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Star Trek: Gateways #1
One Small Step
Scattered throughout the galaxy are Gateways capable of transporting matter and energy across unfathomable distances. Left behind by a long-vanished civilization, these mysterious portals offer a means of exploration -- or conquest -- many times faster than warp travel. The technology responsible for the Gateways has been lost for at least ten millennia, but that doesn't mean it can't be found again.... Having defeated the hostile computer program guarding an abandoned Kalandan outpost, Kirk and his crew are exploring the artificial planetoid in hopes of discovering the secret of an ancient apparatus that has hurled the "Starship Enterprise(TM) " over nearly a thousand light-years. Unfortunately, the reactivated Gateway has attracted the attention -- and avarice -- of various alien explorers, including a mysterious race who claim to be none other than the enigmatic Kalandans themselves
237 pages, Paperback
First published July 31, 2001
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Susan Wright
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Susan Wright (aka S.L. Wright) is a USA Today Bestselling author of more than two dozen novels and nonfiction books. She writes New Adult Contemporary Romance novels, as well as Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Star Trek novels, and has been published by Pocket Books, Penguin Group, St. Martin’s Press and Kensington.
Susan Wright (aka S.L. Wright) is a USA Today Bestselling author of more than two dozen novels and nonfiction books. She writes New Adult Contemporary Romance novels, as well as Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Star Trek novels, and has been published by Pocket Books, Penguin Group, St. Martin’s Press and Kensington.
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January 19, 2025
This book is the definiton of "Its alright".
Everything is competently done here. The foreshadowing, the character work, the action, the worldbuilding, the story, everything was handled properly...it was just missing the key ingredient: enjoyability. It just felt "ok" as a result.
I think that the book has the wierdest "In Media Res" of any Star Trek book that I've read. Usually, a prologue like this would follow with some opening chapters that show how the characters got here. Instead, this prologue plops the reader in the middle of the action and it takes a bit of time for everything to make sense.
The book is very short, and as such didn't do terribly much of a plot. Often I say a book is like 2 episodes of story, but this one definitely felt like 1 episodes worth.
The mystery of the gateways, the Kalandans, and the "Klingons" was interesting enough, but didn't really capture my attention. I think future books in this series have an opportunity to do that though.
Overall, I just felt the book was ok. Not great, not bad, just alright. 6 out of 10.
Everything is competently done here. The foreshadowing, the character work, the action, the worldbuilding, the story, everything was handled properly...it was just missing the key ingredient: enjoyability. It just felt "ok" as a result.
I think that the book has the wierdest "In Media Res" of any Star Trek book that I've read. Usually, a prologue like this would follow with some opening chapters that show how the characters got here. Instead, this prologue plops the reader in the middle of the action and it takes a bit of time for everything to make sense.
The book is very short, and as such didn't do terribly much of a plot. Often I say a book is like 2 episodes of story, but this one definitely felt like 1 episodes worth.
The mystery of the gateways, the Kalandans, and the "Klingons" was interesting enough, but didn't really capture my attention. I think future books in this series have an opportunity to do that though.
Overall, I just felt the book was ok. Not great, not bad, just alright. 6 out of 10.
July 22, 2018
3.5 stars.
January 30, 2012
A pretty disappointing beginning to the Gateways series. A sparse plot, poor characterizations, and plotlines that go nowhere really turned me off. I really hope the rest of the series is a huge improvement. As far as the series as a whole goes, the separate publication of the ends of each of the stories is a little annoying, and strikes me as a ploy to get more money out of me. I can only hope the stories are worth it, but that really doesn't seem to be the case with One Small Step.
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March 5, 2012
One of the more aggrivating books in the Gateways series, this book takes place immediately following the Star Trek TOS episode "That Which Survives." To summarize the episode, the Enterprise discovers a planet that is the same size as Earth's moon and looks habitable, but is very young, its age is only a few thousand years old. It turns out that the planet is an outpost of a dying civilization called the Kalandans. A young woman, Losira, appears and tries to kill the various Enterprise crew memebers, even though her disposition indicates she doesn't want to. The landing party discovers that the planet is deserted and Losira is a holograpic representation of the defense computer, whose parameters were set by the last survivor of the Kalandan's, who also happens to be the flesh and blood version of Losira. This is where the book begins. The outpost sent out a massive energy spike when it sent Enterprise almost 1000 lightyears away from the planet and this attracted the attention of the Klingon's and a group of scavenging aliens interested only in technology who are impersonating the Kalandans. What makes this book aggrivating is that the story doesn't resolve itself until the final book in the Gateways saga and many of the storylines introduced are somwhat unexciting.
