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S'està carregant… Star Trek: The Original Series: The Weight of Worlds (edició 2013)de Greg Cox (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Another enjoyable, if somewhat predictable, entry in the Star Trek library by Greg Cox. Predictable, in the sense that (SPOILERS)... the basic tableau established by the main factions early on plays out to the end. No great plot twists, except for a bit of minor trickery mid-story. Cox, as always, displays his grasp of knowledge of Trek Universe trivia, tossing in references to previous tales, both televised and literary. While this is one of the things I enjoy about Cox's work, he does sometimes appear to be squeezing references in for their sake. Great to see Uhura showing her command chops in the captain's seat! As for the overall story, fairly standard (if somewhat heavy handed) social commentary. In this instance, the target is religious fanaticism. Certainly, an engaging topic in any generation. All in all, a fun bit of light reading. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
The Ephrata Institute is an intellectual think tank at the outer fringes of the final frontier. Dedicated to the arts and sciences, the Institute seems an unlikely target for an invasion, but it proves easy pickings when the Crusade comes from beyond, determined to impose its harsh, unbending Truth on all the worlds of the Federation. Armed with weaponized gravity, the alien Crusaders will stop at nothing to rescue the universe from its myriad beliefs . . . even if it means warping the mind and soul of every sentient being they encounter. Responding to an urgent distress signal, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise soon find themselves in conflict with the Crusade, and facing individual challenges. When Kirk and Spock are transported to the Crusade's distant homeland to confront the source of the invasion, Sulu finds himself trapped behind enemy lines, while Lieutenant Uhura is faced with possibly the most difficult decisions of her career. As the Crusade sets its sights beyond Ephrata IV, it is up to the Enterprise and its besieged crew to keep freedom of thought from being crushed beneath the weight of worlds! No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Sadly, for Cox and Abrams alike, recapping and quoting doesn't quite capture the spirit of the show or the characters for me. The dialogue was way off, not to mention completely infantile in places - Chekov sneers 'Dramatic much?' like a snarky teenager, and Kirk challenges an opponent with 'Bring it on!' - and none of the original characters sounded remotely familiar. Calling Kirk on his flagrant and constant abuse of the Prime Directive might have been amusing if handled with slightly more subtlety, but the moment was reduced to a long list of - you guessed right - old episode synopses. Kirk gets packed off to fight bare-chested, Spock performs a mind meld, the secondary characters take turns in the big chair, and Sulu earns a placeholder as a love interest. Been there, done that, returned it to the library. The only plus point is that this is a quick - and I mean two or three hours, tops - read.
Where are the writers who actually care about these shows and their characters? Please, rise up and defeat this army of mercenary robots! ( )