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Summary: Great book. Especially the idea of a planet with mind cops.
Review: The idea of a planet with artificially created mind police to perform law enforcement is quite orginal. Question: Doesn't the Patrian dude on the cover resemble Ted Kennedy, who played Ruk in "What are Little Girls Made Of" in TOS (he also played Lurch in The Addams Family sitcom)? I also liked that sport of fighting people with a staff by jumping from square to square. Involving Kirk in the game was an original way of talking to him while fighting with him.
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Summary: Great book. Especially the idea of a planet with mind cops.
Review: The idea of a planet with artificially created mind police to perform law enforcement is quite orginal. Question: Doesn't the Patrian dude on the cover resemble Ted Kennedy, who played Ruk in "What are Little Girls Made Of" in TOS (he also played Lurch in The Addams Family sitcom)? I also liked that sport of fighting people with a staff by jumping from square to square. Involving Kirk in the game was an original way of talking to him while fighting with him.
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Summary: A familiar Trek plot fairly well told.
Review: The plot in its most basic description is an Original Series staple: the Enterprise is called in to negotiate with one of two warring factions, which the crew end up caught between, and with a Federation ambassador who is more of a hindrance than a help. In this case, the faction that has called in the Federation is the planetary government, and they seek help against rebels. The Enterprise crew quickly learns that the actions of the government are fairly questionable and the opposition of the rebels quite possibly justified. Overall, the book is a combination of investigation and action, mostly on the planet but with one space battle. The writing is good but never really impressive. The characters are well depicted, but not particularly distinctive and the interaction between them somewhat generic. Overall, the story is entertaining, but almost nothing in the book really stands out - apart from the depiction of the government's quite literal "thought police". That was well done, though disturbing.
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Summary: Thought police are coming to take Kirk away.
Review: Thought police and Kirk do not mix. Sets a lively tone for the story.See if you can find the errors on pages 14, 100, 146, 157, 164, 225, and 267.
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Summary: Thought police are coming to take Kirk away.
Review: Thought police and Kirk do not mix. Sets a lively tone for the story. See if you can find the errors on pages 14, 100, 146, 157, 164, 225, and 267.
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