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Star Trek: Voyager #10
Bless the Beasts
In desperate need of crucial repairs, the "Starship Voyager" TM has come to Sardalia, a planet blessed with great natural beauty and apparently friendly inhabitants. The Sardalians welcome "Voyager" enthusiastically, but Captain Janeway soon grows suspicious. The Sardalians seem almost too eager to help. Janeway fears they are hiding some secret agenda. When Tom Paris and Harry Kim disappear while visiting the planet, the captain and her crew find themselves caught in the middle of a planetary war -- and faced with an agonizing moral dilemma.
274 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 1996
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About the author
Karen Haber
133 books19 followersKaren Haber is the author of nine novels including Star Trek Voyager: Bless the Beasts, and co-author of Science of the X-Men. In 2001 she was nominated for a Hugo for Meditations on Middle Earth, an essay collection celebrating J.R.R. Tolkien. With her husband, Robert Silverberg, she co-edited Best Science Fiction of 2001, 2002, and the Best Fantasy of 2001 and 2002 for ibooks and later, co-edited the series with Jonathan Strahan through 2004.
Her recent work includes Crossing Infinity, a science fiction novel of gender identity and confusions. Other publications include Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present, a collection of essays by leading science fiction writers and artists, Kong Unbound: an original anthology, an essay in The Unauthorized X-Men edited by Len Wein, and Transitions: Todd Lockwood, a retrospective of the artist's work.
Her short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and many anthologies. She reviews art books for LOCUS magazine and profiles artists for various publications including Realms of Fantasy. She is currently at work on a major survey of fantasy and science fiction artists to be published in 2011.
Her recent work includes Crossing Infinity, a science fiction novel of gender identity and confusions. Other publications include Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present, a collection of essays by leading science fiction writers and artists, Kong Unbound: an original anthology, an essay in The Unauthorized X-Men edited by Len Wein, and Transitions: Todd Lockwood, a retrospective of the artist's work.
Her short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and many anthologies. She reviews art books for LOCUS magazine and profiles artists for various publications including Realms of Fantasy. She is currently at work on a major survey of fantasy and science fiction artists to be published in 2011.
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August 12, 2013
Voyager needs materials and stops off at an alien planet. The planet, inhabitants and plot are really decent. My main problem is that I'm not convinced the author watched a lot of Voyager before they wrote this. Some characterisations are well off, and I don't think that the prime directive is explained or used correctly here. And that is very annoying, its not that hard a thought to get wrong. An ok read.
April 17, 2014
This book was interesting. On the one hand I loved it because it had lots of elements I love. Strange aliens, good message, a little action to spice it up, and intrigue. On the other hand the characters are slightly off in certain instances, the pacing is stilted, and the Prime Directive is all sorts of skewed.
I would suggest any huge fan of Voyager read it, otherwise let it float on by.
I would suggest any huge fan of Voyager read it, otherwise let it float on by.
March 10, 2017
This book feels like it was written by someone who doesn't actually watch Star Trek. With a publishing date of December 1996, I expect the author wrote it with only first first season of Star Trek Voyager as reference material. Even if you consider that though, the characters aren't written in a consistent manner, with the show or within the book itself.
The author's use of the Prime Directive as an excuse to slow down the story progression is lazy writing and shows she doesn't seem to understand what the Prime Directive is. So this is a pre-warp civilization. Okay. Prime Directive applies. Then they call the ship and say they've been visited before and know about other species out there. Okay. Does Prime Directive still apply? A little bit, maybe. I mean, that doesn't mean just give them warp tech, phasers, etc. But when they ask for medical help with a disease that is threatening their entire planet, Janeway's only concern seems to be acquiring materials to repair the ship.
That's right. We can send down shore leave parties. We can take materials and supplies from them. But we can't give them medical technology or even help them save their people. Janeway is content to let these Pre-warp aliens help her and the ship, but not help them in return.
I realize the Prime Directive is an odd thing that even in the various TV series seemed to be used and paid attention to only when convenient, but that's no excuse to continue the trend.
Also, Voyager's sensors, which are super advanced, are good enough to detect scarred tissue on Tom Paris, from orbit, but not pick out two human biosigns on a boat on the ocean? Wha?
On a ship strapped for energy, B'Elanna is going to waste transporter power beaming around the ship instead of walking? In a non-emergency. Wha?
