A review by octavia_cade
Pathways, by Jeri Taylor

4.0

One of my favourite Star Trek novels, primarily I think because of the sustained focus on character. The frame story's a little thin, but that's forgivable here because it's not really the point - it's merely an excuse to give the backstory of all the supporting characters of Voyager. They're all decently well-written, but naturally some are more interesting than others and the real stand-out here is Tuvok. I may be biased because he's one of my favourite characters on the series anyway, but Taylor's building of his background is both immensely believable and immensely interesting. It can't have been easy trying to form a regular Vulcan character after the enormity that is Spock, but Tuvok is completely unlike him and yet still as fascinating, and his desert sojourn especially is outstanding. Worth reading for that alone.