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Kobayashi Maru (Star Trek: Enterprise #12)
To protect the cargo ships essential to the continuing existence of the fledgling Coalition of Planets, the captains of the United Earth's Starfleet are ordered to interstellar picket duty, with little more to do than ask "Who goes there?" into the darkness of space. Captain Jonathan Archer of the "Enterprise(TM)" seethes with frustration, wondering if anyone else can see...more
Mass Market Paperback, 475 pages
Published
August 26th 2008
by Star Trek
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Continuing where The Good That Men Do left off, Kobayashi Maru furthers the story of Commander Trip Tucker's adventures deep undercover in Romulan space.
With the cancellation of the show Enterprise, right after the events of Terra Prime and the death of Trip and T'Pol's daughter, their story was never fully realized. This book series lets us see that relationship more fully realized. Because of the bond they shared, T'Pol had never truly believed Trip was gone. When he made contact with her towa...more
With the cancellation of the show Enterprise, right after the events of Terra Prime and the death of Trip and T'Pol's daughter, their story was never fully realized. This book series lets us see that relationship more fully realized. Because of the bond they shared, T'Pol had never truly believed Trip was gone. When he made contact with her towa...more
Jul 27, 2011
James
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2 stars. (Composite score)
Writing: All over the board. From 1.5 to 4 stars.
Story: A high 2.5 or low 3 until the end.
This is a tale of the international politics and espionage surrounding the Romulan warp-seven drive, their telecapture system, and the infamous "no-win situation" of the Kobayashi Maru. The writing was at times remarkable and at others awful. Character names, places, and foreign terms (mostly for units of measure) stream past the reader in almost unceasing flow, far too fast for th...more
Writing: All over the board. From 1.5 to 4 stars.
Story: A high 2.5 or low 3 until the end.
This is a tale of the international politics and espionage surrounding the Romulan warp-seven drive, their telecapture system, and the infamous "no-win situation" of the Kobayashi Maru. The writing was at times remarkable and at others awful. Character names, places, and foreign terms (mostly for units of measure) stream past the reader in almost unceasing flow, far too fast for th...more
The Kobayashi Maru scenario has been a part of Star Trek lore since the release of The Wrath of Khan in 1982. In the film, it's a test of character that Starfleet command applicants undergo: The Klingons (or Romulans, depending on the era you're watching) are threatening a cargo ship called the Kobayashi Maru that is trapped in the Neutral Zone. The would-be captain has a choice to make: do you enter the Neutral Zone, threatening war with the Klingons(Romulans), or do you leave the Maru behind,...more
This review is kept in german. Don't worry ... there are enough reviews in english. ;)
Nach "The good that men do" kehrt man in Sachen "Star Trek: Enterprise" quasi wieder zum Standard zurück. Obwohl die Materie selbst ausgesprochen spannend ist (immerhin geht's hier um die beginnenden Kriege der eben erst geformten 'Koalition der Planeten' mit dem Romulanischen Imperium) scheint man mit 'Kobayashi Maru' wieder zur Fernsehserien-Hausmannskost übergegangen zu sein.
Die 'Episode' beginnt relativ lan...more
Nach "The good that men do" kehrt man in Sachen "Star Trek: Enterprise" quasi wieder zum Standard zurück. Obwohl die Materie selbst ausgesprochen spannend ist (immerhin geht's hier um die beginnenden Kriege der eben erst geformten 'Koalition der Planeten' mit dem Romulanischen Imperium) scheint man mit 'Kobayashi Maru' wieder zur Fernsehserien-Hausmannskost übergegangen zu sein.
Die 'Episode' beginnt relativ lan...more
Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin are back for the second installment in what's being called the "Enterprise" relaunch. Their first story ret-conned the events of "These Are the Voyages" in a satisfying, interesting way and set up the "Enterprise" to tell the story of the long-alluded and long-anticipated "Romulan War."
"Kobayahi Maru" is the story of the opening salvo of the war and the events leading up to hostilities between the Planetary Coalition and the Romulans.
It all sounds exciting.
Too...more
"Kobayahi Maru" is the story of the opening salvo of the war and the events leading up to hostilities between the Planetary Coalition and the Romulans.
It all sounds exciting.
Too...more
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"Kobayashi Maru" is the latest novel in my Star Trek Reading Challenge which is dedicated to trying to read the Star Trek novels in chronological order. This novel picks up after the events that occurred in the previous novel, "The Good That Men Do". For anyone who doesn't know, the title is based upon the name of the infamous no-win scenario taken by potential Starfleet command applicants and it has been a part of Star Trek lore since 1982 when it was first mentioned in the movie, "The Wrath of...more
I suppose if I had watched the Enterprise series which this book is based off of, I might have more connection with the characters. They are pretty flat in this book. A lot of the characters motives don't make sense which goes along with some of the contrived situations the characters are put in that neither provide roundness to them or move the story along very effectively. I can tell that the author has a wide vocabulary, but he overdoes it a lot and uses too many cliches. It wasn't the most h...more
Did you ever wonder how and why the Kobayashi Maru test became the make or break test for Star Fleet officers? Then this book is for you. In it you meet the crew of the Koayashi Maru and see how their fate was tied into the larger tapestry of looming Earth Romulan War.
Do un-winnable situations really exist?
What would you do in a such a situation?
What if you know that there is real threat to your people, but the ones you report to refuse to see that?
These are some of the many questions that are raised in this book and answered.
This book has its moments of glory and moments of mediocrity...some of the chapters are really brilliant,...some of them not so much. However, it does carry on from the enterprise series (and continues the good work of the book: "The...more
What would you do in a such a situation?
What if you know that there is real threat to your people, but the ones you report to refuse to see that?
These are some of the many questions that are raised in this book and answered.
This book has its moments of glory and moments of mediocrity...some of the chapters are really brilliant,...some of them not so much. However, it does carry on from the enterprise series (and continues the good work of the book: "The...more
Picks up with where The Good That Men Do left off and just as good. I'm pretty impressed with how well Martin has been able to translate the TV series to books. I've already ordered the third (final?) book in the series.
Jul 27, 2011
John
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Worth reading, if you care about this cast of characters
Great storyline:) Leads effortlessly into the next book.
I'm not embarrassing at all
I hope to finish this book today.
The TV series is much better...
3rd in the relaunch series.
More Enterprise is always good, in my opinion. The show was truly cut short of very interesting times, as this book and others show.
I love watching these events unfold from multiple perspectives, and this book does a good job of fleshing out a period in time. Perhaps too much. After reading this book and the book that precedes it, The Good That Men Do, I find myself wondering why they weren't one book...
I love watching these events unfold from multiple perspectives, and this book does a good job of fleshing out a period in time. Perhaps too much. After reading this book and the book that precedes it, The Good That Men Do, I find myself wondering why they weren't one book...
Dec 07, 2012
Colleen Hillerup
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I don't care for the show, but this was a pretty darned good SF book.
Gave up a third of the way through; it was obvious where the story was going (one of the problems with a prequel series) and I just didn't find myself interested in the various misdirections and manipulations. Disappointing since M&M are usually reliable trek writers.
paperback, not ebookd
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I liked the first one better. However, this book did a good job leading up to the Romulan-Earth war. Can't wait for the next one!
May 18, 2013
Angie
marked it as to-read
May 12, 2013
Corey
marked it as to-read
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