Borg plz

The Borg Queen · August 21 2008, 03:55 AM

Are there any Borg novels that don't read like crappy fanfiction with Captain Mary Sue T. Kirk?

Or is Vendetta the only other Borg novel that's ever been written?

Turbo · August 21 2008, 03:57 AM

My goodness, aren't you positive?

What the hell is in the water here tonight?

Thrawn · August 21 2008, 04:01 AM

Well, wait about two months, and I have this strange suspicion you won't be complaining anymore.

LightningStorm · August 21 2008, 04:09 AM

Acetylhexene wrote:

Are there any Borg novels that don't read like crappy fanfiction with Captain Mary Sue T. Kirk?

Or is Vendetta the only other Borg novel that's ever been written?

Borg Stories I Liked:
Engines of Destiny by Gene DeWeese
"The Beginning" in Strange New Worlds VI by Annie Reed
Homecoming by Christie Golden (although I don't count this as a "Borg Book")
The Farther Shore by Christie Golden (part two of Homecoming above, I don't consider this a true "Borg Book" either)

Borg Stories I thought were average:
TNG: Resistance by JM Dillard
"Forgotten Light" in Strange New Worlds VII by Frederick Kim
"The Worst of Both Worlds" in Mirror Universe: Glass Empires by Greg Cox (mirror universe Borg)

Borg Story I didn't like:
TNG: Before Dishonor by Peter David (this is actually a followup to Vendetta, so I'm told -- I haven't actually read Vendetta)

The Borg Queen · August 21 2008, 04:39 AM

LightningStorm wrote:

Borg Stories I Liked:
Engines of Destiny by Gene DeWeese
"The Beginning" in Strange New Worlds VI by Annie Reed
Homecoming by Christie Golden (although I don't count this as a "Borg Book")
The Farther Shore by Christie Golden (part two of Homecoming above, I don't consider this a true "Borg Book" either)

Thanks, I'll check them out.

Why don't you count those two as Borg books?

I read a bit of spoiler about Before Dishonor and Seven of Nine becoming "Seven of One" and wondered if I'd been redirected to fanfiction.net instead.

Dayton3 · August 21 2008, 05:41 AM

Acetylhexene wrote:

Are there any Borg novels that don't read like crappy fanfiction with Captain Mary Sue T. Kirk?

Or is Vendetta the only other Borg novel that's ever been written?

Vendetta is the only other Borg novel that's ever been written...

The Borg Queen · August 21 2008, 05:54 AM

What just happened?

Was this thread closed and then re-opened?

Haytil · August 21 2008, 05:56 AM

William Shatner's "The Return" was pretty good, as far as the Borg were concerned. A lot of creepy Borg stuff in there (this was the era before Voyager - even before "First Contact").

KRAD · August 21 2008, 06:01 AM

Dayton3 wrote:

Vendetta is the only other Borg novel that's ever been written...

This is a lie. There are plenty of other Borg novels, which have been listed elsewhere in the thread.

And I know you know that, Dayton3, because you started a thread to review one of them.

Dayton3 · August 21 2008, 06:02 AM

KRAD wrote:

Dayton3 wrote:

Vendetta is the only other Borg novel that's ever been written...

This is a lie. There are plenty of other Borg novels, which have been listed elsewhere in the thread.

And I know you know that, Dayton3, because you started a thread to review one of them.

I was being sarcastic.

KRAD · August 21 2008, 06:03 AM

^ Then I retract the statement. The sarcasm wasn't obvious, and unlike your namesake, you don't have a reputation for it.

The Borg Queen · August 21 2008, 06:04 AM

Well before making this thread, the only two novels I'd known about with the Borg in them were Vendetta and that one where Kirk gets resurrected as some Super-Locutus Drone!Sue.

William Leisner · August 21 2008, 06:08 AM

Acetylhexene wrote:

Well before making this thread, the only two novels I'd known about with the Borg in them were Vendetta and that one where Kirk gets resurrected as some Super-Locutus Drone!Sue.

Damn, so you really are new to these here parts...

The Borg Queen · August 21 2008, 06:14 AM

'Fraid so.

I did enjoy the TNG/X-Men crossover book though, that's the only other Star Trek novel I've ever read.

JNG · August 21 2008, 10:18 AM

Gosh, are you saying you didn't like that book where Kirk came back from the dead and flew a ship to the Delta Quadrant and landed on the Borg homeworld and pulled a lever on it that blew it up?

:dies:

August 21 2008, 03:55 AM	#1
The Borg Queen Rear Admiral Location: Does it matter?	Borg plz Are there any Borg novels that don't read like crappy fanfiction with Captain Mary Sue T. Kirk? Or is Vendetta the only other Borg novel that's ever been written? __________________ .

August 21 2008, 03:57 AM	#2
Turbo Vice Admiral Location: Atlanta	Re: Borg plz My goodness, aren't you positive? What the hell is in the water here tonight? __________________ Odo: Your faith seems to have led you to something of a contradiction. Kira: I don't see it as a contradiction. Odo: I don't understand. Kira: That's the thing about faith. If you don't have it, you can't understand it and if you do, no explanation is necessary.

August 21 2008, 04:01 AM	#3
Thrawn Commodore Location: Washington, DC	Re: Borg plz Well, wait about two months, and I have this strange suspicion you won't be complaining anymore.

August 21 2008, 05:54 AM	#7
The Borg Queen Rear Admiral Location: Does it matter?	Re: Borg plz What just happened? Was this thread closed and then re-opened? __________________ .

August 21 2008, 05:56 AM	#8
Haytil Captain	Re: Borg plz William Shatner's "The Return" was pretty good, as far as the Borg were concerned. A lot of creepy Borg stuff in there (this was the era before Voyager - even before "First Contact").

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August 21 2008, 06:04 AM	#12
The Borg Queen Rear Admiral Location: Does it matter?	Re: Borg plz Well before making this thread, the only two novels I'd known about with the Borg in them were Vendetta and that one where Kirk gets resurrected as some Super-Locutus Drone!Sue. __________________ .

August 21 2008, 06:14 AM	#14
The Borg Queen Rear Admiral Location: Does it matter?	Re: Borg plz 'Fraid so. I did enjoy the TNG/X-Men crossover book though, that's the only other Star Trek novel I've ever read. __________________ .

August 21 2008, 10:18 AM	#15
JNG Chief of Staff, Starfleet Command	Re: Borg plz Gosh, are you saying you didn't like that book where Kirk came back from the dead and flew a ship to the Delta Quadrant and landed on the Borg homeworld and pulled a lever on it that blew it up? :dies: