A review by sidetracked
The Persistence of Memory by David Mack
4.0
The ending scene of Nemesis (the movie) is most likely engraved in the Star Trek fans' mind everywhere as one of the iconic characters of The Next Generation finds his demise. That scene gave birth to this first book of the trilogy in which we are expertly led by David Mack through the latter part of the life of doctor Noonien Soong, Data's father.
The author uses the present day events as a staging point for the story that will unfold in more than half of the book, that of the android Noonien Soong and his search for his long lost love on his way to immortality. Along the way, however, he inevitably finds out the fate of his sons - B4, Lore and Data and despite his synthetic body he is torn apart by the inability to save them.
If you want to start this series, my strong recommendation is to finish Star Trek Destiny first and read the first 2-3 books of The Typhon Pact series as the current book contains significant tie-ins with those previously mentioned.
The author uses the present day events as a staging point for the story that will unfold in more than half of the book, that of the android Noonien Soong and his search for his long lost love on his way to immortality. Along the way, however, he inevitably finds out the fate of his sons - B4, Lore and Data and despite his synthetic body he is torn apart by the inability to save them.
If you want to start this series, my strong recommendation is to finish Star Trek Destiny first and read the first 2-3 books of The Typhon Pact series as the current book contains significant tie-ins with those previously mentioned.