Gods of Night is what I think is a rarity - a well written, exciting, engaging and thoughtful Star Trek novel. Set after Nemesis, Mack jumps between dates (conveniently labeled) which is a bit confusing at first, but once you adapt it's really well put together. The character development is good, at least among the "main" characters, and moving between times and captains works. As the first of a trilogy, not a whole ton of really big events happen, but a lot of scene is set, and that's especially helpful for those of us who haven't read all the Titan or post-Nemesis novels. The Federation - and most specifically our captains Picard, Dax, and Riker - face the Borg, while two centuries earlier Erika Hernandez faces a totally different, but somehow related challenge. I'm looking forward to seeing how this plays out, and this is a good first novel for a trilogy. ( )

Combines all the threads of the Star Trek genre, except for the original series. An interesting part 1 which includes time and space and two hundred years of what happened to the crew of the Columbia from the 22nd century and how did that ship get here so far from where it was lost??? ( )

WOW! This book of the Destiny Trilogy is a very good opener that ties together all the Star Trek TV series characters (except the original). It's an expansive undertaking and it pays off nicely at the end and sets up the remaining books. A must read for any Star Trek fan!

The book introduces a new race and brings back the Borg! And the Borg are not playing any more games. They are looking to take out the Federation, the Klingons, and the Romulans! And just about any race in the quadrant! ( )

It's the biggest Star Trek event in the history of Star Trek... or at least the past year or so. Crossing over tNG, Titan, the bits of DS9 that no one cares about, and the woman from Enterprise with the power of sexual healing, it's a story so big that the only word that can describe it is... stygian. Seriously though, this is a serviceable opening to the Destiny trilogy. Mack's characterizations are mostly decent, and there's some intriguing mysteries and world-building. Unfortunately, despite being the first volume of an ostensible epic... nothing much seems to actually happen. The Enterprise-E shoots a couple cubes, Titan flies to a new solar system, the Aventine looks at a derelict, and that's about it. Perhaps the most busy and interesting section was actually the flashback sequence, with the crew of Columbia. Not bad in any real sense, but very average for what's supposed to be start of an out-and-out "epic".