June 21, 2025
Star Trek: Gateways: TOS 01 One Small Step by Susan Wright
challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense
Medium-paced
Plot or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75 Stars
This is the start of a seven novel series...called Gateways.
This first book in the series is called Star Trek: Gateways: TOS: One Small Step.
The author nailed the tone of this story...set in The Original Series (S3:E14: That Which Survives).
While reading this story, I was brought back to this episode (with fond memories), and it added to the lore that we were being taken on.
The author also wrote Captain Kirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty, Sulu and Uhura perfectly. I was there with them, and their characters were perfectly represented.
The Kalandans were well written, too. Unfortunately, I was let down by the overall story. I don't want to be too harsh (knowing that this is the beginning of a seven novel series), but I kept waiting for more.
More to it (the story) than what we were being given. Now, to be honest...I may look back on this first book in the series differently, after reading the subsequent books in the series. We shall see.
Next up is Star Trek: Gateways: Challenger 02 Chainmail by Diane Carey.
challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense
Medium-paced
Plot or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75 Stars
This is the start of a seven novel series...called Gateways.
This first book in the series is called Star Trek: Gateways: TOS: One Small Step.
The author nailed the tone of this story...set in The Original Series (S3:E14: That Which Survives).
While reading this story, I was brought back to this episode (with fond memories), and it added to the lore that we were being taken on.
The author also wrote Captain Kirk, Spock, Bones, Scotty, Sulu and Uhura perfectly. I was there with them, and their characters were perfectly represented.
The Kalandans were well written, too. Unfortunately, I was let down by the overall story. I don't want to be too harsh (knowing that this is the beginning of a seven novel series), but I kept waiting for more.
More to it (the story) than what we were being given. Now, to be honest...I may look back on this first book in the series differently, after reading the subsequent books in the series. We shall see.
Next up is Star Trek: Gateways: Challenger 02 Chainmail by Diane Carey.
August 22, 2025
I hadn't read this book since it first came out, so this was a fresh read for me.
Taking place immediately after the events of "That Which Survives" (starting with a quick summary of those events), it's revealed that the underground alien outpost is much bigger than imagined and contains technology far beyond that of the Federation. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sulu, and another crewmember are stuck on the planet because they have unknowingly been infected by a microbe that will kill them if they leave the surface. While McCoy tries to come up with a remedy, the others investigate the outpost and make some discoveries. At the same time a Klingon ship has detected an energy burst from the world and are on their way to investigate it. There is also another alien race, a new one, that realizes the technology on the world would benefit their people. Their way of acquiring it is wonderfully devious.
That's the premise without spoilers. I enjoyed the Enterprise crew who are true to the television counterparts, which is what I wish of any Trek novel. Of particular notice is Kirk, who has something occur to him that's not often a cause for concern, but catches his attention.
I didn't give this book a five star rating because there's no ending: it's continued in the next book. I hope it is as enjoyable as this was.
Taking place immediately after the events of "That Which Survives" (starting with a quick summary of those events), it's revealed that the underground alien outpost is much bigger than imagined and contains technology far beyond that of the Federation. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Sulu, and another crewmember are stuck on the planet because they have unknowingly been infected by a microbe that will kill them if they leave the surface. While McCoy tries to come up with a remedy, the others investigate the outpost and make some discoveries. At the same time a Klingon ship has detected an energy burst from the world and are on their way to investigate it. There is also another alien race, a new one, that realizes the technology on the world would benefit their people. Their way of acquiring it is wonderfully devious.
That's the premise without spoilers. I enjoyed the Enterprise crew who are true to the television counterparts, which is what I wish of any Trek novel. Of particular notice is Kirk, who has something occur to him that's not often a cause for concern, but catches his attention.
I didn't give this book a five star rating because there's no ending: it's continued in the next book. I hope it is as enjoyable as this was.
