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Summary: Gary Seven Returns and Yields a Good Original Series Yarn
Review: A good Original Series story. I've always wondered what happened to Gary Seven from the failed pilot crossover episode Assignment: Earth. I enjoyed many of the late sixties references of Roberta Lincoln. The author apparently did some historical research into fads and fashions of the era. I still have trouble with the time travel aspects of the story. Why do people who can travel through time always use such a small margin for error. If you fail at the mission the first time, just get back to your time travel equipment, go back, and try again. One part of the book dragged. It seemed like one long fight scene. I did like the offhand reference to Gary Seven and Khan. I hope they do that story as well. Nitpick time: The character Osiris is described as being 8 METERS tall. I believe this is another case of search and replace being performed on English units such as feet and substituting meters without converting the corresponding value.
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Summary: Finally the Return of Gary Seven
Review: Gary Seven was the one spin-off that for whatever reason never took place.(remember Spock mentioning that Gary was in for many exciting adventures ahead per history). He was an interesting combination of Napoleon Solo/James Bond. He is brought back brilliantly in this novel which marvelously captures the feel of the original series. I hope the author tries his hand at more Mr. Seven stories! For whatever reason, Kirk doesn't seem to trust Gary Seven. I found this surprising since Kirk already knew what Seven's life was about.
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Summary: Finally the Return of Gary Seven
Review: Gary Seven was the one spin-off that for whatever reason never took place.(remember Spock mentioning that Gary was in for many exciting adventures ahead per history). He was an interesting combination of Napoleon Solo/James Bond. He is brought back brilliantly in this novel which marvelously captures the feel of the original series. I hope the author tries his hand at more Mr. Seven stories! For whatever reason, Kirk doesn't seem to trust Gary Seven. I found this surprising since Kirk already knew what Seven's life was about.
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Summary: The James Bond of STAR TREK Returns!
Review: Gary Seven, after all, was the James Bond of the TREK Universe. If "Assignment: Earth" had become a series, it would have joined so many other great Bond clones such as THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., I SPY, THE PRISONER, and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, some of which are referred to in the novel ASSIGNMENT: ETERNITY. It's a great read and perfectly captures the feel and trends of the '60s. Bring on more Gary Seven adventures and this TREK fan will be eternally grateful.
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Summary: Fantastic.
Review: Greg Cox has done a stellar (har) job with this book; here's an author who *knows* Star Trek. Repeated references within the text to various episodes of the series, at entirely germane moments (indeed, the book begins less than a week after the last episode of the series in which Kirk body-swaps with the evil Dr. Janice Lester. Don't ask, if you don't know). Beyond TOS, since this is at its heart a time-travel story, Gary Seven makes references (at least internally) to future Trek history; the Khitomer peace accords, Pardek and Romulan reunification, etc. Additionally, the element of Roberta Lincoln and her 1969-isms is quite fun; such pop-culture references include: The Questor Tapes, The Prisoner (both treated as investigations carried out by Lincoln and Seven), Watergate, Kubrick's 2001, James Bond ("Roberta had outwitted that bald megalomaniac with the white Persian on his lap...") and so on. A great deal of fun. Beyond these 'easter eggs' to find, the story is well-plotted, with all the good paradoxes that any real Time-travel story should have; the characterization of Kirk, McCoy, and Spock in particular are apt, and Seven is written masterfully as well. Kudos to Greg Cox; this one's for the permanent Trek collection.
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Summary: Fantastic.
Review: Greg Cox has done a stellar (har) job with this book; here's an author who *knows* Star Trek. Repeated references within the text to various episodes of the series, at entirely germane moments (indeed, the book begins less than a week after the last episode of the series in which Kirk body-swaps with the evil Dr. Janice Lester. Don't ask, if you don't know). Beyond TOS, since this is at its heart a time-travel story, Gary Seven makes references (at least internally) to future Trek history; the Khitomer peace accords, Pardek and Romulan reunification, etc. Additionally, the element of Roberta Lincoln and her 1969-isms is quite fun; such pop-culture references include: The Questor Tapes, The Prisoner (both treated as investigations carried out by Lincoln and Seven), Watergate, Kubrick's 2001, James Bond ("Roberta had outwitted that bald megalomaniac with the white Persian on his lap...") and so on. A great deal of fun. Beyond these 'easter eggs' to find, the story is well-plotted, with all the good paradoxes that any real Time-travel story should have; the characterization of Kirk, McCoy, and Spock in particular are apt, and Seven is written masterfully as well. Kudos to Greg Cox; this one's for the permanent Trek collection.
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Summary: A fantastic Star Trek novel
Review: I was drawn to this book by the author, having read his earlier books and really enjoyed them. For myself the character from the TOS show really didn't have a lot offer. Greg Cox turned, for me, an uninteresting character into an extremely well thought out and compelling story. If you're a fan of the Star Trek books and haven't read this, you really need to. Greg Cox is a true fan that knows what's been done and how to write a new trek novel. I'm looking forward to getting to the Eugenics Wars. Thank you Greg Cox for, in my opinion, one of the top five Trek books ever!
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Summary: A fantastic Star Trek novel
Review: I was drawn to this book by the author, having read his earlier books and really enjoyed them. For myself the character from the TOS show really didn't have a lot offer. Greg Cox turned, for me, an uninteresting character into an extremely well thought out and compelling story. If you're a fan of the Star Trek books and haven't read this, you really need to. Greg Cox is a true fan that knows what's been done and how to write a new trek novel. I'm looking forward to getting to the Eugenics Wars. Thank you Greg Cox for, in my opinion, one of the top five Trek books ever!
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Summary: Familiar, but enjoyable Star Trek fare.
Review: Many Star Trek novelists suffer from a disease characterized by an urge to abandon the familiar through the creation of multitudes of aliens and non-Trek plots. Fortunately, Greg Cox is a writer who demonstrates his knowledge of Star Trek and his audience in a highly entertaining novel. This story is liberally peppered with Star Trek and science fiction references that add flavour to the reading experience of both devoted and other fans. Gary Seven and Roberta are wonderful character choices for a novel, since they were never fully exploited in the series. Cox is able to integrate these two characters successfully with the original Trek crew. All in all, a fun Trek that begs a sequel.
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Summary: A Resounding Success!
Review: One of the best ST novels I have read in a long time. The way that Cox draws upon the plot of the original series epsode which inspired his book and then relats these events to the Khitomer scene in The Undiscovered Country is very well done. More importantly for me, however, Cox was able to capture the nood, or spirit of the original series episode so that I could really imagine Roberta Lincoln and Gary Seven thinking the way they did. A well thought out book, and a thrill to read. More please!
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