eliendriel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
frakalot's review against another edition
5.0
This collection of events is told wonderfully and gives an apt background to the Kirk we met in TOS. There are some uniquely interesting events and plenty of very satisfying connection to canon
After reading a few of Christopher Bennett's stories he has become my favourite trek author. I believe he knows trek very well and he does an amazing job at adding quality to familiar characters in a way that respects what we already know about them.
Robert Petkoff reads masterfully as alway.
After reading a few of Christopher Bennett's stories he has become my favourite trek author. I believe he knows trek very well and he does an amazing job at adding quality to familiar characters in a way that respects what we already know about them.
Robert Petkoff reads masterfully as alway.
birdmanseven's review against another edition
2.0
While I appreciate the idea of looking at Kirk's time just before assuming command of the Enterprise, the non-linear storytelling did not pay off. There was a lot of good character work, but I found the book cumbersome to read.
We covered some of my favorite Trek books in an early episode of The All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-48-all-the-books-beyond
We covered some of my favorite Trek books in an early episode of The All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-48-all-the-books-beyond
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