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Summary: Well, I think this book was great!
Review: But maybe I am a bit biased since I am a Star Trek Original Series fan from way back and a Star Trek fan in general. Not to mention a fan of all classic and soon-to-be classic sci-fi space operas such as: "Childhood's End", "I,Robot", "2001", "2010", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Ringworld", "Advent of the Corps", and so forth.
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Summary: Good but not Great
Review: For the most part, I enjoyed this book. The story on the back cover bears no resemblance to the story between the covers, but what you do get is a pretty good read. Going is a bit slow at times, with more discussion about geology and cave exploration than I really would've cared to read, but this *is* the setup for a trilogy, so who knows what'll end up being important by the end of the story arc?I love Star Trek books that exlpore the ramifications of decisions and actions from television episodes, ad in that regard, this book does shine quite brightly. I suspect the rest of the trilogy will follow suit. This is the first book I've read by L. A. Graf, and while it's not a Peter David read by any stretch of the imagination, it's a fun Star Trek romp. Probably won't go into my permanent collection, but I'm glad I read it anyway. Besides, as I said, that could change depending on the rest of the trilogy.
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Summary: Good but not Great
Review: For the most part, I enjoyed this book. The story on the back cover bears no resemblance to the story between the covers, but what you do get is a pretty good read. Going is a bit slow at times, with more discussion about geology and cave exploration than I really would've cared to read, but this *is* the setup for a trilogy, so who knows what'll end up being important by the end of the story arc? I love Star Trek books that exlpore the ramifications of decisions and actions from television episodes, ad in that regard, this book does shine quite brightly. I suspect the rest of the trilogy will follow suit. This is the first book I've read by L. A. Graf, and while it's not a Peter David read by any stretch of the imagination, it's a fun Star Trek romp. Probably won't go into my permanent collection, but I'm glad I read it anyway. Besides, as I said, that could change depending on the rest of the trilogy.
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Summary: Underground Success
Review: Having been a little disappointed by the quality of recent Star Trek novels it was with some trepidation that I bought this multi-book series. Fortunately L.A. Graf has had a number of successes in the past and proves there is still life in the original Star Trek universe. The author has written a number of works that have a common thread of an almost obsessive fascination with the characters of Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov, and while I don't always agree with how they are represented it is true that I have never been disappointed by Graf's story writing abilities. Here we have a basic "transporter gate" type story but unlike last year's terribly weak "Gateways" series, the author manages to breathe life into the story by the added twist of the time travel nature of the transporter. As the first book in the series is is mainly a set-up piece, but it is full of mystery and intrigue and nicely leads into book two. The clever way that the adventure is slotted into the original Star Trek timeline is also indicative of the author's attention to detail and is appreciated by a long time fan of the original series like myself. A good effort all round and I look forward to reading the next book.
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Summary: great book, strange synopsis on the back cover
Review: I am a big trek fan and loved this book. The premis of this trilogy is to tell a story from the perspective of Kirk's crew. This is touted as being unusual in the Star Trek original series library. I don't agree with this. Ishmael,Home is the Hunter,Ice Trap and Fire storm are similar, the latter two also by LA Graf. The story is complicated but the continuity is excellent. I have read over one hundred of the original series books and LA Graf is obviously very familiar with all the characters. The story is set before Sulu, Uhura and Chekov become friends, during the first five year mission. LA Graf beautifully reveals the personalities we already know. It does spoil the suspense a little since we already know who lives and dies. However we are given so many references to stories already known I don't think a new reader would follow the plot,(or see the point of it all) Me, I LOVED IT! One strange point was that the synopsis on the back cover bore no resemblence to the story inside the book. Go figure!
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Summary: Where's the Plot?
Review: I am not a fan of action books, and I found this book to be extremely boring to the point that I skimmed rather than read it. Most of the book concerned hiking over strange terrain and through caves with rescues thrown in here and there. I realize that the point of this book was to introduce some of the crewmen who had appeared in various episodes, such as Angela Martine, Carolyn Palamas, D'Amato, and others, but not in such a tedious story. Maybe some people enjoy that sort of thing, but I don't.
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Summary: Over all this is a worthy read.
Review: I found this opening book to the Triology to be very interesting. I liked Keven Ryans twist on this story line. You will recognize some of the missions they embark on, if you are a fan of the original Trek series. One rarely gets to see how things are really run from the perspective of security and, from a Klingon posing as a human, no less. His insight into the workings of his human shipmates develops from one of distaste to one of respect. Which leads to a better fallow up for the second book of the series. You do not get a full dose of Kirk and Spock, sinse security training takes center stage, but the whole cast is there. If you would like to see how the other half lives, read this book.
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Summary: Over all this is a worthy read.
Review: I found this opening book to the Triology to be very interesting. I liked Keven Ryans twist on this story line. You will recognize some of the missions they embark on, if you are a fan of the original Trek series. One rarely gets to see how things are really run from the perspective of security and, from a Klingon posing as a human, no less. His insight into the workings of his human shipmates develops from one of distaste to one of respect. Which leads to a better fallow up for the second book of the series. You do not get a full dose of Kirk and Spock, sinse security training takes center stage, but the whole cast is there. If you would like to see how the other half lives, read this book.
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Summary: Over all this is a worthy read.
Review: I found this opening book to the Triology to be very interesting. I liked the new twist on this story line. You will recognize some of the missions they embark on, if you are a fan of the original Trek series. One rarely gets to see how things are really run from the perspective of security and, from a Klingon posing as a human, no less. His insight into the workings of his human shipmates develops from one of distaste to one of respect. Which leads to a better follow up for the second book of the series. You do not get a full dose of Kirk and Spock, sinse security training takes center stage, but the whole cast is there. If you would like to see how the other half lives, read this book.
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Summary: whats going on
Review: I have found most Star Trek books can be read before or after another and still follow the story. This book doesn't make much sense. The review on the back doesn't match the story and the first couple of pages deal with a planet and virus that are not explained. I feel better after reading others comments and knowing I am not the only one that feels this way. Being a die hard Star Trek fan I will not let one confusing issue spoil my reading. Thanks for your service in letting us air are comments
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