June 25, 2025
The 3rd season TV episode "That Which Survives" doesn't get much love, but I have a great fondness for it...and I have an equal fondness for this prose sequel. It manages to do something new & interesting with the situation (always a requirement for a solid sequel) and it also manages to stand alone from the larger arc it is working to establish. Ending on a cliffhanger leads into other novels in this series, but as a novel in its own right, this is a winner. Susan Wright is a very under-rated Trek novelist who deserves much more credit for her work.
November 8, 2020
A nice pick up from the episode.
January 15, 2018
An interesting enough beginning to this mini-series of books, though I wish there weren't so many pages of tedious technobabble (why bother with plot or characterisation when you can fill endless paragraphs with made-up bits of computer guts?). On the bright side, Wright's alien threat, the Petraw, are really fun. To be honest, I enjoyed them more than the Enterprise crew! There's so much conflict and back-biting and scheming going on within the Petraw ship that it livens up the story no end.
May 17, 2019
Great story. The cliffhanger ending would have been annoying if I hadn't already purchased the rest of the series. I went immediately to Gateways #7 to finish the story. I'll pause #7 until I finish reading #2 and then go back for it's ending. Silly way of setting up a series of books. Glad I didn't read the first one and then have to wait a year or so for #7 to be published so I could find out what the heck happened.
January 22, 2025
The start of a big Star Trek crossover series of novels always has a big lift. In this case, the author has to take a concept created by two other people, create an original Star Trek story, end on a big cliffhanger, and set the stage for six additional original novels (plus a short story collection). This book does some of it well and other parts... just okay.
First things first, this book is a direct sequel to the third season original series episode "That Which Survives." It probably would have helped readers with the context to put something noting this at the front of the book. I had just enough familiarity with the show to realize in the first paragraph or two that the prologue is from an episode. A little research on Memory Alpha found the episode title, which I immediately watched on Paramount+. I wouldn't say viewing the episode should be required before reading the book, but boy-howdy did it help!
The premise of this book is actually a pretty logical follow-on to "That Which Survives" in that the Losira message had noted the colonists all died from some kind of illness. We also learn during that episode that the Kalandans are an ancient species which was extremely advanced technologically. So having the landing party stranded on the station having contracted this illness makes complete sense.
The Petraw were a little underdeveloped for my taste, but it's clear that they are technologically advanced and not to be trifled with. Their early development of quantum torpedoes (something we won't see until the TNG movie era and later DS9) proves that. But their reasoning for impersonating the Kalandans didn't make a lot of sense. They detected huge energy signatures and wanted to investigate and came up with the plan very quickly. I don't think I would have wanted to spend too much more time with them, but the beginning of their story felt pretty rushed.
The Klingon presence here is completely incidental. It does give the Petraw a moment to show off their quantum torpedoes and how formidable they are. But the backstory of the first Klingon captain we meet was unnecessary given how little they're in the story. And then when there are Klingons en route later... well, we'll make sure to end the story before they show up. I feel like the Klingons could have been completely left out and still show how bad the Petraw are.
My biggest issue with the book is that it's just kind of slow. There is so much investigating and other aspects of the story that just don't amount to anything. At least in this book. Given it is the start of a series, there could be further follow-up later. But each book should be able to stand on its own. The cliffhanger ending, while a staple of this series, is clearly a money-grab on the part of the publisher. When originally published, the first six books were published in mass market paperback while the seventh book with the conclusions to each story was first published in hardcover (it was published in mass market paperback probably a year or so later). It would have been better to conclude each book, with maybe some hanging threads to follow up in a concluding short story collection.
Unfortunately, this book is really just okay. I'm intrigued to continue reading in the series. I want to know what, if any, involvement the Petraw have. I wonder about the Kalandans and their true involvement with the Gateways. Side note: I read this series years ago and remember next to nothing about any of the books. However, I do believe I remember something about the true nature of the Gateways. No spoilers here though!
In the end, I give this one 3 out of 5 stars. It's better than bad, but not good enough to be great. But this book also got me excited to continue this series and see how everything turns out!
First things first, this book is a direct sequel to the third season original series episode "That Which Survives." It probably would have helped readers with the context to put something noting this at the front of the book. I had just enough familiarity with the show to realize in the first paragraph or two that the prologue is from an episode. A little research on Memory Alpha found the episode title, which I immediately watched on Paramount+. I wouldn't say viewing the episode should be required before reading the book, but boy-howdy did it help!
