TP: Seize the Fire by Michael A. Martin Review Thread (Spoilers!)
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Re: Typhon Pact: Seize The Fire review thread
Does anyone know the chronological order of the Typhon Pact series? I'm working on a Trek literature timeline and would like to know since I'm almost finished with the timeline.
Also, has it been revealed where the Typhon Pact e-book novella, The Struggle Within, takes place yet?
Thanks.
Does anyone know the chronological order of the Typhon Pact series? I'm working on a Trek literature timeline and would like to know since I'm almost finished with the timeline.
Also, has it been revealed where the Typhon Pact e-book novella, The Struggle Within, takes place yet?
Thanks.
Re: Typhon Pact: Seize The Fire review thread
Rough Beasts of Empire: Feb-Mar 2381; Oct '81-Feb '82
Zero Sum Game: May '82; Aug '82
Seize the Fire: Aug '82 (going by author's own statements, though some references in the text are inconsistent)
Paths of Disharmony: Sep-Oct '82 (going by the stated age of Picard's son, though other references are inconsistent)
The Struggle Within: Nov-Dec '82
Rough Beasts of Empire: Feb-Mar 2381; Oct '81-Feb '82
Zero Sum Game: May '82; Aug '82
Seize the Fire: Aug '82 (going by author's own statements, though some references in the text are inconsistent)
Paths of Disharmony: Sep-Oct '82 (going by the stated age of Picard's son, though other references are inconsistent)
The Struggle Within: Nov-Dec '82
I just started reading this a few days ago, and while I haven't found it utterly unreadable I've already got some issue with it after only 20something pages. First of all I'm just not a fan of Michael A. Martin's writing style. He just seems to overwrite everything. For instance less than 2 pages after he first introduces Vale and explains who she he goes through it all again when she chimes in on a conversation. All I could think as I read it was "Yeah, we already know, you just told us that".
Then there's the fact that Riker doesn't trust a scan result because it came from White-Blue and Torvig. So if he doesn't trust White-Blue why did he let him stay aboard the ship. And poor Torvig, after everything the little guy's has done his crew mates still don't like him.
Then there's the fact that Riker doesn't trust a scan result because it came from White-Blue and Torvig. So if he doesn't trust White-Blue why did he let him stay aboard the ship. And poor Torvig, after everything the little guy's has done his crew mates still don't like him.
I remember reading Seize The Fire when it first came out --- it was a clunker.
And then this past year I read Martin's new Titan novel --- sorry the name's escaping me --- and I remember that he made some mentions of events from this novel and it was like "what is he talking about", since the events didn't even jump out at me.
Suffice it to say, both of Martin's Titan novels are pretty forgettable.
And then this past year I read Martin's new Titan novel --- sorry the name's escaping me --- and I remember that he made some mentions of events from this novel and it was like "what is he talking about", since the events didn't even jump out at me.
Suffice it to say, both of Martin's Titan novels are pretty forgettable.
That seems to be the general consensus, yes.
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Given that Enterprise novels have passed to another author, will the same happen with Titan? Or will it go the way of Vanguard?
I am currently struggling through 'Fallen Gods'. So far I think it is an improvement over 'Seize the Fire', but I'm not exactly loving it.
I would very much like to read a Titan novel written solo by Andy Mangels. I would also be interested in reading moreTitan novels by James Swallow...'Synthesis' is probably my single favorite stand alone in that series.
I'm reading it now, so far I'm 70 % in and rather enjoying it. Interesting stuff about the Gorn, an under developed race imo.
I'm 100 pages in and I'm enjoying it too.
I re-read Syntesis a while back, and it really was amazing. The only other Titan-novel that jumped out for me like that was Orion's Hounds, I grade them equeally. I just finished a re-read of Cathedral, a joint novel between Martin and Mangels. It's so much better then Martin's solo work, that I can't help but think that Mangels was the true writer of that duo. I like the idea's Martin has, but he just can't seem to get them to paper properly.
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