"Double Helix", Any Good?

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by BillJ, Aug 29, 2018.

  1. Relayer1

    Relayer1 Admiral Admiral

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    I recall thinking they varied between very average and poor, but it was quite a long time ago...
     
  2. ronny

    ronny Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    That's my feeling too. I was interested in this series because I thought the concept was pretty fun with all the various cross overs. Unfortunately I felt the idea was better than the execution. The only one that stands out to me is Red Sector because I really really disliked it. There are handful of Star Trek books where I just can't stand them and Red Sector is one of them. Maybe the Peter David New Frontiers book was the best of the bunch.

    And yeah, unfortunately Diane Carey wrote a pretty good sized chunk of those books I just think are bad. I don't mind when she's writing a TOS book, as long as I can put the Kirk worship aside, but when she gets into other series it's pretty obvious she just doesn't like them. I'm glad the only 2 books left I have to read by Carey are both TOS: The Great Starship Race and The First Frontier. Both sound fun.
     
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  3. dauntless

    dauntless Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    Same here, but I do recall that the DH NF book (and the Captain's Table Calhoun book) are two of the best.