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Summary: "I'm not a demi-god but I play one on TV"
Review: It definitely took John DeLancie, the man who plays Q, to know more about what Q does and does not do than any author could manage on his own. If co-author Peter David had not joined DeLancie in this book's writing and wrote it himself, he still have would have needed to put DeLancie on his speed dial. That notwithstanding, all this book has going for it is the fact that it's the only one with the Great Omnipotent Smartass himself as main character. Apart from that, it's fairly mediocre as stories go, particularly Peter David material. There are all sorts of borrowed cliches here. The part where the Universe As We Know It begins to come to an end in a humongous whirlpool? Poe's "Descent Into the Maelstrom" gets raided there. The freight train that's been loaded with Good Guys by Bad Guys who are taking them to be exterminated? Any Holocaust story, particularly "War and Remembrance" by Wouk. You get a mental picture of Cardassian stormtroopers bellowing "LOS!....LOS!" as they throw people into the boxcars. Even an in-house cliche--Q can't understand why Data wishes he were human when he's already superior to us. Know what I can't understand? Why that question is still important to Q when Trek writers for both the screen and the page realized it was getting old along about the third season? The Data we know now has outgrown that old Scarecrow Of Oz dilemma. I'm glad I waited for the paperback edition.
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Summary: Disappointing reading
Review: Q is one of my favorite STNG characters and Peter David is an excellent story teller ,so I was eager to read this book. I find the narrative style, with all the asides and distractions ,annoying. I keep wishing they would just tell the story. Maybe Q, who is so full of himself, is not really the best narrator for this tale. Anyway, I usually finish a ST book in 2 days. This time I'm battling to finish the book. It's not exactly a page turner. Peter David is capable of much better work.
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Summary: Q finds that he is not at the apex of existence.
Review: I've read all of the reviews before mine and I get the distinct impression that most people did not understand the ending. Or was it that they do not want to understand the ending? The seemed very clear to me.In order to understand the book you have to understand what Q is supposed to represent. Q is thought to be at the highest level of existence in his Universe. He thinks he is omniscient and omnipotent. Through out the book, he is desperately trying to hold on to his feelings of superiority. In the end, he finally realizes that there is a power greater than him. The irony is that that said power had the same problem the Q continuum has; it is bored to death. The point of the plot is to show that there is always someone greater than you, there is always someone who knows more than you.
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Summary: A Rare Disappointment
Review: Just a short note to say how much I was disappointed in this book. I have bought all of Peter David's books on the strength of his writing but this one is a real mixed bag. It introduces Q's wife and child, which could have been interesting but they are rather boring. Overall, the book has a joyless tone which I find hard to believe in any Q story by Peter David. Maybe I expected something like Q-In-Law and maybe the tone of this book was due to John deLancie's participation. Only a few bright spots keep it from being a "1". I would recommend any fan to wait for the paperback or, better yet, try his Babylon 5 trilogy.
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Summary: A story as mysterious as Q himself.
Review: This Star Trek tape is an oddity, to say the least. John de Lancie will be forever remembered as heart, mind, and soul of all that is Q (not that Q would have any use for things of that sort), and in this performance, he shines as brilliantly as he does on the "Q-Squared" tape, if not better. There's really no way to tell exactly when this story takes place, in relation to the Star Trek timeline. But since the late Jadzia Dax makes an appearance, I think it's safe to assume that it takes place before "Star Trek: Insurrection" and the final battles of the Dominion War, as seen on "Deep Space Nine." If you're expecting the aural glitz and glamour that comes with most other Star Trek audio novels, you won't find too much here. The usual music is there, but the only Enterprise crewmembers that appear (in the tape) are Picard and Data, and the only scenes on the Enterprise take place in the holodeck, where they're fishing and get swallowed up by the "Millenium Whirlpool." As a sidenote, I chose this name for the phenomenon that swallows up Q's family and threatens the whole infinity of creation because this novel happened to be published at a time when people were speculating about the possible aftereffects of the Year 2000 problem or Y2K bug, on January 1, 2000. As if to make a point of this, Q does mention a disastrous New Year's Eve that results in a bombing of Times Square and an incredible loss of life. A very interesting novel indeed.
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Summary: Get out of the Q
Review: Get out of the q. Normal things do not count when writing about Q. The absolute perspective of Q has of course nothing normal. What happens when things become abnormal for the abnormal Q? This has been described in a fascinating way if .... If What? If you have an abnormal eye for it. You need to like the type of humor of Q. No problem? Then you need to know a little of philosophy? You are still here? Then you need to have some imagination as in science fiction it is a must. If that is all there and you are also schooled in myths from past and present, discussions about god and God ('mad gods and Englishmen')then you like the story, its facinating structure and you feel sorry for only one thing: That it has an end. (And even that is not true). Siraj
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Summary: Disappointing...
Review: I'm glad I just borrowed and did not go out and buy this book. I was thoroughly disappointed. Just because it was co-written by an actor doesn't mean that it can't have a plot. The closest thing to a plot in this book were the stages of death. It was mostly a series of disconnected threats and\or jokes from Q. Definetly not Peter's best. What about Q-in-Law? Now that was great. If you're looking for a Q book, check out that one instead. The humor just doesn't really cut it. There were a couple of good jokes, but I think we could have seen more of the crew to a better advantage. As far as I'm concerned, the best joke was the allusion to "The Princess Bride." In that movie there is a character played by Wallace Shawn. Wallace Shawn also plays the Grand Nagus. In the book, the Grand Nagus uses lines from the movie. HA HA. Go out and buy Q-In-Law instead.
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Summary: John De Lancie as Q is quite funny in this book
Review: John De Lancie as Q is quite funny in this book; that's about all I have to say. A good, interesting book that will keep you riveted, sort of. I don't really understand the ending, though. Maybe I should read the ending again, very slowly.
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Summary: A blast with Q
Review: This book shows the true nature of Q's feelings of the universe. Written by two incredible people, John De Lancie (actor who plays Q), and Peter David (who has already written two other Q classic adventures). If enjoy Q in any way, then is a must.
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Summary: I.Q. A book worth it's title.
Review: I.Q. was is a book which is clouded in what I thought was a story behind a story. The main story people will find boring, the action isn't that exciting and the entire place picard has in the story seems more as an addon to Q. The 2nd story which involves Q and what type of person he is and what he will do for his family. This is set after the Q-Janeway story of having a child. I would read it if you are a carefull reader and like a story inside a story.
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