Even after I've written those words I'm thinking that it can be no other way. The series have continued on in book form and the characters have been allowed to grow and change. So if I feel like I've missed something it's because I HAVE.
A long time ago a book would be written as if it was an episode of the TV series. More recently, it's all been about the "mini-series" where one story is told over multiple books and it's those stories that made reading current titles a bit daunting.
Which is why I enjoyed reading this book so much; it was one single story contained in a single volume. Plus, it was written by one of my favourite Star Trek authors.
In this one, the crew of the Enterprise are finally back to exploring space and are now entering a region of the galaxy known as the Odyssean Pass. As soon as they enter the area they discover a massive derelict ship and stop to investigate it. On board they find a crew in hibernation and all kinds of shenanigans ensue once they've been revived.
Dayton Ward can write a story that is fast-paced, packed with humour and action. He has mad skills to keep a story going but there were times where it was obvious that he was just padding to reach a contractual page count. At one point it took an entire paragraph just to answer the door. I am sure he could have trimmed the book by 75 to 100 pages had he had his way with it.
I am always happy to read one of his books and I am thrilled that Pocket Books has discovered his talents.
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