Great little story

This was a nice little story. I would say a little shorter than an episode maybe but just as enjoyable. Characterizations were spot on. My only wish is that there was some annotations at the end to point out all the references to other stories/episodes that are made. Overall it was great! ( )

The Enterprise is transporting a group of diplomats when a mysterious alien signal is detected from a planet. Spock, Doctor McCoy and Chekov and some bait...eh I mean red shirts, I mean some other crewmembers* are taking a shuttle down to find out more since it's unclear if the beacon is a distress signal or an invitation or even a warning. But, they crash because of some unforeseen circumstances and they can't send a distress signal back to the Enterprise.

This is a short Star Trek story that didn't take that long to read. I think the story would perhaps have been more interesting to read if it had been longer, now it felt like reading a script for an episode instead of a novel. It's short and concise, but it doesn't really grab hold of your interest since, despite the fact that Spock is wounded is it more likely that the crewmembers that are traveling with him Doctor McCoy, and Chekov are the once that are likely to be killed.



And, this story also reminded me of the episode in TOS when Spock and McCoy in the Galileo crashed on another planet. And, they even discussed that crashed in this story. It's interesting that they crashed in a shuttle called the Galileo in that story too. But now Spock has a bit different attitude than he had in the episode. But, then it's been 20 years since that happened.

The story was OK, not that surprising, but still, it's the old gang and I love reading a story with them in it. I like the new movies, but I do prefer the original tv-series and movies.

*The story is taking place some years after Wrath of Khan so now everyone is wearing red. But still the crewmembers are just bait!

I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review! ( )

A Trek to disaster....

Here's another "fit into the known filmed canon" story, this one from Star Trek.
Not long after Trek's resurrection, with Saavik on the Enterprise, the crew is diverted from a diplomatic mission. What follows is a replay of the Galileo 7 episode, with notable differences, particularly in the ways that a resurrected Spock, with more miles on him has a different response to danger and emergency. .. now on to Cox's "Child of Two Worlds," with an adventure of a much younger Spock.... ( )

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Pretty typical "episode" from the original series Star Trek crew. All of the common cliches are here, as one would expect: Spock and Bones bantering, redshirt security getting taken out by some heretofore unknown danger, and Kirk saving the day. This one ended abruptly, and left me wondering if the Enterprise delivered the delegates safely to their destination. What am I thinking? Of course they did: this Star Trek after all. ( )

The Enterprise is transporting a group of diplomats when a mysterious alien signal is detected from a planet. Spock, Doctor McCoy and Chekov and some bait...eh I mean red shirts, I mean some other crewmembers* are taking a shuttle down to find out more since it's unclear if the beacon is a distress signal or an invitation or even a warning. But, they crash because of some unforeseen circumstances and they can't send a distress signal back to the Enterprise.

This is a short Star Trek story that didn't take that long to read. I think the story would perhaps have been more interesting to read if it had been longer, now it felt like reading a script for an episode instead of a novel. It's short and concise, but it doesn't really grab hold of your interest since, despite the fact that Spock is wounded is it more likely that the crewmembers that are traveling with him Doctor McCoy, and Chekov are the once that are likely to be killed.



And, this story also reminded me of the episode in TOS when Spock and McCoy in the Galileo crashed on another planet. And, they even discussed that crashed in this story. It's interesting that they crashed in a shuttle called the Galileo in that story too. But now Spock has a bit different attitude than he had in the episode. But, then it's been 20 years since that happened.

The story was OK, not that surprising, but still, it's the old gang and I love reading a story with them in it. I like the new movies, but I do prefer the original tv-series and movies.

*The story is taking place some years after Wrath of Khan so now everyone is wearing red. But still the crewmembers are just bait!

I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review! ( )