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Feb 13, 2012
Quinn
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In the Star Trek movies, there's a sort of central trilogy comprised of Star Trek II, III, and IV. They hold together as a story about the death, resurrection, and return of Mr. Spock. Central to that story is a new character who wasn't part of the original Star Trek series, Lieutenant Saavik. A Vulcan woman, played in The Wrath of Khan by Kirstie Alley and then in The Search for Spock and The Voyage Home by Robin Curtis, Saavik gets a lot of screen time, but somehow we don't end up knowing m
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Sep 05, 2011
Mark
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This Star Trek novels takes place shortly after the events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. It focuses on the character of Saavik, with flashbacks to her childhood, both on Hellguard (cf. "The Pandora Principle") and Vulcan. The story itself deals with both an elaborate Romulan conspiracy and a scientific expedition to a new planet populated by enormous telepathic worms. The mixture of these elements leads to a strange inconsistency of tone - imagine Charles Darwin's scientific jou
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Apr 15, 2010
Jenna
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It started off really well, and I was excited, but then it did sort of lose its steam (and my complete interest) about half-way through, though I did keep reading it.
I liked that the author seems familiar and well grounded in two earlier works, The Pandora Principle, which I grew up loving, and was one of the reasons I picked this book up, and the film. However, if one is looking for more of a development of a relationship between Spock and Saavik, and a "bridge" to say Vulcan's Heart More...
I liked that the author seems familiar and well grounded in two earlier works, The Pandora Principle, which I grew up loving, and was one of the reasons I picked this book up, and the film. However, if one is looking for more of a development of a relationship between Spock and Saavik, and a "bridge" to say Vulcan's Heart More...
Apr 03, 2010
Morgiana
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Not bad; one of the better Star Trek novels I've read in a while. Bonanno has some good ideas and I think she can tell a good story, but the timeline constantly jumps around, moving from various points in Saavik's childhood to the events in and shortly after Star Trek II to an alien planet populated by sentient worms. This makes the plot hard to follow; it would have been helpful dates and places had been given for each section, as you have in some books. And then there's all this espionage stuf
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Oct 14, 2010
Michael
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After a long absence from the world of "Star Trek" novels, Margaret Wander Bonanno has come back with a vengeance in the past couple of years. Her return should be a cause for celebration and for the most part it is. Bonanno is one of the early set of "Trek" fiction writers who did more than just tell standard "Trek" stories but actually offered some character insight into the regular crew and some fairly rounded new characters to the "Trek" universe.
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Apr 06, 2010
Paul
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This book gives some interesting back story elements to Saavik's past. The author had Saavik's character and personality spot on.
I think there was, maybe, a little too much going on in the book. We jump back and forth (sometimes confusingly) between different points in Saavik's life as she is trying to solve a mystery on mission while solving a mystery affecting her and her former Hellguard orphans as well as a burgeoning love story between her and Mikal.
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I think there was, maybe, a little too much going on in the book. We jump back and forth (sometimes confusingly) between different points in Saavik's life as she is trying to solve a mystery on mission while solving a mystery affecting her and her former Hellguard orphans as well as a burgeoning love story between her and Mikal.
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Sep 03, 2010
Ruru
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I generally like this author's other Star Trek books (Probe and Strangers from the Sky especially); however, I was disappointed in this one. The two subplots didn't really fit together - to me they felt disjointed,- the characterization of Saavik was okay but didn't show me anything new about the character, and I didn't like Mikal at all. I re-watched Wrath of Khan during the same period as I was reading this book, and the exploration of character in that movie was so well-done- that's what I
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Apr 14, 2010
Bernard
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It wasn't the best Trek book I've read but not the worst either. Other reviews have complained about the time shifts spread throughout the book. It was annoying. I'm used to some when I read but never to this extent.
It also raised a question: Weren't the Ferengi fist seen in TNG? If so, why is one the characters talking about them as if they're common knowledge?
Lastly, I was hoping for some more development between Spock and Saavik.
It also raised a question: Weren't the Ferengi fist seen in TNG? If so, why is one the characters talking about them as if they're common knowledge?
Lastly, I was hoping for some more development between Spock and Saavik.
Aug 29, 2010
Jeff
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The continuation of Lt. Saavik's life and more back story as to where she came from and who she is. Not a bad read (I haven't read the previous book abut Saavik The Pandora Principle), especially the espionage on Vulcan sequence, but the rest of the novel is a bit ho-hum.
Not the worst Star Trek novel I've read, but not the best either.
Not the worst Star Trek novel I've read, but not the best either.
Jan 08, 2012
Dan
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Feeling a little disjointed and cheating in failing to reveal things to the reader doesn't take too much away from an enjoyable read about a fascinating and under-used character.
Full review: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2011/06/unsp...
Full review: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2011/06/unsp...
Nov 24, 2010
May
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A fun-to-read and well-crafted story that fleshes out Saavik as a character and is an intriguing adventure/spy story as well.
Dec 18, 2011
rivka
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Worth reading, but no need to re-read.
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