aug 23, 2013
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  12. reech

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    After reading this, I went back and read the first to 'Eugenics Wars' books - and enjoyed them much more this time round ;)
     
    reech, Aug 25, 2013
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  13. Garrovick

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Just finished this one myself - definitely an "Outstanding" vote! I have to admit that I'm a bit of a sucker for Gary Seven/Roberta Lincoln stories - I still think it's a shame that TV series never got off the ground.

    But, I'd have enjoyed it regardless even if they had not been included. Very well done!
     
    Garrovick, Aug 27, 2013
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  14. Reanok

    Reanok Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Trek.Fm has a new Internet podcast with Dayton ward talking about writing From history's shadow.
     
    Reanok, Aug 27, 2013
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  15. Defcon

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    Defcon, Aug 27, 2013
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  16. Ronald Held

    Ronald Held Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    Not certain this requires a spoiler button. Is it the case that the camcorder footage in the last chapter was that of Voyager?
     
    Ronald Held, Aug 29, 2013
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  17. Avro Arrow

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    ^ Yes, from Future's End.

    (And yeah, it's a spoiler thread, so I would assume no button required.)
     
    Avro Arrow, Aug 29, 2013
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  18. trampledamage

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    correct :)
     
    trampledamage, Aug 29, 2013
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  19. Reanok

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    I voted Outstanding it's one of the best Tos novels I've read this year.:cool::techman:
     
    Reanok, Aug 29, 2013
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  20. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Commodore Commodore

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    Re: TOS: From History's Shadow by Dayton Ward Review Thread (Spoilers!

    I really liked this. My favorite part was the interrogation of Captain Christopher. That he did have vague memories of his time on the Enterprise.

    One part I was slightly disappointed in was the portrayal of Mestral. But that is mostly because I had completely different ideas of what happened to him. I think in the 60s he would have grown out his Vulcan bowl cut to more a mop top to conceal his ears. With his Vulcan mysticism he would have been a guru to the hippies.
     
    Dick Whitman, Sep 2, 2013
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