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Summary: Saddle Up
Review: Best known to trek fans for her highly praised Voyager novels, Golden has done an outstanding job capturing the spirit and characters of TOS in this delightfully alluring adventure. Golden is a true fan and her appreciation for the characters and their place in the Star Trek mythos shines through every time she writes.Following the events of "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" the crew of the former USS Enterprise have moved on with their lives. Scattered across two quadrants pursuing their individual assignments some are more content than others. Feeling restless and more than a bit bored with his teaching assignment at Starfleet Academy, James T. Kirk decides to join two of his nephews in the effort to found a new colony on a planet they have named Sanctuary. The colonists soon realize that they are little more than pawns in an intricate plot to exact revenge on a new Federation member world. A plot that could bring the Federation and their allies to their knees. While Kirk, Scotty and Chekov race against time to foil those who would destroy all the Federation has accomplished, they find themselves getting unexpected help from both old comrades and new friends. If you're looking for a diverting, fervent, and enterprising Star Trek adventure you need look no farther than "The Last Roundup". It's the perfect title for anyone who wants to unwind with a classic trek escapade.
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Summary: Good considering the recent Star Trek books
Review: Bored with his new life of teaching classes at Starfleet James Kirk signs on with his brothers children to start a new life on a colony world. Strange i've been following Trek books for some time and this is the first mention I have heard of these guys Julius and Alexander. I hope it is not the last they should prove worthy additions t the universe.
The plot is preety standard they get to planet and find out that things are not all as they seem. Which is just as well because if they got to the place and nothing happened it would make for a very dull Star Trek book. The only thing that hurts the book is that the main conflict is wrapped up so easily.
Overall-My small critisms do not mean that the book is not fun to read I polished it off in an afternoon it was also nice to see the Orion Syndcate they are probably my most favorite component of life in the Star Trek universe proves that there are still people in space that don't buy the federations high minded ideals.
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Summary: Excelent story!!
Review: I like this book because it's very adventurous. I like how David Kaye reads the book. I also finnished the book this morning. It's absolutely fun. I know because I've been a loyal trekkie for nine years now, and I intend to stay that way. I highly recommend this book to future trekkies.
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Summary: Good Final Bridge to Generations
Review: I own this book. It was good but the trio of Spock, McCoy, and Kirk doing their things together as only they can do is lacking, and thats a bummer. The idea of the book was good though I think that the ending was somewhat of a let down. It was a little too easy to stop the destruction of warp drive engines. All in all it was enjoyable read, and if you're interested in Star Trek novels of the orignal series, this is a very good one to get the closure from the series that started it all.
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Summary: great book
Review: I really enjoyed The Last Roundup. It had all the main characters return for a last bow. This story takes place shortly after the movie "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country". Kirk's 2 nephews and a lot of scientist are getting ready to go to a planet called Sanctuary and setup a peaceful colony and Kirk finally is convinced to go along. Of course he invited Scotty and Chekov (both of whom are not busy). Needless to say; he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous crisis affecting Star Fleet and millions of lives. Spock, McCoy and Uhura also come in to help. Overall a very good story and I would reccommend it to all Star Trek fams. They retried an old and novel concept with this book - they finished a story with a single book - we did not have to wait monthes to get 3 or 6 books to finish a story. I think that alone deserves an extra star and hopefully this will become a trend again.
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Summary: great book
Review: I really enjoyed The Last Roundup. It had all the main characters return for a last bow. This story takes place shortly after the movie "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country". Kirk's 2 nephews and a lot of scientist are getting ready to go to a planet called Sanctuary and setup a peaceful colony and Kirk finally is convinced to go along. Of course he invited Scotty and Chekov (both of whom are not busy). Needless to say; he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous crisis affecting Star Fleet and millions of lives. Spock, McCoy and Uhura also come in to help. Overall a very good story and I would reccommend it to all Star Trek fams. They retried an old and novel concept with this book - they finished a story with a single book - we did not have to wait monthes to get 3 or 6 books to finish a story. I think that alone deserves an extra star and hopefully this will become a trend again.
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Summary: Fairly predictable - Isn't a full "Original Crew" story
Review: I was home visiting family recently, and when I left, I borrowed this book from my brother for the flight home. It's 280 or so pages, and I read the entire thing waiting for my plane in the terminal, and for about the first 45 minutes of the flight. I flew through it pretty good, and I don't know if that's because the book is good, or I was bored. The book was pretty decent - I generally tend to get suckered in by books that proport to tell a story of a single event in an already existing universe that we don't get to see on screen. In this case, it's the "final adventure of the original crew". Which is an odd phrase for the book, because the bulk of the story has Kirk, Chekov, & Scotty in it. The remainder of the original crew is barely there, and only superficially involved with the main plot of the story. We do get Kirk's two nephews from his barely mentioned brother. This story takes place right before the events of movie #7, "Star Trek Generations". There's a lot of characters in it that play a MAJOR part in the story, but are new characters. This almost reads like a fan story - "Hey, let's put me in the story at the expense of some other character(s)". It's not quite like that, but I've read enough of those kinds of stories in the past, that this somewhat feels that way. I suppose it's just a grip at seeing McCoy, Uhura, Spock, and Sulu relegated to backgrond status when this was billed as an original crew adventure. That said, the book was enjoyable, if a bit predictable. Definitely a bunch of "I'm old - I'm useless" stuff from Kirk, which seemed to be a theme of the latter original crew adventures. Still, it was a good read - I can't say it's my most recommended book, but I did enjoy it. I also felt that the main villian of the story "gave up" a bit too quickly, and the reason he was coerced into giving up was well.. never explained, so it felt really rushed and cheap to me. I'm glad I borrowed the book from my brother instead of buying it - you might want to see if your library has a copy of it to borrow it from them. If you're a Star Trek fan, it's probably worth a read, but I would have felt ripped off if I actually paid full price for the book.
