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The Sorrows of Empire (Star Trek: Mirror Universe)
by
David Mack (Goodreads Author)
One man can shape the future...but at what cost?""In every revolution, there is one man with a vision.""
Captain James T. Kirk of the United Federation of Planets spoke those prophetic words to Commander Spock of the Terran Empire, hoping to inspire change. He could not have imagined the impact his counsel would have.
Armed with a secret weapon of terrifying power and a visi...more
Captain James T. Kirk of the United Federation of Planets spoke those prophetic words to Commander Spock of the Terran Empire, hoping to inspire change. He could not have imagined the impact his counsel would have.
Armed with a secret weapon of terrifying power and a visi...more
Mass Market Paperback, 448 pages
Published
December 29th 2009
by Star Trek
(first published December 14th 2009)
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4.0 to 4.5 stars. Among the best Star Trek books I have ever read (along with several great ones by Peter David). I have not read a lot of Star trek books but have always been a big fan of the "Mirror Universe" and so this book was a great find. Well written, well plotted and highly entertaining. Recommended!!
Apr 26, 2010
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Star Trek Mirror Universe, The Sorrows of Empire by David Mack
This is a novel of the Mirror Universe where there is no federation, but instead a dark empire run by humanity. Spock is Faustian, touched by a brief encounter with Captain Kirk from the other universe and seeing hope for a federation in his own universe, he sets out to change things.
This is Spock as a calculating villain. He murders the crew of the enterprise, assumes command of the enterprise, and systematically rises through the...more
This is a novel of the Mirror Universe where there is no federation, but instead a dark empire run by humanity. Spock is Faustian, touched by a brief encounter with Captain Kirk from the other universe and seeing hope for a federation in his own universe, he sets out to change things.
This is Spock as a calculating villain. He murders the crew of the enterprise, assumes command of the enterprise, and systematically rises through the...more
I probably enjoyed this book more than the three stars would have you believe, but I did have a major problem with it, in that it was far too short for the story it was attempting to tell. Mack is a very good writer, and one of my favorite Star Trek authors, but it felt like he undertook an epic and left it just past the outline stage. Most of the chapters are short glimpses into a fairly long period of time, and with the number of characters he includes over the long span of the story there jus...more
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So, I rewatched Mirror, Mirror to brush up before reading this. First of all, the actress portraying Marlena in the episode strikes me as pretty kickass compared to most of the Trek girls. This does not translate to the novel. That's OK, because it's really all about Spock.
Enter Mirror!Spock, the most interesting and creepy of the mirror cast. The humans are all kind of sadistic, but Spock is evil in that universe because it's just LOGICAL. And here we see that play out to the extreme conclusio...more
Enter Mirror!Spock, the most interesting and creepy of the mirror cast. The humans are all kind of sadistic, but Spock is evil in that universe because it's just LOGICAL. And here we see that play out to the extreme conclusio...more
This novel takes place in the mirror universe that was in the episode mirror mirror, at the end of the episode Kirk tells the mirror Spock that in every revolution there is one man with a vision.This novel is the story of the mirror Spock plan to bring down the empire. It is interesting to read about the mirror Spock using his Vulcan logic to destroy the empire. I highly recommend mirror universe The Sorrows of Empire.
One of the best Star Trek novels I've had the pleasure of reading. Also, there is a follow-up to be published in December of 2011 entitled Rise Like Lions, which will see the 24th century conclusion of the Memory Omega storyline. I cannot wait to read it, as The Sorrows of Empire has made me thirsty for more of David Mack's vision of the mirror universe.
Full review: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2011/10/s...
Full review: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2011/10/s...
Usually I avoid spin offs from television like the plague. When I was much younger, I devoured everything to do with Star Trek, and mind you, this was long before there were the films or the television series. In short, there wasn't much, so you took what you got.
This one does a great bit of storytelling about the alternate-universe Spock from the episode Mirror, Mirror and shows how he eventually took over the Empire -- and then some. Told as a series of vignettes, it's one that is smart, and...more
This one does a great bit of storytelling about the alternate-universe Spock from the episode Mirror, Mirror and shows how he eventually took over the Empire -- and then some. Told as a series of vignettes, it's one that is smart, and...more
This story takes place in the alternate universe as portrayed in one of the original series episodes, where the "bad" version of the Enterprise crew plotted. However only Spock is significant in this story.
While Spock is an interesting character he's not able to carry a story on his back. It's analagous to Jerry Garcia playing in the Jerry Garcia Band. Just not as interesting as The Grateful Dead.
Anyway, there are obscure characters from the original series (remember Lt. Kevin Riley?) that mak...more
While Spock is an interesting character he's not able to carry a story on his back. It's analagous to Jerry Garcia playing in the Jerry Garcia Band. Just not as interesting as The Grateful Dead.
Anyway, there are obscure characters from the original series (remember Lt. Kevin Riley?) that mak...more
An expanded version of the short novel from the "Mirror Universe: Glass Empires" anthology.
An enjoyable book with Spock, and the star trek mirror universe. It was a good story that was told over a period of decades.
Fantastic, mostly because it is well paced & well written and rings true to TOS. The goateed Mirror-Spock lives in a brutal violent world and after meeting "good" Kirk Spock is convinced of the merits of Kirk's arguments for change and attempts to right the wrongs of his universe. Many TOS characters from episodes, especially from season 3 appear, which only adds to the richness of the story. The plot moves well, is full of excitement, politics and classic Spock logic. Really enjoyed it and...more
Wonderful book
Normally I don't care for the Mirror Universe stories. Though I do love the TOS episode. This book changed that. This is by far the BEST Mirror Universe story that I have read. It covers a HUGE time frame in the other universe and includes some famous/ well known names and events. This is highly entertaining and keeps your attention through out.
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David Mack is the New York Times bestselling author of many Star Trek novels, including the Destiny trilogy and the acclaimed Vanguard series. His scripting credits include episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Mack's first work of original fiction, a supernatural thriller titled The Calling, was published to critical acclaim in July 2009 by Simon & Schuster.
Follow him on Twitter @davidalanma...more
More about David Mack...
Mack's first work of original fiction, a supernatural thriller titled The Calling, was published to critical acclaim in July 2009 by Simon & Schuster.
Follow him on Twitter @davidalanma...more
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