Spoilers TOS: Legacies: Book 1: Captain to Captain by Greg Cox Review Thread

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  1. Avro Arrow

    Avro Arrow Vice Admiral Moderator

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    Blurb:
    An epic new trilogy begins—a tie-in for the milestone fiftieth anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series—that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission…and from one universe to another!

    Hidden aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise is a secret that has been passed from captain to captain, from Robert April to Christopher Pike to James T. Kirk. Now the return of the enigmatic woman once known as Number One has brought that secret to light, and Kirk and his crew must risk everything to finish a mission that began with April so many years ago…

    Nearly two decades earlier, April and his crew first visited the planet Usilde, where they found both tragedy and a thorny moral dilemma. Today, the legacy of that fateful occasion will compel Kirk to embark on a risky voyage back to that forbidden world—which is now deep in territory claimed by the Klingon Empire!

    About the Author:
    Greg Cox is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous Star Trek novels and short stories. He has also written the official movie novelizations of Godzilla, Man of Steel, The Dark Knight Rises, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, and the first three Underworld movies, as well as books and stories based on such popular series as Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI, Farscape, The 4400, Leverage, The Green Hornet, The Phantom, Roswell, Star Trek, Terminator, Warehouse 13, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Zorro. He has received two Scribe Awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania. Visit him at GregCox-Author.com.

    http://books.simonandschuster.biz/L...x/Star-Trek-The-Original-Series/9781501125294
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    Since this one is showing up in the wild now, I thought I'd go ahead and set up a review thread. Any issues with the format, please let me know!
     
    Avro Arrow, Jun 24, 2016
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  2. indianatrekker26

    indianatrekker26 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    i really hope my local Barnes and Noble put this book out early, this weekend.
     
    indianatrekker26, Jun 24, 2016
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  3. Greg Cox

    Greg Cox Admiral Premium Member

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    Just got my author copies! Hooray!
     
    Greg Cox, Jun 24, 2016
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  4. Leto_II

    Leto_II Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    My local bookstores have mostly all had copies out on the shelf for the past week-and-a-half or thereabouts.
     
    Leto_II, Jun 24, 2016
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  5. Ronald Held

    Ronald Held Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Good news, Greg. Waiting for my copy to ship next week, maybe have it by the 4th of July weekend?
     
    Ronald Held, Jun 24, 2016
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  6. John Clark

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    Mine's on order to arrive on Tuesday morning:)
     
    John Clark, Jun 24, 2016
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  7. Dave Scarpa

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    waiting for my audiobook copy on the 28th
     
    Dave Scarpa, Jun 24, 2016
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  8. indianatrekker26

    indianatrekker26 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    My wife is on her way home from the zoo with the kids, and she stopped by Barnes and Noble on her way home. She grabbed a copy for me! I can't wait to start diving in on this trilogy tonight!
     
    indianatrekker26, Jun 24, 2016
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  9. JD

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    The e-book version is released on Tuesday.
     
    JD, Jun 24, 2016
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  10. Paris

    Paris Commodore Commodore

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    Just started it. Liking it so far!
     
    Paris, Jun 25, 2016
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  11. Ronald Held

    Ronald Held Vice Admiral Admiral

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    No ebooks for TOS novels.
     
    Ronald Held, Jun 25, 2016
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  12. Reanok

    Reanok Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    I can't wait for my copy of this book to come in the mail so I can finally read Captain to Captain .I've been looking forward to reading this miniseries for months now!:D:D
     
    Reanok, Jun 25, 2016
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  13. David Mack

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    David Mack, Jun 25, 2016
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  14. DarrenTR1970

    DarrenTR1970 Commodore Commodore

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    Unexpectedly found a copy at Barnes and Noble this afternoon. Plan to start it as soon as I finish 'A Pocket Full of Lies'.
     
    DarrenTR1970, Jun 25, 2016
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  15. indianatrekker26

    indianatrekker26 Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    I'm about halfway through the book, Mr cox. Story is great but unfortunately your prose has been littered with typos. Such as miss spelled words and copied words. For instance page 135 "please speak to me to me in Usildar". The page before the word alarm was spelled alarum.
     
    indianatrekker26, Jun 26, 2016
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  16. Christopher

    Christopher Writer Admiral

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    Is that a typo, or just an archaic usage? Shakespeare's stage directions often refer to "alarums and excursions."
     
    Christopher, Jun 26, 2016
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  17. Mr. Laser Beam

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    ^ I wasn't aware Shakespeare wrote this novel...
     
    Mr. Laser Beam, Jun 26, 2016
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  18. Jinn

    Jinn Mistress of the Chaotic Energies Rear Admiral

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    Clearly Greg Cox is Shakespeare reincarnated
     
    Jinn, Jun 26, 2016
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  19. Greg Cox

    Greg Cox Admiral Premium Member

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    Don't be silly. Everyone knows Christopher Marlowe really wrote it.

    Can't explain any typos. I swear to God that the ms. was thoroughly copyedited, and that I later went through the uncorrected page proofs line-by-line. By my count, the book went past at least six pairs of eyes before going to press . . ..
     
    Greg Cox, Jun 26, 2016
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  20. Christopher

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    No matter how many copyedits there are, no matter how many pairs of eyes are involved, some errors will always get through. Sometimes an editing pass will even introduce new errors.
     
    Christopher, Jun 26, 2016
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