From: Sem_Hoelscher@hb.maus.de (Sem Hoelscher)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Subject: Re: HELP: Gimme Novels!!!!
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 17:27:00 GMT
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Shacha!

[??]        Some suggestions for you from the TOS novels:
               #20  The Vulcan Academy Murders by Jean Lorrah
Oh, no! Weak crime story, Sarek out of character ... sniff. The sequel,
however, is a lot more interesting! 'The IDIC Epicemic spreads' ...
               #22  Shadow Lord by Laurence Yep
Hm ... don't remember it, so it wasn't too good. >8-)
               #28  Crisis on Centaurus by Brian Ferguson
Not bad, ok.
               #29  Dreadnought by Diane Carey
I liked it.
               #30  Demons by J.M. Dillard
And this as well.
               #31  Battlestations by Diane Carey (Sequel to #29)
Yes, and a nice one.
               #32  Chain of Attack by Gene DeWeese
Not bad, either. But there is a second one ... What's the title?
               #36  How Much for Just the Planet by John M. Ford (Comedy-like)
Comedy? Slapstik of the worst kind!! Or did you find the explanation for all
computers doing the same idiotic thing at the same time? One like this, but
with explanations, is 'Trek to Madworld'. This one =was= funny, 'How much ...'
is just boring.
               #37  Bloodthirst by J.M. Dillard
I liked it.
               #40  Time Trap by David Dvorkin
Weak. Kirk is way out of character!
               #47  The Kobayashi Maru by Julie Ecklar
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (BTW: I believe, it's "Julia Ecklar"?) The stories
don't fit with the series. (In ST II it is stated, that Kirk was the only one
to ever win the test ... And what did Scotty in this novel?)
               #48  Rules of Engagement by Peter Morwood
Don't remember it at the moment ...
               #54  Flag Full of Stars by Brad Ferguson
Quite nice to read, if you like unusual Klingons (and I do) and cats (and I
do, I'm owned by three tomcats (and a dog), grin), the story wasn't too bad
with logical mistakes, just a nice story, but not really a ST-story, not
enough of "my" crew. >8-)

[??] I know there are a lot, but I own all of the books are some are not as
good as others. There are a few other books that are on hard cover.  I suggest
these from the TOS:
        Enterprise:  The First Adventure by Vonda N. McIntyre
               Chronicles Captain Kirk's first mission after taking command of
                the USS Enterprise for Captain Pike.
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I had expected a bit more. There are some
moments, e.g. Spock's thoughts of his new captain and Kirk's thoughts of a
Vulcan Science Officer - or Kirk meeting this alien with his love for exotic
drinks, and then being late or so ... but the story? Definiteley NOT enough
for a giant novel!
        Final Frontier by Diane Carey
                The very first mission of Starfleets first starship.  Captian
                Kirk's father is in this one.
Interesting.
        The Lost Years by J.M. Dillard
                The years between the last mission of the TOS and ST:TMP.
Doesn't fit.
        Prime Directive by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
                Captian Kirk goofs up and violates General Order #1, or does
                he?
Disappointing in so many ways (and I've waited for it, the PD is still a
matter I'd like to discuss, especially when Kirk violates it or rather, if
he does. In this case I disagree even with Asherman and a German author,
who wrote the first German ST-book), that I better not start to give examples.

My absolute favorite is 'The Pandora Principle'! MY Saavik (the cover is
wrong, it's Kirstie Alley, who was wonderful, it's just that Saavik, curious,
questioning everything and everybody), cute little aliens (Mr. Obo, grin, and
Spock asking for his name ... In German I'd say "pruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust"
now, that's close to the sound you produce when laughing while you have some
fluid in your mouth (and then I'd clean the monitor, grin) and a truly con-
vincing story, how and why she came into existance in the first place! (Vonda
wasn't very convincing about that, but this novel doesn't disturb Vonda's
story, and =that= alone is a reason to like it.) The story doesn't lack any-
thing!

Oyori - Sem [from =still= hot Northern Germany and back from holiday]