Strangers From the Sky (Star Trek)

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Summary: one of best old time trek early 5 year mission story
Review: one of best old time trek early 5 year mission story of kirk with is best old frind be for he had killd him when he be came a god like evil. i love it in all! 2207 AD. ENTERPRICE 2207-2212 AD. AS WELL 20 YEARS EARLY BE FOR FRIST CONTACT! WHAT TIME LOOP!

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Summary: A Reasonably Enjoyable ST: TOS Story Foreshortened for Audio
Review: The audio adaptation of this book feels a bit too heavily abridged. I could readily sense that there was much more to this. I enjoyed some elements of the story very much. Spock seeking out his human grandfather was a brilliant touch. I also liked the reference to a "missing" DY-100 class vessel in a launch facility (Khan was here). Some of the story has been contradicted by Star Trek: First Contact, but that's of little consequence. The biggest negative I had was the sorceror. It's an obvious Merlin reference, and I didn't buy it. It was a plot device to get the time travel story going. George Takei's reading is very good. It's that voice of his.

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Summary: Excellent idea - poor execution
Review: The plot of the book is gripping - the first contact between Earth and Vulcan. What Star Trek fan wouldn't want to read about this encounter? Unfortunately, the book itself fell far below my expectations.

Reading through it left me with the craving to know more details about what occured, but on all counts it was lacking. Oftentimes the writer's written style was cumbersome and frankly hard to understand. I found myself re-reading paragraphs in an effort to wrap my mind around a clunky sentence, and frequent shifts between perspectives with no warning only made it worse.

Overall, there are parts of the book that make it worth reading, but be prepared to skim paragraphs and be left wanting more than the story offers.

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Summary: A must read for new fans .
Review: This book is a must for new Trekkies. I found it interesting and enlightening to say the least. I would also like to make note that Kirks dreams about the past lead to revalations that require an imagination and an understanding that boring beginnings often lead to exciting endings in Star Trek. As for the vulcans who crash land here in the book - They are lucky enough to meet humans who have no prejudice

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Summary: First contact or should it be?
Review: This book tells the story of a first contact that should not have been. Vulcans arriving on planet earth before their time. An interesting book which is slow at times but does get interesting. It is a large novel which I found too much of a read to begin with but as the story progressed I could not put it down.

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Summary: Trekkies only, Please. Lots of fun!
Review: This is a great illustration as to why history books do not dependably tell what actually happens; and the best we can do is reconstruct events of the past, and trust we have enough information to go on. Time travel, creatures from outer space, and simple human (and other creatures') error make the story difficult to understand, unless you start from the beginning . . . or rather, from where the story begins, which is the future. You see, ... Well, you'll have to start on page one.

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Summary: Another in an overly-long line of mediocre Star Trek novels.
Review: This one concerns a first meeting between humans and Vulcans. It's hard enough to suspend disbelief in *any* time-travel story but this book, with its contrived plot and uninteresting characters, is completely unsatisfying.

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Summary: first it's hard, later it's easier
Review: When I bought the book I thought: two afternoons and I finished another great Captain Kirk story. Nah, I'm still busy reading it (almost done) but I needed two whole weeks! The first part with admiral Kirk is great, but it's hard. Sentences are long, al lot of flashbacks and forwards. The mix of book and reality is great! Kirk flying of, fleeing for his friend Bones. And Spock chased by nightnmares! It's wonderful. The second part of the book reads easier. More action, no more flashing through history, just a wonderful story. I really can't wait to finish the book. I know it has to have a great ending. It's still Kirk you know!