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Star Trek The Next Generation (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Long before Captain Jean-Luc Picard took command of the legendary "Starship Enterprise, (TM)" he fell deeply and hopelessly in love with Doctor Beverly Crusher. Though, for one reason or another, Picard never acted on his feelings, he found a measure of contentment as Beverly's close friend, colleague, and daily breakfast partner. But when Doctor Crusher leaves her positio...more
ebook, 336 pages
Published
September 20th 2005
by Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing
(first published 2005)
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So I'm a Star Trek fan. For those who know me you either already know this or would be totally unsurprised to find this out. In point of fact I'm a Star Trek the Next Generation fan - just to be clear. I doubt I've seen more than a dozen original series episodes and while I enjoyed many of the adventures of Capt. Kirk on the big screen my heart has always been securely on the bridge of the Enterprise-D.
That said, I probably hadn't seen an episode of this show in 20 years when, quite by accident...more
That said, I probably hadn't seen an episode of this show in 20 years when, quite by accident...more
Picks up the events after Star Trek: Nemesis. Riker & Troi are off (he finally accepted his own command). Data is dead. Dr. Crusher has accepted (again) a post as the head of Starfleet Medical. Worf is acting XO and Geordi is still Chief Engineer. The ship is in SpaceDock for repairs following the beating it took in the movie.
The book largely focuses on a Romulan Empire subject world where the native (non-Romulan) citizens are suffering from a disease and the Empire seems to be ignoring them...more
The book largely focuses on a Romulan Empire subject world where the native (non-Romulan) citizens are suffering from a disease and the Empire seems to be ignoring them...more
This is a Star Trek book, and considering I haven't read a new one in years, when I saw the subject matter, I snatched this one up. This book focuses on Picard's efforts to rescue Beverly after she is abducted while on an undercover mission to provide a vaccine to a non-Federation world under Romulan control. (I'm geeking out!)
That is the main plot, but it is the subplot that was of monumental interest to me, and no doubt to the other fans who picked up this book. Because - FINALLY - Trek focuse...more
That is the main plot, but it is the subplot that was of monumental interest to me, and no doubt to the other fans who picked up this book. Because - FINALLY - Trek focuse...more
I am a big Star Trek fan but I have never gotten into the books. I decided to give 'em a try and this was a suggested starting point. In many ways, this felt like Star Trek - the pacing, the long build up to a quick resolution - so I wasn't disappointed. I was, however, expecting more details and back story. But, I won't give a bad review based on my expectations.
There were three stories happening concurrently; Picard, Crusher and company on a Romulan planet, Political intrigue on Romulus and Wo...more
There were three stories happening concurrently; Picard, Crusher and company on a Romulan planet, Political intrigue on Romulus and Wo...more
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How much one enjoys the styling's, the story in Death in Winter depends on how much one knows about the Star Trek Next Generation canon, specifically what happened in the film Nemesis and the Dominion War in DS9. I can imagine your eyes glazing over, but the truth of the matter is, if you are a fan of the tv show and consider yourself a Trekkie, you too will love this book, especially if you like the relationship between Jean-Luc and Beverly Crusher. I won't get into specifics, but this book fin...more
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Yes, I read a ST fanfic book. It was handed to me and how could I deny Patrick Stewart's face on the cover, beckoning me in? I'd never read a ST novel before. It was definitely what I expected it to be: pulpy, action-packed, quick-paced, lots of name-dropping of well-known ST characters, TV shows, and films. Overall, very enjoyable. I read it in about a day.
The book takes place in Romulan space, post ST: Nemesis, and before the star near Romulus explodes in the new JJ Abrams' ST movie. Captain P...more
The book takes place in Romulan space, post ST: Nemesis, and before the star near Romulus explodes in the new JJ Abrams' ST movie. Captain P...more
A lot of plot elements get cut short, like the romulan plans to clone captains wasn't too relevant, and a few other times I was interested in seeing a plot develop, it just kind of withered away and went another direction. The characters were well written, the length was fine and easy to read. I stayed interested in most of the characters. I thought Worf's dialog was slightly off a couple times. But most of the dialog was fantastic, so I can look past it. I hoped for more interaction with Picard...more
Perfunctory writing at its best/worst (take your pick). A paint by number "Rescue the Fair Maiden" narrative populated by paper thin characters and pointless plot lines (although it seems likely that any author writing for the Star Trek franchise is obligated to meet some sort of fan service quota, even if it contributes virtually nothing whatsoever to story development).
