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Loading... The Last Best Hope (2020)by Una McCormack
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. An unusual Trek novel. First off, it's a tragedy, explaining the backstory to Picard. Una McCormack also took advantage of the comparative fanciness of Picard to get spicy with her style - it's markedly more literary than your average Trek novel (though that fades towards the end). I liked it and felt it gave lots of good context, despite not actually liking PIC that much. no reviews | add a review
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"Fifteen years ago you led us out of the darkness. You commanded the greatest rescue armada in history. Then the unimaginable. What did that cost you? Your faith. Your faith in us. Your faith in yourself. Tell us, why did you leave Starfleet, Admiral?" Every end has a beginning... and this electrifying novel details the events leading into the new Star Trek TV series, introducing you to brand-new characters featured in the life of Jean-Luc Picard-widely considered to be one of the most popular and recognizable characters in all of science fiction. No library descriptions found.
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This is a very well written story covering everything we need to know to more enjoy the series including how Picard met Raffi and their history; when and why Raffi started hitting the booze; Picard's history with Elnor; the Romulan exodus, supernova and Picard's part in it; the synth rebellion on Mars including Bruce Maddox and Agnes' history; and many other things besides.
There are a few glaring omissions in this book: it becomes very clear that the Romulan sun did not go bang naturally, that there was something nefarious going on which was deliberately covered up by the Tal Shiar. I can only imagine one reason for not exploring this further in this book and that is because it will be dealt with in further seasons of the TV show -- or another Una book? Whichever it is it certainly has the potential to stir up a huge bowl of gagh for our future Trekkie entertainment cravings.
So yeah, a must for all Trekkies. ( )