As the planet turns towards Civil War, Janeway's like "Not our problem. Once we have fixed the ship, lets leave." That's not very Starfleet. In more than one case, the spirit of the law, with regards to the Prime Directive, was more important than the letter of the law - on the show. That was ignored here. Quoting Riker from TNG: Justice, "When has justice ever been as simple as a rule book?". No one in the book says "Hey, I understand the Prime Directive, but this isn't a scenario they foresaw and leaving an entire planet of people to die after they helped us isn't consistent with Starfleet or the Federation's ideals."
It's a shame really, because the planet, the aliens and the darra seemed like interesting ideas. It was just terribly executed. I don't think I've given a book 1 out of 5 stars before. I almost feel bad, but I really think it's a bad book. There's better out there, skip this one.
The author's use of the Prime Directive as an excuse to slow down the story progression is lazy writing and shows she doesn't seem to understand what the Prime Directive is. So this is a pre-warp civilization. Okay. Prime Directive applies. Then they call the ship and say they've been visited before and know about other species out there. Okay. Does Prime Directive still apply? A little bit, maybe. I mean, that doesn't mean just give them warp tech, phasers, etc. But when they ask for medical help with a disease that is threatening their entire planet, Janeway's only concern seems to be acquiring materials to repair the ship.
That's right. We can send down shore leave parties. We can take materials and supplies from them. But we can't give them medical technology or even help them save their people. Janeway is content to let these Pre-warp aliens help her and the ship, but not help them in return.
I realize the Prime Directive is an odd thing that even in the various TV series seemed to be used and paid attention to only when convenient, but that's no excuse to continue the trend.
Also, Voyager's sensors, which are super advanced, are good enough to detect scarred tissue on Tom Paris, from orbit, but not pick out two human biosigns on a boat on the ocean? Wha?
On a ship strapped for energy, B'Elanna is going to waste transporter power beaming around the ship instead of walking? In a non-emergency. Wha?
As the planet turns towards Civil War, Janeway's like "Not our problem. Once we have fixed the ship, lets leave." That's not very Starfleet. In more than one case, the spirit of the law, with regards to the Prime Directive, was more important than the letter of the law - on the show. That was ignored here. Quoting Riker from TNG: Justice, "When has justice ever been as simple as a rule book?". No one in the book says "Hey, I understand the Prime Directive, but this isn't a scenario they foresaw and leaving an entire planet of people to die after they helped us isn't consistent with Starfleet or the Federation's ideals."
It's a shame really, because the planet, the aliens and the darra seemed like interesting ideas. It was just terribly executed. I don't think I've given a book 1 out of 5 stars before. I almost feel bad, but I really think it's a bad book. There's better out there, skip this one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 13, 2022
Infirm grasp
The Author does not have a firm grasp of the Prime Directive and since the main plot revolves around this, the story unravels. The vindictiveness of Janeway also does not do the character Justice.
The Author does not have a firm grasp of the Prime Directive and since the main plot revolves around this, the story unravels. The vindictiveness of Janeway also does not do the character Justice.
June 1, 2025
“Janeway felt a mild pang of conscience but she fought it down.” -pg 168
This is a terrible book and I had a fantastic time reading it. The plot is pretty ok, nothing too crazy. The discussion of the Prime Directive is mildly interesting (can we provide medical aid to a pre-warp society?) but mostly just retreads old ground, as well as being straight up wrong in some places. The crew comes up with a loophole by the end of the book to get around the directive, but the loophole isn’t a loophole! It’s just breaking the rules! The pacing of the book is quick, which on the one hand is good for keeping me interested in an otherwise boring plot, but it also means that we get exciting scenes (like Tom Paris getting beaten into unconsciousness or Harry Kim nearly dying while hang gliding) that immediately get glossed over while we move onto the next plot point.
The thing that made this book so bad was just how out of character everyone is. The only reasonable explanation I can really think of here is that Haber was writing this very early when season 1 aired, or even before, and so had no idea of people’s personalities. The most egregious example of this is Janeway, who spends the entire book extremely annoyed at both the aliens and her own crew.
