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cythera15's review against another edition
5.0
I love Saru so much! This book was the kind of feel-good Star Trek that I needed. It was a great fun adventure. I'll definitely keep an eye out for James Swallow's other works.
fretsandflour's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent
dendorf's review against another edition
3.0
It was a pretty decent book. Got to learn more about Saru
frakalot's review against another edition
4.0
This story did a wonderful job of exploring the way Saru's mind works. There is plenty of action, puzzle solving and philosophical exploration. The story introduces some new alien species and even has the somewhat familiar but unknown Tholians involved in the drama.
graff_fuller's review against another edition
3.0
Rated 3.5 Stars
I like Sari, but I was frustrating being in his head, continuing to make mistake after mistake. The story itself was okay.
I like Sari, but I was frustrating being in his head, continuing to make mistake after mistake. The story itself was okay.
birdmanseven's review against another edition
4.0
Easily the best Discovery book yet. It actually provided insight into Saru and fleshed out some of the dynamics you see in the show. On top of that it was pretty solid sci-fi. I'm a fan.
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yoshi83's review against another edition
4.0
This book does some great character work, particularly for Saru, Burnham, and Georgiou. The action and stakes are appropriate for the story, and the Star Trek themes that we know and love are present in full force. The placement of plot dominoes was enough that resolutions did not come out of nowhere, but nothing felt unnatural in the moment.
If you liked The Latter Fire, you will probably also dig this book.
If you liked The Latter Fire, you will probably also dig this book.
ladybookdragon's review against another edition
2.0
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I found this book a really hard read, I struggled to get into it and kept forgetting what I had read and had to re read certain parts. I am pleased I stuck with it though as towards the end I began to enjoy it and got into it. I am not sure whether it was the writing style I struggled with or just the general storyline but I just couldn’t gel with the story.
This was an interesting story focusing on Saru and it helped me understand him a bit more, as so far watching his character in the TV series and reading about him in the previous two books I have not liked his character and found him unfeeling to others and a bit of a wet blanket. This book however showed that he did have feelings towards others and that he can be brave, decisive and commanding.
I enjoyed the character of Captain Georgiou. She is fast becoming a favourite and I would have liked her to feature a little bit more in the story. I also liked how Saru found her an inspiration and always thought of what Georgiou would do when trying to decide his next course of action. Michael Burnham also started to show her human side in the book which was nice to see.
The character I did not enjoy and was pleased that he did not feature greatly in the book was the Shenzhou’s first officer Commander ch’Theloh. I found him bad tempered, grumpy and way too hard on his underlings.
The storyline was a good storyline and I enjoyed meeting the Gorlans and Peliars and would have liked to have found out a bit more about both species and what happened to them.
Overall I found this book to be quite a let down after Drastic Measures, and I did not enjoy the book nearly as much. It was hard work to read and follow and at times rather boring. Sadly this book only got 2 out of 5 Dragons. It has not put me off the series though and I am looking forward to reading the next.
I found this book a really hard read, I struggled to get into it and kept forgetting what I had read and had to re read certain parts. I am pleased I stuck with it though as towards the end I began to enjoy it and got into it. I am not sure whether it was the writing style I struggled with or just the general storyline but I just couldn’t gel with the story.
This was an interesting story focusing on Saru and it helped me understand him a bit more, as so far watching his character in the TV series and reading about him in the previous two books I have not liked his character and found him unfeeling to others and a bit of a wet blanket. This book however showed that he did have feelings towards others and that he can be brave, decisive and commanding.
I enjoyed the character of Captain Georgiou. She is fast becoming a favourite and I would have liked her to feature a little bit more in the story. I also liked how Saru found her an inspiration and always thought of what Georgiou would do when trying to decide his next course of action. Michael Burnham also started to show her human side in the book which was nice to see.
The character I did not enjoy and was pleased that he did not feature greatly in the book was the Shenzhou’s first officer Commander ch’Theloh. I found him bad tempered, grumpy and way too hard on his underlings.
The storyline was a good storyline and I enjoyed meeting the Gorlans and Peliars and would have liked to have found out a bit more about both species and what happened to them.
Overall I found this book to be quite a let down after Drastic Measures, and I did not enjoy the book nearly as much. It was hard work to read and follow and at times rather boring. Sadly this book only got 2 out of 5 Dragons. It has not put me off the series though and I am looking forward to reading the next.
sorrybutnoway's review against another edition
4.0
i love Saru so much!!!!!!!!!! i love Star Trek so much!!!!!!!!!!! i hate that it took me two years to actually finish it, someone please give me some more braincells