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Summary: A lot of Star Trek fiction is rather derivative..
Review: ..most involving either the crew or selected members of it to solve some kind of crisis. And that was the feeling that I was getting when reading this book. The Day of Honor series crosses over four Star Trek series (ST, TNG, DS9, VGR) with a central theme, being the titular Day of Honor, the most important day in the Klingon calendar where "they pay homage to all that makes them Klingon." While Worf is working undercover as part of a planetary criminal network, his son Alexander is exploring one of his human ancestors on the holodeck with Captain Picard in tow. The book switches between the two locales, so there are two stories going on at the same time.But as I said earlier, a lot of Star Trek fiction just doesn't appeal to me. Maybe because it just keeps getting churned out month after month you get saturated by it. And these big inter-series crossover events happen once a year as well. So I really cannot recommend this book.
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Summary: Maybe a good story blood gore ruin it
Review: Blood and gore never help a story. They ruin it. Too bad
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Summary: two-way low quality
Review: First off, I'm sorry, the holodeck plotline was a COMPLETE waste of time. I'm glad that Ms. Carey has a store of information about Revolutionary War fighting; perhaps she should write a historical novel to make use of it, but squeezing it into a Star Trek novel served no purpose. The notion that Picard wouldn't have taken even the most half-brained precautions about potential injuries is simply too much to expect; at the very least, he could have arranged for a "stop button" on his clothing so he wouldn't have to speak and could thus spare us the "I beg your pardon" stuff when he says "freeze program." Better extrapolation on how an extra 400 years just might change perception of the Revolutionary War would've added a lot. However, at least one or two of the holodeck people demonstrated SOME complexity of character; no one in the 24th century plot could claim that. I'm sorry, I couldn't side with Worf's point of view for a SECOND. And Picard and Riker are laughing over Data's misunderstanding of mass human dismemberment? That's distasteful. And were we actually supposed to be worried about Data being hurt by the Rogues when we KNOW how tough he is? How could the away team have even been a little concerned? Data's taken much worse. Worf's friend Grant came out of nowhere and went right back; neither one of them demonstrated the level of competence we would expect from such professionals. The villain was so cliched it was absurd. I discerned no effort to make us even CONSIDER the idea that we were in an at all alien society (I know it was a human colony, but not all human colonies are alike.). I have read some great Star Trek novels, and I have read some bad ones; this one unquestionably falls into the latter category. This was almost as bad as some of Ms. Carey's adaptations (smug humanocentrism at its worst in those), and far below the quality she demonstrated in "Dreadnought" and "Battlestations." This stuff would have been embarrassing back in the space opera age. On another note, the "gore" didn't bother ME, anyway. So, I didn't think much of it. Others did. To each his own. No problem here.
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Summary: two-way low quality
Review: First off, I'm sorry, the holodeck plotline was a COMPLETE waste of time. I'm glad that Ms. Carey has a store of information about Revolutionary War fighting; perhaps she should write a historical novel to make use of it, but squeezing it into a Star Trek novel served no purpose. The notion that Picard wouldn't have taken even the most half-brained precautions about potential injuries is simply too much to expect; at the very least, he could have arranged for a "stop button" on his clothing so he wouldn't have to speak and could thus spare us the "I beg your pardon" stuff when he says "freeze program." Better extrapolation on how an extra 400 years just might change perception of the Revolutionary War would've added a lot. However, at least one or two of the holodeck people demonstrated SOME complexity of character; no one in the 24th century plot could claim that. I'm sorry, I couldn't side with Worf's point of view for a SECOND. And Picard and Riker are laughing over Data's misunderstanding of mass human dismemberment? That's distasteful. And were we actually supposed to be worried about Data being hurt by the Rogues when we KNOW how tough he is? How could the away team have even been a little concerned? Data's taken much worse. Worf's friend Grant came out of nowhere and went right back; neither one of them demonstrated the level of competence we would expect from such professionals. The villain was so cliched it was absurd. I discerned no effort to make us even CONSIDER the idea that we were in an at all alien society (I know it was a human colony, but not all human colonies are alike.). I have read some great Star Trek novels, and I have read some bad ones; this one unquestionably falls into the latter category. This was almost as bad as some of Ms. Carey's adaptations (smug humanocentrism at its worst in those), and far below the quality she demonstrated in "Dreadnought" and "Battlestations." This stuff would have been embarrassing back in the space opera age. On another note, the "gore" didn't bother ME, anyway. So, I didn't think much of it. Others did. To each his own. No problem here.
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Summary: Another A++
Review: Form reading the other reviews, it seems other people thought it was too bloody, but if you know anything about Klingons you know the are a VERY violent race. I didn't think this book was that bloody. I've been following Star Trek for most of my life and this book was one of the most accurate I've ever read. And, of course, the other accurate books were also writen by Diane Carey.
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Summary: You must be kidding!
Review: I have a hard time believing that the author has ever seen an episode of TNG. I had to force myself to finish this book it was so bad. By far the worst Star Trek book I have ever read. If you want a good one read 'Federation' and stay as far away from this one as you can.
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Summary: You must be kidding!
Review: I have a hard time believing that the author has ever seen an episode of TNG. I had to force myself to finish this book it was so bad. By far the worst Star Trek book I have ever read. If you want a good one read 'Federation' and stay as far away from this one as you can.
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Summary: An astounding surprise.
Review: I have never been a fan of Klingons, or their claims to honor. I have never been a fan of subplots in holosuites. I have never been a fan of the writing of Diane Carey. So imagine my surprise when I say, this is not only (by far) the best-written novel by Diane Carey that I have ever read (she only got over-cute with her word choice twice in the entire book; usually, she ruins the effect of her otherwise acceptable writing by trying desperately for "clever" and managing only "wrong", every few pages) but may well be the absolute best Star Trek story I've ever read, by any author, from any series; Worf was handled quite well, his claims that "Klingons don't behave that way; it would be dishonorable" are thoroughly debunked by the fact that the other Klingons do, indeed, behave "that way"; the holodeck subplot involving Picard and Alexander in a holoprogram set during the American Revolutionary War managed, in spite of my general dislike for the holodeck as a plot device, to be quite compelling, and the various dillemmas involving honor were most assuredly not stock situations, but involved a great deal of very careful work on the part of the author to make the ethical questions murky and challenging. The subplot in the holodeck had perhaps the best representation of the legitimate points of view of a loyal British soldier during the Revolution that I've ever seen, and the fact that the focus of that story was on an "aristocratic redcoat", rather than a more standard "valiant rebel" was a marvellous concept. I cannot say enough about how marvellous this book is.
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Summary: ancient blood and gore
Review: Thanks to all who read AB--and especially for taking the time to comment. Yes, the book is gory. Check the title. Besides, war is gory. That was part of the whole message. Also, I confess to a constant drive to try to make each book truly different from the one or two that came before, even if that means enhancing some not-too-pleasant aspects of life. Thanks for noticing.
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Summary: A must read book for any serious Klingon fan
Review: This book does justice to the Day of Honor. It gives you an excellent perspective into Worf in the course of doing so. Some perople think it's too bloody, but what did you expect from a book about Klingons? Peace and love? I think not. If you want a good perspective into Klingons - GET THIS BOOK! You won't be disappointed. Qapla'!
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