Fascinating...
What are you least favorite Star Trek novels?
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Fascinating...
See, I'm reading Dwellers in the Crucible right now, and I'm realizing I love her style. I think she nails the characters, and it feels like you're reading something by someone who watched the show a lot. I feel she GETS it in ways that some other authors, for all their continuity name-dropping, don't. I may read Burning Dreams next because of this, though I have been reading the TOS novels I missed in order.
I found MWB's style kind of hard to enjoy when I was reading her Lost Era novel, Catalyst of Sorrows, but she redeemed herself with Burning Dreams. I absolutely loved it
. After enjoying BD so much, I have high hopes for her Saavik novel...
It's funny - I recall not liking Dwellers in the Crucible at all when I read it back when it was released...but I can't remember why I didn't like it, or indeed, much of anything about the book! (Is that the one that Saavik is in?)
I'm thinking I should re-read it, since I've liked all of Margaret's other books....
I'm thinking I should re-read it, since I've liked all of Margaret's other books....
It's in the period prior to TWOK. Saavik was already familiar to the rest of the crew in TWOK, so it stands to reason they would've been acquainted with her beforehand, during the years when Kirk was commandant of the Academy and Spock was captain of the ship.
But it's my impression that Kirk's commanding the Enterprise in this book. TWOK implies he's been away for a while.
No it doesn't. The Enterprise is being used for training missions under Captain Spock. Kirk probably goes along occasionally to grade his classes. TMP had him not logging star hours for 2 and half years, there's nothing like that in TWOK.
Well, I was a lot younger when I read it--or tried to. It's possible I'd like it more now.
Strangers from the Sky is one of my favorite novels. To tell the story of the real first contact that never got revealed is amazing. And the ending leaves you wondering who the writer in the book really is and how he gets the story.
Some more from me:
The Wounded Sky. Worst ending ever. Insulting. Amazing such a great novel died like that. Apologies to those I recommended the book to in the past...
Trek to Madworld. I'm sure fans of Warehouse 13 and Scrubs will enjoy it's forced unfunny quirkiness.
The Wounded Sky. Worst ending ever. Insulting. Amazing such a great novel died like that. Apologies to those I recommended the book to in the past...
Trek to Madworld. I'm sure fans of Warehouse 13 and Scrubs will enjoy it's forced unfunny quirkiness.
That's twice you've said that and I still don't understand why you think that. It's not an opinion I've ever heard before. I think its ending was breathtaking.
I adored it. Thought it was lots of fun.
Completely agree. The novel had that "transcendant" feel, which some of my favorite Trek stories manage to get to.
Huh? That sounds like you once enjoyed it, or never finished it the first time.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, and wasn't expecting one of the guest characters to have the story arc she did.
What annoyed you? The tech resolution or the character resolution? Both?
With a title of "The Wounded Sky", surely you expected them to be able to "heal" it at the end?
What's even more fascinating was the effect it had when I went back and read her Young Wizards series years later. You can really see how in a lot of ways, she honored each universe in the other series. Young Wizards most definitely involved a lot of the same themes you see in The Wounded Sky. (Don't be put off that Young Wizards has children as its lead characters. The writing is still VERY intelligent.)
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