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A review by vingilot
Time Lock by Christopher L. Bennett
5.0
The department of Temporal Investigations is at it again!
These books are just hilariously funny, intellectually engaging, and great explorations of the larger Trek Universe. So many assume Starfleet is all there is.
This book could be incredibly confusing, with the different timeframes involved and amount of stuff going on. However Bennet is fantastic at keeping it all understandable. If you think keeping the chronology of a short ebook accurate should be easy, guess again! And have a look at his notes page.
The plot is engaging, the setting compelling. While the resolution might feel like a Deus Ex Machina to some, it is actually completely grounded in the logic of the universe, and is an interesting twist on what was previously considered a problem.
I hope we get more DTI at some point, but with the novel continuity coming to a close I suspect these latest two books will be it. If it is I want to thank Bennet for creating a fantastic set of characters and ideas.
These books are just hilariously funny, intellectually engaging, and great explorations of the larger Trek Universe. So many assume Starfleet is all there is.
This book could be incredibly confusing, with the different timeframes involved and amount of stuff going on. However Bennet is fantastic at keeping it all understandable. If you think keeping the chronology of a short ebook accurate should be easy, guess again! And have a look at his notes page.
The plot is engaging, the setting compelling. While the resolution might feel like a Deus Ex Machina to some, it is actually completely grounded in the logic of the universe, and is an interesting twist on what was previously considered a problem.
I hope we get more DTI at some point, but with the novel continuity coming to a close I suspect these latest two books will be it. If it is I want to thank Bennet for creating a fantastic set of characters and ideas.