The premise of this book is actually a pretty logical follow-on to "That Which Survives" in that the Losira message had noted the colonists all died from some kind of illness. We also learn during that episode that the Kalandans are an ancient species which was extremely advanced technologically. So having the landing party stranded on the station having contracted this illness makes complete sense.
The Petraw were a little underdeveloped for my taste, but it's clear that they are technologically advanced and not to be trifled with. Their early development of quantum torpedoes (something we won't see until the TNG movie era and later DS9) proves that. But their reasoning for impersonating the Kalandans didn't make a lot of sense. They detected huge energy signatures and wanted to investigate and came up with the plan very quickly. I don't think I would have wanted to spend too much more time with them, but the beginning of their story felt pretty rushed.
The Klingon presence here is completely incidental. It does give the Petraw a moment to show off their quantum torpedoes and how formidable they are. But the backstory of the first Klingon captain we meet was unnecessary given how little they're in the story. And then when there are Klingons en route later... well, we'll make sure to end the story before they show up. I feel like the Klingons could have been completely left out and still show how bad the Petraw are.
My biggest issue with the book is that it's just kind of slow. There is so much investigating and other aspects of the story that just don't amount to anything. At least in this book. Given it is the start of a series, there could be further follow-up later. But each book should be able to stand on its own. The cliffhanger ending, while a staple of this series, is clearly a money-grab on the part of the publisher. When originally published, the first six books were published in mass market paperback while the seventh book with the conclusions to each story was first published in hardcover (it was published in mass market paperback probably a year or so later). It would have been better to conclude each book, with maybe some hanging threads to follow up in a concluding short story collection.
Unfortunately, this book is really just okay. I'm intrigued to continue reading in the series. I want to know what, if any, involvement the Petraw have. I wonder about the Kalandans and their true involvement with the Gateways. Side note: I read this series years ago and remember next to nothing about any of the books. However, I do believe I remember something about the true nature of the Gateways. No spoilers here though!
In the end, I give this one 3 out of 5 stars. It's better than bad, but not good enough to be great. But this book also got me excited to continue this series and see how everything turns out!
June 9, 2024
I don't know. There wasn't anything too exceptional about this one and it raised continuity questions more than anything - like introducing quantum torpedoes like 80-90 years before.
If the Petraw are supposed to be the main antagonists this whole series I am a little worried for where this is going as they are kind of stupid. Although them being an alien species that is more about acting and performance to achieve their goals is a little interesting but not enough to raise them up to a new level.
I did appreciate that it is a direct continuation of a TOS episode and I think that's probably my favourite part about Star Trek novels is that aspects, ideas and story threads that are dropped during the series are picked up elsewhere and given more depth. However this is just a middling one.
And yes, Sulu's shoulder hurts... whenever he shows up we got the reminder! Oh right! That's key!... yeah not so much.
If the Petraw are supposed to be the main antagonists this whole series I am a little worried for where this is going as they are kind of stupid. Although them being an alien species that is more about acting and performance to achieve their goals is a little interesting but not enough to raise them up to a new level.
I did appreciate that it is a direct continuation of a TOS episode and I think that's probably my favourite part about Star Trek novels is that aspects, ideas and story threads that are dropped during the series are picked up elsewhere and given more depth. However this is just a middling one.
And yes, Sulu's shoulder hurts... whenever he shows up we got the reminder! Oh right! That's key!... yeah not so much.
May 7, 2025
I enjoyed the book until I got to the end, which abruptly has Kirk lost by going through a gateway and the crew of the Enterprise leaving the planetoid/ship without any idea of where he's gone. I did not realize that this series does not wrap up until Book #7. And that "wrap up" where we find out where Kirk has gone is something of a disappointment as it does not go into what the Enterprise's crew was doing while Kirk was lost. Such a bummer! I was very disappointed because the book's excitement had built, and then I bought the second book, which had nothing to do with the first book other than the Gateway idea (which is also wrapped up in Book #7).
March 1, 2018
So, I mean, there's nothing WRONG with this book, but it just ... it felt more like a sequel to an episode of TOS that I don't remember (which it for certain is) than an opening to a massive crossover. Were the Iconian gateways even in here? Not sure, since I stopped reading about a third of the way in. It's not that it's dull, it's just ... OK, yeah, it's pretty dull. I just kept asking myself, do I care what comes next?
