TNG: Indistinguishable From Magic by McIntee Review Thread (Spoilers)

[Defcon]

Got it today as well, along with the third Eureka novel (which actually prevented that I got IFM over a week ago). I will start it once I've finished the Doctor Who book I'm currently reading.

[Defcon]

Truth wrote:

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There is something i want to ask but i dont know how to do the spolier thing

Write your question, highlight it and then click on the last icon above the text window (the smiley with x as its mouth).

[Lonemagpie]

Truth wrote:

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There is something i want to ask but i dont know how to do the spolier thing

Or just PM me...

[Lonemagpie]

Truth wrote:

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Got it today and just happed to cheat and skip to the back.. loved the ending.. about time a writers took a bold step . I loved seeing the old faces and the new ones. I,m 88 pages in right now.. the only gripe i have is the return of you know who as a love intrest. that is so boring, i feel like the writer took the safe bet instead of beening bold on that front( then again maybe im just bais since i have never liked that person).

Depends on your definition of safe sex...

*Bets*, I mean safe bets...

[Truth]

Lonemagpie wrote:

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Depends on your definition of safe sex...

*Bets*, I mean safe bets...

Im sure you did..lol but itsa great read.. im a lreay half way thur it..

[sulfur]

Lonemagpie wrote:

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Or just PM me...

He can't yet. Not enough posts. 50 posts and 2 weeks.

And on topic... still waiting for this damned book to show up here. Then I have to figure out a clever way to zip it to the top of the list...

[Annorax]

I blasted through this in one day. Mostly good stuff, although there were a couple of points that didn't quite resonate well with me.

I have a few questions. Please feel free to answer or not; it's your little corner of the universe and I don't want to poke and prod where I'm not welcome.

Hunt dies, why have the bit of debate between Nog and Qat'ka about who's in command? Presumably Nog is in Challenger's chain of command, while an exchange officer who chooses not to accept a Starfleet commission would be far lower, if not eligible for command. I read this as Nog having learned a bit about emergency command after the Valiant debacle, but like many things, I've probably missed the point.

Also...

I'm not finding it at all believable that the Corps of Engineers would let Geordi get away so easily after losing Scotty. I can buy him being allowed to keep the rank, but is this intended to set up Geordi eventually taking over Scotty's position as the leader of the SCE?

[2of1million]

Wondering if this will be available in ebook format or do I have to buy the paperback again? The Kobo store doesn't have it yet.

[Thrawn]

I have the Kindle version, so yeah.

[JD]

I literally just bought the Nook version (and the Noobook of PoD) like 10 minuets ago. Would it ruin anything in PoD if I read them concurrently?

[Thrawn]

^ Some very, very slight spoilers involving a love interest of LaForge's, but it's pretty minor.

[Turtletrekker]

JD wrote:

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...10 minuets...

Mmmmmmm. 10 Minuets...

[shanejayell]

All right, finished it today.

Good book, though I was a little disappointed that Geordi pretty much ends up right back where he started. Yes, he's a 'captain' and he has Leah, but I'd wish that he had his own ship and crew! Captain La Forge of the SCE! ^__^

Okay, getting carried away....

I liked the end of Scotty's story, too. He MIGHT make it, he might not, but either way was a grand send off. Loved Spock's comments in the end too.

I voted 'Above Average' and it nearly made it to Outstanding! Good job!

[Lonemagpie]

Annorax wrote:

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I blasted through this in one day. Mostly good stuff, although there were a couple of points that didn't quite resonate well with me.

I have a few questions. Please feel free to answer or not; it's your little corner of the universe and I don't want to poke and prod where I'm not welcome.

Hunt dies, why have the bit of debate between Nog and Qat'ka about who's in command? Presumably Nog is in Challenger's chain of command, while an exchange officer who chooses not to accept a Starfleet commission would be far lower, if not eligible for command. I read this as Nog having learned a bit about emergency command after the Valiant debacle, but like many things, I've probably missed the point.

Nog is clearly on top, yeah. That dialogue just sort of came out while I was writing the scene, and it felt kind of natural for both characters.

Also...

I'm not finding it at all believable that the Corps of Engineers would let Geordi get away so easily after losing Scotty. I can buy him being allowed to keep the rank, but is this intended to set up Geordi eventually taking over Scotty's position as the leader of the SCE?

Not specifically - I just didn't want a reset-button for him. (See Shanjayell's post!) So it's left there if anyone wants to make use of it in future.

[Lonemagpie]

shanejayell wrote:

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All right, finished it today.

Good book, though I was a little disappointed that Geordi pretty much ends up right back where he started. Yes, he's a 'captain' and he has Leah, but I'd wish that he had his own ship and crew! Captain La Forge of the SCE! ^__^

The original intent, of course, was that it would be two books, so there'd have been a gap into which you could slot such adventures in between them. Obviously that was lost when it became one book, but that's why there's a gap of a couple of months between parts one and two...

I liked the end of Scotty's story, too. He MIGHT make it, he might not, but either way was a grand send off.

That was the intent, all the way!

I voted 'Above Average' and it nearly made it to Outstanding! Good job!

Ta!