Corona

While the way this deals with "bigotry" is kind of simplistic, it was very touching at moments, and I really enjoyed seeing Spock and McCoy team up (and the interpretation that McCoy doesn't like Spock because they're so much alike but Spock is better at resisting his emotions than McCoy). The idea that quasars are caused by a force totally different than our life's force....all in all, this felt like a nice middle ground between classic TOS's morality plays and a more nuanced vision of the world. Very good.

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I have read few Star Trek books, but back in 2012 on a Loncon 3 site visit I picked up three of them and have now finally got around to looking at them. It's a book that is great on incidental detail, but a bit light on plot (and the back cover of my edition spoilered the important question of Who Is Behind It All, a point not revealed in the book until more than half way through). Still, I've read enough Doctor Who books to know that the point is sometimes to renew acquaintance with old friends rather than necessarily to push the literary envelope, and in fairness we do learn more here about the Vulcans (and indeed Uhura) which fills out the Trek universe nicely. Also mercifully short.

An interesting Star Trek novel in which Kirk must contend against an awesome, sentient force of protostars - Corona - to rescue a team of stranded Vulcan scientists under its thrall. Complicating matters is a female reporter, a new computer designed to monitor and override Kirk's decisions if need be, and the possibility that Corona may destroy the universe.

Surprisingly (from an established author) forgettable for a supposedly Vulcan-centric plot. Classic TOS-episode plot: mind-control by an energetic alien, Kirk acts just rebellious enough (also "sexy") to save the day.

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