On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical. The site of one of the Dominion War's fiercest battles, the Rashanar Sector now contains a vast interstellar graveyard littered with the lifeless hulks of hundreds of devastated starships. The explosive destruction of so many varied warp drives has severely distorted the space-time continuum in this region, resulting in dangerous unleashed energies and bizarre gravitational anomalies.
The Enterprise has been assigned to patrol the perimeter of the danger zone, while other vessels carry out the difficult and highly hazardous task of retrieving the bodies of the dead from the wrecked warships. To some alien races, the former battleground is hallowed space. To others, including the rapacious Androssi, it is a scavenger's paradise, ripe for salvage. None expect this ship's graveyard to hold a deadly secret that will force the android Data to make a heart-wrenching decision about the path his life will take -- and that will endanger not only the Enterprise, but Picard's future in Starfleet.
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Perhaps Part 2 will redeem the rather poor start to this story. Aug 06, Joshua Palmatier rated it it was ok. The first four books were great. This one, not so much. The basic premise is that two warring cultures were colonizing planets and both laid claim to Delta Sigma IV a hundred years ago. Rather than fight over the planet, the two races--the Bader and the Dorset--decided to work together and forged a new peace on the planet, even while their home planets continued their aggressions. Delta Sigma IV became a member of the Federation, because of their spirit of cooperation and peace.
Unfortunately, something on the planet is shortening both races' life spans, to the point where their entire culture will die off in a matter of a generation or two. They appeal to Starfleet, which researches the problem and devises a cure. The five test subjects are returned to the world for the celebration of its colonization. This initial outbreak of violence--not experienced on this world in over years--appears to precipitate violence across the world and Picard and the Enterprise are dispatched to find out what's going on.
I can't say what's going on without ruining the surprise and mystery of this first book, but this idea is the best thing about this book. It was a cool idea, and I'm certain it's what got the books sold. The issue, and the quandary it sets up for Picard and crew, especially Dr.
Crusher, is interesting with lots of thought-provoking ramifications.
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The problem is that the plot of the book and the writing don't do the idea justice. My most significant critique is that no one seems to do anything of any importance in this first book at all. We go from scene to scene, but nothing ever seems to actually happen. I felt like Picard and crew should have arrived, sized up the situation, and then acted.
But no one acts. And there's really no reason given for WHY they aren't acting. When it becomes clear that the Bader and Dorset aren't going to act themselves, I expected Picard to take control. In fact, he doesn't even offer suggestions for how the leaders of the planet CAN take control. Everyone sort of stands by and waits and I felt frustrated with them, especially when I didn't see why they couldn't act. I also had problems with the secondary plotline, which is that Riker's father is on the planet and may know something about the murder and the situation. Riker is sent to find him, of course.
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But everyone on the planet seems bent on blaming Riker's father, when it's clear based on the story and witnesses that he had nothing to do with the murder. No one simply says, "Well, he obviously didn't do it himself, so why do you think he did? Then, as the novel progresses, we see more of this blindness and inability to speak up.
So the book suffers from inaction on many levels. It's one of those cases where if someone had just done something, or said something, all of the problems everyone is experiencing could have been resolved much faster. Which of course is why no one acted or spoke up; that would have made the novel into a short story.
But this kind of manipulation in order to keep the story going is just annoying to me. Someone could have acted or spoken up and then discovered that whatever they did or said just makes matters worse in some way. That's how a plot works. They are making unexplained dumb decisions, which bogs down what could have been an interesting exploration of a cool concept.
I'm hoping something more significant happens in the second book, so save this duology.
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Feb 04, Jesse Lehrer rated it it was ok. Another meh book in this series They must have all had the same editor, or had writing guides or something because every single book is so repetitive in the same ways. Superfluous and repetitive inner dialogue? Fond fanfic references to friends? Love very poorly explains its own plot. The disease of violence just kinda happens and the story just k Another meh book in this series The disease of violence just kinda happens and the story just kinda goes with it without ever acknowledging how illogical it sounds and having, oh I don't know, a DOCTOR say that is simply highly unlikely.
Additionally, the more I read these books the more I see people missing the point of Star Trek. There are few references to the ideals of the Federation, little social or political commentary, etc. Picard suggesting martial law? Star Trek is about pushing our minds to be more open to new ideas, to a positive view of life, to progressive politics, etc. The story still has the potential to go that direction but so far nothing. The book is mildly entertaining, but at this point I'm reading the series solely for lore purposes and nothing else.
Feb 26, Maurice Jr. The Enterprise is now tasked with helping the people of Delta Sigma IV figure out why someone committed their first murder in a hundred years. Two belligerent races, the Bader and the Dorset, colonized the planet together and against their abrasive natures, formed a peaceful society together. When they joined the Federation, they discovered that their life spans were shortening. Starfleet Medical solved that problem, but now the Bader and the Dorset are acting violently for th Another good read!
Starfleet Medical solved that problem, but now the Bader and the Dorset are acting violently for the first time in their lives and don't know why. While Captain Picard and Counselor Troi meet with planetary leadership, Commander Riker and the planet's protocol officer search for the elder Riker.
As the violence grows, Lieutenant Christine Vale is called on to use her entire security team to help keep the peace, Dr. Crusher and her team have to treat the growing number of injured and Commander La Forge and his team are busy repairing all the things the Bader and Dorset keep breaking. They're racing the clock to find out why the violence is happening and cure it before the planet is lost. A good first part of another promising two-parter- can't wait to see how this comes out.
