TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) - Page 11

Skywalker · April 11 2012, 12:27 AM

Cool. It does sound like a fun read, so I do plan on checking it out eventually. Thanks.

Christopher · April 11 2012, 12:41 AM

Greg Cox wrote:

Skywalker wrote:

Is this considered to be part of the current Pocket continuity (i.e. does it have any connections to books set before/after it, however minor), or is it pretty much just a completely standalone adventure with no ties at all to anything else?

It doesn't much matter to me either way, I'm just curious.

Shaun Christopher appeared briefly in my Eugenics Wars novels, and there's some (non-essential) callbacks to those books, but mostly it's a standalone TOS adventure.

Also there are brief, mutual allusions between The Rings of Time and my upcoming DTI: Forgotten History, which is a sequel/prequel to DTI: Watching the Clock, which is set within the main novel continuity. So Rings is peripherally linked to the main continuity, but again, is a mainly self-contained story.

Smitty · April 11 2012, 03:58 AM

I just finished this book. I rated it "outstanding"! I really liked the setting, that being during the 5 year mission. The story was really good, better than a typical episode which I viewed this as being. I actually liked the length, in a world of 500+ pages and cast of characters that requires a crib sheet this was refreshing.
If I had one wish it would be that there was a document of annotations offering nuggets of insight and references.
Regardless, thank you Greg!

Sto-Vo-Kory · April 13 2012, 07:59 PM

I thought Rings of Time was a fun read. I must admit that I felt the 2020 portions were a much stronger narrative than the Kirk-era sections. To echo an earlier post, I would have enjoyed an entire book devoted to Shaun Christopher and the Saturn mission.

My favorite bits have to be the callbacks to the Eugenics War novels (which are not only my favorite works of Mr. Cox, but some of my favorite novels in all of Trek lit). I still hope to read about the further adventures of Gary Seven in some future Trek novel, preferably by Greg Cox or Lincoln Roberts.

I look forward to reading more Trek fiction from Mr. Cox in the near future. Cheers.

garoo1980 · May 4 2012, 05:18 AM

Almost done this so I really shouldn't be reading this thread

Totally awesome, IMHO. My kind of read. I find myself really caring about the other story as much as the Trek which is pretty impressive I think. Fine work Mr. Cox

RonG · May 21 2012, 02:49 PM

Finished the book last night – it was a fun read, filled with enough continuity references to both general Trek lore and Cox's other works (which are some of my favorites), to make this TrekLit reader quite happy.

kirk55555 · May 30 2012, 02:02 AM

I just finished Rings of Time, and I really liked it. The story was very interesting, and actually made me care for the 21st centry storyline. I'm usually not a fan of any Trek stories that are set in or time travel too far in the past, but this was a good book. I really liked Qat being written as a Q in everything but name. It was a cool way to get a Q into a book set in TOS.

Also, since she seemed to be spending so much time with humans (several months or even years on the colony, a good amount of time on earth) maybe her enjoyment of humans led her back to earth in the 24th centry, and she was one of the two Q who took human form and gave birth to Amanda Rogers.

That's just me trying to make it fit in with the TV show more. I don't think Amanda's parents have ever been mentioned in any story (actually, besides brief mentions, I don't think Amanda Rogers has even shown up in any stories outside the episode she appeared in), so its possible. That might be an interesting story. While True Q is my least favorite Q episode (its not bad, just my least favorite), it would be interesting to see Amanda Rogers play some part in a Q story someday.

JD · May 30 2012, 05:58 AM

Was she in any of the Q flashbacks in Q&A?

BrentMc · May 30 2012, 09:43 PM

I loved The Rings of Time. It was a fun, exciting story and Greg Cox made the characters ring true. I think this may be the first Greg Cox book I have read. I keep meaning to read the Khan books. I am more interested in reading those now that I know he has the stuff. Good work Mr. Cox!