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Summary: Fairly predictable - Isn't a full "Original Crew" story
Review: I was home visiting family recently, and when I left, I borrowed this book from my brother for the flight home. It's 280 or so pages, and I read the entire thing waiting for my plane in the terminal, and for about the first 45 minutes of the flight. I flew through it pretty good, and I don't know if that's because the book is good, or I was bored. The book was pretty decent - I generally tend to get suckered in by books that proport to tell a story of a single event in an already existing universe that we don't get to see on screen. In this case, it's the "final adventure of the original crew". Which is an odd phrase for the book, because the bulk of the story has Kirk, Chekov, & Scotty in it. The remainder of the original crew is barely there, and only superficially involved with the main plot of the story. We do get Kirk's two nephews from his barely mentioned brother. This story takes place right before the events of movie #7, "Star Trek Generations". There's a lot of characters in it that play a MAJOR part in the story, but are new characters. This almost reads like a fan story - "Hey, let's put me in the story at the expense of some other character(s)". It's not quite like that, but I've read enough of those kinds of stories in the past, that this somewhat feels that way. I suppose it's just a grip at seeing McCoy, Uhura, Spock, and Sulu relegated to backgrond status when this was billed as an original crew adventure. That said, the book was enjoyable, if a bit predictable. Definitely a bunch of "I'm old - I'm useless" stuff from Kirk, which seemed to be a theme of the latter original crew adventures. Still, it was a good read - I can't say it's my most recommended book, but I did enjoy it. I also felt that the main villian of the story "gave up" a bit too quickly, and the reason he was coerced into giving up was well.. never explained, so it felt really rushed and cheap to me. I'm glad I borrowed the book from my brother instead of buying it - you might want to see if your library has a copy of it to borrow it from them. If you're a Star Trek fan, it's probably worth a read, but I would have felt ripped off if I actually paid full price for the book.
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Summary: The Last ... ( yawn ) ... Roundup
Review: It has been over a decade since the last movie featuring all of the original Star Trek crew, yet since then there have been a number of books claiming to be their last adventure. I am beginning to wonder if any of these authors know what the meaning of the word "last" actually is !!! For my money the best post "ST VI" book is without doubt William Shatner's "Ashes of Eden", but I'm afraid this one doesn't even come close to that. Here we have another writer clearly raised more on modern Star Trek than the original series who writes a largely lifeless tale where all the characters "get in touch with their feelings and get together for a group hug !" - well actually it's not quite that bad but it comes pretty close. I'm sorry but this kind of wimpy, revisionist Star Trek is just not my cup of tea, and in fact is what I blame for sapping the life out of the Star Trek legend. I can't help but be reminded of the Khan novels by Greg Cox from last year and the year before, which also were extremely weak stories inconsistent with established Star Trek fact. Golden is obviously of the same generation of writers, one who takes ideas from the original series but distorts them for the sake of the story she wants to write rather than adding to the overall Star Trek history. I also have to wonder if she is a "Star Wars" fan and this is her revenge on "Star Trek", because I'm sure other readers will note that the character of "Skalli" comes across as this novel's "Jar Jar Binks", with all that this implies. Much of the plot for this novel appears to be cobbled together from a host of Star Trek shows and films and is really just another tired retread, though I guess the reader can always play "now where did I see this before !", but what's the point. Again I find myself shaking my head that so much modern Star Trek has gone this way. If any real fans of the original series are interested and want to read about a planet called Sanctuary (*it really is an overused name in Star Trek !) then I would recommend the book "Sanctuary" by John Vornholt, Star Trek #61, which was published in September 1992, at least that has some excitement and mystery in it. As for this novel, at the end of the day if this is the last roundup I think the cows would have all fallen asleep out of boredom on the trail.
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Summary: A good story, well-written.
Review: Set in the aftermath of "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country", this is an adventure that deals with the crew of the Enterprise as aging, post-Enterprise members of Starfleet, mostly going their own separate ways. If that, and a lot of complaints about aging, aren't your cup of tea, then there is a definite downside to this book. But it IS handled well, so you may find it to be more interesting than you would think even if the idea DOES sound dull. Furthermore, this is one of those "Kirk & co. save the Federation and civilization as we know it" storylines, but it's handled better than I've ever seen the idea handled before. Most of the threats of that magnitude seem contrived, and the idea that our heroes can stem the tide even more so. But in this story, the threat seemed VERY plausible, and given the nature of it, the solution seemed equally plausible. One of the best original series "Trek" books I've read in quite a while.
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