The most startling aspect of 2005's "Death in Winter" is that it is not Michael Jan Friedman's first book; in fact I was flabb...more
The most startling aspect of 2005's "Death in Winter" is that it is not Michael Jan Friedman's first book; in fact I was flabb...more
I went into this book with all the good will in the world, and came out feeling pretty grumpy. For something billed as the fruition of 20 years of sexual tension between Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher, it certainly didn't have a hell of a lot of romance in it. They probably only had five pages where they were in the same room together. Granted, there was a certain amount of pining, but nothing that happened seemed to warrant a change in status of their relationship.
Instead, we got several h...more
Instead, we got several h...more
I am thrilled that re-launch of TNG novels are acknowledging the relationship between Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher in a way the show never could have. While I didn't enjoy every part of this book, I loved the glimpses into Beverly's past and the thread that dealt with her undercover mission and capture and Picard's relentless belief that she was alive and his hope to recover her. For me personally, I felt the story dragging with all the details of the Romulans and their internal politics....more
An excellent follow-up to a horrible movie! This book takes place immediately after the events of the movie Star Trek: Nemesis, easily the least of any movie in the franchise. The tale features a Federation plan to save the inhabitants of a Romulan world from a devastating plague, much against the wishes of the Romulans themselves.
There is a lot of information about Romulan society in this novel, along with a lot of great action and characterization. The only thing keeping me from giving it fiv...more
There is a lot of information about Romulan society in this novel, along with a lot of great action and characterization. The only thing keeping me from giving it fiv...more
Dangling plot threads and some odd characterization. I'm surprised the relaunch didn't die right here with this novel.
Sep 11, 2010
Felicia Latoya Brown
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Finally a book that dealt with Picard's feelings for Crusher. It's not the best written ST:TNG novel I've read, but I'm glad someone decided to delve into this love that Picard had been caring for almost 30 years before this book was written. We've already seen in episodes the length he would go for Beverly (remember he stayed to be tortured by a Cardassian just because he thought the Cardassian was going to torture Beverly), so it was believable that once again he would risk everything for her...more
I liked the plot, but this book would've been better if:
1) The sections detailing episodes of TNG weren't so annoyingly detailed. I've seen every single episode of TNG more than once, I know my canon. I didn't need 3 pages reminding me of who Sela was, for example. I can understand wanting to make sure the reader knows some of those details, but are there really people that have never seen Star Trek out there that actively seek out and read Star Trek books? Seriously.
2) The whole Picard and Crus...more
1) The sections detailing episodes of TNG weren't so annoyingly detailed. I've seen every single episode of TNG more than once, I know my canon. I didn't need 3 pages reminding me of who Sela was, for example. I can understand wanting to make sure the reader knows some of those details, but are there really people that have never seen Star Trek out there that actively seek out and read Star Trek books? Seriously.
2) The whole Picard and Crus...more
I wanted to love this book so much, but even my inner shipper couldn't get past the fact that this is basically really terrible fanfiction. There's a subplot with Worf and Geordi that goes nowhere, a needless cameo by Admiral Janeway, and a bunch of Romulans running around plotting against each other that added very little to the story. And yet the random Romulans still managed to be more interesting than the main plotlines with Picard and Crusher. I swear I'd rather have read a whole book about...more
"Without some knowledge of Star Trek canon, this book might be difficult to follow. I regularly feel like I� m missing some subtext with the books set after the Dominion War. I missed that part of Deep Space Nine and nearly all of the Voyager seasons due to being in college and not having time to watch, and then being out of college and too poor to buy a TV or pay for cable. Luckily for me, those events aren� t nearly as important in the book as events that took place during The Next Generation...more
I believe this is the first Star Trek fiction I've read since high school (that's nearly twenty years ago). I've been looking for some escapist reading that captures my attention, and this genre may well be it. The author adeptly wove his story into several layers of the existing Trek universe, which I enjoyed. He also had a solid grasp of the beloved characters. Best of all, his multi-character political exploits in the Romulan Empire didn't bore me to tears. I intend to look for more of his wo...more
Okay I'd be ashamed of reading this book...but I just won't.
