Destiny: Lost Souls by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

[David Mack]

nx1701g wrote:

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I do plan on getting the book and reading it but I have to know one thing:

What is Starfleet and the Federation's status at the end of the book?

Bloodied but still standing.

[nx1701g]

^ Thanks [evil maniacal laugh]

[DEWLine]

Achernar...aka Alpha Eridani. That was where Redjac had one of its sprees, right? On the second planet in that system? Heliopolis City?

[Mike Farley]

DEWLine wrote:

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Achernar...aka Alpha Eridani. That was where Redjac had one of its sprees, right? On the second planet in that system? Heliopolis City?

To the best of my knowledge Geoff Thorne has never had a killing spree on any world.

But I've only known the guy for 7 years or so, he could have had a whole other life before that.

[DEWLine]

Trying to stifle my own conflicting nerd-pedanticism and amusement impulses, here...

[casey]

Another thing I thought of that I wanted to mention (and no, this time it does not involve fruit)

I thought the scene where Inyx reveals his true feelings for Hernandez, saying something to the effect of "she would make eternity worth living" (yes, I know I that is not what he said) was really moving. I really think it would be interesting to see more of a follow up on this besides Hernandez kissing him on his forehead.

In fact, describing that scene as moving really sums up my feelings on the entire book. . . It was simply moving.

[FrontLine]

Ok So I just wrapped up book three. I stated with book 1 over a week ago and I have to say, being on the road for this long the books were good companions. I found them all to be worthy travel companions. I liked how this book addressed the idea of where the borg came from and how they were eventually taken care of. In fact I think the events of this story, at least from what the borg were tyring to do, was long over due.

• Captain Bateson / Dr. Frasier Crane...the few lines were bloody hilarious and I so eaisly pictured Kelsey Grammer delivering those lines. It was one of those times where I caught my self laughing out loud to a book. Bravo for that alone.
• I would have liked a little more resolution to what was going on with Voyager. One minute its drifting dead in space, Chakotay is in ICU, and Tom Paris is effecting repair, but that's it. I would have assumed form reading the book that they would have been right there with the Titan, Enterprise, Aventine, and The Caeliar at the end, but it appeared to me that they were totally forgotten
• The ensemble casting was great IMO. I loved how the story seemed to touch on so many characters, if only for a sentence or two for some (see Bateson, Captain). Still there were others not mentioned that I missed, but oh well.
• Within the first few pages of book three (or was it within the final pages of book two) I had figured out that I was about to learn about the Borg origin. No points deduction from me. I chalk it up to my being super perceptive or the series was written with obvious fore shadowing because the conclusion would blow that away.
• Speaking of the conclusion, good twist on it. I thought that the Borg would be freed and given travel vouchers to get home with. Adding them to The Caeliar was a great move. I love the new mission of The Caeliar as well. To be honest I am glad that the borg are gone. Their presence and their abilities to me loomed around the neck of the ST universe like an albatross, placing massive constraints on the universe. I mean why didnt the borg just try to wipe everyone out sooner than this?
• Oh and since I have been lax in keeping up with published continuity...which book did Janeway get killed (and how) in and I thought Sisko came back some how...what ever happened with that

Thanks for the good read and for keeping me busy during my travels. Oh and I have a few days to burn while stuck in frigid Utah, anyone have any recommendations as to what to read?

[KRAD]

DEWLine wrote:

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Achernar...aka Alpha Eridani. That was where Redjac had one of its sprees, right? On the second planet in that system? Heliopolis City?

Different Achernar. That one was/is in Federation space. There's another Achernar in Romulan space, seen in Star Charts (which is where I got it to use in Articles as the seat of the Romulan State).

[KRAD]

FrontLine wrote:

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• I would have liked a little more resolution to what was going on with Voyager. One minute its drifting dead in space, Chakotay is in ICU, and Tom Paris is effecting repair, but that's it. I would have assumed form reading the book that they would have been right there with the Titan, Enterprise, Aventine, and The Caeliar at the end, but it appeared to me that they were totally forgotten
• Oh and since I have been lax in keeping up with published continuity...which book did Janeway get killed (and how) in and I thought Sisko came back some how...what ever happened with that

The answer to your first question will be answered in Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer next spring, and the answer to your second would be answered by, respectively, the TNG novel Before Dishonor and the DS9 novels Unity, Worlds of DS9 Volume 2, Warpath, and Fearful Symmetry.

FrontLine wrote:

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Oh and I have a few days to burn while stuck in frigid Utah, anyone have any recommendations as to what to read?

I recommend my own Articles of the Federation, which shows the first year of the Bacco Administration. (Which ends on a hopeful note, something I did not knowing what Dave was going to do to her during the first two months of her second year.... )

[Kirsten Beyer]

In response to your Janeway question in the spoiler section:

The book was Before Dishonor. The short version is, she went out to investigate the cube that Picard effectively neutralized in Resistance. That cube evolved, assimilated her, made her its new queen and was ultimately destroyed.

And yes, Sisko came back as of Unity and has been present in the DS9 relaunch books since then....Worlds of DS9 Bajor (maybe some others too, I can't remember), Warpath and Fearful Symmetry.

[Kirsten Beyer]

Damn it all, Keith.

[KRAD]

^ OH NO! TOO SLOW!!!!

EAT MY DUST, BEYER!!!!! BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!!!!!!







(I really need this move to be finished...............)

[casey]

FrontLine wrote:

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Thanks for the good read and for keeping me busy during my travels. Oh and I have a few days to burn while stuck in frigid Utah, anyone have any recommendations as to what to read?

Funny, I was just thinking how surprisingly warm it had been here during the last week.

[Christopher]

KRAD wrote:

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Different Achernar. That one was/is in Federation space. There's another Achernar in Romulan space, seen in Star Charts (which is where I got it to use in Articles as the seat of the Romulan State).

Err, huh? The Achernar in the Romulan map in Star Charts is Alpha Eridani, the real Achernar, and "Wolf in the Fold" did mention that Heliopolis City was on Alpha Eridani II (the name Achernar wasn't used in the episode).

[Julio Angel Ortiz]

Got a review up here: http://julioangelortiz.livejournal.com/308005.html

The Morgan Bates scenes... I really thought he was going to die. "Bad grammar"... I couldn't help but chuckle that that.

The captain of the other ship (the one named after the samurai... can't remember right now)... had we seen him before?