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I had to vote Below Average.
Many of the recent eBook novellas weren't really overly noteworthy or groundbreaking, but this one pretty much is one of the most unremarkable and superfluous pieces of Star Trek fiction I've read in ages.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to write a TOS equivalent to TNG'S Familiy, but I don't think Harrison really brought anything new or interesting to the table regarding the portrayed characters, and so with the abscence of any real plot beyond looking at the characters after The Motion Picture, the whole book just fell totaly flat for me.
I had to vote Below Average.
Many of the recent eBook novellas weren't really overly noteworthy or groundbreaking, but this one pretty much is one of the most unremarkable and superfluous pieces of Star Trek fiction I've read in ages.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to write a TOS equivalent to TNG'S Familiy, but I don't think Harrison really brought anything new or interesting to the table regarding the portrayed characters, and so with the abscence of any real plot beyond looking at the characters after The Motion Picture, the whole book just fell totaly flat for me.
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I agree with everything you said. My review: http://startreklitverse.yolasite.com/book-reviews.php
I agree with everything you said. My review: http://startreklitverse.yolasite.com/book-reviews.php
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To keep things consistent, I'll post my review here as well. I actually quite enjoyed this one, but felt it was in the "average" range: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2015/03/SotM.html
To keep things consistent, I'll post my review here as well. I actually quite enjoyed this one, but felt it was in the "average" range: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2015/03/SotM.html
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What I like most is that it humanizes the crew showing how they go from TMP to what we will see in TWOK and beyond.
What I like most is that it humanizes the crew showing how they go from TMP to what we will see in TWOK and beyond.
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We got a chance to cover this on Literary Treks. . Talking about it with Dan really brought out a lot of good that I had missed.
We got a chance to cover this on Literary Treks. . Talking about it with Dan really brought out a lot of good that I had missed.
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I enjoyed reading this. Was it a good novella, per se? I don't know; on the other hand, there are many episodes of Trek that I enjoy, even though I wouldn't call them good episodes, per se.
I enjoyed the flashbacks with Kirk quite a bit, less so his contemporary story. Wasn't quite enough meat in the narrative conflict with his nephew, I thought.
Really liked the Spock story– not too much there, but just enough, and thus a good choice for the medium.
Sulu's story was enjoyable, but a little odd, since Sulu's character feels so undefined at this point in the chronology. I wasn't sure what in the story really was particular to Sulu's character.
Still, overall, I liked the book.
I enjoyed reading this. Was it a good novella, per se? I don't know; on the other hand, there are many episodes of Trek that I enjoy, even though I wouldn't call them good episodes, per se.
I enjoyed the flashbacks with Kirk quite a bit, less so his contemporary story. Wasn't quite enough meat in the narrative conflict with his nephew, I thought.
Really liked the Spock story– not too much there, but just enough, and thus a good choice for the medium.
Sulu's story was enjoyable, but a little odd, since Sulu's character feels so undefined at this point in the chronology. I wasn't sure what in the story really was particular to Sulu's character.
Still, overall, I liked the book.
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I love this era, and it's badly under-represented, so I might be a little generous, but I voted 'average'.
I've been reading through the new run of ebooks in release order and most of them so far have been pretty poor...
I love this era, and it's badly under-represented, so I might be a little generous, but I voted 'average'.
I've been reading through the new run of ebooks in release order and most of them so far have been pretty poor...
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A pleasant mood piece. Some good stuff here, but not earthshaking. I voted "average".
A pleasant mood piece. Some good stuff here, but not earthshaking. I voted "average".
Got late to the party to pick up this book because of the aforementioned continuity issues.
What prompted me now? Watched Beyond, then TMP, and picked up Goodman's Kirk autobiography. I paused after completing the TMP chapter to insert this novella. They mesh thematically even though there are contradictions.
But the deal-breaker is probably, why didn't Kirk drop by during the refit?
Voted above average.
Side note: in the autobiography, Peter becomes a captain in Starfleet.
What prompted me now? Watched Beyond, then TMP, and picked up Goodman's Kirk autobiography. I paused after completing the TMP chapter to insert this novella. They mesh thematically even though there are contradictions.
But the deal-breaker is probably, why didn't Kirk drop by during the refit?
Voted above average.
Side note: in the autobiography, Peter becomes a captain in Starfleet.