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Probe (1992)

by Margeret Wander Bonanno

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Series: Star Trek (1992.04), Star Trek: The Original Series

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I've read this before, but I picked it up because I didn't own it and I hadn't reread it since I'd heard of the infamous "Probe debacle"-- I was interested to see what I'd think, knowing it was actually the work of J. M. Dillard and Gene DeWeese. I enjoyed it. It's a pretty lightweight and inoffensive book, but it's still a pleasant enough read. The origin of the Probe is interesting, though the titular object feels pretty shoehorned into the plot about the death of the Praetor and the resulting Romulan peace conference, which I think could have been interesting enough to sustain a novel on its own. The regulars are pretty much spot on, and most of the additional characters are fine; Commander Hiran is the best of them. Now I'm finally reading Music of the Spheres to compare Bonanno's original book to what we ended up with.
  Stevil2001 | Apr 2, 2008 |
The probe from the fourth Star Trek movie, "The Voyage Home", returns to threaten the Romulan Empire. Kirk and crew intervene, perhaps laying foundations for a future cessation of hostilities between the two peoples. A quite good expansion of events from possibly the best Star Trek movie, and a good read in its own right. ( )
  burnit99 | Dec 28, 2006 |
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On the bridge, it was silent, save for the continuing sounds of the probe...

Finally, Kirk shook his head "What the hell has it been trying to say?"

"And have the Romulans figured out any of this?" Sulu put in. "Just at a guess, I'd say they have."

"That is entirely possible, Mr. Sulu," Spock said. "I would suggest, however, that our must urgent priority is to learn how to talk to the Probe ourselves - before it reaches Earth."

"Aye," Scotty said, "and before it does to Earth whatever it did to Wlaariivi."
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Ten years have passed since Captain Kirk and the EnterpriseTM crew brought back hump-backed whales from the twentieth century to communicate with the mysterious Probe which threatened Earth. The Probe is returning to Earth and has plotted its course, and the Enterprise must continue to delve into the mystery of its language, and its cosmic purpose to save Earth once again.

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