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Title: Marooned (Star Trek Voyager, No 14) by Christie Golden ISBN: 0-671-01423-4 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.68 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of my favorites...
Comment: I've read lots of Star Trek novels from all five book series, but "Marooned" is one of my favorites. Voyager has some strong characters that often go unnoticed as the show is the least popular Trek series, but Christie Golden does them justice in this book. Kes was often represented as frail and obedient, but once in a while her stubborn hard-core self emerged, as it did here. If you want to buy this book because Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres are on the cover, don't. They are not the main characters here by far. The story is about Kes's abduction by a man entranced by her race. Janeway, Neelix, and, yes, Tom and B'Elanna, are sent to rescue her, but meanwhile Kes is finding out that her captor is not as evil as he seems. Though Kes is the main character, others have their moments as well. Golden does a good job with her characterization in this book. The villain isn't just another "bumpy-headed" alien appearance that is sometimes seen in Trek, but is a deeper and more complex character. Kes and the Doctor are my favorite characters in Voyager so I was happy, as the latter got some funny and emotional lines worked in. Other memorable scenes came from Neelix and Janeway as they work to recover Kes safely. I really enjoyed this book; I've read it five times and have not tired of it. There is the main "action" plot of Kes's abduction and the secondary plot of the villain's backround and the characters' emotions. I think there really is something everyone can enjoy in this Trek novel.
Rating: 5
Summary: Even better the second time.
Comment: I just finished reading this book for the second time, and I loved it even more. I've yet to read a Christie Golden book that I didn't thoroughly enjoy from beginning to end. Her excellent characterizations and wonderful sense of humor make reading her books a delight. She is the best Voyager author to date, and I look forward to her every book with great anticipation.
Marooned is a wonderfully engaging story filled with moments of apprehension, tension, humor, affection, and scenes so well written I forgot where I was while I was reading.
One thing that really stuck out about this book was Golden's portrayl of Kes. I must admit that this particular character never held much interest for me. She was nice enough, but seemed to blend in to the background. Not in this book. In this story, Kes is brave and strong, and yet she's as delicate as the flowers she loves so deeply. It changed the way I see the character, and I watched Voyager reruns with renewed interest.
One of my favorite things about this author, and this book in particular, is her ability to bring the characters to life and give them great depth. It's the simple things, for example: the way she describes Janeway running her fingers through her ratty hair and pulling it into a braid as she did when she was camping. What a human thing to do! Golden has a talent for making Janeway's femininity stand out, and blending it beautifully with her formidable command presence and discipline. That's something the shows writers never seemed to grasp.
Thank you, Christie, for another wonderful story!
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful! Read this!
Comment: I'm a big Voyager fan, and I can honestly say that this is possibly the best Voyager book that I have ever read. It's exciting, nicely written, interesting... you should have this book if you're a Voyager fan or even just a Star Trek fan!
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Title: Echoes (Star Trek Voyager, No 15) by Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Nina Kiriki Hoffman ISBN: 0671002007 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Ghost of a Chance (Star Trek Voyager, Book 7) by Mark A. Garland, Charles G. McGraw ISBN: 0671567985 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Bless the Beasts (Star Trek Voyager, No 10) by Karen Haber ISBN: 0671567802 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Escape (Star Trek Voyager, No 2) by Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch ISBN: 0671520962 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Battle Lines (Star Trek Voyager, No 18) by Dave Galanter, Greg Brodeur ISBN: 0671002597 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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