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Summary: Entertaining Star Trek Novel
Review: I must give this book five stars because it's probably one of the best Star Trek novels I've ever read, and I've read quite a few. It was interesting and entertaining throughout. Carey does an excellent job of tying together the plot of the TNG episode entitled "Cause and Effect" and the plot of "First Contact." Very nicely-done. There were some annoying punctuation mistakes, and it's also annoying how the crew of the Original Series is treated like gods in this book (can't we just let Kirk die with Generations?), and the excessive use of techno-babble acronyms and the phrase "ship of the line" gets old, but overall, this book is simply quality TNG reading! Good amount of action, too. I would recommend it to other TNG fans.
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Summary: UGH!!! This book is not to be tossed lightly aside . . .
Review: but rather thrown with great force. The plot was far too boring with far too little happening in way too many pages. Carey spends way too much on minor characters not enough and not good enough time on the major characters and the plot just isn't that interesting. And let's be honest this novel simply isn't well written. The pace is completely off, character development is haphazard and bizarre, the dialogue leaves a lot to be considered and frankly the descriptions of people, places and situations are silly. None of the characters are likable - even Picard - my long time favorite - is distastefully trivial and absurd. This novel just isn't very good. Which is a shame because this book had great potential.
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Summary: too annoying to get more than 2 stars
Review: Well , basically it's an interesting story and concept , with a really bad attitude . 1 - If you like the sea , coast-guard , ships , sailing , even fishing , etc .. then this might be the book for you . On the other hand if you don't , very recomended you skip this one (and any other ones by D.Carry) so her ship sank , too bad .. doesn't mean she has to torture us about it in the book ! 2 - Cpn Bateson and his crew sound more like drunken mad pirates , than decent federation explorers ( or even border guards ) Now the good things . 1 - The general story is interesting enough to keep you reading . 2 - the kilngons are very well done and 'alive' . ( I actually felt sad for Zaidan ) I think I've read other books by D.carry . ( I don't remember ) I might have even enjoyed them . But this one is just VERY annoying in it's 'special' kinda way .
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Summary: Audio adaption is solid, but unremarkable
Review: Author Carey tosses in a lot of material (time travel, Captain Morgan Bateson, Kirk, Klingons, Scotty, Cardassians, etc.) here, and it doesn't quite gel as well as it could. Being an abridged audio, I knew going in that some elements from the book may be compromised, but the adaption is faithful to the novel (for better and worse). The tapes have their ups and downs as the story develops, but I generally found myself looking forward to the next plot advancement. Note that Kevin Conway does a GREAT job with the narration--his voice is powerful and he captures the listener's attention. Having the well known actors from the Star Trek universe perform the readings never fails to bring the story alive for me. Overall, I found the story lingered with me (in a positive way) longer than I expected. SHIP OF THE LINE is a solid, yet unremarkable entry into the Star Trek audio universe.
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Summary: Awesome!! Best novel i've read in a long time!
Review: This is the best book, Star Trek or otherwise, that i have read in a while. It tied all the little details from the series together and shed light on places that needed more defining. It answered questions the faithful Trekker has always asked about the series, and convincingly, too! Kudos to Carey!
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Summary: A good read and almost a great one
Review: I looked forward to reading this book for a long time, I just had to wait until I could afford the paperback to come out. The wait was worth it, but I may have been expecting too much from the book as a result. The book had a lot going on, but at the same time, I didn't feel all these elements were followed through as well as they could have been. I guess because I felt that a lot of characters were introduced, namely the Klingon crew, the Bozeman Crew, and the Federation prisoners at a Cardassian penal/training institution, but, with the exception of Morgan Bateson, not fully explored. The set-up for each set of these characters was good, but I felt their outcomes were rushed and left somewhat undefined. I don't want to get into details because it would give the plot away, but I didn't have the feeling of fulfillment after finishing the story. The main characters were well written. I like the inner-struggle Picard was going through and foreshadowing of his character in First Contact. I guess Diane couldn't resist bringing back her beloved hero, Kirk, one more time to help this process along. Yet that worked nicely and I found myself envious of Picard for having that ability to question Kirk like he did. Although he only had a couple of lines in his TNG appearance, the Morgan Bateson of this novel was definetly written with Kelsy Grammar in mind. Verbose, boisterous with a mixture of arrogance, but a sincere concern for those around him. Who else could that be? Excellent job there. Therefore, I'd say the book was great for characterization, especially character setups, but the plot and outcomes were not quite fulfilled.
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Summary: Good but could have been better
Review: For a Star Trek book by Diane Carey, I was let down. I have come to expect so much more from her. From what seemed to be a pretty great story from the book jacket turned out to be a dry dull story. And sadly a lot of the material was unneeded. All of the holographic orginal series scenes were rehased stories that we have seen. Too much space fillers. I am glad to have the filled in part of TNG history. That made this book worth it.
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Summary: The story of Picard finding the eye of the tiger again
Review: This book was excellent I couldn't put it down. It told the story of how the Bozeman appeared 90 years from its time, and the effect it had on current history. Also, Picards inner struggle of losing the Enterprise was extremely interesting. With Bateson in command of the Enterprise Riker finds himself into an uncomfortable situation with him. Scotty add's his usual touch in a novel all trekkers will enjoy.
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Summary: The return of Morgan Bateson!
Review: Ever wanted to know in detail the events that led upto how Morgan Bateson and his crew got trapped in the time-loop and spit them out in the 24th century? Well this book opens with a superb job in filling in those blanks and building the background of the characters for their ill fated journey. It was especially nice to see how a displaced captain and crew, once believed to be lost, deal with their new surroundings including aged families, new technologies, and wars resolved. Also placing their (the crewmates that is) mindset into the timeline of Jean-Luc Picard and his crew. It also built up the role of what a real Star Fleet 'Hero' is, not the typical outlandish missions Kirk or Picard carved out in history, but an older man, trying to prove himself out of sheer loyalty to his crew and uniform. The interaction of the Klingon plotlines was done exceptionally well, and was very amusing at times. A great novel wishing this was made into a tv episode!
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Summary: My Wish List:Ship of the Line on tape read by Kelsey Grammer
Review: This book captures all of the feeling of C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series while fitting seamlessly into the tapestry or events built by dozens of Star Trek episodes and movies. If the main character hadnt been Frasier I could still have heard his delightful tones espousing 23rd century versions of 19th century naval commands while trapped in the 24th century. One would think that the time travel element would make this confusing but the book seamlessly jumps and jumps in order to carry the reader through a chain of events that, seemingly separate, all subplots come together in the specytacular climax with a three way confrontation between the spectactular new Enterprise-E design and a Cardassian fleet and a Klingon renegade. Picard's converstions with Kirk's interactive memoir provide a perfect lead in for his behavior in First Contact, while the tensions building on the borders of Klingon and Cardassian space perfectly mirror happenings on the DS9 TV series.
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