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Summary: A great read
Review: Imzadi is a fantastic book. Peter David is one of my favorite writers and only he seems to be able to touch on so many emotions and still keep a story intresting. It's obvious that he feels as much for these characters as any rabid fan of Star Trek. Even if you are not a great Star Trek fan, it doesn't matter. This book is about the characters and the story, not about Science Fiction and spaceships.
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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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Summary: Great Star Trek
Review: Imzadi isn't just sci-fi. It's true romance. But either type of reader will enjoy it (I don't usually care about romance). While it seems implausible that two people who were able to continue their lives fulfilled without each other suddenly find they must be together, it's satisfying for the Next Gen fans who always wondered what happened to Riker and Troi and what their futures hold.
The history, I think, explains the most, and you will enjoy reading about Riker and Troi's first meeting and subsequent fledgling romance.
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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: 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: Peter David strikes again.
Review: Let's be up-front about one thing: for the first 50 pages or so, I expected to hate this book; I read it only because I have a compulsive desire to read every Star Trek book out there. I've never been overly fond of the character of Will Riker, I'm even less fond of the character of Deanna Troi, I hate stories about love at first sight between intrinsically incompatible people, and telepathic "soul mates", and I'm very dubious about time-travel stories, especially stories in which time travel is used to interfere with the time stream to make things better.This book contains all those things. In spite of myself, I liked it; partly, that is because Peter David does an excellent job of handling the details of characterization and has a facility for the language that makes a story move well. But partly it is also because, much to my amazement, he actually manages to make many of the weaknesses in concept work: the relationship may be a spiritual, "love-at-first-sight" thing, but that doesn't help it to work out such that they are able to magically "live happily ever after"; their relationship still needs to be worked at, and goes through ups and downs and many stages, in spite of the "spiritual connection"; their conflicts do not end as soon as they both acknowledge the attraction. The time-travel angle is handled much better than I thought possible, being a correction of an interference, rather than a new interference. And in spite of my innate disinterest in (verging on hostility towards) the main characters, I found myself drawn into their challenges and trials. As always, Mr. David handles the story with a deft and surprisingly lighthearted touch; he is capable of injecting a touch of humor into the most intensely dramatic situations, without giving the impression of "playing for laughs". I've read Star Trek novels that I enjoyed more, but not many of them. And given that this book started with two and a half strikes against it in basic concept, that it managed to climb up past "okay" to "extremely good" is nothing short of astounding. If you actually LIKE the characters of Will Riker or Deanna Troi, or enjoy stories about love at first sight or time travel, you'll undoubtedly find this book spectacular. Read anything by Peter David; the man could make a workable plot and an enjoyable read out of a recipe for tapioca pudding.
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Summary: All in a days work!
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: 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: Easily one of the best Trek books I've read
Review: That's not saying I've read a whole heck of a lot, but it's hard to imagine them getting much better than this. My mom bought this book and at first I didn't really care to read it. I was more interested in stories dealing with the whole Enterprise crew, led by the ever vigilaint Jean-Luc Picard, so I was put off of the book because it's main focus was on Riker and Troi. I finally picked up here recently and gave it a whirl. Didn't want to put it down. Peter David does an excellent job here, he holds my attention throughout the book with his entertaining characterizations of Riker and Troi, plus a few other key characters. I should have known not to doubt David, as I enjoyed Q-Squared quite a bit. There is time jumping involved and I'm sure a lot of folks will like the romantic part of the story that leads Riker to do what he does. The last bit of the book is a real page turner, full of danger and suspense. Oh yes, I likey a lot! Not much to say except that if you want to see a wonderful character driven story exploring the background of the Riker/Troi relationship, then pick up this baby immediatly!
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Summary: Peter David's Best
Review: The relationship between Riker and Troi is explained in this excellent Star Trek novel. It has action, humor, and romance. It goes to show what someone will do for the person they love. I even reccomended the book to someone who was not a Star Trek fan. This is Peter David's finest novels, and one of Star Trek's best.
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