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Star Trek Voyager - Geistreise 1

(Star Trek: Voyager: Spirit Walk #1)

Christie Golden

3.59 · Rating details · 850 ratings · 39 reviews

Als neue kommandierender Offizier der Voyager, muss sich Captain Chakotay erst beweisen. Eine eigentlich normale und friedliche Mission wird zur Bewährungsprobe.

Captain Chakotay ist bereit, sich als neuer kommandierender Offizier des Raumschiffs Voyager zu bewähren. Doch Skeptiker beim Sternenflottenkommando beobachten ihn ganz genau, ob er in seine abtrünnigen Maquis-Ver ...more

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Sep 09, 2016 Erica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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"Oh, come on," sputtered Kaz as Janeway prepared to sink yet another ball.
The outburst was perfectly timed. Janeway laughed and her shot went wild. Still laughing, she yielded to Chakotay.
"I pass it to you, my old friend," she said, and he knew she referred to more than the table.
Tomorrow would mark his first official day as captain of the U.S.S. Voyager. The ship would be relaunched, with its new captain, new crew, and new missions.

I really like this book, and I feel that I got a very good

"Oh, come on," sputtered Kaz as Janeway prepared to sink yet another ball.
The outburst was perfectly timed. Janeway laughed and her shot went wild. Still laughing, she yielded to Chakotay.
"I pass it to you, my old friend," she said, and he knew she referred to more than the table.
Tomorrow would mark his first official day as captain of the U.S.S. Voyager. The ship would be relaunched, with its new captain, new crew, and new missions.

I really like this book, and I feel that I got a very good impression of it from the very beginning. It feels so emotional and so right for this book to start off in this fashion with Janeway passing the torch on to Chakotay as the new captain. And, as always, I love how Christie Golden writes these characters. She knows them so very well and I believe this to be something that shines through very vividly in her writing. It's not without a reason that Golden is one of my favorite writers for Voyager.

But, okay, I do have to admit that it takes some getting used to having Chakotay as captain. Not that I don't think he's amazing and very deserving of the position, because I do. But it's a big change for Voyager and I'm just saying that it is just that. We got Harry Kim in Tuvok's old position as head of security, for example. I did not see that one coming. And a lot of new faces in the crew as well. Doctor Kaz that we got to know in Homecoming and The Farther Shore being one of them. Speaking of him I really like that Golden brought him on board. I like his character, and find it interesting to have a Trill as part of the crew. Not to mention a Huanni as the counselor assigned to Voyager. I guess, in part, that's one of the things about Star Trek that's so amazing; all the different species we get to know and love.

Story wise I wonder if it might be getting a little too much with the whole idea of there - once again - being a mole or a traitor within the Federation. It feels a little too much like a repeat performance of what we got in Golden's last duology. Here there isn't as much focus on that particular story line, of course, but still. I like having Libby Webber as part of the story, but I just hope Golden doesn't overdo it with all of this.

The main story with the colonists being taken back to their planet Loran II is interesting enough, though. Especially considering the special meaning this has for Chakotay, and also how it's affecting Kaz. This gives us a great opportunity to get to know him and the counselor Astall better, not to mention Chakotay's sister Sekaya that tags along as a spiritual advisor. It's going to be interesting to see where this goes in the following book... ...more

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May 31, 2019 Dan rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Although I found myself frustrated with the slow pace of the novel and how everything plot-wise piles up at the very end, I still enjoyed this new look at Voyager. However, there simply isn't enough here to make this a novel that stands up well on its own. Far too much setup with not enough payoff is sort of to be expected for part one of two, but when there is so little plot that nothing really "happens" until past the halfway point, it gets very frustrating to try to get into the story. Hopefu ...more

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Sep 26, 2017 Rose rated it did not like it · review of another edition

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I feel almost *guilty* reviewing this one one star, because it seems to me that Golden put such heart and effort into writing this novel -- I think she really cares about these characters and the story she's telling.

But oh, it drove me nuts.

Biggest pet peeve: continuing and worsening a trend began in the first two books of the series, this book is hardly about the crew of Voyager. This is especially frustrating because what the crew of Voyager is up to -- Janeway and Tuvok teaching at Starfleet I feel almost *guilty* reviewing this one one star, because it seems to me that Golden put such heart and effort into writing this novel -- I think she really cares about these characters and the story she's telling.

But oh, it drove me nuts.

