false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172791407m/217800.jpg 217800 7 The energy and invention that made Sherman and Shwartz's previous Spock outing, <I>Vulcan's Forge</I>, so fascinating is fully in evidence in this even more ambitious follow-up. This time, the duo have added a satisfyingly complex level of political sophistication that makes the interstellar intrigues ring with a truly authentic note. Acting as a diplomat for the United Federation of Planets, Spock reluctantly undertakes a bonding with Commander Saavik. This betrothal-style rite is attended by Spock's father--along with an unconfident young Starfleet lieutenant. The latter is one of the book's many felicitous strokes, for the novice is no other than Jean-Luc Picard. Of the many attempts to meld the two <i>Star Trek</i> universes, this is one of the best integrated and most successful. As the narrative leaps forward many years, and Ambassador Spock is forced to travel incognito to Romulus to prevent catastrophe from descending on the entire quadrant, he has two pursuers: Saavik and Picard. As before, the narrative moves with real gusto, casually throwing in some impressive world-building. But what of Spock himself? One can only hope that Sherman and Shwartz are custodians of the legacy for quite some time, since they are adroit at creating a thoroughly rounded, conflicted, and sympathetic portrait of our favorite Vulcan. <I>--Barry Forshaw, Amazon.co.uk</I> 210870 book 1999 Vulcan's Heart (Star Trek) total:87|5:1|4:2|3:2|2:2|1:0| 87 302 118 2 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Fri Mar 21 16:45:04 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 16:45:46 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Mar 26 13:18:16 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 26 13:19:16 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 11:15:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 11:15:00 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 19:57:11 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 19:57:11 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 23:43:05 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 23:43:05 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Oct 31 14:04:25 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 14:04:25 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 17:59:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 17:59:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 16 19:47:10 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 19:47:41 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 12 00:57:33 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 00:57:33 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 08 13:05:35 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 13:05:35 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Oct 08 08:01:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 08 08:01:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 06 07:18:55 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 07:18:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 23 23:30:21 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 23:30:21 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Aug 24 11:57:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 11:57:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun Aug 23 15:12:03 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 15:13:07 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Aug 22 17:11:30 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 17:11:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 29 18:10:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 18:10:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 10:59:52 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:59:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 14:59:58 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 14:59:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jul 16 19:34:17 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 19:34:17 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=217800