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Summary: One of the more original of the latest crop
Review: The Captain's Table series has been a pleasant surprise. Fire Ship with Kay Janeway getting back to basics is excellent. Some of her actions and words don't reflect what we've become accustom to from other books or the TV series. But it's a good diversion. If anything were wrong with it, I'd have to say that the ending was a little rushed. Lots of details in the first chapters but they dwindle in the later ones, left me wanting.
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Summary: Good written book!
Review: This book is great! Best Voyager book I've read so far. The bad side: you don't understand everything at once. You have to read it twice. The bar scenes are missing but the first, the last chapter and a few comments like: "Understand captains?". There should be more breaks, for explanations for the reader. But not like in "The Captains Table: The Mist". There are too much.
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Summary: The best tale in the series so far
Review: This is the best 'Captain's Table' novel so far I'm glad Diane Carey doesn't rely as much on the bar to jolt the reader in and out of the story, she merely uses the bar as a frame for Janeway's solo adventure; it's all the stronger for that. She gives Janeway her chance to shine and show her leadership colours under extraordinary circumstances. By no means a brilliant novel. I would have preferred an ensemble piece rather than a Janeway solo tale, but otherwise, an enjoyably pleasant book.
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Summary: A shove to the wall!
Review: This was indeed a very thrilling book because you dont know the characters and its makes it very unpredictable! However I did miss the crew, but this I have to admit is the best stand alone Janeway book next to "Mosaic" of course. I recommed this book if your a Janeway fan! :)
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Summary: Funny how some things work out in life, isn't it?
Review: What I mean is, I read the beginning of Rudyard Kipling's book Captains_Courageous, the story upon which this installment of the Captains' Table series is based, when I was in 3rd or 4th grade, and I hated it. But I like this book. Go figure, huh? While this book is not, in my opinion, the best of the Captains' Table series, it is quite a good story in its own right. Captain Janeway's attempts to fit herself into an alien culture and crew with a quasi-Victorian view of women are interesting, and her growth into compassion for a woman of the mysterious "Menace" race is touchingly realistic, as she struggles to overcome the hatred for them which is almost all that has kept her going since the destruction of the USS Voyager, which she has witnessed. Plus, there's a special twist to the ending, but I won't tell you what it is, except to say this: the story does not end exactly the way one might expect it to. Buy it, especially if you like "coming-of-age"-type stories.
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Summary: Janeway as you've never seen her!
Review: WOW! I simply can't articulate how much I enjoyed this book! I am a devoted Janeway/Kate Mulgrew fan, and I found this story irresistable. The fact that it takes place away from Voyager and the rest of the crew was a bit daunting to me at first. (I was in a rut, and liked it just fine.) But I quickly realized that that fact alone made this book unique and memorable. And Diane Carey delivered all the way through. The story was well thought out and entertaining from beginning to end. This was a look at a side of Janeway we never saw on Voyager. Can you imagine Kathryn Janeway swabbing the deck? Wonderful! And the thing I loved the most about this book was that Carey portrayed Janeway with dignity and grace, even in the worst cirmustances imaginable. And on a far more shallow note, it also answers the question about what happened to her long hair. If you are a Janeway fan, you simply must read this book.
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Summary: Janeway as you've never seen her!
Review: WOW! I simply can't articulate how much I enjoyed this book! I am a devoted Janeway/Kate Mulgrew fan, and I found this story irresistable. The fact that it takes place away from Voyager and the rest of the crew was a bit daunting to me at first. (I was in a rut, and liked it just fine.) But I quickly realized that that fact alone made this book unique and memorable. And Diane Carey delivered all the way through. The story was well thought out and entertaining from beginning to end. This was a look at a side of Janeway we never saw on Voyager. Can you imagine Kathryn Janeway swabbing the deck? Wonderful! And the thing I loved the most about this book was that Carey portrayed Janeway with dignity and grace, even in the worst cirmustances imaginable. And on a far more shallow note, it also answers the question about what happened to her long hair. If you are a Janeway fan, you simply must read this book.
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