plw@panda.UUCP (Pete Williamson) (10/24/85)
I just finished reading "Killing Time" and "Dwellers of the Crucible". Both are fairly decent, though a little rough around the edges. The plot of KT was excellent and the characterizations of Captain Spock and Ensign Kirk superb. I thought the portrayal of the Rihansu was poor. DW had a poor action plot but is a definitive piece on Vulcan and the rapport between a Vulcan and an Earthling (as opposed to the rapport between a Vulcan/Earthling and an Earthling). Any comments? Did anybody like "Shadow Lord"? (Is there any room on the net for discussions of the Star Trek Novels, or must we continue to look at Trivia and favorite lines from the old TV Series?) -- Pete Williamson "By hook or by crook, we will !!" ... #2
slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner) (10/29/85)
> > I just finished reading "Killing Time" and "Dwellers of the Crucible". > Both are fairly decent, though a little rough around the edges. Are you kidding?? While I never did figure out why "Killing Time" was recalled, I with they had recalled "Dwellers...". There was no plot, it was much more lurid that Killing Time, and generally had little or no redeeming value. Of the many ST books I have read, it is by far the worst. (I would almost make it the worst book that I have ever read, period!) As to the appropriatness of discussing ST books here, I agree that it is as good a topic as the same trivia over and over. Live long and prosper! -- Opinions expressed are public domain, and do not belong to Lotus Development Corp. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner {genrad|ihnp4|ima}!wjh12!talcott!sesame!slerner {cbosgd|harvard}!talcott!sesame!slerner talcott!sesame!slerner@harvard.ARPA
samson@h-sc1.UUCP (gregory samson) (10/31/85)
In article <388@sesame.UUCP> slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner) writes: >> I just finished reading "Killing Time" and "Dwellers of the Crucible". >> Both are fairly decent, though a little rough around the edges. > > >Are you kidding?? While I never did figure out why "Killing Time" was >recalled, I with they had recalled "Dwellers...". There was no plot, it >was much more lurid that Killing Time, and generally had little or no >redeeming value. Of the many ST books I have read, it is by far the worst. >(I would almost make it the worst book that I have ever read, period!) I don't know about that. I sort of liked it, since it was in the class of books that I usually call "K&S Don't Get To Kill Everything And Save The Day" (gee, sort of long... I'll condense it. Later.) Also, about the luridity; that's something that's been missing entirely from just about ALL Star Trek novels. Now, what do we want, Harlequin Romance suggestiveness or realism? (Granted, some might be offended by realism...) And what about violence? Why doesn't McIntyre's "The Entropy Effect" get censured because of its graphic depictions of violence? And "Dwellers" isn't even that graphic! (To preven confusion... I loved "The Entropy Effect.") What I wonder how people get away with is stuff like "Devil World" or "The Klingon Gambit" (explain that title and win a prize)... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G. T. Samson The Evil MicroWizard gts@wjh12.HARVARD.EDU [Please, don't respond to samson%h-sc1@harvard.HARVARD.EDU!]