Mindshadow

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Summary: Read It & Own It But Don't Dwell On It Too Often
Review: I did not really like Mindshadow. I didn't hate it, I merely found it to be an annoying piece of work. Allowing McCoy's relationship with the double-agent to interfere with his friendship was not impossible, merely inappropriate to an old-fashioned Trekkie purist such as myself. The Vulcan-Human hybrid living with Spock's parents, as the flip side of the coin which is Spock's personality, was also quite unthinkable. Sarek would never take such a person into his confidence. Read it for the novelty, but not for a real Trek-experience.

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Summary: The ending ALMOST made up for a host of flaws.
Review: I thought I saw where this book was going long before the ending, and was severely unsatisfied with what I thought I saw coming. Dillard managed to put a surprise twist on the events of the story at the end that cleared up MOST of my objections, and was actually plausible as an explanation. What I'm left with as an objection is that I still can't accept that Kirk and McCoy were so dumb as not to suspect the newest addition to the crew when there was sabotage and espionage taking place; surely, that would have been the obvious response, even if said new crewmember WAS a very attractive and apparently pleasant person. Nor can I accept the concept that a medical doctor could become lovers with someone whose body temperature was significantly higher than normal without noticing that something ODD was involved. Or that scanners didn't detect anything odd when searching the ship for a missing Romulan, and there was a disguised Romulan aboard. Granted, the visual disguise was perfect, and her blood pressure was artificially normalized, but her body temperature was not, and I have real trouble believing that that wouldn't have showed up in a scan.

All in all, the book is well written, stylistically, but the characters, while mostly behaving believably, in a few very key areas are simply mishandled, and there are too many holes left in the plot for a high rating. But the story is too enjoyable for a low rating, either, so a middling three stars seems the only solution. Far from the best Star trek novel I've read, but certainly at LEAST as far from the worst.

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Summary: A Spock focused Star Trek novel.
Review: Many of the most memorable Star Trek novels focus around a particular character or event. Mindshadow centers on Spocks amnesia and is a collectable for Spock fans.

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Summary: ST-TOS: Mindshadow
Review: Star Trek-The Original Series: Mindshadow written by J.M. Dillard is a book the explores Spock's mental prowess and what happens when its gone.

Yes, folk's this is a book that highlights Spock, but also there is an underlying story about a Romulan double agent roaming the Enterprise. After a fall, Spock's mind has been impaired and that possibility could last forever, but Kirk has his hands full as the peacefull planet of Aritani fall under attack by a ruthless enemy who at their arrival still is unknown.

The is a well-crafted book as the storyline develops and the twists and turns keep the reader engaged till the ending. As Spock's nightmare's continue, his mental power severly diminished and the Romulan evil plot begins to come to light, the reader is taken on a cunning adventure, with a bit of mystery sprinkled into the mix.

If you like a good storyline, double agents, and Spock in a pickle with Kirk left to slavage the situation, then you will not be disappointed in this book. This book grew on me as the more I read, the better I liked it. Doc McCoy was interesting and the new recruit was very likable.

All in all, this was a fast and entertaining read.

Rating:
Summary: ST-TOS: Mindshadow
Review: Star Trek-The Original Series: Mindshadow written by J.M. Dillard is a book the explores Spock's mental prowess and what happens when its gone.

Yes, folk's this is a book that highlights Spock, but also there is an underlying story about a Romulan double agent roaming the Enterprise. After a fall, Spock's mind has been impaired and that possibility could last forever, but Kirk has his hands full as the peacefull planet of Aritani fall under attack by a ruthless enemy who at their arrival still is unknown.

The is a well-crafted book as the storyline develops and the twists and turns keep the reader engaged till the ending. As Spock's nightmare's continue, his mental power severly diminished and the Romulan evil plot begins to come to light, the reader is taken on a cunning adventure, with a bit of mystery sprinkled into the mix.

If you like a good storyline, double agents, and Spock in a pickle with Kirk left to slavage the situation, then you will not be disappointed in this book. This book grew on me as the more I read, the better I liked it. Doc McCoy was interesting and the new recruit was very likable.

All in all, this was a fast and entertaining read.

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Summary: This is just Dreams of the Raven with Spock
Review: This book is good, because, Spock is going insane and can barely remember anything after fall off a cliff. He takes a new experimental drug, given by a so called 'doctor' working for the Romulans. So he loses it and gets sent home to Vulcan. He later recovers and helps to destroy the Romulan base. This book is good if you like the predictable, or just Spock.

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Summary: spock: without his awesome mental powers impossible
Review: when the peaceful world of artiani is attacked, the enterpise runs to the rescue. they find that spock has been seriously injured, and that the side of the brain that controls logic is the one that is the most impaired. his struggle to remember what
happen and to get use of his formidable brain make this a very
good book for any true spock fan.