We had a fantastic time with David on Literary Treks about this one! Such a good book and conversation.
Spoilers TOS: Legacies, Book 2: Best Defense by David Mack Review Thread
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Generally I'm not much of a fan of 5YM books, but I've been reading a few as it's the anniversary - and I have to say, so far I'm really enjoying this trilogy. Hoping book three lives up to the first two.
Hey, book! You got me! The Transfer Key targeted "a Vulcan male and a human woman." Yeah, I assumed it was Sarek and Amanda. It was later revealed that the human woman was Joanna! Jaw dropped.
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I'm still not finished yet, but it's so full of storylines!
Uhura's death at the end completely caught me by surprise!
Troll! I finished it, and that does not happen!
Am i seeing things, or is "Beel Zeroh, an irascible Izarian of questionable credentials" a dig at Alec Peters (of Paramount/CPS vs Axanar infamy)?
I think you're seeing things, I could be wrong though.
The "Beel Zeroh" character has nothing to do with Alec Peters, the Axanar project, or anyone or anything connected to it or him.
Thanks for clearing that up. In my mind, it was a perfect fit.
I am just starting Chapter Twenty. I'll have it finished by Monday.
I am really enjoying this. So far the Legacies books have a grand sense to them without feeling forced or over blown. Eveything fees natural like it's just happening and not forced to happen. Some TOS books have small universe syndrome but not these,
I am really enjoying this. So far the Legacies books have a grand sense to them without feeling forced or over blown. Eveything fees natural like it's just happening and not forced to happen. Some TOS books have small universe syndrome but not these,
Finished this while sitting in the shower this morning. It's been a rough week. Anyway, I really liked it. Probably not as good as Book 1, but I was pretty attached to Una at the end of that one and her reduced role in this one was a disappointment.
I thought Joanna, Sarek, and Amanda were great additions. In my head, I kept going back and forth between the original actors and the new ones for every cast member that had a counterpart. There's something about this book that makes it feel like it's on a bigger scale than just a typical TOS episode.
I really think my only complaint is that there are so many humans/half-humans in the Romulan Empire that have such great power. Why do they put up with them??
I thought Joanna, Sarek, and Amanda were great additions. In my head, I kept going back and forth between the original actors and the new ones for every cast member that had a counterpart. There's something about this book that makes it feel like it's on a bigger scale than just a typical TOS episode.
I really think my only complaint is that there are so many humans/half-humans in the Romulan Empire that have such great power. Why do they put up with them??
Well, even though Star Trek almost never portrays them this way, empires are generally not racially exclusive. An empire, by definition, is one state/culture ruling over multiple others, using their resources and labor to serve the ruling state. And that means that empires tend to have lots of people working in their militaries and bureaucracies who belong to subject states instead of to the ruling culture. Often it's felt that the members of subject or outsider cultures are the best ones to deal with those cultures as bureaucrats or emissaries, as seen in the Ottoman Empire's devshirme system or the Imperial Chinese treasure fleets commanded by Zheng He, a Muslim eunuch.
So really, a situation where the interstellar empire has officials and military officers of multiple species and places loyalty to the empire over ethnic/racial origin is more realistic than the usual dumbed-down Trek (and other sci-fi) version where political and cultural identity is based exclusively on racial origin and every so-called "empire" consists of only one species.
Second book in the new (for me) Trek Literature.
Two complain:
1) The beginning. Too much explanation and I feel the writing it's not on par with the rest.
2) The other universe storyline. IMHO would have been better shifted in the third book. Because...
... when the plot arrive on Centaurus it's IMPOSSIBLE to put down. I rarely seen such a mastery over a thriller: the right amount of breakneck action and the PERFECT, brief moments of characters building. I have read many Famous (capital F) thriller writers and this book from Centauros onward it's at least on par with them, with the final battle just epic.
I have only watched TOS, TAS and TNG, but this is the first time the Romulans are truly dangerous. Great work on them!
Overall BD it's a better book than the already great previous entry. I have the highest hope that the third book will be on par if not superior.
Two complain:
1) The beginning. Too much explanation and I feel the writing it's not on par with the rest.
2) The other universe storyline. IMHO would have been better shifted in the third book. Because...
... when the plot arrive on Centaurus it's IMPOSSIBLE to put down. I rarely seen such a mastery over a thriller: the right amount of breakneck action and the PERFECT, brief moments of characters building. I have read many Famous (capital F) thriller writers and this book from Centauros onward it's at least on par with them, with the final battle just epic.
I have only watched TOS, TAS and TNG, but this is the first time the Romulans are truly dangerous. Great work on them!
Overall BD it's a better book than the already great previous entry. I have the highest hope that the third book will be on par if not superior.
Really enjoyed this one. You know I’ve been a Star Trek fan for over 20 years and I had no idea McCoy had a daughter. It also didn’t occur to me that David would be around during this time. I assumed he would be born shortly after the series concluded. I wonder why Carol wanted Kirk to have nothing to do with his son. I always got the impression Kirk would be good around kids.
Is it me or was the alternate universe a lot like Mid-World from the Dark Tower series. A place where time moves differently and everything feels 19. Sounds to me that the universe has moved on.
Also, a rare mention of a toilet in Star Trek, and one that electrocutes you if you’re a certain race.
Is it me or was the alternate universe a lot like Mid-World from the Dark Tower series. A place where time moves differently and everything feels 19. Sounds to me that the universe has moved on.
Also, a rare mention of a toilet in Star Trek, and one that electrocutes you if you’re a certain race.
Really enjoyed this one. You know I’ve been a Star Trek fan for over 20 years and I had no idea McCoy had a daughter. It also didn’t occur to me that David would be around during this time. I assumed he would be born shortly after the series concluded. I wonder why Carol wanted Kirk to have nothing to do with his son. I always got the impression Kirk would be good around kids.
Is it me or was the alternate universe a lot like Mid-World from the Dark Tower series. A place where time moves differently and everything feels 19. Sounds to me that the universe has moved on.
Also, a rare mention of a toilet in Star Trek, and one that electrocutes you if you’re a certain race.
One of the many things Carol didn't like was the fact that Kirk was always on the go. Not the best prerequisite for being a father for her, obviously.
Later in the 24th century they had ships with families on board to keep families together. Even if this would have been possible with Kirk's Enterprise I think he would have prefered them to be out of harm's way.
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