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Summary: A little confusing, but AWESOME!
Review: I had to read this two or three times to figure out exactly was going on, but it was worth it every time. Having a member of the Q Continuum go mad and start playing with time makes for great reading. Peter David is an awesome writer and this book is well worth the read. Also read Q-in-Law for a much lighter and much, much funnier read...
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Summary: Not Bad...
Review: I'm a huge fan of Star Trek, and I've read most of Peter David's work, including Q-In-Law which is very humorous and a delight to read. Its about Trelan, who is Q's godson. Trelan is one spoiled, rotten little thing, and that isn't good when he's both ominpotent and outta control! He decideses he wants to wreck the entire universe apart, which creates ultimate HAVOC! THe story line is way too complicated to type out, so yo ugotta read it! Q-Squared started out great, but in the end it is so twisted and confusing, with several pages of absolutely NOTHING, that it just wants you to put down the book with a fat head ache. If you are truly one Star Trek fan, plow your way through it, then pick up Q-In-Law for some "lighter reading".
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Summary: At last an established connection between Trelene and Q
Review: Peter David has outdone himself again! This story may appear confusing for some because of all the time changes and alternate universes changes, but if you can keep up with all that is going on, then this is the book for you. Even if you're not necessarily a Trekkie, but just like a good sci-fi novel, this book is a must.
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
Review: this book is great! so imaginative and written so well . . . i read the whole thing in one day 'cause i couldnt put it down! i was literally jumping up and down and exclaiming in surprise A LOT! it was so good! wow. i was completely blown away. and you dont really have to be a trek fan (but i am, though)to like this book because the plot is just so entertaining and amazing and captivating and suspenseful. normally, i hate Q cause i think he's annoying, but in this book he wasnt so bad. once again, this book was written so well! peter david - great job! thanks!
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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: I haven't read many Star Trek novels, but this one stands out as the best of those I have. It has an incredibly imaginative plot, and does a good job building suspense. Each time line is handled well, and when they all "de-rail" Peter David must be given credit for seamlessly blending their qualities. This book is good even if you don't like Star Trek thanks to a somewhat universal plot, but it would help if you've seen The Next Generation because some elements relate to details of the character's pasts and things that happened in an episode. I reccomend it if you like Star Trek or science fiction in general.
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Summary: Even if you listen to it, a must for every star trek fan!
Review: I listened to the audio cassette version of this story and john de lancie gives a very confincing reading or must I say performance, he takes you along in the different universes in the multiverse and lets you believe everything you hear. The story itself is confusing in the beginning but slowly you grip the three different universes and then they start to cross over, simply great! everybody who likes to listen to stories should try this one.
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Summary: A Novel among books
Review: while at first confusing, this book quickly becomes engrossing and then addictive. I have read it countless times and it never grows old. The plotting develops in a way I can only describe as exquisite, with each minor subplot becoming more major as the book goes on and eventually coming together in a massive unravelling that just works. The mood and atmosphere and menace of the book is dead on and the muliple climaxes throughout it definitely make it a must-read. there's no going back to the other ST novels after this one; it's the ultimate.
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Summary: And you thought Q was bad!
Review: Trelane, erstwhile Squire of Gothos (of the TOS episode of that name), returns. Here we learn that Trelane is nothing less than a juvenile Q. Q, mentoring Trelane, brings him to the Enterprise for educating. Things begin to unravel when one Trelane embraces the unlimited power of chaos, and decides to take revenge. First Trelane annihilates Q (!), and then begins to unravel the barriers that separate parallel universes, bringing on a war of all against all. How can Picard overcome the demons of what might have been (and are in other realities), and defeat the most powerful being in the whole multiverse at the same time?This book is an absolute masterpiece! The author masterfully runs first two and then three storylines (three parallel universes), examining the same people in very different situations. As the story reaches its crescendo, and the characters begin to cross between universes, it becomes positively gripping. I can't recommend this book enough.
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Summary: Trek this is NOT
Review: Peter A David must be the most overrated ST:TNG novelist writing today. If you didn't know he made his living penning comic books, you could probably tell from his dialogue in this book: OTT, garish and full of EMPHASIS! in all the wrong places. Worse, he seems prepared to jettison characterisation, believability, and Trek history just to indulge in some smartarse humour. Halfway through reading this infuriating novel I wanted to seek out the author and tell him to STOP SMIRKING. I really can't imagine any true Trek fan reading this book without a growing sense of horror and disgust. Best to imagine it -- and David's own New Frontier series, which resembles nothing so much as McHale's Navy In Space -- never happened.
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Summary: The best Star Trek book ever written!
Review: One of the unfortunate aspects of the star trek phase of my life was that I read this work before reading most other star trek books that preceded it. Compared to thsi masterpiece, most books about the Enterprise crew seem almost to be written on a 4th grade level. Peter David took Star Trek's most witty, intriguing and mysterious character (Q), and combined his story with that of an oddity from a horrible Original series episode (Trelane). The souce of Trelane's power and his species were a couple of those mysteries left unanswered by the star trek creator. In this book, we find out that Trelane is a Q and that Q is his godfather and mentor. This in itself would make for a delightfully entertaining story. But David adds a few parallel universes to the equation, the reality seen in Yesterday's Enterprise and a reality in which Jack Crusher was not killed when the Stargazer battled the Ferengi. Trelane is gallavanting around parallel universes causing disturbances (temporal and otherwise) as Q struggles to tame him. David uses what can best be described as a stream of conscousness style, constantly switching from universe to universe following the adventuries of his powerful and mischevious characters. There is one particularly excellent chapter (which cannot possibly be transplanted into film) descrbing Trelane's experience at the center of pure inanity. One drawback this book may have is that it does incorporate a lot of information from both the ORiginal Series and The Next Generation. I was a little disappointed the first time I read the book because at that time, I had not seen the Squire of Gothos and David did not go into detail describing Kirk's past encounter with Trelane. However, this is at worst a minor weakenss and informed Star Trek fans will see it as a strength as David seems to incorporate everything from Gary Mitchell to Rachel Garrett. Indeed, as one character informs another at the beginning of the work, "Son there is nothing we are not going to do today". Read this book!
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