Spoilers VOY: The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer Review Thread

[Christopher]

I just wish people would read the book before being happy she's back. I mean, I'm sure Kirsten did a great job, but she deserves to be praised for what she actually wrote; and how it happened, what it means to the characters and the world, is surely more important than just whether or not it happened. Praising the event in the abstract rather than the actual story it happened in just seems superficial to me -- as superficial as condemning something as "like fanfiction" just because you read two brief sentences about it in a BBS thread. Positive or negative, Kirsten's work deserves to be judged for what it actually contains, not just for some hearsay someone read about a single part of it.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I just wish people would read the book before being happy she's back. I mean, I'm sure Kirsten did a great job, but she deserves to be praised for what she actually wrote; and how it happened, what it means to the characters and the world, is surely more important than just whether or not it happened.

We can't have both kinds of praise?

Pre-reading the book: PRAISE KIRSTEN, SHE HAS RETURNED THE JANEWAY!

Post-reading the book: PRAISE KIRSTEN, HOW IT HAPPENED AND WHAT IT MEANS WAS FASCINATING AND WONDERFUL!

 

[Therin of Andor]

I'm so happy that she's back! Kirsten Beyer I love you! You're now my all time favorite Trek author!

Now someone needs to set Forevertj straight:
http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=6861626&postcount=364

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

I didn't even realize there were two threads. Isn't that other one the one for no spoilers? Seems to be rather spoiled already.

 

[Mage]

In the meantime, a little question regarding pricing...... This book has just been released for ordering on bol.com, and the price has gone from the usual 7,99 euro to 10.99 euro.
Have Pocket Books raised the price on all new Trek releases, or is it just this single novel?

 

[zarkon]

Same price as usual in the uk at least.

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Eternal-Tide-Kirsten-Beyer/9781451668186
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Eternal...818X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345969160&sr=8-2

RRP is the same as well.

 

[Mage]

Hm.... Could have something to do with taxes in the Netherlands going up a bit soon, and some shops are already working in pricing so people can get used to it a bit.

 

[Tirius]

This book has just been released for ordering on bol.com, and the price has gone from the usual 7,99 euro to 10.99 euro.

I picked up mine at a store in Utrecht for 8,95 last friday, so I'd assume it's just bol.

 

[Mage]

This book has just been released for ordering on bol.com, and the price has gone from the usual 7,99 euro to 10.99 euro.

I picked up mine at a store in Utrecht for 8,95 last friday, so I'd assume it's just bol.

Sadly, there are no stores close-by that carry Trek novels. I did email bol.com, to ask why they suddenly increased the price. Two days before the release it was still at 7,99.

And I'm really bummed out now that you bought it in Utrecht, since my girlfriend was there just yesterday, she could have picked it up for me!!

 

[Therin of Andor]

I didn't even realize there were two threads.

There are three current "The Eternal Tide" threads: one in VOY and two in TrekLit.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Oh I know all about the VOY forum one..

 

[Enterpriserules]

I just wish people would read the book before being happy she's back. I mean, I'm sure Kirsten did a great job, but she deserves to be praised for what she actually wrote; and how it happened, what it means to the characters and the world, is surely more important than just whether or not it happened.

We can't have both kinds of praise?

Pre-reading the book: PRAISE KIRSTEN, SHE HAS RETURNED THE JANEWAY!

Post-reading the book: PRAISE KIRSTEN, HOW IT HAPPENED AND WHAT IT MEANS WAS FASCINATING AND WONDERFUL!

Exactly!

 

[Shane Houston]

I'm so happy that she's back! Kirsten Beyer I love you! You're now my all time favorite Trek author!

Now someone needs to set Forevertj straight:
http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=6861626&postcount=364

Done.

 

[Relayer1]

Enough about Janeway already - onto the IMPORTANT stuff :

Are the Federation starfighters featured in this novel ?

 

[Brit]

Enough about Janeway already - onto the IMPORTANT stuff :

Are the Federation starfighters featured in this novel ?

Well so far I've only read the last two pages and the first twenty, but Tom has already got his hands on one.

 

[Mage]

Enough about Janeway already - onto the IMPORTANT stuff :

Are the Federation starfighters featured in this novel ?

Well so far I've only read the last two pages and the first twenty, but Tom has already got his hands on one.

Why would you read the last two pages????

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Enough about Janeway already - onto the IMPORTANT stuff :

Are the Federation starfighters featured in this novel ?

Well so far I've only read the last two pages and the first twenty, but Tom has already got his hands on one.

Why would you read the last two pages????

Where have you been the last few years?

 

[Mage]

Well so far I've only read the last two pages and the first twenty, but Tom has already got his hands on one.

Why would you read the last two pages????

Where have you been the last few years?

It was a sarcastic post.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Just dropping in to say a big FUCK YOU to Star Trek Books Community on Facebook for spoiling the end in a newsfeed update. Unliked.

 

[shanejayell]

Huh? What did they do now?