Andy Mangels

This story borrows heavily from knowledge of what went on in the television show, which is actually a really good thing because I was happy to read something that really captured the feeling of the show. In this story the body of Michael's deceased abusive foster father is uncovered while Max and Isabel track down Tess' gene donor. Everyone here is totally in character and I could picture the actors doing their thing while reading the book. It was much like an episode which I would say is show more set between seasons two and three. One thing I will say is Liz is a lot less irritating in this book than she was in the show which was really very nice. It showed a little of her inner conflict in a much more understandable way than the crazy, angry person she was in the show during that time.

This is an enjoyable tie-in for the television show and I would highly recommend it to any fan who wants to read a bit more of these characters' stories. show less

Now obviously because this is a series opener, with a recently promoted captain taking on a brand-new ship and building a brand-new crew, you should expect a lot of new faces, interspersed with a few well known faces of course; Melora Pazlar from DS9 probably being my favourite character here (having already read the Destiny trilogy - as was my entry point into beta canon - I knew she would likely feature); and because this is the written word and not live action the author can let their show more imagination go wild ... dinosaur for a doctor, why not? (also a lamp) ... to build, as the protagonist mentions in the early pages of the book, the most diverse crew Starfleet has ever seen. This does get difficult, remembering all of this as you go forwards, but it gets easier the more you get to know each of them (though it gets less exotic as you move through also) - I think what I'm really missing however, is a page or two listing the crew of the ship, against their rank, position, and species; not unlike those in the appendices to the Destiny trilogy.

Otherwise, however, I felt this was a good setup to the rest of the series, it's really just a shame the first quarter of the book is all background, the next quarter is just setup, then much of the next quarter is once again more background, but we get to the meat eventually - hopefully the next three can fill in more of the Nemesis-Destiny gap (not to mention seeing Titan do what it was built for; Diplomacy is what the Enterprise exists for, Titan exists for Exploration). show less

Advertised as a Captain Sulu adventure, that might be a bit misleading. But then again, it’d also be hard to fit on the cover all the nods and continuities from all the Trek shows this one ably and deftly weaves together. And on some level, it does focus on the circumstances that led to Sulu’s becoming captain of the Excelsoir. But that’s just the first hundred or so pages. It expands from there.

It’s got Dax, it’s got Kor, Kang and Koloth, it’s got a tying together of a lot of show more plot threads in the Trek universe. And it’s got a good story that will keep the pages turning. It does loose a bit of focus in the middle as our heroes pursue the villian of the story and the framing device to tell the story as a flashback seems a little too tacked on. But these are minor flaws in what is, otherwise, one of the better Trek tie-in novels to come along in a while. show less

Pretty awesome crossover series featuring Wonder Woman (drawn as Lynda Carter from the 1970s show) and the Bionic Woman (drawn as Lindsay Wagner from the 1970s show). I like the illustration style fine, and this was so much fun to read! I am approaching this from a being a big Wonder Woman fan (comics, cartoons, TV, movies) so I apologize if any Bionic Woman fans feel this is a skewed review.

I imagine the illustrator having a blast with all the

THUTT BRAKKAMM DEENEENEENEE SMEK TEK TEK FWOOSH show more KRASH
BREEEEEER KRONK TKKSSSHH WEEEPO WEEPO THUNT VLLLEP
RROOONK SHHHSHHCKK

I know I loved it. Sometimes you just need a good BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER to cheer your day up!

For every time there was cliched villain dialogue like "our long awaited revenge is close at hand," there was a FOMP, BAWOOP BLATZ or DEENEENEENEENEE to liven things up.

And Drusilla is in the book! At one point, Diana reminds her "I've told you that men do things that aren't necessarily helpful"

This would be great for Wonder Woman or Bionic Woman fans, and overall was an extremely entertaining read. Loved it!


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