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Summary: Definately one of the best Star Trek books I've read.
Review: Uhura's Song is an absolutely fantastic story. I see some people think the guest doctor is a Mary Sue, but she really isn't--it's hard to say precisely *what* she is without ruining one of the neatest hidden surprises in the book; suffice it to say, Tailkinker to-Ennien comes from a long, long line of very interesting characters. Kagan also makes great use of the less known characters of Uhura and Chekov, fleshing them out in realistic and wonderful ways. Uhura's singing is the key to solving the plague problem in the story, as one might expect from the title, but it's also fantastic to see Chekov treated like the intelligent man he must be to pass muster as Spock's chosen protégé science officer.
This book is a great example of the strange, dangerous, and wonderful things that people can learn about others and themselves when meeting a strange new people. The Sivoans and Eaouans come off just as realistically different as Diane Duane's unique beings, with their own completely believable cultures. The interactions between the Sivoans and the Enterprise crew is equally believable--a favorite scene involves the meeting of Scotty and the feline bard Rushlight after extended conversations without the aid of visuals.
In my opinion, the Enterprise crew is portrayed very much in character, with several receiving a wonderful added depth and richness.
My only complaint I can think to level at the book is the nature of the foreshadowing: it does at times get heavy handed. But that's really a small thing in comparison to the rest. I highly recommend this book: if you've only read the more recent Star Trek novels, you might not realize what a treasure-trove of originality many of the earlier books possess.
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Summary: The best StarTrek book of all--most incredibly written!
Review: Uhura's Song is remarkably well-written, focusing on a culture based on gesture and tradition passed on by song. The Star Trek crew takes on new and individual life in this fantastic interweaving of cultures. Characterizations and interactions are incredibly real and true to life, and the use of both human and feline gestural language is truly remarkable.
This is the best first-contact book ever in the Star Trek series, and deserves a closer look.
It may be the best first contact book of all time
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Summary: Not just another Trek novel!
Review: Uhura's Song was the first Star Trek novel I ever read, and almost every one since has been a disappointment. Some Trek novels can be formulaic with plots that are painfully predictable. But Uhura's Song is so much more! The alien cultures are wonderfully developed, and the original characters are delightful. If the book lacks a bit as far as technical precision goes (the portrayal of the universal translator is different here than in other Trek works, and I wonder how such a thing could exist), the author more than makes up for it by giving us characters and cultures that will not easily be forgotten. I read this book for the first time about sixteen years ago. It's the type of book that you can just randomly open to a page and start reading. Definitely my favorite of the Trek novels.
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Summary: Great Fun for all Classic Trek Fans!
Review: What a great book that harkens back to the old days when the word "Star Trek" was associated with fun and adventure! I for one would like to "see, learn, know" more about the mysterious Dr. Wilson! Classic Star Trek truly was an adventure series this book keeps that theme alive!
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Summary: star trek at it's best
Review: when the planet of eeiauo is struck by a plague, it asked the
federation for help. the being of this world are catlike and they
are dying by the thousands. uhura had befriended one of them years ago and when she finds out that her friend has also contracted the plague, she and spock pull out all the plugs to find out the secret that the eeiauo are not originally from that
planet but are outcasts from another. one of the eeiauoans gives
them vital information on the location of the other planet when
humans are also infected by the plague. the enterprise sets out
to find the other planet and finds that it's inhabitants are not
any more eager to discuss their long missing relations on eeioau
either. this leads to a lot of diplomacy in the strangest forms
and how they eventually win their trust is interesting enough to
get the book itself.
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