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Summary: Tarot cards?!!! This can't be Star Trek...
Review: "The Lost Years" starts 'The Lost Years' series, wich tells us the tale of the crew of the original Enterprise in the years between the original five year mission and "The Motion Picture". "The Lost Yaers" the novel is very well written by Jean Mary Dillard and contains great characterization, but lacks seriously in terms of plot developement. The book begins with the crew leaving the ship behind, an overly long phase with painfully uneventfull scenes, that contribute nothing important to the story, and offer frustratingly few character insights. This phase is followed by the unsuccesfull introduction of some of the characters' (mostly Kirk's) new lives after Enterprise. The story kicks in far too late, and is as predictable as expected from a plot that only covers the latter half of a book. The biggest problem with this book is the fact that almost all characters involved in the story just happen to be the familiar characters of the Enterprise crew who are introduced to the story via ridiculously unbeliavable coincidences. Mix that with two-dimentional additional characters, magic, Tarod reading and prophesies, you get a slightly entertaining book with no credibility to back it off. A waste of a good premise.
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Summary: All Over the Place
Review: A difficult audio book made enjoyable only by the readers (Nimoy and Doohan). The book is easy to follow and stays pretty true to the original Star Trek characters, but I found the plot hard to follow (swallow) sometimes. The audio is nice and clear (even the special effects) in a noisy car environment. Nimoy and Doohan are the only redeaming factors in a otherwise unmemorable book. 3 hours.
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Summary: Filling in some of the blanks in Star Trek lore
Review: As a Star Trek fan, I had often wondered how, exactly, the five-year mission of the Starship Enterprise had finished. Had it ended with a dramatic confrontation with either the Romulans or Klingons...with Enterprise limping home scarred yet proud? Why did Jim Kirk accept promotion to the Admiralty? Why did Mr. Spock and Dr. Leonard McCoy leave Starfleet? At least some of the major questions posed above were answered in 1989 when J.M. Dillard's Star Trek: The Lost Years was first published. With superb writing and storytelling skills, Dillard (perhaps now best known for writing all the novelizations of the latter half of the Star Trek feature films) paints a materpiece of Star Trek lore, blending the untold story of the breakup of the most famous crew in Starfleet with a tale of an ancient Vulcan mind-lord's revenge upon the "weak followers of Surak," the Vulcans who chose to follow the path of logic and non-violence after centuries of war. The Lost Years (which was the first of a four book series set in the two and a half year period between Enterprise's return to Earth and the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture) captures the essence of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and the rest of the crew so well, you can almost see and hear the original cast members acting out their most famous roles as you read this wonderfully crafted novel.
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Summary: Filling in some of the blanks in Star Trek lore
Review: As a Star Trek fan, I had often wondered how, exactly, the five-year mission of the Starship Enterprise had finished. Had it ended with a dramatic confrontation with either the Romulans or Klingons...with Enterprise limping home scarred yet proud? Why did Jim Kirk accept promotion to the Admiralty? Why did Mr. Spock and Dr. Leonard McCoy leave Starfleet? At least some of the major questions posed above were answered in 1989 when J.M. Dillard's Star Trek: The Lost Years was first published. With superb writing and storytelling skills, Dillard (perhaps now best known for writing all the novelizations of the latter half of the Star Trek feature films) paints a materpiece of Star Trek lore, blending the untold story of the breakup of the most famous crew in Starfleet with a tale of an ancient Vulcan mind-lord's revenge upon the "weak followers of Surak," the Vulcans who chose to follow the path of logic and non-violence after centuries of war. The Lost Years (which was the first of a four book series set in the two and a half year period between Enterprise's return to Earth and the events of Star Trek: The Motion Picture) captures the essence of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and the rest of the crew so well, you can almost see and hear the original cast members acting out their most famous roles as you read this wonderfully crafted novel.
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Summary: An enjoyable read with good insight
Review: Dillard does what so many have done since with the TNG gaps between the episodes and the movies, but of course her job is much harder since there were so many character changes between "The Turnabout Intruder" in 1969 and "The Motion Picture" in 1979. Dillard's insights into the characters are three-dimensional and fit very well into what we would expect on the screen. McCoy acts like McCoy, Spock acts like Spock (with an internal view at the emotions he hides from the world), and Kirk acts like Kirk. The author does spend many pages tying up the 5-year mission before entering into her main plot for the book, but the storyline gently flows from one aspect of the book to the next. The book follows two seemingly separate storylines: one following McCoy and Spock, the other following newly-promoted Admiral Kirk and his newfound friend Lori Ciana (the girl who screamed and died in the transporter accident in The Motion Picture). The end of the book brings us about 6 months into the 2-year stint between the series and first movie, leaving plenty of room for the next three books in this saga. Overall, I enjoyed The Lost Years. It did not overwhelm me with greatness, but it was definitely one of the more enjoyable of the Star Trek books.
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Summary: The Lost Years,,, now covered
Review: Ever wondered what happened when the Enterprise returned home after its 5 year mission. Captain Kirk gets promoted to Admiral. Spock goes home to Vulcan. And McCoy haves some Medical Lectures. But All in all the crew reunites and this story has 2000 years in the making rather then 5. I enjoyed this tale. It keeps my attention span. A good edition to the star Trek Library.
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Summary: A fantastic look at life after their 5-year mission!
Review: Not to mention the hostage situation that, in a very believable fashion and exciting as well, brings Spock and Kirk back together in order to attempt to resolve it. Space opera at its very best, just like: "2001", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Childhood's End", "Foundation", "Ringworld", "Advent of the Corps", and so forth.
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Summary: Excellent companion to TOS series end
Review: THE LOST YEARS answers some of the most often asked question's regarding the original series: what happened after the five year mission ended? It's outstanding premise keeps the regulars together (somewhat), and it creatively hints toward the fact that this isn't the last we'll see of the crew of the Enterprise. Fascinating!
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Summary: The Villains you Love to Hate
Review: This book features one of those villains you will just say "This guy is awesome!" and wish you could do some of the stuff he does on your own enemies. (evil laugh) If you're looking for a cops and robbers type Star Trek novel, this would be the one. It's one of those you just want to know how Kirk and his crew is going to get out of their next major catastrophe. One of those "edge of your seat" books.
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Summary: What happens to the crew after a 5-yr. mission ends?
Review: This novel focuses on several fronts: Kirk's promotion to admiral and his first assignment to negotiate the release of hostages; McCoy's visit to Vulcan's Kolinahr retreat and subsequent hi-jacking by a reincarnated Mind Lord; and how Spock made his decision to enter the Kolinahn discipline. The title is misleading: The story covers a 6-month period after the Enterprise returns to Earth, not 3+years before V'Ger.
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