Not really.
The writing is fine, but the plot itself just held zero interest for me.
Not really.
The writing is fine, but the plot itself just held zero interest for me.
March 10, 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It has all the elements of a good Star Trek episode. A science problem for Spock, a series of hot women for Kirk as well as some people to fight, and a few good reasons for McCoy to be emotional. I had a little bit of trouble with the alien species, just in that they may not have been as well thought out as I would have liked, but that didn't detract from the overall experience of the book at all. Can't wait for the next one in the series.
October 14, 2020
A good Star Trek story, which gets the tone right. The shortcomings are basically those of the original series (e.g. sexism) but it wouldn't ring true to the original if it wasn't like that.
The story itself is good and the new alien cultures introduced work.
The ending leaves a big loose end but that's to be expected when a story is part of a series. I might read another one day.
The story itself is good and the new alien cultures introduced work.
The ending leaves a big loose end but that's to be expected when a story is part of a series. I might read another one day.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 22, 2018
Decent story starting an arc
Starts at the end of an original series episode, I don't recall the name. (Girl's touch kills people) Ends in a cliffhanger of course(book two is also TOS). I look forward to reading book two in series of seven.
Starts at the end of an original series episode, I don't recall the name. (Girl's touch kills people) Ends in a cliffhanger of course(book two is also TOS). I look forward to reading book two in series of seven.
July 12, 2019
This is one pretty dreadful for a huge crossover series starter. Too little plot, plodding pacing, and some odd characterizations doom the novel. Read over half of it before I just had to set it aside.
August 17, 2019
Very good
I like how this book weaved in a story based on an original series episode it was very cleverly done. Entertaining and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
I like how this book weaved in a story based on an original series episode it was very cleverly done. Entertaining and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
March 20, 2022
This was an unnecessary extension to one of my least favorite episodes from the original series. Overall the story does not seem to connect in any significant way to the subsequent books in the series.
April 29, 2022
totally blown away
Fantastic read from beginning to end then I discovered I’ve finished it ahhhh frustrating as you know what I did not realise I only had the first part omg. What a great read
Fantastic read from beginning to end then I discovered I’ve finished it ahhhh frustrating as you know what I did not realise I only had the first part omg. What a great read
July 18, 2018
Good Start
I enjoy Star Trek stories that have time travel themes. This story had a good plot that involved different aliens and crazy technology.
I enjoy Star Trek stories that have time travel themes. This story had a good plot that involved different aliens and crazy technology.
March 30, 2021
Worth your time. This takes place after the end of TOS "That Which Survives. " I found it very entertaining. Very well written.
June 3, 2021
I enjoyed this first entry in the Gateways series, though it was fighting against the feeling of an episode running overlong.
3.5/5 Fun and Trekky, if a bit sluggish for such a short book.
3.5/5 Fun and Trekky, if a bit sluggish for such a short book.
September 19, 2022
I honestly don't know how this was published.
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August 4, 2023The story ends in a cliff hanger. To get the conclusion you need to read the matching story in What Lay Beyond (Gateways)
January 27, 2024
A very interesting idea for a new species and well written. Characters were pretty true to the TV series, but perhaps too gullible.
July 29, 2018
TOS to the max..... but more than TOS in the series.
This kicks off a multi-volume series of Trek adventures, covering multiple eras. Came into my library thanks to a the current back-list ebook special (all 8 books for $.99 each). I missed these when they first came out, so it's an interesting addition to my books.
This one covers the aftermath of "That Which Survives," and features a sneaky race that impersonates Losira's people, solely to swipe whatever technology they can acquire. Ends with a cliffhanger - a good way to keep you coming back to the series to find out what happens.
This kicks off a multi-volume series of Trek adventures, covering multiple eras. Came into my library thanks to a the current back-list ebook special (all 8 books for $.99 each). I missed these when they first came out, so it's an interesting addition to my books.
This one covers the aftermath of "That Which Survives," and features a sneaky race that impersonates Losira's people, solely to swipe whatever technology they can acquire. Ends with a cliffhanger - a good way to keep you coming back to the series to find out what happens.
April 1, 2021
***If you only care about the Original Series crew, you don’t need to read the other stories and can skip ahead to ‘What Lay Beyond’.
