I'm about a third of the way through, really enjoying it so far.
Spoilers TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread
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Got my copy yesterday, just need to finish the book "Wool", before I dive into this one.
Awaiting my copy. Perhaps i can get it started by Saturday.
About a quarter into it. I knew the high level reason the colonists were staying long before it was revealed.
I haven't purchased it yet, but the asteroid approaching the planet plot sounds a bit like Deep Impact or Armageddon, not that I'm complaining, sounds neat!
Just picked up my copy yesterday, but at my local store they didn't know how many they had, since their system was saying 5, but they actually had 14 copies, and all 14 were in the "Hot And New Paperbacks" section.
An asteroid destroying a planet has been done before in TOS but the partial means of its destruction seems unique as I am only halfway through.
Reminded me of an episode. Yes I guessed what was going on, and the asteroid destruction is familiar, but I felt it was different enough to make the book worth reading.
I have to say, I really enjoyed reading this one. In a different way than I enjoy reading most of the novels.
This book really felt like an episode of the show. It was a fun adventure, you know? It was different, and I liked it.
I think... I guess it felt like an olden days novel, you know? It felt a bit like a "put the toys back in the toy box just as they where" story, like all of the novels used to have to be while Trek was on the air? I guess it was nostalgic in a way.
Mind you, I don't want the novels to go back to those days. They're passed now. But dipping your toe back into the pond again is fun now and again.
This book really felt like an episode of the show. It was a fun adventure, you know? It was different, and I liked it.
I think... I guess it felt like an olden days novel, you know? It felt a bit like a "put the toys back in the toy box just as they where" story, like all of the novels used to have to be while Trek was on the air? I guess it was nostalgic in a way.
Mind you, I don't want the novels to go back to those days. They're passed now. But dipping your toe back into the pond again is fun now and again.
Kertrats47 I just read your review for Devil's bargain.After reading your review for this novel it makes me look forward to reading this book ASAP, .And i want to find out how this Tos story unfolds with the Horta.Your review was well written and made me intrigued about this novel's storyline Kirk's crew dealing with a crisis you emtione din your review.I'm glad Spock has an important role in this book.This book sounds like a winner.
^^ Thanks for reading, glad you enjoyed it! And I definitely think you'll enjoy the book.
Ugh! I can't believe I read this one to the end. It was so poorly written it has me even thinking about no longer collecting Star Trek fiction. Some of the prose was just gosh awful as it reads on about a 5th grade reading level. I think the worst episode in season three of TOS would be more tolerable than this shlock. I don't even know if it's possible to recover after this. I think I have to go spend some time with some real science fiction in order to think clearly again.
Kevin
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