geleeregina's review against another edition
5.0
It was an interesting ending to the trilogy. While not as good as the others still a passable escape. What made it worthwhile is Robert Petkoff's narration.
thesmudge's review
3.0
It was okay, nothing of major interest happened that is not already known. Big criticism is that the ending dragged on for too long.
pawntksqueen's review against another edition
3.0
Read this 3 book series as part of a book club. This one wasn’t as good as the others, spending a lot of time building and then rushing toward the conclusion. But, overall, it was a good read, albeit lighter on action than the previous two installments.
frakalot's review against another edition
5.0
A good conclusion to a pretty cool series. I think the concept for this was excellent but I guess it's difficult imagining new universes and that we'll all come up with different ideas on how to make that interesting. Perhaps this isn't the direction I was hoping for but the beauty of the myriad universes is that there's room for every story and this is a great story.
I was initially underwhelmed with the plot for Purgatory's Key but I had high expectations by the time I started and even though they weren't met the story picked up for me after about half way. In order to flesh this story out a lot of stuff is going on in both universes but I really think the concept was rich enough to have focused more in the new universe and I suppose that is what I was hoping for.
There was a massive portion of this that felt like deja vu for me but I'm sure I hadn't read it previously. It was a lot of the stuff with Sarek. Actually I noticed early in this book that it was rather a convenient writing decision to have the Organian Peace Talks coincide with these events in order to have a top diplomat whisked away and right into a position where he could influence events with the two new races, but really that's not how Sarek was used in this story at all.
I really enjoyed the series and thought that Petkoff did an outstanding job.
I was initially underwhelmed with the plot for Purgatory's Key but I had high expectations by the time I started and even though they weren't met the story picked up for me after about half way. In order to flesh this story out a lot of stuff is going on in both universes but I really think the concept was rich enough to have focused more in the new universe and I suppose that is what I was hoping for.
There was a massive portion of this that felt like deja vu for me but I'm sure I hadn't read it previously. It was a lot of the stuff with Sarek. Actually I noticed early in this book that it was rather a convenient writing decision to have the Organian Peace Talks coincide with these events in order to have a top diplomat whisked away and right into a position where he could influence events with the two new races, but really that's not how Sarek was used in this story at all.
I really enjoyed the series and thought that Petkoff did an outstanding job.
graff_fuller's review
4.0
A solid 4 Stars. It was really good, though less than #2 Best Defense. That said, I believe they wrapped things up approximately.
I love how they made Lt. Uhura, Ensign Chekov and Sulu real characters with motivations and arcs. In the TV series (and in the movies) relegated to quips and one liners.
The main three were of course the focus and very well done. Scotty got some love, too for his ship.
Ambassador Sarek and Amanda were really well realized, too.
Also, Joanne McCoy was a great character. I'd love to see her character pop back up in another book.
The overall trilogy was great.
I love how they made Lt. Uhura, Ensign Chekov and Sulu real characters with motivations and arcs. In the TV series (and in the movies) relegated to quips and one liners.
The main three were of course the focus and very well done. Scotty got some love, too for his ship.
Ambassador Sarek and Amanda were really well realized, too.
Also, Joanne McCoy was a great character. I'd love to see her character pop back up in another book.
The overall trilogy was great.
alicea's review
5.0
All good things must come to an end and so...I finished Purgatory's Key which is the final installment of the Legacies trilogy which you may recall me mentioning a few times (this post and this one just in case). Firstly, if you haven't read either Captain to Captain or Best Defense and you want to avoid spoilers then I'll say this: I very much enjoyed this trilogy and I think you should read it. If you want a bit of most likely spoiler-y info then stick around because I'm about to spill some beans. Okay, I hope all of those still reading are ready to be spoiled... To catch you up a bit, there was a device called the Transfer Key which was found by the original crew of the Enterprise when captained by Robert April. This device was concealed on board the starship and the secret of its existence and power was passed down from captain to captain (and to their First Officers). One of these keepers of the secret wanted to use the Key to travel to another universe and find her lost comrades. (Three cheers for Una!) The Romulans wanted the Key because they saw it as the ultimate tool to tip the balance of power in this universe to their favor. Meanwhile, the Klingons were meeting with the Federation (with the help of Ambassador Sarek) to discuss terms to ensure peace between the two entities at the behest of the Organians (pesky people). Those on the other side of the veil in the other universe must contend with conditions that are much different to the ones that govern our universe in their bid to return home. As you might have guessed from the title, the Key is a powerful tool that for those on the wrong side of it means a kind of hellish instrument. The conclusion to the trilogy was everything you'd want from a sci-fi adventure set in the Star Trek universe. If you're looking for a way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this amazing show then you can't go wrong with picking up the Legacies series. 9/10