Destiny Omnibus: should I pull the trigger?

[David Mack]

This is the first Trek book I've read in about a decade and I can't put it down. Damn you, David Mack... *shaking my fist at the sky*

Another satisfied customer.

Spoiler: Destiny

Nice to have a Scouse character too! Just wished he'd been the first ever Borg... That would have been something for me to shout about!

Ah, well.

Spoiler: Destiny

The death scenes in the second book were written so well. My father died of cancer whilst I was reading this and I was crying reading those. They were so accurately and emotionally written. Well done Mr Mack.

Gracias.

Spoiler: Destiny

Also, whilst you are on the board, may I ask why you decided to hint at the start of a relationship for LaForge in book II and leave it unresolved? Was that purposeful (a hint to his string of previous failures)?

That decision was made at the editorial level; I had originally written a scene in which the two of them get together, but it was cut during editing.

 

[Sho]

^ LaForge just can't catch a break.

 

[Paris]

^ LaForge just can't catch a break.

Check out McIntee's Indistinguishable From Magic

 

[Sho]

Aye, I've been getting that recommendation a lot and I burn to read that one, but I'm not caught up far enough on the TNG continuity yet .

 

[Paris]

^It's pretty much a stand alone novel in this case. You'd only have to be caught up to Destiny or so. It was awesome. I'm a big Geordi fan, and in this one he really got to shine

 

[Sho]

I've always been interested in the engineering characters in Trek, so I agree Geordi is underused ... and I really liked the LaForge/Brahms storyline in TNG.

 

[JD]

I haven't read it yet, but I do know Scotty, Nog and Gomez ( don't know how big her role is, but she is listed in the cast list on MB)are all in Indistinguishable From Magic, so it'll definitely get you your engineer fix.

 

[rfmcdpei]

^It's pretty much a stand alone novel in this case. You'd only have to be caught up to Destiny or so. It was awesome. I'm a big Geordi fan, and in this one he really got to shine

Agreed. Indistinguishable from Magic not only did all of that stuff, but even did a great job making Sela a plausible character.