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Inside a huge, dark object of strange design is a long-lost colony from the planet Earth--primitive human beings convinced that Kirk's landing party are demons and unaware of their own approaching demise. Reissue."
- Sales Rank: #1390457 in Books
- Published on: 1997-06-02
- Released on: 1997-06-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 2
- Dimensions: 7.00" h x 4.25" w x .75" l,
- Binding: Mass Market Paperback
- 240 pages
From the Publisher
The Enterprise comes acrossa huge, antiquated vessel floating in space and carrying a colony of primitivehuman beings who have been lost in space. While the colonists are in perfecthealth, they must deal with the culture shock of learning that a world existsoutside of their spaceship. Their initial reaction is fear, as they believethe crew of the Enterprise to be "demons." And their fears are heightened withthe belief that Captain Kirk and his crew are unaware of an outside forcepulling them into a whirlpool of death. STAR TREK: 1997 Paramount Pictures.(TM), , 1997 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved.U.S.S. Enterprise(TM)
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A very good read
By J. Tant
I recently came across my old stash of Star Trek novels and thought it would be fun to revisit these books I first read as a teenager.
This one, somewhat surprisingly I think, has held up incredibly well. And I think this is largely due to philosophies that Gerrold explored in his book The World of Star Trek. While that book is about, of course, Star Trek, Gerrold gives some great insights into what made the show have legs as well as things that limited the potential of the show…and some of which were incorporated into ST:TNG.
The most visible, of course, is Kirk’s habit of beaming down to every planet. On a ship of 430+ people, is Kirk the only one who can go? Gerrold wrote that no, there should be initial teams made up of highly trained personnel, and the Captain should be staying on the ship. That and other philosophies of Gerrold are on full display in this book, and I have to say it creates a tight and solid read.
Gerrold does, however, tend to fall in love with his own writing from time to time. By that I mean he goes into extreme detail in certain parts for things that aren’t all that important. For example, when the Enterprise comes across the L5 ship, Kirk orders an intercept and Gerrold goes into detail on how Chekov would plot exactly that. Well, honestly I’m reading the book for a Star Trek story, not a base level understanding in astronavigation. And while we’re on the subject, there’s a lot of expository information given by Specks, the ships…librarian or something. He goes into a long lecture about what the L5 is as well as its history…so much so that I think Gerrold felt he had to have an in-story reference to the length of this lecture (Spock mentions that the lieutenant could have delivered this information with more brevity).
BUT, and this is a big one, the story works. It works well. I understand that this book started out as an outline for a Star Trek episode, but the story is far too ambitious for a 45 minute TV show. It reaches. It’s thoughtful (imagine the hesitancy of the ruling caste on the L5 in recognizing that their generations-long journey was in vain). In scenes where Riley is being questioned by the L5 rulers, you can really get the frustration Riley is feeling at trying to point out that the ruler’s worldview is based on faulty assumptions. I kind of like the largeish cast of characters, which is a departure from most ST novels. In sum, it’s an interesting story that is told quite well, expository scenes notwithstanding. It’s worth the buy.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
The Galactic Whirlpool
By Shawn Weaver
The last, and by far the best, of the Bantam paperbacks. The author is Star Trek veteran David Gerrold, who by this time had already written scripts for the series ("The Trouble With Tribbles") and the animated series ("The Pirates of Orion") as well as written a book about the series, with both praise and criticism ("The World of Star Trek"). Gerrold was also one of the developers of the Next Generation series. So obviously, he had an intimate knowledge of the characters. That knowledge shows, and shines like a beacon.
Our story: While on patrol of the Klingon border, the Enterprise encounters an odd sensor reading. Closer investigation reveals a slower-than-light ship, built on a huge scale--a self-contained world. Obviously a ship built to ferry thousands of colonists, for many generations, to a new star system. The questions follow: who built it? Where did they come from? Where were they going, and how long have they been travelling? Contact with such a ship is problematic, because they may not be aware that any other civilizations exist to contact them, and to do so may be a violation of the Prime Directive.
Soon, that point becomes moot, as they are found to be on a collision course for the Galactic Whirlpool: a twin black hole, rotating slowly through the galaxy and drawing everything in its path into the immense gravity well. If the Enterprise crew do not interfere, the ship will be destroyed in a matter of months. Now the problem becomes one of how to interfere, so as to cause the least panic and disruption to the peoples' lives.
Gerrold handles the characters expertly here, and finds a full role for Kevin Riley, an officer who had major roles in two TV episodes. Gerrold also impresses some of his own ideas about the series, many of which were also used in the Next Generation series. Gerrold has also researched his science, and brings us many tidbits about the 22nd century and the events that led up to it. He fills in many details that cannot be used in a TV show, due to time constraints. And he even places himself into the story, in the person of an historian nicknamed "Specks."
This is a wonderful novel to read, not just a good Star Trek novel. I can recommend this one highly.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Recommended
By William M.
For years I have known that David Gerrold had a Star Trek script that wasn't produced that was about a generation ship that had fallen apart ( think of the Space:1999 episode Mission of the Darians, if that reference makes any sense to you), but somehow I missed the fact that he had adapted it as a novel. So, here it is:
PRO
The characterizations are excellent. When you are inside Kirk, Spock, Sulu, and Chekhov's heads, the characters feel like the ones you saw on the screen that you think you know. The novel expands the character of Kevin Riley, who appeared in a handful of first season episodes. There are some nice callbacks- one to A. E. Van Vogt, one to the animated series, several to people involved in the original series. There are also references to Gerrold's recurring philosopher, Solomon Short, who is referenced a lot in Gerrold's later Chtorr series ( which you should definitely read if you haven't.)
CON
Some of the exposition is a bit heavy- handed. I felt like the ending did not quite gel for me. The Villain of the piece ( if he can be called that) seemed a bit cartoonish.
Despite that, I read the last 100 pages in one sitting, so that must mean something.
Recommended.
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