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Summary: This book is interesting
Review: Far above your typical Star Trek novel. In this book Kirk is an admiral and as usual has to solve an intergalactic conspricy with nothing(except the resources of an entire galaxy). I remember reading this book and the reason why I rmember it is because of the unique inovation of putting impluse engines on the (by then) old space shuttles. A must for any Star Trek fan.
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Summary: This book is interesting
Review: Far above your typical Star Trek novel. In this book Kirk is an admiral and as usual has to solve an intergalactic conspricy with nothing(except the resources of an entire galaxy). I remember reading this book and the reason why I rmember it is because of the unique inovation of putting impluse engines on the (by then) old space shuttles. A must for any Star Trek fan.
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Summary: A Klingon book
Review: G'Dath is quite un-klingon but i'm glad Mr. Ferguson's understanding of the Klingon culture is impeccable. I really liked the pre-Khitomer human-Klingon relations are viewed. Brad Ferguson showed Klingons are individuals who have different philosophies or concepts
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Summary: An awesome book
Review: It is wonderful to find this author's understanding of Klingon culture is impeccable. Writing a story about a Klingon pacifist teaching humans is not only a new idea but an intriguing idea as the concept of a human-raised Klingon in Starfleet. Although I must congratulate Mr. Ferguson on his spectacular book, it pales in comparision with Mr. Ford's Final Reflection and Mr. Friedman's Kahless. No offense, Mr. Ferguson.
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Summary: Lost No Longer
Review: One of the biggest questions that every Star Trek fan asks is this: what happened between the end of the original series and the first movie? How did Kirk become an admiral, why was Spock trying to finally divulge himself of his human heritage, and what happened to McCoy? The Lost Years Trilogy answers all these questions. The first instalment from 1989, 'The Lost Years', by now-veteran Trek author J. M. Dillard was a Star Trek classic. It has been on my bookshelf for almost 10 years, and I have read it many times. Brad Ferguson's 1991 novel 'A Flag Full of Stars' is a worthy sequel, examining the blossoming relationship between Kirk and fellow-admiral Lori Ciana and the continuing adventures of Spock and McCoy. The Klingon co-star of the book provides Ferguson with a way to delve into the still-relevant issue of racism, and how even the bad guys sometimes produce a hero. The whole issue of the exploitation of altruistic scientists and their ideas is also examined here, providing a neat allegory for the emergence of nuclear power. The ending, a direct, and nail-biting cliff-hanger, shows that Kirk, ever the swashbuckler, was never intended to pilot a bureaucrat's desk through uncharted frontiers of paperwork, a theme that runs through this book, reflecting and explaining events and attitudes from the first two Star Trek films. It is an absorbing and exciting novel, and while it is not as well-written as 'The Lost Years' it is still of admirable quality compared to many other Trek authors, comparable to the work of long-time fan-favourite Michael Jan Friedman. It is also a vital piece of Trek continuity (and a thoroughly enjoyable one at that) that no fan should be without. The greatest tragedy is that, as yet, I have been unable to track down the third and final instalment that would take the trilogy up to the events of 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture'. It was slated to be 'The War Virus' by Irene Kress, but it still eludes all my attempts to pin it down. Nonethesless, this sad fact cannot detract from the value of the first two parts to the trilogy. 'A Flag Full of Stars' is a worthy addition to the Star Trek mythos, and not only is this good Star Trek, this is good science fiction in its own right.
