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Loading... The Fate of the Phoenix (Star Trek) (original 1979; edition 1979)by Sondra Marshak, Myrna Culbreath
Work detailsThe Fate of the Phoenix by Sondra Marshak (Author) (1979)
2   LisaMaria_C | Oct 31, 2012 |  Picks up right where The Price of the Phoenix leaves off and starts well with an exploration of what it means physically and emotionally for James to live as a "princeling" in the Romulan Empire. Then Omne shows up again, things get plotty and talky, and the thing sort of stalls. Marshak and Culbreath continue with some of the themes from Price, but with Omne, Omne's double in a body that looks like Spock, James (who still looks like Kirk but with Romulan features), a real Romulan princeling named Trevanian who sometimes poses as James, Kirk, Spock, and the Romulan Commander all running around with their own motivations and honors to uphold, things get very sticky and very tricky to keep sorted very quickly. I sometimes lost sight of who was who and who wanted what from whom and why. (And this was a reread!) All told, the first third is compelling, the last third fascinating, and the middle third confusing. The thinky bits are just as interesting as in any other Marshak and Culbreath Star Trek undertaking, though they sometimes get mired down in too much talking this time. The end is incredibly unsatisfying in that it refuses to resolve the thing (this is intentional and pointed, I'm quite sure), and I gave the book a nice heave across the room at the close of the last page (as you do). (  )3 lycomayflower | Nov 23, 2009 | This sequel to "The Price of the Phoenix", while prey to the authors' customary wordiness and preoccupation with nobility, is every bit as fine as the original. Here our heroes must figure out how to combat a reborn Omne who is sowing immortality throughout the galaxy, while finding an honorable solution to the problem of Kirk's duplicate, James. All problems are resolved at the end by Kirk's courage and daring in defeating Omne with his own weapons - although at the end Omne pulls a coup of his own that virtually begs for a third book, although one has apparently not been forthcoming. A shame. This would have made a great trilogy. (  )1 burnit99 | Feb 6, 2007 | the usual kirk, Spock, and co win the day (  )1 vicarofdibley | Oct 1, 2006 | no reviews | add a review Is a (non-series) sequel to
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So, I think you might guess the problem I had with this book if you've read it. Big time. Like another reviewer, at the end of this I wanted to give "the book a nice heave across the room" when I read the last page. And there's no third book to redeem that ending. (