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Mere Mortals by David Mack

aaronmjnoy's review

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4.0

These are a lot of fun. I think the central story of a ship being imprisoned by an advanced pacifist isolationist alien race would be good as a stand-alone non-trek novel, so having it all linked in with the stories of 3 other ships in a massive war is just a bonus.

gullevek's review against another edition

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3.0

Solid read with some very interesting parts in the middle. Better than I could have ever expected from a Star Trek Universe Novel.

aaronmjnoy's review against another edition

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4.0

These are a lot of fun. I think the central story of a ship being imprisoned by an advanced pacifist isolationist alien race would be good as a stand-alone non-trek novel, so having it all linked in with the stories of 3 other ships in a massive war is just a bonus.

maddypertiwi's review against another edition

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5.0

Buku kedua dari trilogi Destiny,,, Terfokus pada usaha melenyapkan Borg. Ketegangan mulai terasa ketika Enterprise dan Aventine berusaha mencari cara mengalahkan Borg. Juga ketika awak Titan terperangkap di New Erigol. Pertanyaan mengenai bagaimana Erika Hernandez hidup panjang pun terjawab. Beberapa kali saya harus istirahat karena tegang banget dengan ceritanya. Ignore the techno-babble. Plotnya keren!!!

sidetracked's review

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5.0

This second book in the series doesn't disappoint. Action-packed to the brim, both with ship to ship battles and hand to hand ones. The final step of the Borg invasion of known space has commenced, with enough Borg cubes to destroy all the inhabited worlds and starbases at the same time. All hope rests on the shoulders of three iconic characters: Picard, Riker and Dax and the Caeliar Hernandez.

As an added bonus we receive glimpses of what Erika Hernandez's life among the Caeliar had been like for over 800 years.

An amazing and extremely entertaining book, recommended for all trekkies out there!

thuismuis's review

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4.0

Things just get more interesting in the second book. Now that I finally remember all the ships and their captains/crew, the human element the Star Trek universe always illuminates, shines through.

jecamp86's review against another edition

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4.0

Again this is a terrific book in an epic trilogy. The Borg are sort of mentioned as background noise and we get more backstory to the remaining Columbia crew and the events leading up to present day in the post nemesis timeline. My only complaint is the character of Troi which I’ve never liked and like even less in the Titan books. Overall, great read.

wynwicket's review against another edition

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5.0

See my review for [b:Gods of Night|2877224|Gods of Night (Star Trek Destiny #1)|David Mack|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347604099s/2877224.jpg|2903409]. David Mack brings the Star Trek universe to life in amazing ways -- the sheer scope of this book (and its predecessor), effortlessly juggling characters, ships, worlds, and timelines, and the depth of detail (from Klingon insults to Romulan politics, to cameos from old friends who have come a LONG way since I saw them last) is incredible.

Now that the Federation has gathered its allies, Book Three promises a war with the Borg armada and some insight into the origin of the Borg. And I can't wait.

alex_ellermann's review against another edition

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3.0

I’m not this book’s target audience, but I enjoyed it anyway.

While I’m a casual Trekkie, this book (#2 in the “Star Trek: Destiny” trilogy) is written with the hard core Trekker in mind. It’s loaded with references and callbacks to TNG, Voyager, and Enterprise, most of which went over my head.

Still, ‘Mere Mortals’ is an exciting sci-if adventure novel. It’s filled with action and moral dilemmas, and it offers a fascinating and thought provoking alien culture for the reader to consider. I look forward to reading the next installment.

art_cart_ron's review

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4.0

This trilogy should absolutely have been one longer book, or two books of moderate length - the story is padded out in a way that everyone involved should feel badly about. I know you wanted to sell a trilogy, editorial staff - and I know being asked to stretch an interwoven plot over 3 books would be tricky, D. Mack - - but all of you could surely have figured out a way to do this without the 250 extraneous pages.

That said - this book is really good. Better than the last instillation, and ending on the most dire of cliffhangers I've ever known in the STU. The interwoven stories are all good, I like following Titan, Enterprise, and Aventine equally (though the plot hinges most on the Titan crew - something I appreciate).

So much more than just a Borg story, it feels like it may mount to the ultimate Borg story.