This book literally starts before the end of the Star Trek (Original Series) Season 3’s Episode 17- That Which Survives. In fact if you watch the episode first, which might help you imagine the setting and people anyway, you can probably skip the first two chapters.
Despite the fact I’m not generally an original series fan, it’s not a bad story at all and seems to be the beginning of something very exciting. I already have the other six books of this series on my bedside table, which is good because this one doesn’t really have an ending, so you can’t read it as a stand alone story as such. At least not if you want to know what happens following the big, important thing at the end of the book.
As with all of the Star Trek Universe books that I have read, the writers have caught the characterisations really well, even to the fact that Kirk and Spock were both a bit snotty on the episode. The biggest issue I have is that there is a lot of techno jargon, which frankly makes me cross eyed!
I am very keen to see where it is all going and may not even take my usual two days off between books, before moving on to the next (Star Trek: Challenger (Gateways) - Chainmail). It will be interesting to discover a new crew. I just hope I don’t have to dig through loads of other books for this next one to make sense, like I have had to with the DS9 books that follow on from the end of that TV series, which is technically the only reason I am reading the Gateway books. It’s almost impossible to keep up with the entire universe as the books overlap and follow on, some with massive cliffhangers.
Don’t start reading this unless you are prepared to put in a lot of commitment, it’s a seven book serial and you may not recognise a lot of the characters.
This book literally starts before the end of the Star Trek (Original Series) Season 3’s Episode 17- That Which Survives. In fact if you watch the episode first, which might help you imagine the setting and people anyway, you can probably skip the first two chapters.
Despite the fact I’m not generally an original series fan, it’s not a bad story at all and seems to be the beginning of something very exciting. I already have the other six books of this series on my bedside table, which is good because this one doesn’t really have an ending, so you can’t read it as a stand alone story as such. At least not if you want to know what happens following the big, important thing at the end of the book.
As with all of the Star Trek Universe books that I have read, the writers have caught the characterisations really well, even to the fact that Kirk and Spock were both a bit snotty on the episode. The biggest issue I have is that there is a lot of techno jargon, which frankly makes me cross eyed!
I am very keen to see where it is all going and may not even take my usual two days off between books, before moving on to the next (Star Trek: Challenger (Gateways) - Chainmail). It will be interesting to discover a new crew. I just hope I don’t have to dig through loads of other books for this next one to make sense, like I have had to with the DS9 books that follow on from the end of that TV series, which is technically the only reason I am reading the Gateway books. It’s almost impossible to keep up with the entire universe as the books overlap and follow on, some with massive cliffhangers.
Don’t start reading this unless you are prepared to put in a lot of commitment, it’s a seven book serial and you may not recognise a lot of the characters.
January 9, 2016
I want to start this review off by saying that I love the concept of the Gateways series. I think that the idea and the story about the gateways is amazing, and when I heard about it I felt that it was right up my alley. Because of that it didn't take me all that long to decide that I would read all of the Gateways books and not just the Voyager book.
So as some of you might have guessed this is the first book I've read about the crew from the original Star Trek series. I've recently seen it for the first time and therefore had a fresh memory of the episode, That Which Survives, that this book spins off from. I liked that episode and I loved the episode The City on the Edge of Forever which the technology with the gateways reminds me of. So I like the story in this book, and I also feel like the writer has captured the characters in a believable way. It's interesting to follow Kirk and his crew as they become acquainted with the people who claim to be the Kalandans, whom the gateways belong to, and try to solve the mysteries that come their way.
I'm looking forward to getting to see how it all ends in the last book and, of course, to read all the other stories about the gateways leading up to that last one where it all will (hopefully) be sorted out.
So as some of you might have guessed this is the first book I've read about the crew from the original Star Trek series. I've recently seen it for the first time and therefore had a fresh memory of the episode, That Which Survives, that this book spins off from. I liked that episode and I loved the episode The City on the Edge of Forever which the technology with the gateways reminds me of. So I like the story in this book, and I also feel like the writer has captured the characters in a believable way. It's interesting to follow Kirk and his crew as they become acquainted with the people who claim to be the Kalandans, whom the gateways belong to, and try to solve the mysteries that come their way.
I'm looking forward to getting to see how it all ends in the last book and, of course, to read all the other stories about the gateways leading up to that last one where it all will (hopefully) be sorted out.
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