Biggest pet peeve: continuing and worsening a trend began in the first two books of the series, this book is hardly about the crew of Voyager. This is especially frustrating because what the crew of Voyager is up to -- Janeway and Tuvok teaching at Starfleet, Seven of Nine and the Doctor at a think tank, B'Elanna and Tom plunging into Klingon lifestyles, and especially Janeway attempting to hold together the Federation -- offer some fascinating storyline possibilities. But with the exception of checking in with B'Elanna and Tom for a few chapters, the novel ignores the rest of the crew.

Now, to Golden's credit, the main character of this book is Chakotay. But the plotline he's given (the plotline which carries the story) is not one of particularly fascinating interest. I like the idea of Voyager's crew confronting the fallout of the Dominion War -- a war that they missed -- but so much time and effort is put into setting up this fallout as personal for Chakotay that not a whole lot really happens in this novel. (Indeed, I don't think there's enough story to justify splitting this into two books -- but I suspect Golden's publishers are to blame for that.)

There were other issues. We're back to exploring the concept of (view spoiler)

Also, considering most of Trek focuses on intense friendships over romances, I could've done without multiple romantic threads throughout this book. It's often mostly in the background, but I just grew tired of every meet-cute and tragic-backstory centering on romances. (I also don't need lines like, "The color rose in her face. She looked even more attractive" when characters are having a heated, complex, philosophical argument; such moments make me want to toss the book across the room."

All of this is such a shame. Golden is not a bad writer, and she seems to really *get* all of the characters:

"Voyager was special because of her crew, and what we underwent together," said Chakotay. "Now that there's a different crew, she'll still be special and unique, but in a new way."

"It would have assisted this special and unique crew if the ship had been permitted to keep its special and unique technology," Vorik replied.

"Vorik," Chakotay said, grinning, "if you don't watch out, you'll develop a sense of humor one of these days."

Vorik looked slightly taken aback. "I sincerely hope not, sir."

But these books are just *so* not for me. I'll read the last one, but I must admit it's only because I've got Beyer's novels waiting for me on the other side. Sorry, Ms. Golden. ...more

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Mar 23, 2020 Karine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I liked this book. I liked it better than the two previous books in the series (Homecoming and THe Farther Shore). It is probably because I prefer stories that focus on the characters and the Federation as a whole rather than the action packed stories (which feel to always follow the same pattern, to me anyway).

I am also happy to learn more about Chakotay and his family. I love the introduction of therapists and the idea of dealing with traumatic memories. Too often, stories focus on the action ...more

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Dec 13, 2016 Adam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Yes!

I have read a number of Star Trek voyager novels. Some good, some not so good. This book definitely triumphs.
One of the main issues with tv programmes being used for novels is that authors take a poetic license and write things that characters would never say. There were one or two instances of this here (B'lanna using the word 'honey') but mostly, it was excellent. The interactions between the characters were realistic and I found the concept of a new voyager kept my attention.

The story c ...more

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Feb 21, 2019 Gerry rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I'm determined to read all the relaunch books in order. Started with DS9 and the story lead to the Voyager books according to a couple of sites. I can't wait to get past these. The DS9 books were just as good as the show. The Voyager books so far have been a mess and this one is no exception. Still I'll move on to the next one because I guess I've set a goal.

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Mar 08, 2019 Peter Lowry rated it liked it · review of another edition

Solid setup to both furthering the story of the (now scattered) Voyager Crew & for the sequel novel.
Hard to give it more than a 3 solely due to it only being half a story, I'd give it 3.5 if that was an option.

Otherwise, well written & a good read! ...more

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Nov 04, 2019 Matthew rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Christie Golden obviously understand the Voyager characters and has a good grasp on writing them, but the story she is telling is just not interesting. This is incredibly slow paced and it takes the unfortunate route of focusing more on new characters rather than the original crew. It's also clear that, just like Homecoming/The Farther Shore, this is intended as one book that was unnecessarily split into two.

At any rate, nobody wants a story about Chakotay and vision quests.

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Mar 24, 2018 Alex Brideau III rated it liked it · review of another edition

Advances the story, but...

While this novel brings the Voyager saga into the era of Chakotay assuming his captaincy, I’m not a fan these Part 1/Part 2 novels and would prefer a single, longer story.

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Mar 30, 2019 Tamara rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: star-trek, scifi

The biggest problem I've had with all these new Voyager books so far is that I really don't feel like the author understands the Star Trek universe and particularly the Federation. The book isn't bad, and it's certainly closer to the TV series than the first two.

