Rating: 
Summary: A Fairly Fun Read
Review: This is the first book in a six-part "Star Trek: Double Helix" series about a mysterious villain, known as The General, who is testing his biological agents throughout the Alpha Quadrant. Set at the very beginning of TNG's first season, a relatively green Enterprise crew investigates the mysterious outbreak of a devastating plague on a backwater Federation colony world long troubled with racial tensions. Highlights are: 1) Dr. Beverly Crusher taking her first stab as an amateur detective. 2) Worf and Geordi in some of their first positions of authority. 3) a funny explanation as to why Troi kept calling Riker, Bill, early on in the series. 4) Tasha Yar, god bless her. Nitpicks are: 1) a casual mention of Ferengi merchants, even though at this point in time the Ferengi were still a mysterious and threatening menace on TNG. 2) a Worf adventure with Klingons that felt out of place and unneeded. 3) Troi made a lousy plague victim. 4) the entire racist back story of the planet was also wasted, as characters got preachy and local bad guys acted like dumb country bumpkins. Some people may not like the whole bio-thriller aspect of the plot, but I didn't think it was all that bad. The ending was also a bit rushed, but all in all, the book was a fairly fun read. And if you don't have the omnibus or other books in the series, don't worry. This can still be enjoyed all by itself.
Rating:
Summary: A good start up book for the Double Helix mini-series
Review: This isn't my favorite Double Helix book, but still is a good book. It was really cool to look back at ST:TNG's first season with Natasha Yar. A good lead into the Double Helix series, it ends with plenty mysteries.
Rating:
Summary: A good start up book for the Double Helix mini-series
Review: This isn't my favorite Double Helix book, but still is a good book. It was really cool to look back at ST:TNG's first season with Natasha Yar. A good lead into the Double Helix series, it ends with plenty mysteries.
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