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If the sequel is going to be as slow as this one, they should have combined the two, cut out about 30% of the boring parts of the book, and created one "page-turner". Anyway, with this name you would think you won't be able to put it down.but believe me, you will.Personally, it's a book that leaves off where the most exciting part will happen in the sequel, and it's almost a shame. As it is, I would wait until the sequel and read both back to back, and be done with them. This book takes a while to get going, and there are some problems for the avid ST book reader as far as characters, but that stuff can be easily dismissed because the book is an okay read. I still think the best Kobaishi Maru story is contained in New Frontier-Stone and Anvil.
The fact that this book is called Kobayashi Maru left me with a bad taste in my mouth for the author. The characters were not written very well and did things. That's it. Then the Kobayashi Maru moment finally arrives, and.
This book had so much potential, but was a terrific disappointment. Only because there was nothing to it; it should have had a different title, and the name of the ship changed. Major plotlines dropped completely in favor of a sequel I suppose but I was left with far more questions than answers. The story itself was hard to read and not say, "sorry how can that have happened way back then." I was able to keep reading, despite the problems with continuity between this and the original series.
let down and the book ended. I feel scammed because it was such a small part of the book and frankly out of place. I kept thinking there would be some explanation that would make it all work out. well, out of character (and it really seems a stretch to introduce homosexual Klingons after all these years).
This book brings us the original ambush.The Romulans are preparing war against Earth and the new Coalition of Planets, the forerunner of the Federation. Using captured Klingon ships, they are on the verge of provoking the Coalition into war with the Klingons, but for Jonathan Archer and his crew, who figure out the deception.Meanwhile, the officially dead Trip Tucker is actually alive in Romulan space trying to stop their efforts to develop a much faster warp engine.It's good have Trip back, and in true secret within secret spy style we still don't know if the apparent Vulcan renegade Sopek is a double agent or a triple agent.And when you get to the end, you need to read the sequel as soon as possible.because the Romulan War (referred to in the original TV series) is here.Sadly though, it seems the sequel, called simply "The Romulan War", won't be published until October next year. The adventures of the first starship Enterprise continue in the latest novel sequel to a TV series that ended too soon. Their secret weapon is a device that allows them to take control of other ships, first Klingon, later others. One wishes the publishers of Star Trek books could bunch their connected series a little better. And in the tradition of that series, a blank spot in the rest of the Star Trek universe has been filled in.The Koybayashi Maru was first referred to in the beginning of the film "The Wrath of Khan" as part of a Starfleet cadet training exercise. A freighter in trouble lures the trainee crew into an ambush.
but the broad brush these authors used to repaint these characters and this universe to reflect their personal political and social agenda betrays both the reader and the legacy with which they have been entrusted. This is the worst Trek experience I've had since halloween of 1972 (you don't want to know). Where he brought the subtlety of juxtaposition to the debates, these authors brought a sledghammer. In these pages I found: characters that were poorly developed - often contrary to established precedence from series & earlier work; a plot that was contrived and often plodding; and a style that swung inconsistantly from pedantic to pulp-fictionsque.
I have been a Star Trek fan as long as I can remember and enjoyed most of the books furthering this universe. Their responses to other readers comments have only confirmed their narrow bias and will likely be just as vituperative towards mine. The work of any author will be informed by their own life-choices, bias, beliefs and personal ethos. Typically I have assumed any new book would at worst be just ok.
Though I often didn't agree with his views, I have always been a fan of Gene Roddenberry's thoughtful approach to examining current cultural issues in a futuristic context. If this is the future of Star Trek, may God rest it's glorious past and take me to a galaxy far, far away. until now. I will likely continue to read some books in the genre, but will NEVER waste money or time on anything written by these authors again.
Fits in good with other series of the Star Trek line. Was a very good book.
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