(My favorite of these is a scene that essentially boils down to:
Pre-warp alien: “wow, you have voice activated elevators? That’s cool”
Janeway, thinking: “god doesn’t this guy ever shut up”)
Janeway has zero regard for the morality of her actions, and is constantly fed up with the people around her, which simply does not square with season 1 Janeway. B’Elanna also gets a scene about 2/3 of the way through the book, which I ultimately found amusing, where she spends a full page discussing her infatuation with Chakotay that was not mentioned at any point before or after in the book. Additionally, Harry and B’Elanna are implied to have a thing for each other, and B’Elanna can’t even give Tom the time of day. I don’t think I can blame that on the author, she was writing before she had the full picture of the show, but I did find it extremely amusing.
Ultimately, this is a pretty bad Trek novel, but amusing enough. I would not recommend reading it unless you enjoy pointing out the errors and inconsistencies.
This is a terrible book and I had a fantastic time reading it. The plot is pretty ok, nothing too crazy. The discussion of the Prime Directive is mildly interesting (can we provide medical aid to a pre-warp society?) but mostly just retreads old ground, as well as being straight up wrong in some places. The crew comes up with a loophole by the end of the book to get around the directive, but the loophole isn’t a loophole! It’s just breaking the rules! The pacing of the book is quick, which on the one hand is good for keeping me interested in an otherwise boring plot, but it also means that we get exciting scenes (like Tom Paris getting beaten into unconsciousness or Harry Kim nearly dying while hang gliding) that immediately get glossed over while we move onto the next plot point.
The thing that made this book so bad was just how out of character everyone is. The only reasonable explanation I can really think of here is that Haber was writing this very early when season 1 aired, or even before, and so had no idea of people’s personalities. The most egregious example of this is Janeway, who spends the entire book extremely annoyed at both the aliens and her own crew.
(My favorite of these is a scene that essentially boils down to:
Pre-warp alien: “wow, you have voice activated elevators? That’s cool”
Janeway, thinking: “god doesn’t this guy ever shut up”)
Janeway has zero regard for the morality of her actions, and is constantly fed up with the people around her, which simply does not square with season 1 Janeway. B’Elanna also gets a scene about 2/3 of the way through the book, which I ultimately found amusing, where she spends a full page discussing her infatuation with Chakotay that was not mentioned at any point before or after in the book. Additionally, Harry and B’Elanna are implied to have a thing for each other, and B’Elanna can’t even give Tom the time of day. I don’t think I can blame that on the author, she was writing before she had the full picture of the show, but I did find it extremely amusing.
Ultimately, this is a pretty bad Trek novel, but amusing enough. I would not recommend reading it unless you enjoy pointing out the errors and inconsistencies.
February 27, 2017
This story takes place during the second year of Voyager's Journey. I would place it sometime before Parturition because Tom still has a bit of a crush on Kes.
This is a classic early Voyager plot concerning shortages. They find a planet called Sardalia whose inhabitants apparently evolved from birds. They have food and they have the materials Voyager needs to keep the engines going and the people seem friendly enough. What could go wrong?
Of course things are not as they seem. The inhabitants are keeping secrets. Of course Tom and Harry get waylaid by a pretty alien woman (a trope used too often in the books). The pretty alien woman turns out to be the daughter of the leader of the society and she takes them on what in the real world would be the equivalent of a whale hunt. They are harvesting sea creatures because the contain an enzyme necessary to combat a plague that has been afflicting their society. Tom and Harry are disgusted but they soon have a run in with the people who protect the sea creatures. They have a miserable adventure and lose contact with Voyager. Meanwhile Janeway struggles to get answers and tries to uncover exactly what is going on with these people. Neelix gets involved in something he shouldn't.
I found it amusing that in this story B'Elanna is most concerned with the fact that Harry is missing. She cares about Tom but its all "We must rescue Harry!" As we know later in the series her concerns would be reversed.
Its a good story and fairly well written. My problem and the problem of a lot of readers is some of the characters don't mesh up with what we saw on the TV show, Janeway especially. Normally she conducts diplomatic trade missions with a bit of dignity but in this one she is in a snippy mood the whole time. True the Sadalians are difficult to deal with but to me TV Janeway always seemed to execute a lot more patience with the locals that that. The Prime Directive issue is also murky in this book.
Not a bad read but keep in mind its early Voyager. If you like Tom and Harry adventures you'll like this but keep in mind its early Tom before he got his act together and before Harry learns to stand on his own and not follow Tom into misadventure.
