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Title: The Wounded Sky (Star Trek, No 13) by Diane Duane ISBN: 0-671-74352-X Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.68 (25 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A voyage to the depths of space, and the human heart.
Comment: This book is quite probably the best Star Trek novel I have ever read. Diane Duane has crafted a book which is filled with action, a fantastic attention to fictional-scientific detail, and still retains as its focus the profound glory that is humanity and the universe. No other Star Trek book I have read contains the depth of insight and soul searching I have seen here. This book exemplifies what is best about science fiction, or indeed any literature; the ability to see humanity struggle and triumpth over any obstical imaginable, while ever dealing with the flaws and failings of character and strength that make us what we are. The story's real climax is not a space battle or a violent confrontation, but instead a revealing of personal truth and a gift with which to build a universe. We walk briefly in a land where truth is visible, and a window is opened to show the magnificant souls of some of the greatest beings the universe of Star Trek has ever seen. And after all, what more can any story hope to give, than a window to the soul of greatness?
Rating: 5
Summary: Simply the best
Comment: I have a full shelf of Star Trek original series novels. If you look at the spines you can see which are well read. My copy of The Wounded Sky is easily the most battered. The story line continues to grip me each time I re-read it. It actually starts out as a 'let's go explore' storyline, and doesn't turn into a 'here we are saving the universe again' until sudden sad realisation near the end of the book. The classic interactions between the regular characters are masterfully written, and we seem to find more depth to each of them. The new people spring off the page, straight into your imagination, in full 3D. If you read it and love the glass spider, she's in Spock's World too. Read and enjoy - I'm sure you will
Rating: 4
Summary: Often weird but the dialogue is wonderful
Comment: The Enterprise is field-testing a device that can theoretically take it anywhere in the Universe. However, the chief side effect is that the Universe begins to unravel, and another Universe intrudes into ours. Some sections of this book just exceed my level of 'suspension of disbelief' for Star Trek. The scientific rationale behind the device is one of them. The other is in the concluding section of the book, where the crew comes to the boundary with the other Universe. Their 'best natures' are allowed to show through, and the results are sometimes unbelievably strange. That all said, the writing is very good, the descriptions are great, and the one combat scene is very theatrical and fun reading. The dialogue though is where the book really shines. It is excellent, and almost always humorous, no matter the situation, but also profound when required. The philosophical/scientific debates are good reading, even if I don't agree with them. This is well written and quite entertaining book.
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Title: Yesterday's Son (Star Trek, No 11) by A.C. Crispin ISBN: 0671038516 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Chain of Attack (Star Trek, No 32) by Gene Deweese ISBN: 0671666584 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 02 January, 1988 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Time for Yesterday (Star Trek, No 39) by A.C. Crispin ISBN: 0671038575 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: The Pandora Principle (Star Trek, Book 49) by Carolyn Clowes ISBN: 0671658158 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 April, 1990 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title:Star Trek: The Original Series #50: Doctor's Orders by Diane Duane ASIN: B000051ZVQ Publisher: Pocket Books List Price(USD): $2.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $2.99 |
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