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Summary: Dark Allies- Not so new or dark
Review: Star Trek - New Frontier... Dark Allies... Interesting and catchy title. Well, kinda, that is, if you haven't been paying attention to the seven previous books... But anyway, this book presents a not-so-new frontier to those devoted Trek fans familiar with TNG(The Next Generation...) The story line, character involvement and the element to the forced cooperation of the Excalibur's crew in this situation present new and interesting twists on an old TNG enemy. Does not the Black Mass seem an awful lot like the Crystalline entity? Consuming entire worlds, a creature of mystery, capable of warp travel... Granted, the Crystalline entity was somewhat less invulnerable... But they did kill it off in a similar fashion, if you recall the episode... I'm not putting off the book as a whole, David does some great things here... but, please, dig deeper for a less-common enemy in the Trek universe.... If one were to look back through the history of episodes and the number of enemies encountered capable of destroying worlds, one would find a number of parallels. 'Tis true, there are few villains more daunting than a single creature capable of destroying an entire world, and few things more real to the human race, i.e. nuclear weapons. In Conclusion, David did a good job, better than I could for the most part... But the villain leaves something to be desired.
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Summary: Love to hate Peter David!
Review: The man neatly finishes stories begun in "The Quiet Place (NF #7), and then sends us into a tidy "talespin."In this story, we learn all about Si Cwan's sister and Calhoun's son. We're also introduced to a couple of right nasty pieces of work; one called a High Priest and the other the Black Mass. Set mostly aboard the starship Excalibur, we are also treated to much more of the antics of the intrepid crew than we were in #7, including - but not limited to - love and laughter, joy and hate, and a certain time-honored function of nature. Let's just hope #9 is being printed even as I write this.
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Summary: Leaves you wanting more...Number 9!
Review: The New Frontier books should be movies or TV shows. The more I learn about the characters the more I want to read about them. Many of them are more at home in space than their home planets. Their struggles and the way they face enemies, death or love are more than side stories. Little acts are woven together so that the reader often says of some seemingly insignificant act that later becomes a large part of the plot, "Oh, yeah, I remember reading that." In Dark Allies, the Black Mass that eats planets is no more dangerous than the one who conquers them. Everyone has an idea of how the deadly force should be handled. Major problems occur when they try to force the opposing side to follow the rules. The story line is written so that this book can be read alone, but I recommend that you read all eight of the books.
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Summary: Cliffhangers -AAAAHHHHHH! I need #9
Review: The New Frontiers book are really contagious, once you read one you have to read them all. Unfortunately with Dark Allies #8 it leaves you hanging. In DA you find out more about Si Cwan's sister and more about someone in Calhoun's past (I won't give it away), and it also finishes up the Black Mass storyline, I must say I like what Xyon did with the 2 captured pieces of the Black Mass. This book also contains more of the great humor that the NF characters are good for. Let's just hope there is a #9.
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Summary: Another good New Frontier story
Review: This book concludes The Quiet Place (book 7.), and itself is a good book. It doesn't entirely live up to The Quiet Place, but has a puzzingly surprise ending.
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Summary: Another good New Frontier story
Review: This book concludes The Quiet Place (book 7.), and itself is a good book. It doesn't entirely live up to The Quiet Place, but has a puzzingly surprise ending.
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Summary: Could Have Been Great.
Review: This book was way too short. I believe a Star Trek movie or novel is not complete without majestic scenes of space battles with energy beams flashing through the starry darkness, torpedoes hurtling into oblivion against enemy shields, and starships dying in majestic explosions. This book also has too much hand to hand combat. In the 24th century, with technology so advanced, there should be almost no room for hand to hand combat. They should be the exception, not the rule. On the other hand, this book was very entertaining. I was pleased to finally meet Kalinda without the effects of those alien hormones her "mother" gave her. I loved the way Captain Calhoun handled the problem of the Redeemer high priest on that hostage planet of a pre-warp civilization. If you're a fan of the New Frontier series like me, you wouldn't want to miss this latest installment.
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Summary: New Frontier series back on track
Review: This is the much better sequel to The Quiet Place (which I gave 2 stars). The writing and character development is of the high standard I expect from Peter David. The Black Mass, combined with the Redeemers, and Dogs of War, made for an exciting plot with plenty of action. I also enjoyed the interaction between Mac, Elizabeth and Mac's other executive officer.
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Summary: New Frontier series back on track
Review: This is the much better sequel to The Quiet Place (which I gave 2 stars). The writing and character development is of the high standard I expect from Peter David. The Black Mass, combined with the Redeemers, and Dogs of War, made for an exciting plot with plenty of action. I also enjoyed the interaction between Mac, Elizabeth and Mac's other executive officer.
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Summary: Great intro for a new TV series
Review: This series of paperbacks is a challenge to Paramount studios. The time to introduce the new show and interact and fade the old series is passing. A thought. End Voyager with an ending and a start. The past series ended with nothing but a riddle or fast 2 minute closure.
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