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Summary: STV #4 Violations - A fairly decent early Voyager novel!
Review: "Violations" is Susan Wright's second Star Trek novel and it is another example of some very good writing in the Star Trek genre. Of all of her novels, I've always enjoyed her writing style which is well paced and structured and "Violations" possesses those same qualities.Given how early this novel was written during the series run on television, one can tell that the author probably only had the series "bible" and some episodes to base her characterizations off of and I found them to be fairly accurate and in synch with the characters during the first season. The cover art for "Violations" is fairly decent, although the image of B'Elanna is a bit off. The premise: A group of aliens' volunteers to help Voyager but once they're on the ship, they steal the main computer. Forced to negotiate with the aliens to get the main computer back, Janeway soon finds that she's dealing with a consortium of planets where thievery is an acceptable way of life. As Janeway and the crew fight to retrieve the ever important main computer before the barely functioning ship ceases to function at all, they become embroiled in a political struggle that could not only cost them the ship but their lives as well. Overall, this is a fairly well written title for the time in which it was written and given the authors lack of a couple years of experience with the show. I would definitely recommend this early Star Trek Voyager title and any others written by this author. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: The Greatest Trek Book!!
Review: "Violations" is by far the best written Trek Novel I've ever had the pleasure of reading! Characterization is perfect and adult.. not a "kiddie" as the Television series.. the characters actually act more like human beings! It also has a great storyline to boot! I've never read anything better!
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Summary: STV #4 Violations - A fairly decent early Voyager novel!
Review: "Violations" is Susan Wright's second Star Trek novel and it is another example of some very good writing in the Star Trek genre. Of all of her novels, I've always enjoyed her writing style which is well paced and structured and "Violations" possesses those same qualities. Given how early this novel was written during the series run on television, one can tell that the author probably only had the series "bible" and some episodes to base her characterizations off of and I found them to be fairly accurate and in synch with the characters during the first season. The cover art for "Violations" is fairly decent, although the image of B'Elanna is a bit off. The premise: A group of aliens' volunteers to help Voyager but once they're on the ship, they steal the main computer. Forced to negotiate with the aliens to get the main computer back, Janeway soon finds that she's dealing with a consortium of planets where thievery is an acceptable way of life. As Janeway and the crew fight to retrieve the ever important main computer before the barely functioning ship ceases to function at all, they become embroiled in a political struggle that could not only cost them the ship but their lives as well. Overall, this is a fairly well written title for the time in which it was written and given the authors lack of a couple years of experience with the show. I would definitely recommend this early Star Trek Voyager title and any others written by this author. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: STV #4 Violations - A fairly decent early Voyager novel!
Review: "Violations" is Susan Wright's second Star Trek novel and it is another example of some very good writing in the Star Trek genre. Of all of her novels, I've always enjoyed her writing style which is well paced and structured and "Violations" possesses those same qualities. Given how early this novel was written during the series run on television, one can tell that the author probably only had the series "bible" and some episodes to base her characterizations off of and I found them to be fairly accurate and in synch with the characters during the first season. The cover art for "Violations" is fairly decent, although the image of B'Elanna is a bit off. The premise: A group of aliens' volunteers to help Voyager but once they're on the ship, they steal the main computer. Forced to negotiate with the aliens to get the main computer back, Janeway soon finds that she's dealing with a consortium of planets where thievery is an acceptable way of life. As Janeway and the crew fight to retrieve the ever important main computer before the barely functioning ship ceases to function at all, they become embroiled in a political struggle that could not only cost them the ship but their lives as well. Overall, this is a fairly well written title for the time in which it was written and given the authors lack of a couple years of experience with the show. I would definitely recommend this early Star Trek Voyager title and any others written by this author. {ssintrepid}
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Summary: to much extraterrestrial politics
Review: I actually managed to read this book 'till the end. And the end (starting chapter 13, page 167) is really good. So was the beginning (chapter 1 p 1-18). But the pages in between, are a description of how Voyagers crew stumble around in the dark of a complex society which needs more than these couple of pages to be explained in. It's as if the author tried to make a civalization as politically interesting as Herbert's Dune, but with to little space to give it body, and of course with primary (Voyager) characters that have nothing to do with the society (but stumble around, trying several different non helpfull ways to deal with these politics which they don't understand either) If you haven't read all the other Voyager books, please read those others first. They are better (well mostly). For instance "Echoes" or "Mosaic" or "Marooned"
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Summary: Hardly bearable
Review: I could barely swallow this book:( It has to be the worst one I have ever read(considering the amount I've read that's pretty bad!) I don't think the author kept the characters true to who they were created as. However, that's just my opinion.
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Summary: Violations is the best Voyager novel of all time.
Review: I have read all of the other Voyager novels, and Violations is the best. It was the first one I ever read, and the best one I ever read. It has a brilliant plotline, with many sub-plots intertwined. It is packed with suspense and action, as well as a little drama. And, of course, the character's are great, since they are the same great ones from the television series. Violations is truly a terrific book. Kudos to Susan Wright!
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Summary: Ok but not great
Review: I tried reading this book like 3 times before I was finally able to get all the way through it. It wasn't the best Voyager book I've ever read either.
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Summary: I've Read Better Fan-Fiction
Review: Let me start off by saying I have read a lot of books and fan fiction. And this one... well, let's just say I do not recommend this book. To start with, if you've seen the episode "Concerning Flight," you'll laugh out loud while reading this book. (And yes, I know the episode came *after* the book - still, it's no excuse.) Same premise as the episode, the main computer gets stolen. Ok, so Voyager just needs to get it back, right? Well, I started reading this and so they refer to the Doctor as Zimmerman. Ok, I can get over that and ignore that little bit. However, after about the 40th major error that anyone watching more than 15 minutes of any given Voyager episode could have spotted, that's when I got a bit annoyed. I mean, if you're going to actually write a book on something, shouldn't you do your homework? f your answer to that question is no, well, I have a few papers you can write for me. Why did I continue reading this book? Just to see how bad BAD could actually get. And let me tell you, bad got quite bad. Don't read this is you're expecting a good plot, characters and writing. DO read it if you have some time on your hands and are in the mood for something humorous. For a fan who needs to read everything, go for it. It won't kill you and it might just make you appreciate the other books even more.
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Summary: I've Read Better Fan-Fiction
Review: Let me start off by saying I have read a lot of books and fan fiction. And this one... well, let's just say I do not recommend this book. To start with, if you've seen the episode "Concerning Flight," you'll laugh out loud while reading this book. (And yes, I know the episode came *after* the book - still, it's no excuse.) Same premise as the episode, the main computer gets stolen. Ok, so Voyager just needs to get it back, right? Well, I started reading this and so they refer to the Doctor as Zimmerman. Ok, I can get over that and ignore that little bit. However, after about the 40th major error that anyone watching more than 15 minutes of any given Voyager episode could have spotted, that's when I got a bit annoyed. I mean, if you're going to actually write a book on something, shouldn't you do your homework? f your answer to that question is no, well, I have a few papers you can write for me. Why did I continue reading this book? Just to see how bad BAD could actually get. And let me tell you, bad got quite bad. Don't read this is you're expecting a good plot, characters and writing. DO read it if you have some time on your hands and are in the mood for something humorous. For a fan who needs to read everything, go for it. It won't kill you and it might just make you appreciate the other books even more.
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