This is a classic early Voyager plot concerning shortages. They find a planet called Sardalia whose inhabitants apparently evolved from birds. They have food and they have the materials Voyager needs to keep the engines going and the people seem friendly enough. What could go wrong?
Of course things are not as they seem. The inhabitants are keeping secrets. Of course Tom and Harry get waylaid by a pretty alien woman (a trope used too often in the books). The pretty alien woman turns out to be the daughter of the leader of the society and she takes them on what in the real world would be the equivalent of a whale hunt. They are harvesting sea creatures because the contain an enzyme necessary to combat a plague that has been afflicting their society. Tom and Harry are disgusted but they soon have a run in with the people who protect the sea creatures. They have a miserable adventure and lose contact with Voyager. Meanwhile Janeway struggles to get answers and tries to uncover exactly what is going on with these people. Neelix gets involved in something he shouldn't.
I found it amusing that in this story B'Elanna is most concerned with the fact that Harry is missing. She cares about Tom but its all "We must rescue Harry!" As we know later in the series her concerns would be reversed.
Its a good story and fairly well written. My problem and the problem of a lot of readers is some of the characters don't mesh up with what we saw on the TV show, Janeway especially. Normally she conducts diplomatic trade missions with a bit of dignity but in this one she is in a snippy mood the whole time. True the Sadalians are difficult to deal with but to me TV Janeway always seemed to execute a lot more patience with the locals that that. The Prime Directive issue is also murky in this book.
Not a bad read but keep in mind its early Voyager. If you like Tom and Harry adventures you'll like this but keep in mind its early Tom before he got his act together and before Harry learns to stand on his own and not follow Tom into misadventure.
August 18, 2012
It's been awhile since I've read this, in fact I don't remember much about it. I flicked through it and see I scribbled down notes (unusual behaviour for me; I don't normally mark books) during the Tom Paris and Harry Kim scenes making them seem shippier. :)
January 25, 2010
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. It was a quick read, kept my attention and was entertaining.
June 17, 2020
I can't even take this review seriously because this book was so deeply flawed. It absolutely made a mess of the Prime Directive. As some other reviewers have said, it felt like the author had never watched Star Trek before, because the whole concept was really butchered.
They couldn't give the aliens the medicine they needed because it would interfere with their society, but they spent the entire episode manipulating dignitaries, arresting government officials, and butting in every other way except saving them, because Prime Directive. But then at the end, instead of giving the aliens the cure, they "traded" it to them, and Tuvok got a raging logic boner for appeasing the Prime Directive. It was so stupid.
The ship, for an unexplained reason, couldn't use their sensors the locate Harry and Tom on the planet, but someone the doctor took a guess at the genetics of Tom's scar tissue and they located him with that? Made zero sense.
If that was a minor issue, then I would forgive it, but it was vitally important to the plot that they were stuck on the planet and Voyager couldn't find them.
Giving this book 2 stars is me being generous because I'm not a jerk, but in a world of a lot of mediocre Star Trek books, this one just stunk.
They couldn't give the aliens the medicine they needed because it would interfere with their society, but they spent the entire episode manipulating dignitaries, arresting government officials, and butting in every other way except saving them, because Prime Directive. But then at the end, instead of giving the aliens the cure, they "traded" it to them, and Tuvok got a raging logic boner for appeasing the Prime Directive. It was so stupid.
The ship, for an unexplained reason, couldn't use their sensors the locate Harry and Tom on the planet, but someone the doctor took a guess at the genetics of Tom's scar tissue and they located him with that? Made zero sense.
If that was a minor issue, then I would forgive it, but it was vitally important to the plot that they were stuck on the planet and Voyager couldn't find them.
Giving this book 2 stars is me being generous because I'm not a jerk, but in a world of a lot of mediocre Star Trek books, this one just stunk.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2018
I was very tempted to give this one a rock bottom rating as pretty much all of the characters are not themselves in this book. So, if you put your character blinders on and ignore that it's a mildly entertaining Star Trek story. However, I was bothered by how much everyone was annoyed with every other character and how demanding Janeway was. The solution in the end was dumb and the "protect the animals" narrative was also pretty stupid. Kim enforcing his values on another planet is very much outside of the Star Trek ethos so I didn't like that either. I did like some of Paris's and Kim's story and Chakotay, for the most part, seemed on point but I don't think the author fully grasped what Star Trek is.
