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The Vulcan Academy Murders

The Vulcan Academy Murders

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: It could have been better
Review: As a faithful "vulcan" fan, I was initially excited about this novel. But I was disappointed in the story after reading it. The plot had potential and really was the redeemable factor of this book, but it was too predictable. I found the characters generally shallow and there were incongruencies between this story and some other Star Trek novels that have been written.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: It could have been better
Review: As a faithful "vulcan" fan, I was initially excited about this novel. But I was disappointed in the story after reading it. The plot had potential and really was the redeemable factor of this book, but it was too predictable. I found the characters generally shallow and there were incongruencies between this story and some other Star Trek novels that have been written.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A very good Star Trek novel, a bit weak as a mystery.
Review: I agree with the reviewer who said that the mystery was too easy to solve, and I am NOT the connoisseur of mysteries that he or she admits to being. Part of the problem is the title; by including the word "murder" in the title, we know from the beginning that the death/s are murders, which the characters don't, and are looking to solve the mystery of "whodunit" before the characters know that there is a murder to solve. Had it been titled "The Vulcan Academy Affair", or "Trouble At The Vulcan Academy", or some such similar title, we might have missed the clues that told us who the murderer was. As it is, I was certain of the murderer and the motive before the characters had even begun to suspect that the deaths were not caused by accidental mechanical failure.

That being said, I did think that the book was well-written; the characters were well-developed and consistent with previously established character concepts. The plot moved well, and it was very readable.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Outstanding story but mystery too easy to solve
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Vulcan Academy Murders. I have always found the Vulcan way of life to be fascinating (Sarek & Spock's World are among my favorites), so I thoroughly enjoyed the in-depth portraits of both of them. I felt that all of the characters were well-developed, although I would have liked to have seen more of Amanda. Perhaps it is because I have read so many mysteries over the course of my life, starting with Nancy Drew, progressing through Agatha Christie & Ellery Queen, and on to Ed McBain, Anne Perry, & the Kellermans, that I knew the killer and the motive by page 50! That is the reason for giving the book only four stars. Otherwise, it was "fascinating" (said with one eyebrow raised) and I could not put it down.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: not worth the effort
Review: In the genre of murder mysteries you do tend to expect a mystery. This book is unique in the genre as the reader knows who done it, why, how, and with what, before the first murder takes place.
It is not unique in the area of Star Trek follow up fiction in as much as you wish the author could write believable characters. There were many occasions when you wished you could hit Kirk (cast as the detective) upside the head for being obtruse and ignorant.

I wish the author would find another hobby.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A fantastic story,worthy of Star Trek,and Sherlock Holmes
Review: In true Star Trek form,the author portrays James Kirk as an excellent starship Captain,but also a man concerned for his crew.Having read this book about 256 times,Inever get tired of reading it over & over

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The listed title of this book is wrong
Review: The correct title is "The Vulcan Academy Murders", and it is one of the best Star Trek books out there. A great read for anyone who loves SF or just a well-written book, as well.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The listed title of this book is wrong
Review: The correct title is "The Vulcan Academy Murders", and it is one of the best Star Trek books out there. A great read for anyone who loves SF or just a well-written book, as well.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Classic Star Trek, and a very good book too!
Review: The Vulcan Academy Murders is one of my all-time favorite Star Trek novels. Even though the book uses the characters from the TV series, it details them and fleshes them out as well as any fiction book would its original characters. The author makes the world of Vulcan and its culture attractive and believable. The book is very well written, especially the sections concerning telepathy and mind-melds. It's also a pretty good mystery, and never boring for a second. Definitely worth it, and rereadable too. The sequel, The IDIC Epidemic, is just as good, so check it out too!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A solid mystery novel
Review: This story has two sets of main characters: Kirk, McCoy and Spock's family, and her own characters. All are portrayed quite vividly and with considerable detail. The physical and action descriptions in general are fairly good. The dialogue is very good and sometimes wonderfully amusing, especially all the stories Sarek tells about Spock as a child. There are a lot of crimes committed during this mystery and the action level is fairly constant. The wrong suspect is so blatant as to be obviously wrong but the real one is (I think) quite well concealed. There is also a very good and surprising romance, and a much more intimate look at Vulcans then almost any other Trek book.

This is a terrific book for Vulcan fans, with probably the most detail on them outside of "Spock's World". There are descriptions of the town of ShiKahr, the Vulcan Academy and its medical wing, Sarek's house and gardens. There is also a fair bit on Vulcan philosophy and modern politics and some history.


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