Star Trek New Frontier : Missing in Action (review) February 6, 2007
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Can a new reader jump into an existing series and not get lost?
That’s the question I asked before picking up Star Trek New Frontier : Missing in Action. Though i’ve read my share of other Star Trek books I have not yet read any of the New Frontier books. I thought (somewhat naively) that i could jump in with this one, get up to speed and then maybe pick up the predeccesor books later.
I WAS WRONG.
It is not possible to read Star Trek New Frontier : Missing in Action on its own. I tried and it became so frustrating that I had to give up after reading for an hour and feeling completely lost.
Is it the author’s fault or mine?
The author, Peter David is an excellent author for sure. Heck I’ve read a bookcase full of works by him (most recently Battlestar Galactica: Sagittarius is Bleeding) . Usually he builds in enough back story so even if you read a series out of order, you’re still o.k. Not so with Missing in Action.
The plot even without understanding the characters and the ‘inside’ story since this was my first New Frontier book, (in the bit was able to read before getting lost myself) is pathetically repetitive to what dozens of other Trek books have done with better success.
Save your time and money. Avoid Missing in Action.
Following the dramatic events of After the Fall, Captain Mackenzie Calhoun and the crew of the U.S.S. Excalibur find themselves catapulted headlong into another universe, far from the New Thallonian Protectorate and Sector 221-G…a place where an ancient war rages between two powerful alien races. But Calhoun has no intention of staying here for very long and, adopting the time-honored philosophy of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend,” takes it upon himself to somehow (and by any means necessary) persuade one side or the other to help him and his crew get back home.
Star Trek Titan: Book Three: Orion’s Hounds October 6, 2006
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This one takes us all the way back to the Encounter at Farpoint. Remember that? The very first episode of TNG. Those same living ships are back and this time they are lots of them and lots of other ‘living’ space entities too.
Star Trek Titan book Two: The Red King October 6, 2006
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Another Winner! Titan gets sucked into a distortion that sends it to the Andromeda Galaxy. Tuvok (of Voyager fame) gets real nervous thinking he’s stuck far from home again.
Star Trek Titan : Taking Wing October 6, 2006
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I’ve never been particularly fond of Star Trek books, until now.
Star Trek Titan Book One Taking Wing by: Michael A. Martin is a great freakin start to an awesome new series.
Riker no longer the second fiddle to Picard and is now in command of his own ship, the Titan. Unlike other Starfleet vessels, Titan is crewed by mostly non-humanoids which makes this an interesting bunch with lots of room for character study.
Titan is supposed to be a ship of exploration but they get drawn to Romulus to help the Romulans figure things out politically after Shinzon blew up the Senate (Star Trek Nemesis – remember that movie?).
All in all a great book that I highly recommend.
Welcome to Show Me Sci Fi blog August 25, 2006
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I read and watch alot of Sci Fi stuff. Mostly just on a whim and almost never from a review. I haven’t actually found good review sources that ‘work’ for me.
That’s where this blog comes in.
It’s my take on what’s good, what’s bad, what sucks and what’s aweseome.
Hopefully it’ll help someone else out to figure out what they want to watch or read.
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