Its Hour Come Round

Star Trek: Mere Anarchy #6

by Margaret Wander Bonanno

MERE ANARCHYA new six-part epic covering thirty years of "Star Trek" history, concluding with an adventure that takes place after "The Undiscovered Country" and "Generations". Book 6: ITS HOUR COME ROUNDCaptain James T. Kirk is dead, lost during the launch of the "U.S.S. Enterprise"-B. His former shipmates are not the only ones who mourn his Raya el-Mora and the people of Mestiko are stunned to learn that the man who has played such a pivotal role in their lives over the past three decades is now gone.But Kirk's passing comes as Mestiko is on the threshold of a new era, as they have come from near-destruction to comtemplating membership in the Federation. The surviving crew of the "Starship Enterprise" gather together as this strife-born world world one last time as its future hangs in the balance....

Genres: Star Trek, Science Fiction, Star Trek Original Series, Ebooks

79 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2007

About the author

Margaret Wander Bonanno was an American science fiction writer, ghost writer and small press publisher. She was born in New York City. She wrote seven Star Trek novels, several science fiction novels set in her own worlds, including The Others, a collaborative novel with Nichelle Nichols, a biography, and other works.

Reviews

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an average book, and while it was more morose since it takes place after Kirk “dies” (until the TNG movie) it wasn’t very eventful or fulfilling as an ending to the series.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very fitting and excellent ending to the Mere Anarchy series. The story is at times contemplative and reflective, but necessarily so given the events that immediately precede it. Margaret Wander Bonanno has crafted a very touching story to finish off this series, one that definitely celebrates what was great about the original Star Trek.

Full review: http://treklit.blogspot.com/2015/12/M...

[Crystal Bensley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall a fun series, just not really groundbreaking at all.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Once again, boring; the series should have stopped well before this point.

[Frank Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this mini series and this is a fine ending, although I'm certainly interested in more stories about the Mestikans.

There's a constantly thankless feeling throughout all of the stories but it's especially poignant in this final story while the federation crew are trying to help and simultaneously being accused of causing the problem.

[Rich Meyer · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a letdown! The final book of the up-til-now excellent Mere Anarchy series doesn't resolve much of anything. It retreads several plots from the original series and the movies, but ends so precipitiously, I thought I was missing the last chapter. Apparently, the author thought that since Kirk was dead (as of this book, which takes place after the events of Star Trek Generations), why bother finishing this story?

I can understand in some ways keeping the ending as nebulous as it was, but after five good novels/novellas, readers want a final conclusion, no matter which way it goes! The story has some dubious characterization as well, and I'll more than likely avoid books by this author in the future.