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Summary: An Awesome Book for A Malcom or Enterprise Fan!!
Review: I avoided purchasing the first few books in the Enterprise series because I don't particularly like novelizations of series episodes. So, I was excited to see this book available in paperback as an original story.It carries a decent story line and does a very good job of character development consistent with the series but with added depth ( in this case, for Malcolm Reed). I have a small collection of about a hundred Star Trek paperbacks and I'd place this one in the top 1/4 to 1/3 in terms of quality. If you're a Star Trek novel fan, you won't want to miss this one.
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Summary: Good step into original literature for the new series
Review: I avoided purchasing the first few books in the Enterprise series because I don't particularly like novelizations of series episodes. So, I was excited to see this book available in paperback as an original story. It carries a decent story line and does a very good job of character development consistent with the series but with added depth ( in this case, for Malcolm Reed). I have a small collection of about a hundred Star Trek paperbacks and I'd place this one in the top 1/4 to 1/3 in terms of quality. If you're a Star Trek novel fan, you won't want to miss this one.
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Summary: A novel better than some TV episodes, and a better Reed
Review: I didn't think the first two seasons of Enterprise were much above average, and Malcolm Reed quickly became my least-favorite of the show's six major characters. If this book had made its way to the screen though, it might've helped change my mind. Stern presents a story of more depth than one might expect to find in the second original novel of a Trek series, and a more interesting use of Malcolm than we saw from the TV writers the first two seasons. Stern divides the plot in half, sets the two halves a few days apart, and alternates them by chapters until they ultimately converge. Though this can be mildly confusing at points, it's an effective way to convey the intertwined mental and emotional struggles of Malcolm and another character. By the time the book ends, most readers will forgive Stern for any confusion, seeing that it was a necessary element of the story. And that story, unlike some told by Trek novels, could have worked well as pure sci-fi, not just as Star Trek, since it plays with such things as psychological possession and disembodied consciousness. I expected this to be better than the first Enterprise novel, "By the Book" (which wasn't bad at all), but I didn't expect it to be as good as it was. Dave Stern deserves a lot of credit for this one, and I will be reading his two-part "Daedalus" story, probably holding it to a higher standard. 4 1/2 stars.
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Summary: Pretty darn good, especially for ST
Review: I liked this book, and I was glad. Sometimes, when I buy ST books, they end up being really poorly written, but not this one - this is one of the better ones. Malcolm is one of my favorite characters on the show, but not many of the shows center on him, or go very deeply into his character. This book is all about him. It allows us to see further into his character. Not only that, but there's a teeny, tiny bit of romance. Lovely. This book is pretty well written, which I was glad of. Many of the ST:TNG books lately have been very poorly written and edited (A Hard Rain comes to mind). I appreciate it when the writing is good enough to follow the story, and doesn't treat me like I'm a dolt. I would have liked to have seen more development of Malcolm's character in this one - some opportunities were missed. Also, the end was sort of pat and weird. Otherwise, worth the price of a paperback. I hope that there are more books written in this line, especially more that are not novellizations of episodes.
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Summary: An Awesome Book for A Malcom or Enterprise Fan!!
Review: I picked up this book Christmas Day and I couldn't take my eyes off it. The character development with Malcolm is awesome, so far much character development hasn't been done with Malcom but this book does, and his development is with a woman believe it or not! This book is written in a really cool way because it switchs back and forth in chapters, before the event, after it. At the end both events meet up and the climax is reached. Most of the main characters are present in it during the event, Archer and T'Pol aren't major characters as they are in most Enterprise episodes. Trip and Mayweather and maybe a little Hoshi and Phlox are in it a little also, but this book is truely about Malcolm and the emotional difficulties and obstacles he must face. This book is a lot better than Enterprise: By the Book, and its conflict are much more dangerous and exciting. If you're looking for a book that has more of the characters all together then I wouldn't recommend this book but if you're a true Enterprise or Malcom Reed fan then this is a must read for any you!
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Summary: Tight Action with Good Flashback Sequences
Review: Well thought out and written, What Price Honor was tough to put down at night. I really enjoyed getting to know Lt. Reed better and the interaction between him and the other characters was well thought out. The plot was entirely within the realm of Star Trek believability and introduced us to some very multi-faceted aliens. I'd recommend this book to any Trekkie, especially those who, like myself, are trying real hard to like the Enterprise television series.
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Summary: Tight Action with Good Flashback Sequences
Review: Well thought out and written, What Price Honor was tough to put down at night. I really enjoyed getting to know Lt. Reed better and the interaction between him and the other characters was well thought out. The plot was entirely within the realm of Star Trek believability and introduced us to some very multi-faceted aliens. I'd recommend this book to any Trekkie, especially those who, like myself, are trying real hard to like the Enterprise television series.
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