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Title: Enterprise: Broken Bow by Diane Carey ISBN: 0-7434-7062-1 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Beginning Of Starfleet
Comment: This novel by veteran Star Trek writer Diane Carey is based upon the first 'Star Trek: Enterprise' episode, Broken Bow. It lays the foundation for the formation of Starfleet, which of course came before 'The United Federation Of Planets', and includes some events leading up to the aquisition of warp technology (this book is more detailed than the television version) including a bit more about Zephran Cochran, the inventor of warp drive on earth. This is really fascinating stuff. The plot and storyline are good, as is character development, required reading for any serious Star Trek fan. This book also goes into some detail concerning the start of Vulcan-Terran cooperation and mutual trust and respect, very interesting coverage here. This is great science fiction on any standard, well worth reading, written in an easy to read, flowing style.
Rating: 5
Summary: Enterprise Rules!
Comment: I don't know what some people's problem is with Enterprise, the show, or the books. Both are incredible. I love all the Star Trek series, but Enterprise (and it IS Star Trek people, so get over it) is by far my favourite. It is just so awesome. They've got a great cast of characters, played by excellent actors, with great episode plots. The writers and so on, are doing a great job, that is not easy, because they have to recall all the things about the other series so as not to mess up the timeline. If they do once in a while, give them a break, they have three other seven season shows, and one 3 season show to recall.
The book, Broken Bow, is awesome. I should have read it after I saw the premier not before. The premier was great, but the book really goes into more detail, with some extra scenes and more in depth characterization. So, watch the premier first, then read the book, and it'll all be good.
Rating: 3
Summary: A Pretty Good Book but it beggars belief in spots.
Comment: "ENTERPRISE" is an interesting series, and this book does appear to be a fairly handy introduction to "The Star Trek Universe before Captain Kirk" but after reading it (and after watching the pilot episode on which it is based), I was left with one nagging question:
Where and how did the conflict between the Klingon Empire and Starfleet Command arise??
In the afterword at the end of this book, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, the show's producers, tell us that in the new ENTERPRISE series, which takes place a century before Captain Kirk's time, the Klingons will be portrayed as "gnarlier, nastier, and more warlike" (their words). But after reading this book and watching the entire series so far, I have yet to find any evidence of the vicious hostility with which Klingons of this time regarded other races.
Before Kirk's time Klingons were supposedly little more than a warlike band of savages! The Khitomer peace accords were still 150 years away and yet, in this story, the role of "villians" are assigned to a race of time-traveling conspirators called the Suliban while the Klingons behave with a certain degree of deferrence to Captain Archer and his crew!! Klaang behaves like Worf drunk on bloodwine! I understood the Klingons of this time saw no dishonor in attacking their enemies!! What's wrong with this picture?!
I always expected the first encounter between Starfleet and the Klingons as being far more bloody and violent!!
How did the enmity between Klingons and Starfleet Command begin?? Weren't the Klingons of this time a race of conquerors?
This book ,and by extension, the whole series so far, could use some historical corrections. Thank you for reading this.
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Title: Shockwave (Star Trek Enterprise) by Paul Ruditis, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga ISBN: 0743464559 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Homecoming, Book 1 (Star Trek: Voyager) by Christie Golden ISBN: 074346754X Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Last Roundup (Star Trek) by Christie Golden ISBN: 074344910X Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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