Greg Cox · May 31 2012, 07:13 PM

BrentMc wrote:

I loved The Rings of Time. It was a fun, exciting story and Greg Cox made the characters ring true. I think this may be the first Greg Cox book I have read. I keep meaning to read the Khan books. I am more interested in reading those now that I know he has the stuff. Good work Mr. Cox!

Thanks!

View Poll Results: Rate The Rings of Time.
Outstanding	25	33.78%
Above Average	33	44.59%
Average	10	13.51%
Below Average	6	8.11%
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April 11 2012, 12:27 AM	#151
Skywalker Admiral	Re: TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) Cool. It does sound like a fun read, so I do plan on checking it out eventually. Thanks.

April 11 2012, 03:58 AM	#153
Smitty Lieutenant Commander Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	Re: TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) I just finished this book. I rated it "outstanding"! I really liked the setting, that being during the 5 year mission. The story was really good, better than a typical episode which I viewed this as being. I actually liked the length, in a world of 500+ pages and cast of characters that requires a crib sheet this was refreshing. If I had one wish it would be that there was a document of annotations offering nuggets of insight and references. Regardless, thank you Greg! __________________ Please, Captain, not in front of the Klingons. -Spock to Kirk

April 13 2012, 07:59 PM	#154
Sto-Vo-Kory Lieutenant	Re: TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) I thought Rings of Time was a fun read. I must admit that I felt the 2020 portions were a much stronger narrative than the Kirk-era sections. To echo an earlier post, I would have enjoyed an entire book devoted to Shaun Christopher and the Saturn mission. My favorite bits have to be the callbacks to the Eugenics War novels (which are not only my favorite works of Mr. Cox, but some of my favorite novels in all of Trek lit). I still hope to read about the further adventures of Gary Seven in some future Trek novel, preferably by Greg Cox or Lincoln Roberts. I look forward to reading more Trek fiction from Mr. Cox in the near future. Cheers.

May 4 2012, 05:18 AM	#155
garoo1980 Lieutenant Commander Location: Edmonton, Canada	Re: TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) Almost done this so I really shouldn't be reading this thread Totally awesome, IMHO. My kind of read. I find myself really caring about the other story as much as the Trek which is pretty impressive I think. Fine work Mr. Cox

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May 21 2012, 02:49 PM	#156
RonG Captain Location: Fluidic Space	Re: TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) Finished the book last night – it was a fun read, filled with enough continuity references to both general Trek lore and Cox's other works (which are some of my favorites), to make this TrekLit reader quite happy. __________________ RonG is Right!

May 30 2012, 02:02 AM	#157
kirk55555 Captain	Re: TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) I just finished Rings of Time, and I really liked it. The story was very interesting, and actually made me care for the 21st centry storyline. I'm usually not a fan of any Trek stories that are set in or time travel too far in the past, but this was a good book. I really liked Qat being written as a Q in everything but name. It was a cool way to get a Q into a book set in TOS. Also, since she seemed to be spending so much time with humans (several months or even years on the colony, a good amount of time on earth) maybe her enjoyment of humans led her back to earth in the 24th centry, and she was one of the two Q who took human form and gave birth to Amanda Rogers. That's just me trying to make it fit in with the TV show more. I don't think Amanda's parents have ever been mentioned in any story (actually, besides brief mentions, I don't think Amanda Rogers has even shown up in any stories outside the episode she appeared in), so its possible. That might be an interesting story. While True Q is my least favorite Q episode (its not bad, just my least favorite), it would be interesting to see Amanda Rogers play some part in a Q story someday.

May 30 2012, 05:58 AM	#158
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) Was she in any of the Q flashbacks in Q&A? __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

May 30 2012, 09:43 PM	#159
BrentMc Lieutenant Commander Location: California U.S.A.	Re: TOS: The Rings of Time by Greg Cox Review Thread (Spoilers!) I loved The Rings of Time. It was a fun, exciting story and Greg Cox made the characters ring true. I think this may be the first Greg Cox book I have read. I keep meaning to read the Khan books. I am more interested in reading those now that I know he has the stuff. Good work Mr. Cox!