The Q Continuum: Q-Strike
by Greg Cox
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Q Continuum (3), Star Trek: The Next Generation (49), Star Trek (novels) (1998.09), Star Trek (1998.09)
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The third in the Q Continuum trilogy, a sequel to Q-Space and Q-Zone. The Q Continuum is an extradimensional domain in which Q, and others of his kind, exist in immortality.Tags
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If there were a prize for using the most ST:TOS episode references in a TNG story, this trilogy would win hands down. In this volume we get the fallout from the Q vs 0 battle causing Sargon and Thalassa to join their society in leaving their physical bodies behind and placing their consciousness in glowing orbs, where Kirk's Enterprise will later find them. And Ruk and his fellow androids building caves for their creators to escape the cold of their drained star, which Kirk and company will also deal with. And then the Organians show up to watch but not interfere. Finally, nearly 100 pages into book 3, comes the big reveal about the galactic barrier that I had figured out by the end of book 1. At least I hadn't realized that 0's third show more minion was one of Kirk's adversaries as well, from STV, which I've apparently managed to blot sufficiently out of my memory that I didn't spot when I identified the other two. I'd guess that the source for this plot was realizing that exposure to the barrier gave Gary Mitchell powers similar to the Q and building a TNG story from there. If you are a TNG fan that doesn't also know TOS episodes cold, you'll be lost for a lot of this trilogy. show less
One has to be a fan of Q to get through these. I mean, that's not surprising but the degree to which nothing else makes sense seems extreme to me.
If pressed, two stars for the unnecessary middle book, three for the trilogy, for my personal taste. But not recommended.
If pressed, two stars for the unnecessary middle book, three for the trilogy, for my personal taste. But not recommended.
Nice end to the series if a little rushed at the end.
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Writing in the popular science fiction/horror genre, Greg Cox knows how to please readers with the right combination of humor, action, and gore, with good inevitably triumphing over evil. Within the wide readership of Trekkies, Cox is probably best known for his ambitious trilogy written for the Star Trek: The Next Generation series. In Q-Space, show more Q-Strike and Q-Zone (1998), the Starship Enterprise visits the exotic locale and ever-present aliens of the Q Continuum. The author has also written and co-written more than eight other titles. Marvel Comics fans also recognize Cox's contributions to their series of cult heroes, avengers, and villains in titles such as Iron Man: Operation A.I.M (1996) and Spider-Man: Goblins Revenge (1996). Cox's approach is well-illustrated in two horror titles he has edited: Tomorrow Sucks (1994), a scientific history of vampirism and Tomorrow Bites (1995), a scientific history of lycanthropy. In the Transylvanian Library: A Consumer's Guide to Vampire Fiction the author has compiled a bibliography of 250 authors, dating from 1819 and including synopsis, critical evaluation, and notes on film and television adaptations. Greg Cox was born in 1959 and is an editor at Tor Books. He is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Science Fiction. (Bowker Author Biography) Greg Cox is the author of the bestselling "Q Continuum" trilogy, as well as such popular "Star Trek" novels as "Assignment: Eternity", "The Black Shore", "Devil in the Sky" (with John Gregory Betancourt), & "Dragon's Honor" (with Kij Johnson). He has also written several novels featuring such characters as the Avengers, the X-Men, & Iron Man, & (with T.K.F. Weiskopf) edited two anthologies of science fiction horror. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Star Trek (novels) (1998.09)
Star Trek (1998.09)
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- Canonical title
- The Q Continuum: Q-Strike
- Original publication date
- 1998-09
- People/Characters
- Jean-Luc Picard; Q, of the Q Continuum; William T. Riker; Worf Rozhenko; Geordi La Forge; Deanna Troi (show all 8); Data; Beverly Crusher
- Important places
- USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D; Q Continuum
- Related movies
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 | IMDb)
- Dedication
- A voyage this long, three books in length, doesn't get traveled alone. I want to thank John Ordover for encouraging me to commit my first trilogy, then waiting patiently for the result. Also deserving of credit is Carol Green... (show all)burg, for carefully and fruitfully editing all three volumes.
Most of all, though, thanks to Karen Palinko for being the work's first and most rigorous reader, as well as for penning the various sinister ditties that became so much a part of O's character. The Q Continuum is a lo... (show all)t more of a collaboration than it says on the cover. - First words
- Let the ending begin.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)...His new ending had only begun...
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