March 13, 2020
Brilliant and Original Story!!!!
This book was well written and very easy to read. The plot was thoroughly original and had good scientific and biological themes.This book is a must for any sci fi and Star Trek Voyager fan. It was a pleasure to read from start to finish. It had fabulous characterization of the Voyager crew which of course, followed from the tv series. Karen Haber wrote in an apppealing, no nonsense style which was condusive to a great reading experience. Congratulations, Karen Haber!!
This book was well written and very easy to read. The plot was thoroughly original and had good scientific and biological themes.This book is a must for any sci fi and Star Trek Voyager fan. It was a pleasure to read from start to finish. It had fabulous characterization of the Voyager crew which of course, followed from the tv series. Karen Haber wrote in an apppealing, no nonsense style which was condusive to a great reading experience. Congratulations, Karen Haber!!
December 20, 2021
An interesting adventure, exploring the farming of sentient species and the limitations of the prime directive. I enjoyed this one, as I usually do when it's Paris, Kim and Torres leading the story. I enjoyed the setting on the ocean, and the interactions - particularly at the end with the three characters (B'elanna was clearly happy to have the guys back though she'd never admit it). I thought the story was engaging although wasn't always easy to follow the politics of the aliens on the surface. Kept my attention and was different to some of the previous ones which I appreciated.
July 29, 2024
We'll call this 3.5 stars -- as early line novels go, this isn't too bad. It takes a lot of plot points and characters call back from the earliest episodes (which means it hardly feels original), but no one is out of character, and the story proceeds at a swift pace. It makes for a pleasant bit of Voyager comfort food.
September 23, 2024
Die meiste Zeit des Buches war die Crew zwar sehr out of character und die Autorin scheint keinerlei Ahnung von der Prime Directive zu haben, aber der Schreibstil war leicht und schnell zu lesen.
Gegen Ende wurde es aber nicht nur unlogisch, es kam auch etwas vor, was so sehr No-Go ist, dass ich dafür einen Stern abziehen muss.
Gegen Ende wurde es aber nicht nur unlogisch, es kam auch etwas vor, was so sehr No-Go ist, dass ich dafür einen Stern abziehen muss.
May 23, 2024
full of inaccuracies
often the characters display traits that they never had. huge plot holes that left me screaming: thats not true. they can't do that or they can do that. it was like reading a book when the author doesn't even know the characters
often the characters display traits that they never had. huge plot holes that left me screaming: thats not true. they can't do that or they can do that. it was like reading a book when the author doesn't even know the characters
November 11, 2024
Tom and Harry’s friendship does feel kinda like the show, but there are other things that feel a bit off. I actually never considered B’Elanna might see camaraderie with Harry over their being engineers. And I’m sure you can find enough reviews here regarding the Prime Directive.
August 12, 2017
It's totally for ST VOY fans. If you aren't one you wont enjoy it.
October 31, 2019
thoroughly enjoyed this title. good grasp of characters made this a believable addition to the Voyager crew's story.
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March 19, 2023Not the standard of Star Trek but okay book.
January 9, 2017
Must not have made that big an impression.
November 14, 2015
Bless the Beasts story appears to takes place during the first season of the show, so Kes is still on board and Seven of Nine has not yet joined the crew. This book is an interesting one. It is a little hard to relate to since a lot of things have changed on Star Trek Voyager since this book was written. B'Elanna is more interested in what happens to Harry, rather than Tom, her future husband and father of her child.
Nelix is more easy to anger and the Doctor has no personality at all. These differences only made me laugh a little. Is this the way that it really was in the first season? I can't say...it is hard to remember. Other than these small issues, the story was good and entertaining. I read it rather quickly and was happy with the plot. But I did find it quite easy to figure out what was going on and how it was going to end.
As a Star Trek Voyager fan, I enjoyed Bless the Beasts. Yes, it was a little predictable, but still it was a new story with characters that I am very familiar with and enjoy either watching or reading about.
So, if you like Star Trek Voyager, and are looking for something to read, you may want to pick up Bless the Beasts.
I rated this book a 7 out of 10.
