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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781416526940
ISBN: 1416526943
Label: Star Trek
Manufacturer: Star Trek
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: November 27, 2007
Publisher: Star Trek
Studio: Star Trek
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Fate: It is an idea as old as life itself. Do our choices shape the future, or is it the other way around? And if the path we walk is predestined -- if the way we are to meet our end is knowable -- what might that knowledge compel us to do?
Titan 's travels take it to a world at the edge of reason. Orisha is a planet whose people have lived for centuries beneath an unfathomable celestial body in their sky. From the moment it first appeared, the object was thought to be something unnatural, an ill omen that has made them feel watched, exposed, vulnerable -- provoking a primal fear that has steered the course of their civilization. The Orishans call it "the Eye," and because it has consistently defied every scientific attempt to decode its true nature, many are convinced it represents an intelligence that is studying their world...and perhaps waiting to destroy it.
But the secret behind the Eye threatens Titan as well as Orisha...and it holds a special meaning for one member of Captain Riker's crew in particular, whose lifelong quest to balance faith and scientific truth is tested against the harsh, unblinking glare of inevitability.
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Rating:  -
So I have been following the Titan series since the beginning, and this is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review. Despite this installment's redeeming qualities such as Thorne's descriptions of an alien planet/culture and minor character development (Jaza, in particular, though I think there are other characters who deserve a deeper look), this book was simply tedious to read. Thus far, I have never had to re-read any portions of the books to fully understand what, exactly, was going ... Read More
Rating:  -
Geoffrey Thorne succeeds where most pop science fiction authors fail. He both presents a new idea (planet literally facing a twisted reflection of itself) and tells a compelling story. The interactions between Jaza Najem & Y'lira Modan, specifically Jaza's dual attraction/repulsion from Modans disparate physical forms, and the workplace friction between Christine Vale and Xin Ra-Havreii actually got me interested in the motivations and flaws of these characters, something hard to do in the character ... Read More
Rating: -
Sword of Damocles is definitely a step in another direction.
Geoffrey Thorne's writing style is quite different from the three previous authors of the Star Trek: Titan series. To be honest, it really annoyed me. I found myself irritated by word choice and sentence structure, which detracted from the actual substance of the book. Vague diction combined with convoluted phrases kept me from enjoying the full potential of this intriguing story.
I found the narration and dialogue in Sword ... Read More
Rating:  -
The fourth book of the Star Trek: Titan series is your run-of-the-mill Star Trek story; the ship is in danger, the away team is dispatched to solve the problem, are stranded on an alien world and stuff happens that leads to a satisfying, but predictable, ending. While the past Titan novels have been gripping and felt new and exciting from start to end, I felt this one was a bit dull. It was hard to get into and the middle, with the crew discovering and exploring the alien world and its culture, was indeed the ... Read More
Rating: -
Of the 4 Titan books to date, this has been my least favorite. Plots involving time travel (no real spoiler, there are many in Star Trek literature) have to be written carefully so that the reader is not confused about when he/she is reading. This book is very confusing in that regard. The author also likes to get "cute" with the pronouns and intentionally confuse the reader in some places.
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