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I just finished it and received book two yesterday and can't wait to continue. I am enjoying the creative play between the different Trek ships and crews.
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Overall, this is an entertaining book that's made hard to read by the author's unbelievable overuse of the word "smirk.' Every character in this novel smirks, sometimes several times in a chapter, often for no apparent reason. David Mack is a talented author who is ill-served by his editor. Most authors have literary "ticks" of one kind or another -- a tendency to overuse certain grammatical constructions, an over-reliance on a particular narrative style, sometimes just the irritating overuse of a particular verb or adverb or adjective. A good editor catches these ticks, makes the author aware of them, and eliminates them from the final book. David Mack has a particularly annoying tick: he's in love with the word "smirk." His characters smirk at each other, smirk at random thoughts, they've smirked, they eye with a smirk, they nod with a smirk, they react with a smirk -- you get the idea. Beyond overuse, the word is misapplied. A "smirk," according to the dictionary, is a smile "invoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness." Mack has characters smirk at friends, at superior officers, at the world in general, with no apparent awareness that the recipient of a smirk would probably respond by punching the smirker right in the kisser. A smirk is not friendly, it's not idle, and it's not a place-holder for some other, more appropriate expression of, let's say, dismay, disapproval, acquiescence, agreement, pleasure, friendliness, bonhomie, boredom, joy, amusement, bemusement, or any of a thousand other emotions possibly more suitable to the given context.
As I say, a good editor would have made Mack aware of this tick, and hopefully, he would have addressed it. I haven't read any of his other books, yet (though I intend to -- my argument here is not with Mack as a writer, only with this particular aspect of his writing) -- but given that he's published several other novels before this one, I doubt that he's even aware his writing has this problem. He's being poorly served by the editors at Star Trek books. I hope he read this review: David, you can do better! Drop the smirks!
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This saga is one I have been waiting for for a long time. It gives us a glimpse how the Borg started. The three book series leads to all the events in the current series of novels. David Mack has all the characters portrayed just as they would on the TV series. I liked so much, in fact I didn't want story to end.
The story crosses over from Captain Archer's time to the present era with Picard. Not wanting to give away too much, I have to say this one set of books is good for repeated readings. There is so much in the way of character development and action; it would have made a terrific movie trilogy.
I have to wonder Paramount doesn't want to return Star Trek back on the air again. It's not like there would not be millions of fans ready to embrace the show again.
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1st Book in the Destiny Series; very good. Try not to get lost between Stardates and the 3 different crews. This is a collection of Star Fleet Officers from Star Trek The Next Generation, Star Trek Deep Space Nine and Star Trek Voyager.
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Except for a couple books about Q I read as a child that have a fond place in my heart for sentimental reasons, this is the best book and series in the Star Trek universe.
David Mack is superb. Read this book. But dont waste your time ordering one at a time, order the whole series right now.
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