TNG: Immortal Coil by Jeffrey Lang Review Thread (Spoilers!)
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I just want to thank you all for getting me back into reading Star Trek books. I was an avid reader up until about six months ago, but I just became so bored by it all. Then I saw this thread and a remember enjoying this book when it first came out. This time, I really enjoyed it. Being a fan of The Original Series, I had no problem getting all of the references and it is a credit to Jeffrey Lang that all of these cameos wasn't to the detriment of the story.
Yes, there are a couple of criticisms that other posters have outlined, but that was pushed aside by the excellent addition of Rhea McAdams and "Emil Vaslovik". I enjoyed it so much, I moved straigh on to The Persistence of Memory.
Yes, there are a couple of criticisms that other posters have outlined, but that was pushed aside by the excellent addition of Rhea McAdams and "Emil Vaslovik". I enjoyed it so much, I moved straigh on to The Persistence of Memory.
Well, you do if you know TOS. And "The Questor Tapes". Each new cameo is a little revelation and you end up anticipating more and more.
Some did. Understandably, TNG-only fans thought they'd missed something important when they realised how many TOS cameos there were. But they were mostly easter eggs, secret little winks for those in the know.
I'm halfway through this novel and really like how Data was written in this novel.He certainly got more charcter developement than some of the older TNG books I've read recently.This is a great book I really like it alot.
The Millennium Falcon was in Vanguard? When, where, who was the owner? Was the ship design hinted at or the name called out loud?
As far as I know, the MF is a 24th century Federation starship participating the Battle of Sector 001 (First Contact).
The Millennium Falcon was in Vanguard? When, where, who was the owner? Was the ship design hinted at or the name called out loud?
As far as I know, the MF is a 24th century Federation starship participating the Battle of Sector 001 (First Contact).
Well, actually it was mynocks that showed up in Vanguard. Or nymocks, to use their devious alias. They were chewing on power cables, of course.
^ I think RPJOB was referring to a ship described in the series' fifth novel, Precipice. In a scene featuring T'Prynn and Pennington, on page 74, last paragraph:
^That's awesome, I missed it too
Loved that, one of the geekiest moments in TrekLit. I had to read it three times to make sure I didn't misread it.
I don't think I ever would've read that as a Millennium Falcon reference. When I read "teardrop-shaped," I visualize something that's shaped that way three-dimensionally, kinda like the fuselage of SpaceShipOne or the Protector from Galaxy Quest. To me, the Falcon is a saucer-shaped ship with "pincers" on the front.
And why is a reference to Star Wars geekier than a whole novel about Star Trek?
And why is a reference to Star Wars geekier than a whole novel about Star Trek?
I wanted to read this book every since I read "Cold Equations." I finally got around to it and I really liked it. I wish I had read it first. I like how it tied together event from TOS and TNG. The use of the M-5 computer was a nice touch. Great characters, great story. A fun read.
Just interviewed Jeff about the book on Literary Treks and it's out now! I have to say, just read this book and love it! To me it's a watershed book in Trek lit and really made me like Data, a character that I have never been that keen on. Well done!