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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781439101551
ISBN: 1439101558
Label: Star Trek
Manufacturer: Star Trek
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: May 26, 2009
Publisher: Star Trek
Studio: Star Trek
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First contact becomes an interstellar incident when the Starship Enterprise™ responds to a distress call from an unknown ship and saves the life of a man left to die by his own people. Berlis, member of a telepathic species calling themselves the Isitri, claims not to know why those from his homeworld want him dead. Captain James T. Kirk wants to believe him, but the damage is done: the Enterprise can neither leave the stranger to die nor turn him over to those who would kill him.
Berlis seems harmless, but his people say he cannot live among them: his telepathy is so strong that their wills are subsumed to his. The same fear that compels the Isitri to seek the death of one of their own drives the neighboring Odib people toward genocide. For every time a "troublesome mind" dominates the Isitri, the Odib pay the price in their own blood.
With Spock becoming erratic under Berlis's influence, and the Isitri begging Kirk to allow them to destroy the man who threatens their existence, matters take a disastrous turn when Berlis makes his way back to Isitra...and an entire world falls to his whims.
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Rating:  -
Dave Galanter drops you right into the action, and before the end of the first chapter, the conflict is clear. His style his lean. His story doesn't veer much from the plot points: no humorous character pieces, no overly long exposition, and little technobabble. As a result, it's just a little dull. Galanter captures the voices of the characters well, but his Kirk seems a little too grouchy for my taste.
If pressed, I would say this story is a combination of Spock Must Die!, Spock ... Read More
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If you are looking for the standard action adventure Trek story, look elsewhere. This novel was more of a study of the Spock character. If your favorite is Spock, and I'm sure there are many, this book will be on your must buy list. Like a computer virus, Spock has a mind meld that affects his personality. It would have made a good season four episode, had the series lasted that long. I have to say it was enjoyable on all levels. All the crew are represented in an accurate manner. Galanter has ... Read More
Rating:  -
When the Enterprise rescues a ship from near destruction, they bring on board the mysterious Belis. Part of an alien race, Belis has the ability to project his thoughts and will upon people--and that includes Spock.
By saving Belis, Kirk and company may have inadvertently started a war between two neighboring planets. Belis was sentenced to death as part of a peace agreement between the two people. But when Belis is returned, he begins to take over the will of the people slowly as the other ... Read More
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Set in the original series time period, this is a nice little surprise. Good characterizations of the crew, especially Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, populate this moral dilemma tale. There is also a good bit of action and an ending maybe not expected. This operates outside of the current crop of serialized Trek literature and because of this, brings a fresh and inspired stand alone tale to light. Highly recommended!
Rating:  -
If you've been reading Trek novels for the last forty years or so, you'll be quite pleased by Dave Galanter's "Troublesome Minds." It easily holds its own when compared to the best Trek from days gone by. I was reminded of the quality of "Yesterday's Son" and the interesting philosophical quandary of "City on the Edge of Forever." I'm confident that this work stands with those two, and others, as an experience that Trek fans of any age will embrace.
"Troublesome Minds" introduces new aliens ... Read More
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