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Summary: STV #3 Ragnarok - Interesting plot that is poorly executed!
Review: "Ragnarok" was definitely a bit of a disappointment after Nathan Archer's first title, Star Trek Deep Space Nine #10 "Valhalla." This may also be indicative as to why this was his second and final novel in the Star Trek universe. Unlike his first novel, "Ragnarok" had some pacing problems and the story appeared to drift on occasion. The overall premise to the book is a good one; it just wasn't executed very well. For those that may be attempting to read this book after watching the series, they need to keep in mind that the plot behind this book preceded some of the episodes in which Voyager had to attempt to get through two warring factions to get home. One of the things I like the most about the early Star Trek Voyager novels is the cover art and this one is no exception, unfortunately the story just didn't click. The premise: Reminiscent of episodes that followed this novel, Captain Janeway and the valiant crew of Voyager detects a signal that could lead them to a quicker way home, unfortunately, in order to get to that signal; they must make their way through an extraordinarily violent conflict. Although the plot to this early Voyager novel was an interesting one, it was poorly executed. This novel may have been one of those where the publisher requested the story and the author had little other than the shows "bible" and but a few episodes to familiarize him with the characters which would explain the poor characterizations. I would only recommend this title in a collectors/completists sense. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: STV #3 Ragnarok - Interesting plot that is poorly executed!
Review: "Ragnarok" was definitely a bit of a disappointment after Nathan Archer's first title, Star Trek Deep Space Nine #10 "Valhalla." This may also be indicative as to why this was his second and final novel in the Star Trek universe. Unlike his first novel, "Ragnarok" had some pacing problems and the story appeared to drift on occasion. The overall premise to the book is a good one; it just wasn't executed very well. For those that may be attempting to read this book after watching the series, they need to keep in mind that the plot behind this book preceded some of the episodes in which Voyager had to attempt to get through two warring factions to get home. One of the things I like the most about the early Star Trek Voyager novels is the cover art and this one is no exception, unfortunately the story just didn't click. The premise: Reminiscent of episodes that followed this novel, Captain Janeway and the valiant crew of Voyager detects a signal that could lead them to a quicker way home, unfortunately, in order to get to that signal; they must make their way through an extraordinarily violent conflict. Although the plot to this early Voyager novel was an interesting one, it was poorly executed. This novel may have been one of those where the publisher requested the story and the author had little other than the shows "bible" and but a few episodes to familiarize him with the characters which would explain the poor characterizations. I would only recommend this title in a collectors/completists sense. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: STV #3 Ragnarok - Interesting plot that is poorly executed!
Review: "Ragnarok" was definitely a bit of a disappointment after Nathan Archer's first title, Star Trek Deep Space Nine #10 "Valhalla." This may also be indicative as to why this was his second and final novel in the Star Trek universe. Unlike his first novel, "Ragnarok" had some pacing problems and the story appeared to drift on occasion. The overall premise to the book is a good one; it just wasn't executed very well. For those that may be attempting to read this book after watching the series, they need to keep in mind that the plot behind this book preceded some of the episodes in which Voyager had to attempt to get through two warring factions to get home. One of the things I like the most about the early Star Trek Voyager novels is the cover art and this one is no exception, unfortunately the story just didn't click. The premise: Reminiscent of episodes that followed this novel, Captain Janeway and the valiant crew of Voyager detects a signal that could lead them to a quicker way home, unfortunately, in order to get to that signal; they must make their way through an extraordinarily violent conflict. Although the plot to this early Voyager novel was an interesting one, it was poorly executed. This novel may have been one of those where the publisher requested the story and the author had little other than the shows "bible" and but a few episodes to familiarize him with the characters which would explain the poor characterizations. I would only recommend this title in a collectors/completists sense. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: Down a path of boredom
Review: I read the first two "Star Trek: Voyager" books and scanned the book rack at the grocery store for the latest installment. When this finally came out, I got it and hurried home to read it. I only made it about 30 pages fo the book before I was bored out of my mind. The plot was good, I wanted to know what happened to the planet. However, the writing was mediocre and the progression of the plot dragged a lot. If you find yourself having trouble getting though this book, move on to the next on, for me, that was book 4 "Violations".
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Summary: Down a path of boredom
Review: I read the first two "Star Trek: Voyager" books and scanned the book rack at the grocery store for the latest installment. When this finally came out, I got it and hurried home to read it. I only made it about 30 pages fo the book before I was bored out of my mind. The plot was good, I wanted to know what happened to the planet. However, the writing was mediocre and the progression of the plot dragged a lot. If you find yourself having trouble getting though this book, move on to the next on, for me, that was book 4 "Violations".
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Summary: Down a path of boredom
Review: I read the first two "Star Trek: Voyager" books and scanned the book rack at the grocery store for the latest installment. When this finally came out, I got it and hurried home to read it. I only made it about 30 pages fo the book before I was bored out of my mind. The plot was good, I wanted to know what happened to the planet. However, the writing was mediocre and the progression of the plot dragged a lot. If you find yourself having trouble getting though this book, move on to the next on, for me, that was book 4 "Violations".
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Summary: I've read better!
Review: I'm a big fan of Voyager and the Voyager novels, but this book really went NO WHERE! The crew flew around in a war for a while and then people got stuck in a shuttle craft. Same old stuff. The only memorable part was the description of the aliens at the end. My advice is to skip this one and read "Marroned"!
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Summary: Good read
Review: In "Ragnarok", the crew of the Voyager is chasing after a tetryon beam when they get involved in a huge war between the Hachai - little round guys with four arms - and the P'nir - tall insectoid types. Janeway's determined to stop their war so no more people will die - to heck with the Prime Directive! This book wasn't spectacular, but it was interesting, and had some neat little twists and turns, especially the shuttlecraft part. The ending was really innovative. A good read.
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Summary: the worst
Review: This is the worst voyager I have ever read. The crew was flat. The whole story made no sense. I could not even finish the book.
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Summary: the worst
Review: This is the worst voyager I have ever read. The crew was flat. The whole story made no sense. I could not even finish the book.
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