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Time for Yesterday (Star Trek: The Original Series #39)
by
A.C. Crispin (Goodreads Author)
Time For Yesterday Time in the galaxy has stopped running its normal course. That can only mean one thing -- the Guardian of Forever is malfunctioning. To save the universe, Starfleet command reunites three of its most legendary figures -- Admiral James T. Kirk, Spock of Vulcan, and Dr. Leonard McCoy -- and sends them on a desperate mission to contact the Guardian, a journ...more
Mass Market Paperback, 320 pages
Published
August 1st 1999
by Pocket Books
(first published 1988)
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Six years after her literary debut with “Yesterday’s Son” A.C. Crispin returned to the Star Trek universe with an ambitious sequel to her firstborn as well as the classic Trek episodes “City on the Edge of Forever” and “All Our Yesterdays.”
“Time for Yesterday” shows a more mature and talented Crispin, one whose prose has gained depth and nuance. Her language is richer than before, her plot more complex. There are some obvious weak points here as well, especially concerning the structure of the p...more
“Time for Yesterday” shows a more mature and talented Crispin, one whose prose has gained depth and nuance. Her language is richer than before, her plot more complex. There are some obvious weak points here as well, especially concerning the structure of the p...more
It was a nice followup to the previous 'son of Spock' book.
In the beginning i had some difficulties adjusting to the characters, they didn't seem believable but after a few chapters I (or the author) became more comfortable.
Its a big TOS-like story with god-like entities and end of the universe scenarios, but also a story of war and love and time travel.
All in all, action and characterization packed into a nice story!
The ebook was badly edited, many errors and formatting that managed to affect...more
In the beginning i had some difficulties adjusting to the characters, they didn't seem believable but after a few chapters I (or the author) became more comfortable.
Its a big TOS-like story with god-like entities and end of the universe scenarios, but also a story of war and love and time travel.
All in all, action and characterization packed into a nice story!
The ebook was badly edited, many errors and formatting that managed to affect...more
It's been years since I've read this book. I loved the whole Spock having emotions, has sex with a non-Vulcan (shock!), and has an illegitimate child of which he was not aware. This is more of the story of his son Zar, than of the original Star Trek trio. However, I enjoyed the follow-up of Zar's story from Yesterday's Son. I love emotional Spock!
God this book is TERRIBLY written. At first it was fun and reminiscent of a star trek episode, with bad dialogue and cheesy sound effects, but Zar's hijacking fantasy tropes medieval marriage-cum-battle? Not so forgivable. Still... read by James Doohan and Leonard Nimoy! I may need more Star-Trek-abridged-single-cassettes scavenged from the clearance section.
Jul 27, 2011
John
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Not one of my of favorite ST:TOS books, and definitely not as good as Crispin's "Yesterday's Son", which it is the sequel to. Part of my problem could be that I read a very poorly formatted Kindle version of this book that set me back $7.99.
Fantastic sequel, much more character depth with a complex saga-like story. Even better than book one, this was a fun trek adventure. Yes it is a bit fan-ish in that it references multiple TOS episodes, but considering who would read the book, it's warranted and not overdone. Thumbs up!
Much more detailed and ambitious than "Yesterday's Son". AC Crispin's follow up novel creates a rich and exotic world that is thoroughly explored...and Spock's character has never been handled so well. Extremely satisfying.
I very much enjoyed Crispin's "Yesterday's Son," which introduced Spock's son. "A Time for Yesterday" is the sequel and, if anything, is even better than the first book. I enjoyed it very much.
Another of my favorite Star Trek books and no surprise that its a book by A.C. Crispin that involves Vulcans. Excellent sequel to Yesterdays Son, I had trouble putting this one down.
A strong sequel to Yesterday's Son, continuing the story of Zar in the distant past of Sarpeidion. Crispin creates an entertaining blend of Trek continuity and medieval adventure, and further fleshes out her exploration of the Guardian of Forever. The explanation and resolution of the Guardian's malfunctioning was the sole downside of the book, falling into yet another Kirk-talks-all-powerful-beings-into-behaving trap, but as this is a relatively minor portion of the story, it's not an unforgiva...more
Again, loved all out of proportion to the content. Very well thought out novel with a couple holes.
a star trek book, not the best, not the worst
Spock and a kid, take 2.
Enjoyed this!
I really enjoyed this adventure and how it forshadowed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. But I also liked the fact that we finally saw what happened to Spock's son Zar even though Spock himself decides not to view the recording that he made after saving his son and returned back to the Enterprise.
Sep 29, 2010
Fairwind
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4 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Treckies and Spock fans!
Recommended to Fairwind by:
My Dad
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This book is AMAZING! I love the way this author writes the characters. You can easily tell that she knows and loves them and she does them all justice. And her plot is awesome! I love this idea for a Star Trek book! I was smiling for hours after I finished it!
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Oct 16, 2012
Robert Premeaux
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Full of cliches but still good Star Trek. And the Gateway twists are cool.
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May 15, 2013
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Corey
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Ann Carol Crispin (born 1950) is an American science fiction writer, the author of over twenty published novels. She has been writing professionally since 1983. She has written several Star Trek and Star Wars novels, and created her own original science fiction series called Starbridge.
Crispin also served as Eastern Regional Director, and then Vice President, of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Wri...more
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