Review of
Daedalus's Children
Published:
May 2004
Reviewer Rating:
Avg User Rating:
(3.21)
The Enterprise and her crew are trapped in an alternate universe and in the middle of a civil war. While the proteins in this reality don't agree with the crew and are threatening their lives, the ship has been captured by the ruling faction and Trip and Hoshi have been taken in by the rebels. In order to get back home and stay alive, the crew must be united, the ship liberated, and a safe path home must be devised.
This is the second book of two in this storyline. While not strictly focused on Trip, he still gets a majority of the "screen time." We are finally clued into what's been happening with the rest of the crew and we get to the crux of the war. There is less character building this time and more of a straight-forward storyline. It would have been kind of interesting to have focused on a point of view of another crew member who had an opposing viewpoint to Trip's so we could have seen things from the other side.
After two books of build-up, I felt the actual ending of the story was kind of lack-luster and anticlimactic. There was a spark of action, but mostly it was just wrapped up in a bow and you turned the page and it was over. What could have been the biggest moments of drama were kind of glossed over and solutions spelled out in just a few pages. Honestly, kind of like episodes of many Star Trek series.
While I enjoyed the story and the character arcs, it wasn't mind-blowing and the ending kind of fell flat. A decent read, but nothing outstanding.
This is the second book of two in this storyline. While not strictly focused on Trip, he still gets a majority of the "screen time." We are finally clued into what's been happening with the rest of the crew and we get to the crux of the war. There is less character building this time and more of a straight-forward storyline. It would have been kind of interesting to have focused on a point of view of another crew member who had an opposing viewpoint to Trip's so we could have seen things from the other side.
After two books of build-up, I felt the actual ending of the story was kind of lack-luster and anticlimactic. There was a spark of action, but mostly it was just wrapped up in a bow and you turned the page and it was over. What could have been the biggest moments of drama were kind of glossed over and solutions spelled out in just a few pages. Honestly, kind of like episodes of many Star Trek series.
While I enjoyed the story and the character arcs, it wasn't mind-blowing and the ending kind of fell flat. A decent read, but nothing outstanding.
