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Summary: Realizing that 5 stars for a "Star Trek" novel. . .
Review: . . .is not the same as 5 stars for a classic work of literature, I still must confess that I thoroughly enjoyed this entry into the "Star Trek" world.In my reviews of Classic Star Trek novels, it must be understood that I adhere to the original canon as invisioned by Gene Roddenberry, and not the "Star Trek" universe accepted by Rick Berman and company. I generally rate a classic novel thus: Adherence to Canon -- does this novel adhere to the vision of the original Star Trek? Yes. Believability (within the confines of 23rd century Star Trek viability) -- is this novel well-plotted and well written? Can I picture this novel or imagine myself in it? Yes. As a matter of fact, it gets extra points for dovetailing nicely with the old "Here Comes the Brides" stories. Coherence and Consistency -- does this novel internally consistent? Is it consistent with other Star Trek novels by the same author? Is it consistent with what is known of the CLASSIC Star Trek universe? Yes, I believe that it is. (For example, it is tacitly understood that the main character, Aaron Stemple, is Jewish. Many "trekkies" have long considered Spock's "human half" to be Jewish.) Mitigating Factors -- pluses or minuses which dramatically affect the enjoyment of this book As noted, the tie-in with "Here Comes the Brides" is extremely clever. Also worthy of note is the reliance on early classic Trek devices (like the Klingon "mind-sifter) and the wonderful image of Spock in 19th century San Francisco, playing pool and chess. Certainly not on the level of "War and Peace" but one of the best additions to the "Trek" universe available.
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Summary: The Bluest Skies You've Ever Seen....
Review: A Star Trek/Here Comes The Brides crossover? Yet believe it or not it works. The Klingons are trying to change Earth's history which is how an amnesiac Spock finds himself in 1800s Seattle posing as the nephew of Aaron Stemple, (the 'Ishmael' of the title). Meanwhile back in the twenty-third century Kirk, McCoy and the rest of the crew wade through tons of old records to locate Spock *and* the Klingons - eventually arriving just after the nick of time but before it's too late. The real fun is trying to identify all the walk-throughs: The scruffy looking space pilot and the two brown uniformed men from some refugee fleet; the fancy gambler and the two cowhands from Virginia city; the chess playing man at the San Francisco Hotel; the shabby little man with the flute and the pretty female companion....
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Summary: Great break in tradition - mixing two fun TV series together
Review: Barbara Hambly has proved herself a true child of the TV generation. Mixing Star Trek and the beloved "Here Come The Brides" series to the delight of this reader. Knowing Mark Lenard played an important role in both series just sweetens the pot. And the details....Well, I think Ms. Hambly is a genius!
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Summary: Astonished -- and somewhat embarrassed -- to admit it...
Review: But I actually LIKED this book. A lot. It started poorly, not the least because the basic concept --a crossover between Star Trek and the amazingly silly show, "Here Come The Brides" -- was ridiculous beyond words. Additionally, Ms. Hambly was rather clumsy in setting the stage; in order to get the characters where they needed to be, she had them behave rather badly out of character. But once the characters WERE positioned where she wanted them, she showed a very deft hand in handling their characters, and wrote a very enjoyable, moving story with good handling of the characters, and if the time travel concept made no sense, that's no different from most other time travel stories, and this one was actually handled somewhat better than most. I expected this to be a worthless piece of pulp, but it was not only better than that, it was actually quite good. At least, after the first 50 pages or thereabouts. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Star Trek Meets Here Comes The Brides
Review: For those of us (God Forbid!) old enough to remember the 60's or 70's, or those who watch a lot of syndicated television then this one's for you. Where else can you have cool, calm and ever logical Mr. Spock of Star Trek interacting with 70's hearthrob Bobby Sherman? Yes ladies, this is what dreams are made of.
Mr. Spock wakes up in Earth's bluest hills of 1800's Seattle, Washington and has lost his memory. He is rescued by Aaron Stemple, foe of the handsome Bolt Brothers, Jason, Joshua, and Jeremy, owners of Bridal Mountain. Against a backdrop of brides from New England, San Francisco scum, and even some Klingons (come on, you knew they had to have their fingers in this pot), our lost and confused Mr. Spock must somehow blend in with the natives while trying to discover who and what he is.
For a trip down memory lane, read "Ishmael" and you may be humming the theme song from "Here Come The Brides"
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Summary: Like a gusting silk scarf it's full of metaphors.
Review: I had a real problem with this novel. The author tries way to hard to make everything a metaphor. Everything is "xyz was like a blah blah blah." It was very distracting from an otherwise boring book. This is a time travel to change history story. I'm sure everyone has read a dozen. I'd be happy to never read another. The main problem with this book isn't the plot, the silly metaphor's, or even the slow boring pacing; it's the fact that nothing really happens until the last two chapters. The rest of the book is, in my opinion, just filler to create a novel out of a short story. Here is my reccomendation, find a Peter David novel instead.
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Summary: Like a gusting silk scarf it's full of metaphors.
Review: I had a real problem with this novel. The author tries way to hard to make everything a metaphor. Everything is "xyz was like a blah blah blah." It was very distracting from an otherwise boring book. This is a time travel to change history story. I'm sure everyone has read a dozen. I'd be happy to never read another. The main problem with this book isn't the plot, the silly metaphor's, or even the slow boring pacing; it's the fact that nothing really happens until the last two chapters. The rest of the book is, in my opinion, just filler to create a novel out of a short story. Here is my reccomendation, find a Peter David novel instead.
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Summary: Like a gusting silk scarf it's full of metaphors.
Review: I had a real problem with this novel. The author tries way to hard to make everything a metaphor. Everything is "xyz was like a blah blah blah." It was very distracting from an otherwise boring book. This is a time travel to change history story. I'm sure everyone has read a dozen. I'd be happy to never read another. The main problem with this book isn't the plot, the silly metaphor's, or even the slow boring pacing; it's the fact that nothing really happens until the last two chapters. The rest of the book is, in my opinion, just filler to create a novel out of a short story. Here is my reccomendation, find a Peter David novel instead.
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Summary: Surprisingly Good
Review: I have found that the best Star Trek books are the ones that delve into character and not technology and thus are not "Star Trek-like". This is an incredibly clever and moving story about Spock being transported, through a complex series of events, to 1860's Seattle, Washington where he takes up with the characters from "Here Comes the Bride". Sound unlikely? Give it a try and you will be pleasantly surprised. There is even a touching twist at the end of the story. I also highly recommend "Federation."
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Summary: Spock kissing a girl, dancing and gambling?
Review: Is this the Spock that we all love and know? Of course it is, especially when you're thrust back in time and have lost all of you memory. This is a wonderful book, explaining history, and the Klingons. Spock is delightful as he becomes much more human than we have ever seen him before. I recommed this book to everyone, even if you have never read a Star Trek book. This book goes into the human side of Spock, like you've never seen it before.
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