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Summary: TRULY ONE OF THE BEST LOVE STORIES EVER ! ! !
Review: It has been a long time since I read Imzadi.... but I as ran into this page by accident I decided to share my thoughts with you, I decided too compliment the writer on this work of art! I have read many Star Trek Books and I have never been astonished as much as when I read Imzadi.... It truly is a great story! Peter David really takes you where none have been before.... He talks about the love between Troi and Riker as something holy and sacred... as something that has been and always will be. But don't get me wrong, because as much as this is a love story it is also a story of well thought and well-paced mystery. The book starts confusing and bit hard too fallow, but as the story develops.... as you read it further and further you find yourself unable too put it down... you find yourself wondering what will happen next and soon you realize that it is not you who is holding the book, but that the book is holding you! The book will make you smile, and it will also make you cry...it will make you angry and it will make you glad.... It will confuse but it will make you understand.... There is so much I want too tell you, so much too share with you I just can't find the words too express the emotions and feelings that the book brought out of me... so I wont even try. I will just tell you that if you don't read this book...sooner or later that mistake will catch up with you. There is no hiding it or running away from it because this truly is the greatest love story ever.... BY THE WAY DON'T YOU THINK AMAZON SHOULD POST PARTS OF BOOKS ON INTERNET SO PEOPLE DON'T BUY BLINDLY... YOU KNOW A CHAPTER OR TWO...WELL ANY WAYS IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA SO I WANTED TOO MENCION IT!
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Summary: ST-TNG: Imzadi
Review: Star Trek - The Next Generation: Imzadi written by Peter David is a classic, in the sense that the story is that of love, mystery, and of temporal events, all spun together by a master storyteller.Commander Riker is taken on a wild ride of emotions throughout this book... from dispair, depression, and longing, to warmest love and happiness. A real roller coaster emotional ride for the reader as this story is cleverly crafted. Riker is running a Starbase in his elder years and remembering his Imzadi Deanna Troi. Imzadi is a powerful Betazoid term that describes the enduring bond of two people, in this case Riker and Troi. As Riker gets word the Lwaxana Troi is dying. Riker makes the trip and Lwaxana lays the blame of Deanna's death, at the hands of the Sindareen, squarely on Riker. Riker's memories of a happier times comes back in his memories and Data makes a suggestion about the Guardian of Forever. It seems that the books I like the best all involve this Iconian relic of space and time... and this is no exception. It was something that Riker knew all too well, for he had stared squarely into the face of regert. There had been a time when an incarnation of Riker from the future had used the Guardian of Forever to come back in time. In that Riker's reality, Deanna Troi had died forty years previously, and he had never gotten over it. Eventually he had come to that conclusion that Deanna had been murdered and, using the Guardian, had come back it time to try to avert that calamity. This book moves quite quickly and the character-driven dialog is spot-on. For an all encompassing and engrossing love story with a Star Trek flair, you can't go wrong with this book. This is one of Peter David's best efforts in the Trek genre.
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Summary: The untold love story of the young Will and Deanna
Review: ... If telling the backstory of William Riker and Deanna Troi was not ambitious enough, David is also audacious enough to work in the Guardian of Forever from the classic original "Star Trek" episode "The City on the Edge of Forever," scripted by Harlan Ellison (and you all know how Ellison felt about what Gene Roddenberry did to the episode, so you can imagine the second thoughts David had to have about picking up on the idea--the volume is dedicated to Harlan). The result is as fine a "Star Trek" novel as you will ever read, with an ending that I still pick up and read from time to time, and which still touches me. The novel actually begins with the end of "The City on the Edge of Forever," as Captain James T. Kirk says, "Let's get the hell out of here." The event is being observed by several people, including Commander Data. The setting is the future, in which Riker is now an admiral, Wesley Crusher is the Captain of the "Hood," and Lwaxana Troi dies cursing Riker for letting Deanna die many years before. We then go back to the beginning, when young William Riker was assigned to Betazed and found himself intrigued by the tantalizing but completely uninterested Deanna Troi. What follows is one of those rare times that a love story in the "Star Trek" universe reaches a believable level of pathos, which, granted, is hard to do in a television episode. In addition to the aforementioned challenges of coming up with a compelling story for the Riker-Troi romance and working off of the Ellison episode, David also decides to tell the story of "Imzadi" by jumping around in time from "The End" to "The End of the Beginning" and eventually to "The Beginning of the End." However, this is not a concern because David has worked out the logic of his story. Besides, if you have any questions, the Guardian of Forever can answer them. This is obviously my favorite "Star Trek" novel. I have a tendency to like stories that connect the dots more than those that try to tell stories that are too big for the small screen (or too expensive for a theatrical film). Even though I had already read the book at the library I went out and bought a copy, in hardcover, and when Marina Sirtis cane to the Zenith City for a "Star Trek" convention it was my copy of this book that I had her autograph.
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Summary: What an amazing tale...
