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Book Review : Star Trek The Next Generation Q&A

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By GustavoLeao / 08:13, 18 September 2007 / Trek Books

Review by Jeff Ayers

On the heels of events chronicled in J.M. Dillard's Resistance (review)comes Keith R.A. DeCandido's Q&A. The daily life of the Federation's flagship continues as Picard waits to hear back from Starfleet about his defiance of orders and confrontation with the Borg. New characters are introduced and some struggle to fit in to the camaraderie of the command team. Meanwhile, the universe begins to unravel. Cameos from familiar people illustrate how dire the situation has become. While Picard and his crew try to solve the mystery of an enigmatic planet, Q pops in and the real havoc starts.

 

DeCandido successfully juggles all of Q's previous appearances and incorporates them into the novel, creating sort of a wonderful bookend to the character. John DeLancie playing the role rings throughout; the author truly nails the voice of Q. The new characters are intriguing and it will be interesting to see what transpires for them as the post-Nemesis novels continue.

 

Some nitpicks in an otherwise fun read: Q doesn't appear to Picard and the Enterprise crew until halfway through the novel. Everything that happens and its resolution creates more of a shrug than awe, and the cameos, while entertaining, have sort of a sameness to them. That aside, strictly on the Q-T, readers will thoroughly enjoy the book.

 

*** out of ****

Reviewer Jeff Ayers is the author of Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion trade paperback, and webmaster of VoyagesOfImagination.com,



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Ummm.... spoilers? | Report this post to moderator
By: Plaid Ninja (Odo's file, contact) @ 13:06:04 on Sep 18, 2007

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The daily life of the Federation's flagship continues as Picard waits to hear back from Starfleet about his defiance of orders and confrontation with the Borg.

Unless this is printed on the back of the other book I'm going to assume this is a spoiler for Resistance.

Yes its a minor issue, I know, but still...


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By: Glassman Cometh (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:25:15 on Sep 18, 2007

Hopefully John Delancy will do the reading of the Audio version if there is to be one...I have no time to read books, but I drive a lot so I like Books on CD/Tape...

Chaotic


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  • RE: I'll wait for Audio | Report this post to moderator
    By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 08:43:08 on Sep 18, 2007

    I dont think Pocket Books will release audiobooks from the TNG relaunch novels, Chaotic.

    Just buy the book, man.

    BTW, arent Jeff reviews just awesome ?

    Gustavo

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    • RE: I'll wait for Audio | Report this post to moderator
      By: Locutus (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:39:58 on Sep 18, 2007 | Edit History (2)

      I understand the challenge of not spoiling aspects of the story, but Jeff's reviews seem painfully brief from my perspective. Is a Star Trek book really worth only six sentences of analysis?

      Perhaps these days. I haven't finished a Star Trek book in years.

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      • RE: I'll wait for Audio | Report this post to moderator
        By: GustavoLeao (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 12:53:38 on Sep 18, 2007 | Edit History (1)

        I disagree. I think Jeff is straight and to the point in his review of the book. Yeah, maybe is a brief review, but better than reviews you will find in other Trek sites.

        Gustavo

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          By: Glassman Cometh (Odo's file, contact) @ 16:31:04 on Sep 19, 2007

          Yes..the fact he points out that the book has it's flaws makes me think his review is honest...

          I am reading Kirk CRUCIBLE right now...Yes, I am actually 'reading' it because I was on jury duty last week...

          Chaotic


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