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The non-spoilery mini review:

Very good book. I've only experienced one other KRAD novel (his DS9 relaunch book, which was part of the Gateways crossover which I just wasn't that impressed with at a larger "event" level) so I wasn't sure what I'd think. My feelings are it was better than Resistance, still does a nice job of bridging to Resistance (and I'd presume Before Dishonour) because there are many references to the Borg, and Q's purpose in exposing humanity to them.

Janeway makes an appearance, as well as some other Next Gen folks (who are no longer on Enterprise). We are introduced to some of the new officers, and I think they worked better than the Vulcan counselor in Resistance. Oh and there's no reference to any potential love interest between Worf and the Vulcan in this book.

It's a fun novel, but there's not much action. I definately enjoyed it, and would recommend it - though it's not one of my all time favorite Trek novels.

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Still a few too many new faces in this series when I'd rather catch up with some people we're more familiar with but are off doing who knows what. This series takes place years after the current relaunch of DS9, and a few after Voyager - yet people who are on those relaunch series can't move away and find new promotions on the E?

There were a number of scenes taking place in other locations (Titan, Gorkon, New Frontier) - but I thought it irksome that DS9 and Voyager were left out. Now the claim of the author is that it's because the series that were referenced have Next Gen connections - but I'm sorry, the Klingon commander from Riker's episode where he serves on a Klingon ship and Shelby who appeared in two episodes is stretching that Next Gen connection when you don't include DS9 which has Ro Laren on board. I didn't hate those appearances, but it felt a little like KRAD was taking me on a tour of his greatest hits.

I liked the way in which Q's appearances were explained as part of a larger tapestry - though I was ultimately dissappointed with the final planet/test and the way to save the universe. I liked a lot of the alternate universes we were exposed to - some were more interesting than the mainline one.

I thought the new security chief was interesting, the second officer a little less so. They certainly bring some new dynamics to the story - though I can't decide what they're doing with Miranda yet. Does the second officer have to be best friends with the Chief Engineer? They seem to make a big deal out of this - but I couldn't tell what the author was trying to do here. Geordi seemed uncomfortable with her, but due to his strange love life, I was trying to figure out if he was attracted to a married woman. Then the big reveal is, it's because she's in Data's old position and he feels he's betraying his friend's memory by being friends with her - or something. It just didn't play well for me. Combine this with the fact that Miranda is willing to leave her husband and children behind - just left me with a bad taste in my mouth for this character.

I get the idea that she wants to be a career person, and that this is the opportunity of a lifetime - but in the real world, people who love their husbands/children (new born) don't often choose a career that will keep them away from their families indefinately. I'm not saying I expect her to stay home - but it's an... odd choice. However, it could certainly lead to some interesting story developments.

That's all I can think of for now. If you have any thoughts or questions, ask away.

From treknation (link below):

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Upcoming post-Nemesis Star Trek novels will focus on the rebuilding of Starfleet and the Federation, Pocket Books editor Margaret Clark said in an interview.

"The idea is that the Enterprise has recovered from its battle with Shinzon in Nemesis, and we have to deal with what the Federation is right now," Clark told Star Trek Magazine (via TrekWeb). "Starfleet is still rebuilding from the Dominion War where so many officers were lost, so many people devastated and so many ships destroyed that we have a fleet that is fighting under-strength. But luckily the Romulan threat is slightly reduced...it's a rebuilding period for Starfleet and the Federation, and hopefully a period of going back to exploration."

Clark added that Next Generation books would focus on Picard's concerns that he would never be free of the Borg and the plans concocted by Picard and Admiral Janeway to try to stop them, "but the Borg keep flipping the rules!" The books, she added, will all be set in the 24th century: "We have made a conscious decision in 2008 to stay away from the 23rd Century," allowing the producers of the upcoming Star Trek film to explore that period.

TrekWeb also has a review of The Academy Collision Course, the latest novel by William Shatner, which focuses on Kirk and Spock's first meeting. "The pretty cover does not illustrate the travesty of prose that is to follow," wrote reviewer Jeff Ayers.

Ayers called the storyline "totally ludicrous from the start" and said that the climax of the story "goes so over the top and is so unbelievable that the reader is left laughing with the sheer lunacy", in particular Starfleet's recruitment methods. The book received only one star out of four as a work of Star Trek fiction.

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So bad news for anyone looking for most set in the classic (and I'd presume Enterprise) era. I'm also not sure this is really the big mix up/change in direction we were hoping for in the 24th century - but we'll probably have to see how the big crossover actually goes. But so far, it sounds very similar to what they've already been doing for years (post DS9) - the recovery from the Dominion War.

www.trektoday.com/news/251007_02.shtml

LOL - well my hope is that Destiny is going to bring the other relaunches/series in line with TNG - meaning DS9 and Voyager come up to the TNG present - hopefully integrating all the series together better and getting rid of this "one author relaunch" nonsense.

Then we won't need a "Voyager" book - it'll just be a Star Trek book, featuring characters from all the series.