Review: If you are a fan of The Next Generation, you might be familiar with the term, 'Imzadi'. It was a Betazed term that was between Deanna Troi and William Riker when they first met years ago before they served on the Enterprise. This story is an incredibly creative account of how Troi and Riker first met all those years ago. As many of Peter David's stories go, this one has many different levels. We first begin with an older Riker taking a ship to the Guardian of Forever (serious Trek fans will remember this from the original series)-illegally I might add, and using the Guardian to alter the past to save Troi from dying years before. The plot jumps back to their first meeting on Betazed many years before the events which take place on Next Gen. The creativity that went into writing this is really amazing, and my hats off to Peter David for conjuring up a story worthy of Star Trek and STILL keeping true to the original series. I in particular enjoyed the addition of the Guardian of Forever into the plot. Was Troi SUPPOSED to live and NOT die? As you may know, altering history is a no-no under the Prime Directive and that is exactly what Riker plans on doing...along the way we uncover a very sinister murder/mystery that is well calculated and plotted out, and well I just can't say enough good about this great story. Pick up 'Imzadi' and if you are a true Trek fan, you just can't be disappointed. (unfortunately 'Imzadi II' doesn't live up to the first story--but it was still pretty good).
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Summary: Another Fine Installment From Peter David!
Review: If you are a fan of the Riker/Troi relationship or Peter David's work, or just a hopeless romantic, I definitely recommend this book! David writes in the humorous and engaging style I've come to love and almost expect from a Star Trek novel. The flashbacks to Betazed, the return of the Guardian of Forever, and the complex storyline are well-written and interestingly presented. I particularly enjoyed Barclay's scenes towards the end! Yes, it does get pretty sappy at some points, but that is a major part of romance and it is tempered by timetravel, alien diplomats, and a good murder mystery. Those of you who focus more on technology and the science of Trek probably won't be as interested in this novel, but it offers character development and humor. It should be read more for fun than analyzed for detail.
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Summary: Peter David comes through again
Review: Just like the rest of his books, Peter David comes through again.
Good book, good naration, good fun.
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Summary: All in a days work!
Review: All I have to say is "EXCELLENT". The book came in the mail Saturday morning, and by Saturday afternoon, I had finished reading it. Definately a page turner and definately recommended if you are a fan of the Riker/Troi relationship. A must have.
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Summary: Who would William T Riker become without his Imzadi?
Review: This is an incredible undertaking for Peter David. To delve deep into the past of William Riker and Dianna Troi's relationship, as well as an alternate future. But what lengths will Riker go to change his past, and thier future together? What lies in the past for these two....and what happened that caused them to not see or speak to each other until they met once again on the bridge of the Enterprise? This book answers these questions and many more. Peter David has captured the charachters with accuracy and understanding. We see intense action, witty dialogue, and romance and danger. An expansive novel, this should be a part of any TNG fan's collection.
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Summary: True Love, Star Trek Style
Review: This is a story of what you will do to save the life of the one you love, or, what love is capable of. It has got to be one of the best STTNG books I've ever read (see my review of Time's Enemy to see the BEST ST book of all time), and it is the only book I have ever read that shows, once and for all, what real love is all about. The book opens with a completely demoralized, elderly Admiral Riker grumpily running Starbase 86, with a nervous lieutenant looking after him. The lieutenant tells him there is a message from Betazed: Luaxana Troi is dying, she wants him to come to Betazed. He gets there, and she doesn't die until she impresses upon him that it's his fault that her daughter, Deanna, is dead. That's okay, Admiral Riker's life has deteriorated because he believes it, too. Then Data tells him that it may not be true, that in another timeline, Deanna lives. He explains that in this timeline, not only did she live, but she stopped a peace treaty with the Sindareen, a warrior race that is similar to the Ferengi in that they will trade with anyone...but their trade is based on terrorizing worlds and stealing everything they sell. When Riker hears the story of how Deanna didn't die, he immediately sets out to go back in time and save her from her fate. Data decides to stop him at all costs, in keeping with the Temporal Prime Directive. Riker cannot live without trying to prevent Deanna's death, and Data cannot live with allowing Riker to stop it. Not to give away too much of the ending, BUT in the end, Riker turns out to be right and Data is wrong. This is true love, fellow readers. That's all that this book is about. I cannot stress it enough: this is the story of how one person can change your life permanently, and without them, you are lost. It's about the lengths one will go to to save the one they love, and, in the end, how love can be the strength you draw from when you have nothing left.
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Summary: Clearly the best of the best
Review: Imzadi is one of Peter David's finest works of art. If you're already a fan of the show and haven't read this, you're wrong! Imzadi gives a (if not canon) complete explanation of how Deanna Troi and William Riker became "Imzadi." This novel is completely enthralling from cover to cover. It details how the two met, fell in love, separated and later became the best of friends. If you cannot pick this one up in hardback, at least come up with the paperback, this is not one to miss if you've followed TNG from the beginning or if you're new to it.
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