Vulcan's Soul: Exodus
by Josepha Sherman (Author), Susan Shwartz (Author)
Star Trek: Vulcan's Soul (1), Star Trek: The Original Series (– Vulcan's Soul — 1), Star Trek (novels) (2004.08), Star Trek (2004.08)
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Following their bestsellers Vulcan's Forge and Vulcan's Heart, Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz embark on a new trilogy chronicling the latter-day adventures of one of Star Trek's most beloved characters, shedding new light on his world's shocking history. One year after the end of the Dominion War, the Romulan Star Empire comes under attack by a mysterious and alarmingly powerful enemy calling itself the Watraii, a species with a long-standing vendetta against the Romulans. Yet though they show more remain tenuously allied, the Federation, the Romulans and the Klingons are unready to become embroiled in another sustained conflict, forcing Ambassador Spock, Admiral Uhura, Admiral Chekov, Captain Saavik, and some unexpected allies to defy their governments in order to meet the new threat head-on. But the first blood drawn may prove to be among the dearest of all. show lessTags
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I read Vulcan's Forge and Heart when each came out, but since (like this one) they were all library reads, I've never reread them. I remember Forge as very good and Heart as fine, and must say that Exodus only falls into the category of fine as well. My biggest problem was the 24th-century plotline. As repeated ad nauseam on TrekBBS and Psi Phi, I don't really buy the idea that Uhura and Chekov function perfectly well into the post-Dominion War era (though I did like the authors' take on Chekov; Uhura less so). Curiously for a book that brings so many classic characters into the modern era, it seems to establish McCoy is dead.
The Watraii subplot and structure of the novel makes the whole thing feel like The Sundered II: The Vulcan show more Version. Hopefully the obvious route of the Vulcans-in-exile being the Watraii won't be followed. Or at least, it was obvious to me-- Killian Melloy at Wigglefish seemed to entirely miss it.
Not much seemed to happen in the 24th century, aside from some stereotypical our-heroes-ignore-orders business, but I did rather like the character of Karatek in the memory sections. He was a well-drawn ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances, always one of my favorite kinds of characters, and his relationship with his adoptive children was very touching.
Overall, the book was decent, but nothing too exciting. Maybe 6/10? (originally written August 2004) show less
The Watraii subplot and structure of the novel makes the whole thing feel like The Sundered II: The Vulcan show more Version. Hopefully the obvious route of the Vulcans-in-exile being the Watraii won't be followed. Or at least, it was obvious to me-- Killian Melloy at Wigglefish seemed to entirely miss it.
Not much seemed to happen in the 24th century, aside from some stereotypical our-heroes-ignore-orders business, but I did rather like the character of Karatek in the memory sections. He was a well-drawn ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances, always one of my favorite kinds of characters, and his relationship with his adoptive children was very touching.
Overall, the book was decent, but nothing too exciting. Maybe 6/10? (originally written August 2004) show less
I've not read any Star Trek so this is a first. I did like the TV series.
Wow! Det här är verkligen av de absolut bästa böckerna jag har läst, alla kategorier. Med en ovanligt stor och spännande beskrivning av vulcanernas och romulanernas gemensamma historia skapar detta en mycket mer sammansatt bild av deras historia såväl som av vulcanernas samhälle idag. Större delen av boken utspelar sig i en avlägsen dåtid och detta gör författarnas grepp om situationen ännu starkare. De har möjlighet att skapa något nytt, men viker inte från det som är etablerad kanon. Kopplingarna mellan "nutid" (2360-2370-talet) och dåtid är mycket god och berättelsen är medryckande. Personbeskrivningarna är helt enkelt oöverträffliga.
Det är inte ofta man hör så här starka lovord från mig. Läs boken! show more Jag skall se om jag kan få tag på den uppföljande boken och gå vidare med den snart. Det här ger mersmak. show less
Det är inte ofta man hör så här starka lovord från mig. Läs boken! show more Jag skall se om jag kan få tag på den uppföljande boken och gå vidare med den snart. Det här ger mersmak. show less
Jul 21, 2009Swedish
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Josepha Sherman is a writer, editor, and folklorist. She primarily writes fantasy and science fiction novels, but she has also written children's works in numerous genres and nonfiction works, including biographies of sports icons, business leaders, and famous explorers. She won the 1990 Compton Crook Award for The Shining Falcon. (Bowker Author show more Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Vulcan's Soul: Exodus
- Alternate titles
- Star Trek: Vulcan's Soul – Exodus
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Spock; Pavel Chekov; Nyota Uhura; Saavik
- Epigraph
- History is the intellectual form in which a culture decides for itself the meaning of its past
-Johan Huizinga - Dedication
- To Elly and Peter
and
To Margaret Wander Bonanno, ancient Vulcan historian
S.M.S
To, in no particular order, Susan Schwartz,
Linda Bulmer, Tamora Pierce, Linda Phonner, and Karen K... (show all)linck
For being there when I needed it most. - First words
- None of the Vulcan, Romulan, human, Cardassian, and Klingon diplomats assembled had notified their governments officially of this meeting in the center of the Romulan Neutral Zone.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Admiral Pavel Checkov is dead."
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