Reviews

Strike Zone by Peter David

meggytheweggy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

courtney12345's review

5.0

Peter David is a fantastic writer. You know how in the TV series there are episodes you could watch on repeat? This book has the same feel. Interesting from begining to end.

books_with_style's review against another edition

3.0

I understand everyone takes guinan's advice, but it seemed everyone, Picard, Klingon, and Kreel always listened to her ideas. It got a little annoying for me

mousie_books's review against another edition

3.0

Silly fun. :)

frakalot's review

3.0

I enjoyed the overall story and when it was progressing it was engaging. I found much of the inuendo and banter less enjoyable. The situation is compelling like a classic Star Trek scenario and the conclusion of events is satisfying.

I read on wikipedia that this was Peter's first Trek novel and for that I would say it is well done.

djwudi's review

2.0

Can’t decide if it wants to be comedic or serious, and has wildly out-of-character (or ridiculously exaggerated) moments for nearly every main character. Amusing moments, but not a good Trek novel.

octavia_cade's review

2.0

I don't care much for reading about battles, and much of this was two species trying to brain each other, with a very long running fight through corridors at the end. I wanted them all dead just for it to be over. Neither do I care much for stories that are all about higher beings forcing humanity to go through arbitrary tests, and while I'm pleased that Picard shares my dismay, I've got about as much interest in reading it as he has in living it. Against all odds - because I generally can't stand him - the best part of this book was Wesley Crusher. It's set just after that point in the second series where his mum leaves him alone on the Enterprise to further her career at Starfleet Medical, or whatever it was. When I saw the programme as a kid, I could completely understand her wanting to ditch him, but David makes it painfully clear that this 16 year old kid has essentially been abandoned and isn't coping that well because of it. Which is actually pretty realistic, and all the adults around him have just left him to flounder. Clever does not mean mature, and even intelligent adolescents shouldn't be expected to raise themselves.

I actually felt for him. I'm sure it won't last, but all credit to David that he's managed to eke some sympathy out of my cold black heart anyway.

wisdomcheck's review

I don't often write reviews, but this book is so very weird.

The weirdness starts with a teenage girl telling Riker his beard is super sexy, stroking her hands thorough it, and him being amused by it (in a creepy kinda way). Picard doesn't listen to Troi's counsel ("I can do my job Counsellor!). Picard gets a sense of humour. Picard is attracted to Pulaski (what??). Ten-Forward becomes "Ten-Four". Pulaski doesn't bother to help a patient because there's just no helping them, and then just lets Wesley give it a go because he has "picked some things up from his mom."

I had to stop at this point because it was like bizarroTrek.