Spoilers TNG: Pliable Truths by Dayton Ward - Review thread

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So, admittedly I haven't read Pliable Truths yet, but... does this discussion have anything to do with the book? I haven't really seen anyone even refer to the book anywhere on this page of this review thread... and it doesn't even seem to be discussing TrekLit in general. Perhaps there is a better place to have this discussion, and we can leave this one for discussing the book itself?
 
This thread has had more than its share of off-topic discussion from the very beginning, but it was only around the bottom of page 5 that the current lengthy digression began.

Up to that point, it's not too far off-topic, and the digression did grow naturally out of a comment about one of the characters introduced in the book.
 
Well, this one took its time to get going. But it took off eventually. Nice read, though I agree there was just too much padding.

It was a good use of Madred. I can't believe noone had properly dealt with him in the novels?... He got what he deserved.

Thinking about the plot, there were, I don't know, 4 events, as in, occurrences that move the novel forward? The structure was really simple. Still, it's nice to hear from the characters again. I especially liked Garak's involvement, after reading 'Second Self' recently...

(And Sisko was just wrong about Opaka. He was wrong about many things!)

edit: two things surprised me. 1st, Riker having balls to do what he did. 2nd, Trina's fate (well done, Mr Ward!)
 
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I am reading this and like it so far. Some little mistakes like when Ro sit at ops, "Riker stand between ops and conn and put his right hand on Ro's seat." Which isn't possible because Ro' sits at his left. And maybe I am wrong but I can't remember that Data sits often at conn but that is just nitpicking. I love the diplomatic meetings with Picard and the Cardassians, it is so good!
 
I am reading this and like it so far. Some little mistakes like when Ro sit at ops, "Riker stand between ops and conn and put his right hand on Ro's seat." Which isn't possible because Ro' sits at his left. And maybe I am wrong but I can't remember that Data sits often at conn but that is just nitpicking. I love the diplomatic meetings with Picard and the Cardassians, it is so good!
That's explained early on in the book as the crew cross-training. Though for what it's worth many novels have had Data flying the ship anyway. He was even flying it in the Picard finale.
 
I am almost finished the book. Maybe I am wrong but I find the Bajorans a little bit ungrateful. They accused the Federation of doing nothing when the Cardassians occupied Bajor, but wasn't the Federation in war with Cardassia? What else could they do?
 
I am almost finished the book. Maybe I am wrong but I find the Bajorans a little bit ungrateful. They accused the Federation of doing nothing when the Cardassians occupied Bajor, but wasn't the Federation in war with Cardassia? What else could they do?
Bajorans made similar complaints all throughout TNG and DS9, so this novel is just reflecting the attitudes already seen on screen.
 
I always figured the Federation didn't intervene on Bajor because they knew it would just escalate the conflict there and leave the Bajorans caught in the crossfire, doing them more harm than good.
 
I am almost finished the book. Maybe I am wrong but I find the Bajorans a little bit ungrateful. They accused the Federation of doing nothing when the Cardassians occupied Bajor, but wasn't the Federation in war with Cardassia? What else could they do?
Take a look at Major Kira's attitude in the pilot. Anything less would be inaccurate.
 
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