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Jun 25, 2019 David rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Whilst Kim and Chakoty are the remaining old crew on the new Voyager, Ms. Golden keeps our other Voyager characters busy off-ship. A solid entry but essentially a long pre-lude to the second half of the two-book mini-series.

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Apr 22, 2020 Stefani rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I really enjoy Christie Golden Star Trek novels. This one was a bit confusing to read in scenes regarding Trills, and I was hoping would focus more on Chakotay. Nearing the end it seems it would. I'm looking forward to reading the second book and seeing if Chakotay is developed more.

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Mar 15, 2017 Janet Russell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Scifi at its best!

Another good scifi novel in the Voyager series
carrying on from where the original TV series left off good story all round but a little short!

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Dec 07, 2017 Lucy Fudge rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Awesome read

Once again this author has amazed me with this book! I’ve enjoyed the other two I’ve read and can’t wait to continue the series!

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Apr 19, 2018 Anna Macdonald rated it liked it · review of another edition

An ok bool

Not one of my favorite Voyager book. Too much unknown information plus all tje action is at the very end.

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Feb 09, 2019 Jamie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A very enjoyable book. From start to finish

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Apr 21, 2019 Yvette rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This story really moves. The character development is engaging and there a lot of our Voyager heroes in each plot. The cliffhanger ending had me wanting more.

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Jan 20, 2020 Vladimir Ghinculov rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Very slow moving plot line.

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Oct 20, 2012 Daniel rated it liked it · review of another edition

Not exactly Voyager as you remembered. In the first of a two-part book series, Spirit Walk sends Voyager out with Chakotay as Captain and Kim at security. Apparently, Janeway and Tuvok have a desk job, Seven and the Doctor are in a think tank, and Tom and B'Elanna are connecting with her roots. The beginning of the book is a bit unusual, I wonder why Starfleet decided to send Voyager out stripped of all Borg and future tech. According to the book, it is to preserve the timeline but ALL of the te ...more

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Apr 29, 2011 Sean Randall rated it it was ok · review of another edition

"Fishing out the diamond ring from the creamy whiteness and cleaning it with a napkin, Harry said, 'Well, maybe the whipped cream bit wasn't the best idea, but it sounded awfully romantic.'"

My relationship with Voyager books is something of an on-off one. I've been highly unimpressed with many of the episode novelisations, which has often been done much better in DS9. Still, this is no episode, but one does have to ask - is it voyager?

"It has been my experience that for humans, a common way to ...more

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Aug 19, 2011 Jimyanni rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This is a well-written, interesting book. Unfortunately, it won't stand on its own. If you like stories that continue from book to book, you can take this as a five-star review; just be sure to read both "Homecoming" and "The Farther Shore" before you read this one; it is the third book in the storyline, and makes little sense if you haven't read the preceding books. Given that the back cover actually says that it is the "continuation" of those two books, I won't dock the book an additional star ...more

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Sep 16, 2016 Cameron rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I really wanted to be blown away by this book. I was fresh off the homecoming/farther shore and figured I'd see where the author was taking these characters. Unfortunately, I found this entry to be so difficult to get through, that I'm not sure I'll ever pick up the second part.

Problem 1: The pacing is way too slow to justify splitting this into two books.

Problem 2: Most characters you know and love from Star Trek: Voyager are barely represented in this book. Paris and Torres have a seemingly ...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Beth rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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It has been a while since I read a Trek book but this was worth the wait. It has been on my bookshelf waiting for quite some time, having been published in 2004 and almost certainly purchased at that time. Spirit Walk is a two-book series so I still have book two yet to read.

In book one, Old Wounds, the crew of Voyager has been home for several months and Chakotay is now the captain. His first mission is a simple one; transport a group of colonists back to their home planet, but of course it ne ...more

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May 09, 2013 Tyler Volz rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Artificially split into two parts to rake in twice the profit, this book is insulting. Nothing happens for the entirety of the novel. Some characters are shoehorned on with hardly any backstory and we are supposed to just accept them as part of Voyager's crew. Tom and B'Elanna spend some time in the caves of Boreth where nothing happens. Chakotay leads a delegation to a planet while nothing happens on board. The Trill doctor has a past host give him some problems... but nothing happens. Harry's ...more

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Jul 30, 2011 Benjamin Plume rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: star-trek, sci-fi

Pocket has done a great job with all of the "post-finale" Star Trek books, as they call them. The overall trend is toward a much darker, more realistic, and more complete picture of the ST Universe than we're used to seeing. This one is pretty good, which I didn't really expect. Voyager was, to me, the least compelling of the shows and the Chakotay's spirits episodes were among the worst...but in print it works.

