Rating: Summary: Once again: Excellent writing. Review: Not a whole lot to say other than that enjoyed the story line. Not liking the attitude of McCoy so much kind of brought a damper to the story. In the end though he was back to himself so that was allright. Anyway, loved it so keep on writing so I will keep on reading...
Rating: Summary: Interesting but not spectacular Review: Spock sometimes seems to cause more problems than he solves in the 23rd century. I love Scotty's plan for rescuing him - it's so wild and crazy and fun! I did think McCoy was portrayed a too nastily. He can be hotheaded and impetuous, but what he does in the book is too overboard. And he can be sarcastic and make cutting comments, but he just isn't mean, obsessive, cruel, or spiteful like he's portrayed in the book. The story's great if you want to see characters from both centuries interacting, but don't expect anything too spectacular. "Crossover" is good, but for a really excellent Spock & Romulans book, read "Vulcan's Heart".
Rating: Summary: Interesting but not spectacular Review: Spock sometimes seems to cause more problems than he solves in the 23rd century. I love Scotty's plan for rescuing him - it's so wild and crazy and fun! I did think McCoy was portrayed a too nastily. He can be hotheaded and impetuous, but what he does in the book is too overboard. And he can be sarcastic and make cutting comments, but he just isn't mean, obsessive, cruel, or spiteful like he's portrayed in the book. The story's great if you want to see characters from both centuries interacting, but don't expect anything too spectacular. "Crossover" is good, but for a really excellent Spock & Romulans book, read "Vulcan's Heart".
Rating: Summary: The Best Spock book since Sarek. Review: Spock, the Vulcan and the legend. I loved this book so much. It brought together 3 men from our past, and men from the future. Scotty, searching for his old commander, Dr. McCoy, old a frail preaching to Picard. Spock, the uniter, trying to bring more philosophy into the minds of the Romulan people. He gets caught and is sentenced to death. The story unfolds and a surprised Spock is reunited with the one he loves to hate.(Even though a Vulcan would never admit to hating.)
Rating: Summary: ST-TNG: Crossover Review: Star Trek - The Next Generation Crossover written by Michael Jan Friedman is a combination book of characters from TOS and TNG. This character-driven book has twists and turns typical to some of the best TREK as the outcome of the story really hinges upon cooperation from the intermixed crew members.The book revolves around Spock as he has been captured with a group of unificationists on Constanthus one of the Romulan Empire's outer worlds. Fearful that the Romulans might extract knowledge of the Federation, the plot thickens as the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew get a call from Commodore Edrich informing Captain Jean-Luc Picard that the Enterprise and Picard specificly must secure the release of Spock and the hostages. Not to leave anything to chance, Commodore Edrich informs Picard that a consultant is on the way... someone who is still in Starfleet that knows Spock like the back of his hand. Enter into the fray Admiral Leonard H. McCoy who is all of 145 and has slow down a little but he still has that razor-sharp mind and is hell-bent on getting Spock back to the Federation. Well, if McCoy isn't enough, Scotty is crusing around the Alpha Quadrant in a shuttle and over hears the message that Spock is in trouble. Our favorite engineer has plans for a rescue of his own and purloins a one-hundred year old Constitution class starship from an archival exhibition and is on his way. Now, we know the McCoy can be a little short fused at times, as Picard wants to look at the situation for all angles, McCoy pulls rank and trys to negotiate with the Romulans. Of course, the Romulans won't have any part in the negotiations as we see both that it will take a combination of old and new crews to work together to spring Spock. What is also interesting in this book is how Spock has been working the underground movement to reunite the two worlds of common ancestry. When you read this book you'll understand more of the "why" in Spock's effort to bring the Romulans and Vulcans closer together. The book moves quickly and the plot lines are good. The character-driven narrative will captivate you as you read on to see what happens next.
Rating: Summary: ST-TNG: Crossover Review: Star Trek - The Next Generation Crossover written by Michael Jan Friedman is a combination book of characters from TOS and TNG. This character-driven book has twists and turns typical to some of the best TREK as the outcome of the story really hinges upon cooperation from the intermixed crew members. The book revolves around Spock as he has been captured with a group of unificationists on Constanthus one of the Romulan Empire's outer worlds. Fearful that the Romulans might extract knowledge of the Federation, the plot thickens as the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew get a call from Commodore Edrich informing Captain Jean-Luc Picard that the Enterprise and Picard specificly must secure the release of Spock and the hostages. Not to leave anything to chance, Commodore Edrich informs Picard that a consultant is on the way... someone who is still in Starfleet that knows Spock like the back of his hand. Enter into the fray Admiral Leonard H. McCoy who is all of 145 and has slow down a little but he still has that razor-sharp mind and is hell-bent on getting Spock back to the Federation. Well, if McCoy isn't enough, Scotty is crusing around the Alpha Quadrant in a shuttle and over hears the message that Spock is in trouble. Our favorite engineer has plans for a rescue of his own and purloins a one-hundred year old Constitution class starship from an archival exhibition and is on his way. Now, we know the McCoy can be a little short fused at times, as Picard wants to look at the situation for all angles, McCoy pulls rank and trys to negotiate with the Romulans. Of course, the Romulans won't have any part in the negotiations as we see both that it will take a combination of old and new crews to work together to spring Spock. What is also interesting in this book is how Spock has been working the underground movement to reunite the two worlds of common ancestry. When you read this book you'll understand more of the "why" in Spock's effort to bring the Romulans and Vulcans closer together. The book moves quickly and the plot lines are good. The character-driven narrative will captivate you as you read on to see what happens next.
Rating: Summary: One of Mike Friedman's worst! Review: The inclusion of McCoy and Scotty on this book is nothing more than a gimmick to attract fans to buy it. As a result, the Next Gen crew is only given a secondary plotline. For a better book by Friedman, read 'Kahless' or 'Requiem' (Star Trek TNG #32).
Rating: Summary: Friedman Diappoints Review: The plot of this story is very, very good: Ambassador Spock is captured while breaking the laws of the Romulan Empire on Constanthus. Bringing in McCoy and Scottie, I thought, was brilliant and tying them into the Enterprise-D was a great idea. My problem with the book (and the reaon it didn't get a five) is that Friedman seems to be off in this book. I've read his works before and was very pleased with them, but in Crossover he seems to be lacking, almost if he didn't want to write this book but was pressured into doing so. I gave the book four stars because I'm a Trekkie and love pretty much everything Star Trek and because I enjoyed the story even though I was disappointed.
Rating: Summary: Friedman Diappoints Review: The plot of this story is very, very good: Ambassador Spock is captured while breaking the laws of the Romulan Empire on Constanthus. Bringing in McCoy and Scottie, I thought, was brilliant and tying them into the Enterprise-D was a great idea. My problem with the book (and the reaon it didn't get a five) is that Friedman seems to be off in this book. I've read his works before and was very pleased with them, but in Crossover he seems to be lacking, almost if he didn't want to write this book but was pressured into doing so. I gave the book four stars because I'm a Trekkie and love pretty much everything Star Trek and because I enjoyed the story even though I was disappointed.
Rating: Summary: Picard trys to save Spock. Review: They made McCoy look like an idiot. This book has no action. I recomend this book if you have read everything else
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