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Summary: The kitten rocked, the children didn't
Review: This book is a part of The Lost Years-saga, and although puplished as the third of the four books, chronologically it takes place after the thirdly puplished "Traitor Winds". "A Flag Full of Stars" doesn't live up to the expectations of "Traitor Winds", wich is, without a doubt, the best of the four. "A Flag Full of Stars" comes second, though, due to the boringness and not-beliavability of "The Lost Years", and the simple meaninglessness of "Recovery". The Biggest strenght of "A Flagg Full of Stars" is that it's an unconventional Trek novel. Taking place mostly on Earth, the novel centeres around original, and more-or-less succesfully constructed characters. We have a story of a Klingon scientist, living on Earth, teaching, and a tale of one of his students. As so often, the youngsters act at least five years younger than expected, are shallow and underestimated as characters. The Klingon scientist on the other hand is written extremely well, but even he can't measure up to his pet kitten, who is clearly the best character of the entire spectrum of the characters introduced in this novel. The setting is exellent, the writing good, characterization decent, but the plot leaves something to be desired for. It's bases are ridiculously devoid of credibility, introducing a machine that can create energy out of nothing. And most ludicrous is the fact that it's created not in some top secret research lab, but at the inventors home, vithout the inventor even knowing what's being created. Whatever happened to the laws of physics and common sence? All in all the kitten, the writing, and the use of good characters elevate this book into a decent one, that might have been exellent, if it had had at least a slightly intelligent plot.
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Summary: The kitten rocked, the children didn't
Review: This book is a part of The Lost Years-saga, and although puplished as the third of the four books, chronologically it takes place after the thirdly puplished "Traitor Winds". "A Flag Full of Stars" doesn't live up to the expectations of "Traitor Winds", wich is, without a doubt, the best of the four. "A Flag Full of Stars" comes second, though, due to the boringness and not-beliavability of "The Lost Years", and the simple meaninglessness of "Recovery". The Biggest strenght of "A Flagg Full of Stars" is that it's an unconventional Trek novel. Taking place mostly on Earth, the novel centeres around original, and more-or-less succesfully constructed characters. We have a story of a Klingon scientist, living on Earth, teaching, and a tale of one of his students. As so often, the youngsters act at least five years younger than expected, are shallow and underestimated as characters. The Klingon scientist on the other hand is written extremely well, but even he can't measure up to his pet kitten, who is clearly the best character of the entire spectrum of the characters introduced in this novel. The setting is exellent, the writing good, characterization decent, but the plot leaves something to be desired for. It's bases are ridiculously devoid of credibility, introducing a machine that can create energy out of nothing. And most ludicrous is the fact that it's created not in some top secret research lab, but at the inventors home, vithout the inventor even knowing what's being created. Whatever happened to the laws of physics and common sence? All in all the kitten, the writing, and the use of good characters elevate this book into a decent one, that might have been exellent, if it had had at least a slightly intelligent plot.
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Summary: Mixed emotions.
Review: This book is well-written, with characters handled well and a plot that moves well, with a writing style that is very enjoyable to read and few sloppy errors. Unfortuantely, there are two major problems with it: one is that I find the basic concept to the "Lost Years" stories somewhat dubious; if, during the time between the end of the five-year mission and the first movie, there continued to be major, exciting things going on involving Kirk, it seems doubtful that he would have become the bored and boring paper-pusher who was so desperate to get out of his admiral's office and back into a captain's chair. It seems far more likely that nothing of note happened during those years, which is WHY he became so dissatisfied. So for that reason, among others, I find that I have difficulty accepting the story here (and in its predecessor, "The Lost Years") to be canonical. Secondly, there is a related issue: it may satisfy the curious to read stories told about the "Lost Years", and it has some of the same morbid fascination as watching a train wreck, but it really isn't my idea of entertainment to read stories about the years during which Kirk became a boring and bored pencil-pusher. It is enough to know that this HAPPENED, and that that explains why he would actively pursue a demotion in order to regain command of a ship later. This was an effective cautionary tale about the dangers of the Peter Principle, accepting promotions to your level of incompetence, but it seems to me it worked better as an off-screen, behind-the-scenes story. It loses some of its effect when examined closely.
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Summary: Kirk and Klingons in a pre-Wrath of Kahn story.
Review: This novel takes a step back to the Lost Years era of Star Trek. It occurs between TOS and the Movie timelines. Reading the first Lost Years novel will give you perspective. This novel however is a better than average Kirk vs. Klingons novel.
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Summary: Good book!
Review: This was an excellent book. Good read
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