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| AUTHOR: | David Dvorkin |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Star Trek |
| ISBN: | 0671700952 |
| TYPE: | Fiction - Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction - Star Trek, Fiction / Science Fiction / General |
| MEDIA: | Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of TRELLISANE CONFRONTATION (CLASSIC STAR TREK 14) (Star Trek Novel No. 14)
Below average read! This book is a little below average. The character development was nowhere and the story, plot never really took hold for me, because at certain points it made me shake my head. Nobody seems to do really do anything when the ship is hijacked. Dvorkin (the author) tries to get Chekov to be like Kirk and save the day.Of course, the Klingons here are the scum of the earth, and the Romulans are more honorable.
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Below-average Trek
Perhaps The Trellisane Confrontation would merit the typical three stars a Star Trek book receives if I had not just read Dvorkin's later Timetrap - a much, much better Trek novel on every level. The Trellisane Confrontation has a story that keeps the attention but never rivets and which, in many ways, is a huge eye-roller. For example, very early on the Enterprise's bridge is taken over and only Chekov has the gumption to do anything about it - and all he does is try to "kirk" one of the female abductors. There is also, unfortunately, the problem of changed premises. Written in 1984, Trellisane's Klingons are much more like our current understanding of Romulans and vice versa. While we can hardly blame Dvorkin for that, it is discomforting to read about honorable Romulans and the treacherous, honorless Klingons.
Be warne. Whatever pleasure one can have from this book (and there is some, especially with Dr. McCoy) will be completely spoiled if you read the back of the book. Typically Pocket, it reveals plot points that do not occur until two-thirds into the book. All you need to know about the book is that it's Star Trek and it's mindless entertainment.
Pretty good, actually.
A relatively shallow story, action-driven and (mostly) not overly introspective -- which is good, because when it tries to be thoughtful, as at the end, it fails utterly -- still, it is well-crafted, interweaving multiple subplots well and keeping track of a fairly complex plot, it handles established characters well and shows good understanding of the personalities on the Enterprise, as well as the attitudes that one might expect from a Klingon or Romulan ship captain. The plot is not completely implausible in a Star Trek universe, and the action moves nicely. All in all, a good quick light read.