I mean look at that cover! At first glance you assume it's a book in which Patrick Stewart tells tales regarding his adventures as an actor. Maybe just his Shakespeare work. You see it and you think "man I like Patrick Stewart. He's smart and cool and I bet this would be a good read."
Then you realize it is in the Sci Fi section, and that the shadow isn't Stewart in a wig but an ex-Muppeteer (no really she is), and that it says STAR TRE...more
I mean look at that cover! At first glance you assume it's a book in which Patrick Stewart tells tales regarding his adventures as an actor. Maybe just his Shakespeare work. You see it and you think "man I like Patrick Stewart. He's smart and cool and I bet this would be a good read."
Then you realize it is in the Sci Fi section, and that the shadow isn't Stewart in a wig but an ex-Muppeteer (no really she is), and that it says STAR TRE...more
Non all’altezza delle aspettative
Un libro che era stato altamente pubblicizzato all’epoca della sua uscita per gli sviluppi sulla relazione tra il cap. Picard e la dr. Crusher. Ma la trama è abbastanza debole, affatto avvincente, e gli sviluppi della loro storia sembrano più una sottotrama che altro, decisamente non meritevoli di un libro con copertina rigida!
Recensione originariamente pubblicata su http://www.libreriauniversitaria.it/ nell’estate del 2010.
Un libro che era stato altamente pubblicizzato all’epoca della sua uscita per gli sviluppi sulla relazione tra il cap. Picard e la dr. Crusher. Ma la trama è abbastanza debole, affatto avvincente, e gli sviluppi della loro storia sembrano più una sottotrama che altro, decisamente non meritevoli di un libro con copertina rigida!
Recensione originariamente pubblicata su http://www.libreriauniversitaria.it/ nell’estate del 2010.
This is the first time in a long time that I've read a Star Trek book of any kind, and I really enjoyed it. Fairly well executed storyline with a dash of romance thrown in. He does touch on events from the "Nemesis" movie which I admittedly hadn't paid too close of attention to, but the references aren't so much that it would turn anyone off who hasn't seen the movie. I did wish he had given us a little bit of insight into the choice Beverly makes in the end as I felt that was lacking explanatio...more
This was a great story! If it wasn't for a little thing called life, I would not have been able to put it down. I'm not a huge Dr. Crusher fan, but she was much more likeable in this book. I am, however, a big fan of the Romulans, and I was not disappointed. It was especially fun to read this author's portrayal of Sela, the infamous adversary that we all love to hate.
There were so openings left for a sequel, so I really hope this guy writes it!
There were so openings left for a sequel, so I really hope this guy writes it!
Every once in a while my inner geek requires some Star Trek reading and this time this is what it got fed with. The story is good but not quite what I hoped for. Romulans aren't exactly one of my favorite species to read about and while I enjoyed to get some background on Beverly I would have liked more character development on all sides. I would have liked to know more about the rebels too.
Ah, Star Trek. I'm by no means a "trekie" but I enjoyed the show quite a bit. I'm about half way through this book and find it about what I expected. So far I'm happy with it. It jumps between the alien aggressors perspective and then back to the familiar Starfleat world, so even if a few pages are less interesting to me, soon I'm back to where my attention is grabbed.
Subpar and underwhelming, but the same could be said for much of Friedman's work. Far too many unresolved and unnecessary subplots (was there any point at all to the Geordi + Worf storyline?), an abundance of woefully underdeveloped characters, a rushed ending, and little at all to recommend it. On the other hand, Crusher rescues herself! And Picard/Crusher! So, conflict.
Enjoyable romp through a possible timeline in a beloved series. I did find it tried a bit hard to tie in several key pieces of series and movie data to " authenticate" the story... taking away from this writer's strength of bringing such famous characters to life in a believable way. I was checking to see if this one stays on my shelf... and it does!
Pretty well written and fast moving plot. Good book to curl up with on a rainy day if you're into the TV series. However, most of these books are not written for people who are not up to date on the off-cannon developements in the ST universe.
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The book was a little slow and had fewer Picard-Crusher-relationshipy parts than I expected but it was enjoyable anyway. I really liked all the references to events from the series (both TNG and DS9).
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Michael Jan Friedman is an author of nearly sixty books of fiction and nonfiction, more than half of which are in the Star Trek universe. Ten of his titles have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Friedman has also written for network and cable television, radio, more than 150 comic books, most of them for DC Comics, for whom he created the Darkstars.
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