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Summary: And they haven't made this one into an episode?
Review: I have read nearly all the Voyager books and by far this trilogy is IT! This author nails it from start to finish with her style. I have read many a books that either spend way too much time with discriptions or way to little. This author discribes everything just enough to place me in the story as it unfolds and glues me to every page.
Let's face it, any author that can make me root for a Romulan is the author for me.
Here, here Ms. Golden... where's your next Voyager book?
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Summary: Good story, but not written for true Voyager fans.
Review: I read this book and found that many of the characters just were not like on the TV series. You can especially see this in Captain Janeway. Not to mention the drawn-out descriptions of the characters. My recommendation, if you read this book then make SURE you watch at least 1 episode of the TV series to get an ACCURATE idea of the character's personalites.
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Summary: cloak and dagger
Review: i simply can not get enough star trek voyager books to read. as soon as this one ended i had to get into book 2.if you are a voyager fan this is must reading!
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Summary: Not a great start to a trilogy
Review: I'm not a huge Voyager fan and I'll admit that I've not picked up a lot of the Voyager books that are out there. (Usually the only time I go out of my way to buy a Voyager book is when it's part of an on-going series such as the Captain's Table). But when I saw the description of this book and heard some good on-line buzz about this series and Ms. Golden in particular, I was interested enough to give the series a try. And to be honest, after reading the first third of this trilogy, I'm not too eager to tackle the rest. Part of the problem stems from the fact that while there is some decently done plot points covered in the book, they are too few and far between. I like seeing the Romulans and seeing their shadowy conspiracy and plots within plots. Those scenes, in the beginning work. That is, until we find out what their real plot is, it's far too full of holes to be very convincing. (I find it hard to believe the Romulans would devote so much energy to a plan that is so inherintly doomed to fail as finding Voyager and bringing it back through time). But sometimes holes in logic can be forgiven if the characters are done well. Unfortunately, they aren't. None of the characters gets a very accurate, intelligent look at them. Indeed, if you watch Voyager regularily, you may find yourself wondering just who these people are in the book. There is an attempt to explain this via a force called dark matter, but it's not convincing enough. Also, once the characters are no longer affected by the dark matter, they act in the same ways, thus making the characterizations that much more disconcerting. I can honestly say this was a dissapointing read for me. I've got the other two books in the series, but they have slid down my reading list and it may be a while before I get back to them. If you haven't bought them, I'd recommend you try another Trek book. If you're looking for Romulan intrigue, try Vulcan's Heart or the Rhinansu books by Diane Duane. Those are great reads and make Dark Matters 1 pale in comparison.
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Summary: Top 50%
Review: If you're hoping to be amazed, excited, or to have you beliefs questioned, this is not the book for you. If, on the other hand, you're looking for a few hours of enjoyable reading with a star trek theme (or you are already beginning to feel nostalgic for Janeway and crew) this book might fit the bill. Though Golden (author) deals with some rather big issues (like the end of the universe) very little weight is given to them. This book is of the flavor that perhaps Q summarized best as "Another spatial anomaly, another day at the office." While the book is certainly worth reading it creates very little suspense. Upon finishing the book, you are left with more of an "ok -- I guess that was interesting" feeling than a "I've got to go get the next one in the series" feeling.
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Summary: Top 50%
Review: If you're hoping to be amazed, excited, or to have you beliefs questioned, this is not the book for you. If, on the other hand, you're looking for a few hours of enjoyable reading with a star trek theme (or you are already beginning to feel nostalgic for Janeway and crew) this book might fit the bill. Though Golden (author) deals with some rather big issues (like the end of the universe) very little weight is given to them. This book is of the flavor that perhaps Q summarized best as "Another spatial anomaly, another day at the office." While the book is certainly worth reading it creates very little suspense. Upon finishing the book, you are left with more of an "ok -- I guess that was interesting" feeling than a "I've got to go get the next one in the series" feeling.
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Summary: A slow starter
Review: It's obvious when you start reading this book that the author knows they need to stretch out the story line over 3 books. I've seen long movies that haven't needed to be this slow at starting yet the book crawls along at its beginning. Don't let this stop you though. Once you get into it a diverse story begins to unfold with your mind trying to second-guess what's coming next. Unless you jump to the end chapter you won't be able to so don't try. A good read and one that preps you for the next installment.
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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: Oh wow! I have to tell you, as I read this book I couldn't wait for the next chapter, and now the next book, and was quite glad that I have the next one to read! I don't know what I'm going to do when I finish that one and have to wait until the end of November for the last one to ship out! I won't give anything away. It wouldn't be fair. =) Suffice it to say, this book has more than caught my interest, and I am most happy to go get the next one and continue reading this intruiguing saga. There are enough "cliff hangers" to keep you interested into what will happen in the next two intallments. I couldn't put the book down, and read it in one day. That's how good it is! I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: DARK MATTERS Doesn't Matter
Review: Sadly, this is a misfire for Christie Golden, who has previously turned in some stellar work on the Star Trek VOYAGER series for Pocket Books. The intriguing return of one of VOYAGER's (TV series) more enduring cameos, Romulan scientist Telek R'Mor, is quickly besmirched when we learn that this humble scientist some poignantly and heart-tuggingly played in a television episode is actually one of Romulus's leading scientific minds! That, and he's agreed to wage a campaign against the USS Voyager! This simple characterization bastardizes everything that the viewing audience came to respect from so richly drawn a character, and, for that, Ms. Golden should be ashamed. Utter misfires and cliches aside, the reader is left to a seemingly incomprehensible plot that can have no meaningful nor realistic scientific conclusion. DARK MATTERS is a territory best left unexplored.
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Summary: An intriguing, if somewhat far-fetched, adventure.
Review: The thing I liked most about this book was that Golden's portrayal of Voyager's crew (especially Captain Janeway) is basically true to the show - except, of course, when it's not meant to be (if that sounds a bit enigmatic, it's only because I don't want to give anything away). But, as someone noted below, she did mess up on a few details, and I did feel that Chakotay was a little off. This isn't really the type of book you'd want to overanalyze. Sometimes (there was one particular scene...), I felt as if I were reading a fantasy novel, instead of a science fiction one, but that didn't really affect the entertainment factor of the book. Back to the characterization (which, to me, is the most important part of any Voyager book). I felt that all the characters were, for the most part, true to their own natures. Captain Janeway was written especially well, which I guess was necessary as she really is the main character in this story. Seven, the Doctor, and B'Elanna were also characterized well, and the rarer instances in which we saw Tom and Chakotay were also done fairly well. And Naomi! I was glad to finally see Samantha Wildman's little girl featured in a novel (for more than two paragraphs, that it). After all, as Voyager's only resident child (at that point, at least), Naomi is pretty important. I'm happy that she was finally shown to be an integral part of the community, and that Golden touched upon how poor Naomi must feel during Voyager's weekly crisises (*g*). All in all, an enjoyable start to what will probably turn out to be an enjoyable trilogy. Oh, and did I mention it was funny??? (But, just so you know, it wasn't the best Voyager book ever - in my opinion, that honor goes to Echoes.)
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