May 01, Rosemary rated it it was ok. I have a compulsion or maybe, really it's a fetish--I'm a little murky on the distinction, as well as my own responses to finish a series. This is the 5th book in the A Time to The Next Generation novels set between the movies Star Trek: Resurrection and Star Trek: I liked the first four well enough. Complex, lots of emphasis on characters I like but often aren't the focus of things. Perhaps the reason I'm so ambivalent about this on is that, well, I never reall I have a compulsion or maybe, really it's a fetish--I'm a little murky on the distinction, as well as my own responses to finish a series.
Perhaps the reason I'm so ambivalent about this on is that, well, I never really warmed up to Riker--which is a real problem since this book, and it's sequel, which I started yesterday, really focus very much on Riker and Deanna Troi with a bit of Beverly Crusher. For me, this is a comfortable universe. Even a beloved one.
I bought this as an ebook for my Nookcolor. As soon as I figure out how, I'm going to delete it from my library. It's taking up space I'd much rather use for It wasn't a bad book. But I didn't enjoy it. Aug 20, Julia rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. They were called to celebrate years of Unity there when murders and civil unrest breaks out.
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The colonists on this world from two rival planets blame the Federation, first in the person of Kyle Riker, who was there when the first murders happened. Picard is trying to maintain the crumbling government, with the help of an able young diplomat. Geordi is dealing with parts shortages in the fleet through bartering with other starships. Sep 01, Emma rated it liked it Shelves: Not bad but slow in places. A good deal of the plot is taken up with Riker analysing his relationship with his Father and doing some deep thinking.
I didn't actually realise that it was going to end on a cliff hanger until quite late on in the book so that threw me slightly.
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Then again to be honest TNG never did romance all that well in my opinion so that shouldn't really have surprised me. I will read the next book because the hopeless romantic in me wants to read about the proposal BUT the Star Trek fan in me also hopes that there is a bit more action in the next book too and a little less brooding. After all if Riker hasn't worked out his feelings towards his Father by now he's probably never going to! Aug 03, Jeffrey rated it it was amazing. Wow, finally one of this series of books hits the nail on the head.
Robert Greenberger writes an excellent story with great action and suspense. I recall these were the types of Star Trek books that got me so into reading them in the first place. Several storylines that are interlinked and the book bounces around hitting on all the storylines in a logical and entertaining manner. Some books go on and on covering one storyline until you have forgotten the "other" storylines, but NOT in this book. It's similar to the TV show 24 where you get a little here and a little there. You feel like you are reading several books at the same time watching how they all come together!
Yes, this two part segment of the series most definitely addresses Riker and Troi's romance, as well as Picard and Crusher's development. It even adds to LaForges personality along with giving us much needed character development of Christine Vale.
I'm going up to get A Time to Hate right now to start reading Part 2. Dec 03, Andrew rated it it was ok Shelves: The A Time Too books are amazingly formulaic. The first 8 books are 4 pairs of two-book stories. The first book has some conflict that only gets larger, and the second book has the solution. I'm getting tired of it. The problem here is kind of silly, but not as ridiculous as the first two books view spoiler [where a shape-shifting ship made of antimatter wreaked havoc.
Unfortunately the editor s stopped paying attention about pages in, so there are obvious mist The A Time Too books are amazingly formulaic. Unfortunately the editor s stopped paying attention about pages in, so there are obvious mistakes sprinkled in up to the end. Dec 06, Bill Sweet rated it liked it Shelves: Again, ending on a cliffhanger, which I'm not in love with.
But at least I know it's coming in this series. Not nearly as "meh" as some of the previous duologies in this series. Still not getting that feeling of Trek unbound, which I like in some of the older TOS novels, but at least the story is interesting and not puerile. I'm thinking Riker has possibilities in fiction because he was kind of flat on the screen at times, so there's room to fill something in. Apr 20, Jeremy rated it it was ok Shelves: This book was incredibly frustrating to read. Overall, it felt cheap and similar to the first two books of the series this should have been one novel and then move on.
Apr 12, Jimyanni rated it liked it Shelves: This book is half of a well-written, compelling story. If you enjoy books that end on a cliffhanger, with an implied "tune in next time, same bat-time, same bat-channel" continuation to the next book, then consider this a five-star review.
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If, on the other hand, like me you get dreadfully sick of paying money for a book with no ending, you may want to avoid it, or at least plan on reading it continuously with the next book in the series and treating them as one book under two covers. Nov 03, John Cipolla rated it liked it. Was a fair book. Picard sent to save a planet and the planet degenerates in to riots that they are left to deal with later.
I They are searching for who started the mess in the first place which was Kyle Riker. Missing through out the whole book. I like the new characters. She is a good security officer who eventually finds her self on Titan. This was my first Star Trek novel in a long time. I enjoyed it because it was a little like meeting old friends LOL.
I didn't realize that it is one of a whole series of "A time to It doesn't bring a solution to the problems on the planet so I guess I will have to read the next one in the series also. Jul 04, Joe rated it really liked it. The action moves quickly, with some twists and turns. It ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger, and is continued in the next book of the series. A nice tale in the Star Trek universe!
Dec 26, Luca Mauri rated it it was ok Shelves: Unfortunately this novel accomplishes almost nothing by itself. It just act as a prologue for the whole story that hopefully will be told in the second one of the two volumes mini-arc.