Nelix is more easy to anger and the Doctor has no personality at all. These differences only made me laugh a little. Is this the way that it really was in the first season? I can't say...it is hard to remember. Other than these small issues, the story was good and entertaining. I read it rather quickly and was happy with the plot. But I did find it quite easy to figure out what was going on and how it was going to end.
As a Star Trek Voyager fan, I enjoyed Bless the Beasts. Yes, it was a little predictable, but still it was a new story with characters that I am very familiar with and enjoy either watching or reading about.
So, if you like Star Trek Voyager, and are looking for something to read, you may want to pick up Bless the Beasts.
I rated this book a 7 out of 10.
January 22, 2010
If you're a Voyager fan and are going to object to every inconsistency between this book and the show, from technical to characterization, this book is probably not for you. Even if you aren't specifically a Voyager fan, but are enough of a Star Trek fan to have a fair idea of what the Prime Directive says and what you can and can't do to get around it, you'll probably hate the way that particular issue is dealt with here. But if all you're looking for is a tolerably well-written novel with some action, some intrigue, and some ethical questions raised (even if their solutions are a bit oversimplified) you'll probably find this book a tolerable quick read.
Even keeping in mind that it's supposed to be a Star Trek book, and deducting points for failing to be consistent with its source material, it still isn't too bad; having read literally hundreds of Star Trek books of the various series, I can honestly say that this book isn't anywhere near the worst I've ever read. Of course, it isn't anywhere near the best, either.
Even keeping in mind that it's supposed to be a Star Trek book, and deducting points for failing to be consistent with its source material, it still isn't too bad; having read literally hundreds of Star Trek books of the various series, I can honestly say that this book isn't anywhere near the worst I've ever read. Of course, it isn't anywhere near the best, either.
April 30, 2009
This book starts out like many other Voyager books. They need materials to repair the ship. Harry Kim finds just what they need on a planet called Sardalia. The inhabitants seem friendly but something seems a little off about them. While on shore leave Harry Kim and Tom Paris decide to go Harvesting with a woman they just met. They find out some truths while on this adventure. The people on the ship are actually killing huge fish called Darra in huge numbers. It's more like a slaughter than anything. Kim and Paris soon learn the Sardalians suffer from a hereditary illness. They call it the gray plague. The Darra's blood forces the disease into remission for a time. Will the slaughter of the Darra ever be stopped? Will a cure be found?
June 1, 2013
After reading this I realized keeping Star Trek Voyager books just wasn't worth it. I didn't like the show or characters much and the off chance that an actual good science fiction story would be set in this universe was slim. The concept behind this story is actually interesting and if placed in its own unique universe focusing on the planet's inhabitants, their affliction, and their exploitation of another life form would have been fantastic. Here however, the focus lays on the crew of Voyager, trying to figure out what's going on, and their reaction to the plant's inhabitants. The story thereby becomes familiar and not particularly special, as inhibited by the concept of the Primer Directive as the Voyager characters are.
August 23, 2016
Voyager stops at a pre-warp planet because they have no other choice and then things get worse on board and two crew members go missing.
It was an interesting read, and I did like that they mentioned Harry and B'Elanna's friendship. Although at times the characters seems off and I was constantly getting out my dictionary to look up a word I haven't seen in print ever or in quite awhile. I also miss the humor that are present in most other voyager books, although there was one line I thought that was pretty good about Janeway and coffee.
Overall I'd recommend this book but there are a few I'd recommend first like most by Christie Golden and The Nanotech war.
It was an interesting read, and I did like that they mentioned Harry and B'Elanna's friendship. Although at times the characters seems off and I was constantly getting out my dictionary to look up a word I haven't seen in print ever or in quite awhile. I also miss the humor that are present in most other voyager books, although there was one line I thought that was pretty good about Janeway and coffee.
Overall I'd recommend this book but there are a few I'd recommend first like most by Christie Golden and The Nanotech war.
February 18, 2008
Aw well, if I remember right, I didn't like the story that much... aquatic animals, diplomacy, Voyager. Boring.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 27, 2012
A well meaning and rather energetic tale from the second year of Voyager's journey.
September 11, 2014
3.75/5
July 9, 2018
the worst one in the series
August 21, 2017
Quick, easy and enjoyable Star Trek read
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