Published:
June 2013
Reviewer Rating:
Avg User Rating:
(3.29)
It's the early days of the Federation, but still they have made other powers nervous. Nervous enough to join forces to try and dismantle this new government. Archer and the crew of the Enterprise have been promoted and moved on to other ships - T'Pol now commands the Endeavor and Malcolm Reed is Captain of the Pioneer, but their crews still hold to the ideals of their original ship and mission. But can they face the new challenges ahead of them?
This book is a much-needed expansion to the Enterprise era. We finally get to see the characters growing beyond their original outlines, but staying true to who they are. New challenges in command, as well as the situations they face are welcome additions to the tapestry. T'Pol and Reed each face different challenges to their new captaincies and that makes their stories all that much more compelling. Archer's arc has is more focused on being out of the "big chair" and into the Admiralty. We've seen Kirk deal with this in the movies to some degree, but Archer seems to handle it better! The other characters have more traditional story arcs (and Travis gets sidelined again halfway through the book, as usual!), with Phlox really having the least to do.
For fans of the show, there are many elements pulled forward from several episodes of the series. The antagonists are ones we've seen before, but it's nice to see them develop new plots and get a bit deeper in character. There a few overall Trek Easter Eggs throughout the book as well, that keeps it feeling like part of the greater whole. Really just fan service in these, but then it's always fun to know how these things will develop in the future.
An enjoyable read that sets up further books in the series. I would say a solid 3.5, but I'll round up for review purposes!
This book is a much-needed expansion to the Enterprise era. We finally get to see the characters growing beyond their original outlines, but staying true to who they are. New challenges in command, as well as the situations they face are welcome additions to the tapestry. T'Pol and Reed each face different challenges to their new captaincies and that makes their stories all that much more compelling. Archer's arc has is more focused on being out of the "big chair" and into the Admiralty. We've seen Kirk deal with this in the movies to some degree, but Archer seems to handle it better! The other characters have more traditional story arcs (and Travis gets sidelined again halfway through the book, as usual!), with Phlox really having the least to do.
For fans of the show, there are many elements pulled forward from several episodes of the series. The antagonists are ones we've seen before, but it's nice to see them develop new plots and get a bit deeper in character. There a few overall Trek Easter Eggs throughout the book as well, that keeps it feeling like part of the greater whole. Really just fan service in these, but then it's always fun to know how these things will develop in the future.
An enjoyable read that sets up further books in the series. I would say a solid 3.5, but I'll round up for review purposes!
