Sins of Commission (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 29)

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Summary: Great characterization & fun story
Review: This novel is an excellent book, focusing mostly on Worf, Troi & Riker. When an emotion-casting species called the Sli come on board the Enterprise, the crew is affected by their emotional projections. The crew must save the planet Lessenar from ecological collapse, and try to find a saboteur even though the Sli are affecting their emotions. The writing style is excellent and flowing, and the characterization is great. We get to see more of Worf's son Alexander, Guinan, Ro Laren, and the quarter-Romulan crewman Simon Tarses (from the episode "The Drumhead"). The storyline is unique and has many interesting twists, and we get to see events from many of the senior crew's points of view. A funny thing was how the Sli made everybody act slightly odd. Riker was acting all insecure, Beverly was a ditz, and Geordi was in a VERY foul mood. The other senior officers also had goofy emotional problems. The only bad thing I found was that the story on the planet Lessenar did not have much to do with anything else in the book. It seemed to be there just so there would be an extra difficulty in the plot. But Sins of Commission is really enjoyable read. Recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Great characterization & fun story
Review: This novel is an excellent book, focusing mostly on Worf, Troi & Riker. When an emotion-casting species called the Sli come on board the Enterprise, the crew is affected by their emotional projections. The crew must save the planet Lessenar from ecological collapse, and try to find a saboteur even though the Sli are affecting their emotions. The writing style is excellent and flowing, and the characterization is great. We get to see more of Worf's son Alexander, Guinan, Ro Laren, and the quarter-Romulan crewman Simon Tarses (from the episode "The Drumhead"). The storyline is unique and has many interesting twists, and we get to see events from many of the senior crew's points of view. A funny thing was how the Sli made everybody act slightly odd. Riker was acting all insecure, Beverly was a ditz, and Geordi was in a VERY foul mood. The other senior officers also had goofy emotional problems. The only bad thing I found was that the story on the planet Lessenar did not have much to do with anything else in the book. It seemed to be there just so there would be an extra difficulty in the plot. But Sins of Commission is really enjoyable read. Recommended.

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Summary: Really cool one.
Review: This was one of my favorite Next Gen books because it seemed so real. They meet this old sightseeing ship in space and all the people have to come on board the Enterprise, but they also bring the Sli who can read minds and affect the way people think, and I always love best those stories when the characters start doing things they normally wouldn't do. It's really weird, plus its got Ferengis - so you can't go wrong. :-