birdmanseven's review
5.0
I appreciate the Lost Era series for the opportunity to explore this under developed times. This Riker father/son story is excellent. Extra points for the Janeway cameo.
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apostrophen's review
2.0
A decent enough bit of Star Trek 'history,' this is one of the 'Lost Era' books, which take us to periods between the original series and prior to the Next Generation.
This book explores Kyle Riker (Will Riker's father), and the reasons he took off and left this son, what really happened at Starbase 311, and other bits of trek detritus, that, while making for a bit of a mind-candy style read, didn't quite have any... well... importance to them. I closed the book, annoyed at the forced cameos, and didn't really find much in it.
Now, if you're a Riker fan (of either generation), there's some fun to be had in exploring the Riker background(s), but other than that, there was nothing new here. Several supporting characters that I found interesting weren't really developed very far, and some of Riker's conflicts were a bit bland.
Still, from a purely mind-candy point of view, I shot through it in a 'don't have to think, enjoying this' way, bought and read nearly the same day.
This book explores Kyle Riker (Will Riker's father), and the reasons he took off and left this son, what really happened at Starbase 311, and other bits of trek detritus, that, while making for a bit of a mind-candy style read, didn't quite have any... well... importance to them. I closed the book, annoyed at the forced cameos, and didn't really find much in it.
Now, if you're a Riker fan (of either generation), there's some fun to be had in exploring the Riker background(s), but other than that, there was nothing new here. Several supporting characters that I found interesting weren't really developed very far, and some of Riker's conflicts were a bit bland.
Still, from a purely mind-candy point of view, I shot through it in a 'don't have to think, enjoying this' way, bought and read nearly the same day.
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