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Summary: Imaginative concept.
Review: "Memory Prime" is one of those unusual Star Trek novels with a truly fresh concept--self-aware computers with their own agendas. The book is not without its flaws--Commodore Morgan's views towards the Enterprise and her crew are harsh and unrealistic--but on the whole this is a novel concept, well executed and believable.
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Summary: Above average Star Trek:
Review: Four stars is a little high for this book, but three would definitely have been too low. The plot is interesting, if somewhat implausible; the characters are reasonably well-handled (except for Commodore Wolfe, whose handling was not particularly consistent), the writing was generally good if not spectacular. Perhaps my biggest objection is in an anachronism within the Star Trek universe: if the Federation had had to deal with the question of self-aware AIs as early as this, certainly the Next Generation episode "The Measure of the Man" would never have happened; Data would automatically have been accepted as more than a machine, without the need for a trial. Of course, this book came out at about the same time as that episode, probably a bit earlier, so one can hardly blame the authors for that fact; still, "Next Gen" was already a year into its run when this book was published, and clearly ALL of the questions raised by Data's existence (to say nothing of Voyager's EMH, who WASN'T part of the canon yet, but who even more poorly fits into a timeline in which this book is placed) would have long since been answered were this book to be considered canonical. So clearly, it must be considered one of the many Star Trek novels to exist in some nearly-parallel universe, rather than the "real" Trek universe.
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Summary: Totaly Awasome!
Review: I love Memory Prime actually I'm never dissipointed with any of there work. I think it's wonderful because I'm a fan of Scott and it was great to see him be reunited with Mira Romaine and some of the things that happen in the book are amazing just the thought of some of them. There also is some down parts like a bunch of parts detacated to pure tecnobabble and those parts were boring but besides that I loved this book so much!!!!!!
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Summary: Boring, boring, boring!
Review: In one of the Original Series episodes, there was an intergalactic library -- sort of like a Library of Congress for the galaxy. That library was destroyed in TOS. In Memory Prime, the library is rebuilt, using artificially-intelligent (AI) computers to store the info. These AIs interact with the human librarians through electronic implants. Problem is, the AIs get bored easily with their super-fast processing brains -- and therein lies the plot.
Now, this MIGHT have been a really good book if the author had not gotten bogged down with so much technobabble -- pages and pages of it. Yes, the AIs are bored and they play super-fast games among themselves -- that's all I need to know to understand the plot. I do not need endless descriptions of how many nanoseconds this or that game takes to play or whatever. Far more interesting would have been to find out something about all the fascinating cultural info stored at Memory Prime (which is what I thought the book was going to be about.). Maybe it's because I'm a teacher, not a computer hack, but this book was very disappointing.
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Summary: Boring, boring, boring!
Review: In one of the Original Series episodes, there was an intergalactic library -- sort of like a Library of Congress for the galaxy. That library was destroyed in TOS. In Memory Prime, the library is rebuilt, using artificially-intelligent (AI) computers to store the info. These AIs interact with the human librarians through electronic implants. Problem is, the AIs get bored easily with their super-fast processing brains -- and therein lies the plot.
Now, this MIGHT have been a really good book if the author had not gotten bogged down with so much technobabble -- pages and pages of it. Yes, the AIs are bored and they play super-fast games among themselves -- that's all I need to know to understand the plot. I do not need endless descriptions of how many nanoseconds this or that game takes to play or whatever. Far more interesting would have been to find out something about all the fascinating cultural info stored at Memory Prime (which is what I thought the book was going to be about.). Maybe it's because I'm a teacher, not a computer hack, but this book was very disappointing.
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Summary: Excellent Trek
Review: Memory Prime is a "prime" example of why Judith and Gar Reeves Stevens were among the most popular Trek writers in the late '80s. The novel succeeds on nearly every basic level. The moves briskly, striking a fine balance between action, mystery, and dialogue. The characters all seem true to the television series, with some particularly good Spock/McCoy interplay. The story, involving the threatened assassination of most of the Federation's top scientists, is, perhaps, not exceptional but it gets the job done. There are a few issues that prevent the book from receiving four stars, however. For one, the ending - like almost every Trek book - is too contrived, too pat. For another, the novel is graced with a very intriguing cover - a cover that bears no resemblance to any plot point whatsoever. Still, Memory Prime is a good read and worth the time of any Trek fan.
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Summary: Excellent Trek
Review: Memory Prime is a "prime" example of why Judith and Gar Reeves Stevens were among the most popular Trek writers in the late '80s. The novel succeeds on nearly every basic level. The moves briskly, striking a fine balance between action, mystery, and dialogue. The characters all seem true to the television series, with some particularly good Spock/McCoy interplay. The story, involving the threatened assassination of most of the Federation's top scientists, is, perhaps, not exceptional but it gets the job done. There are a few issues that prevent the book from receiving four stars, however. For one, the ending - like almost every Trek book - is too contrived, too pat. For another, the novel is graced with a very intriguing cover - a cover that bears no resemblance to any plot point whatsoever. Still, Memory Prime is a good read and worth the time of any Trek fan.
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Summary: Star Trek aside, it's still a good sci-fi novel.
Review: Memory Prime is one of the better Star Trek novels. Even if you're not a Star Trek enthusiast, you'll still like the tense, well-written plot, supported by character development that stands on its own and enough background for someone unfamiliar with the series but not too much for a die-hard fan. If this book didn't have the Star Trek name behind it, it would still be a worthwhile sci-fi read. The only flaw is that the plot development is at times aggravatingly slow, although there is plenty of action and excitement to balance this out. Memory Prime will appeal to most sci-fi fans; it's definitely worth reading. Other Star Trek readers: if you liked The Vulcan Academy Murders or The IDIC Empidemic, this is the book for you.
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Summary: Don't read this book!
Review: This has to be about the most boringest book I have ever read, it's right up there with Moby Dick. I skipped so many pages of useless technical stuff that I read about 30 pages of the 200+ page book. I only read bits and pieces of Spock (he's accused of conspiricy) that I thought I liked. The story does have a plot, manical commodoore arresting Spock, and other members for not obeying her orders, then searching for Spock, it's ok, but the boring parts just wasted too much time. It took away from the real story it could have been. Like about friendship and loyalty. It showed loyalty, but not to the extint it could have.
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Summary: ATTENTION: SPOCK LOVERS!!!
Review: WOW! This is THE BEST book I have EVER read (and I read 8 books a day on average)! It deals a lot with the bond between Kirk and Spock. LOTS of adventure!
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