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Jun 26, 2012 Dan Gilman rated it liked it · review of another edition

Ugh I ended up getting sucked into this after Endgame, it isn't bad actually, but it is part one of God knows how many more, at the end of the day it was actually a pretty good read for Star Trek, but don't confuse that for "a good read." by any means. It's interesting to see the author stay true to the characters we know, while developing new ones, and the story lines are actually fluid weaving together so major points for that, but there are better Trek novels.

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Oct 17, 2014 Angela rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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There's a new captain on Voyager with a new crew. Some of the crew who were involved in the Dominion war think that Voyager had it easy. Their first mission is to take colonists back to their homes in the Badlands. This is a very character driven story, and I really started to like this new crew. I look forward to more adventures with them. A very good read.

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Oct 24, 2011 Nicolas rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This is part one of an excellent duology detailing Voyager's first missions after they return to the Alpha Quadrant.

Tune in here for my discussion on some favorite Trek books and comics: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/ep... ...more

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Oct 19, 2015 Richard rated it liked it · review of another edition

It is ok and for me, a lovely dip into the Star Trek Voyager world... But just to be clear it is not a self contained story; it is part 1 of the "Spirit Walk" book. It ends right a a vital part... Am on part 2 now!!

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Mar 12, 2009 Heather Mac added it · review of another edition

IT SUUUUUCKED. All the books Endgame and since have been just terrible. You're better off reading the Virtual Voyager series online.

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Award-winning author Christie Golden has written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. She has over a million books in print.

2009 will see no fewer than three novels published. First out in late April will be a World of Warcraft novel, Athas: Rise of the Lich King. This is the first Warcraft novel to appear in hardcover. Fans of the youn Award-winning author Christie Golden has written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. She has over a million books in print.

2009 will see no fewer than three novels published. First out in late April will be a World of Warcraft novel, Athas: Rise of the Lich King. This is the first Warcraft novel to appear in hardcover. Fans of the young paladin who fell so far from grace will get to read his definitive story.

In June, Golden’s first Star Wars novel, also a hardcover, sees print. Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi—Omen is the second in a nine-book series she is co-authoring with Aaron Allston and Troy Denning. Also in June comes the conclusion of Golden’s StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga with the release of Twlight, the third book in the series. The first two are Firstborn and Shadow Hunters.

2004 saw the launch of an original fantasy series called The Final Dance, from LUNA Books. The first novel in the series, On Fire's Wings, was published in July of that year. The second, In Stone’s Clasp , came out in September of 2005. With In Stone’s Clasp, Golden won the Colorado Author’s League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel for the second time. The third book, Under Sea’s Shadow, is available only as an e-book

Golden is also the author of two original fantasy novels from Ace Books, King's Man and Thief and Instrument of Fate, which made the 1996 Nebula Preliminary Ballot. Under the pen name of Jadrien Bell, she wrote a historical fantasy thriller entitled A.D. 999, which won the Colorado Author's League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel of 1999.

Golden launched the TSR Ravenloft line in 1991 with her first novel, the highly successful Vampire of the Mists , which introduced elven vampire Jander Sunstar. Golden followed up Vampire with Dance of the Dead and The Enemy Within . In September of 2006, fifteen years to the month, The Ravenloft Covenant: Vampire of the Mists enabled Jander Sunstar to reach a whole new audience.

Other projects include a slew of Star Trek novels, among them The Murdered Sun , Marooned , and Seven of Nine , and "The Dark Matters Trilogy," Cloak and Dagger , Ghost Dance and Shadow of Heaven .

The Voyager novel relaunch, which includes Homecoming and The Farther Shore , were bestsellers and were the fastest-selling Trek novels of 2003. Golden continued writing VOYAGER novels even though the show went off the air, and enjoyed exploring the creative freedom that gave her in the two-parter called Spirit Walk, which includes Old Wounds and Enemy of my Enemy .

Golden has also written the novelization of Steven Spielberg's Invasion America and an original "prequel," On The Run , both of which received high praise from producer Harve Bennett. On The Run, a combination medical thriller and science fiction adventure, even prompted Bennett to invite Golden to assist in crafting the second season of the show, if it was renewed.

Golden lives in Loveland, Colorado, with her artist husband and their two cats. ...more