[net.sf-lovers] ST Books

gcc@ssc-vax.UUCP (Greg C Croasdill) (11/16/85)

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G'day

   In responce to a request put in this here NG some days ago I
   would like to offer some quick tips / reviews on some of the Star
   Trek books that have been published in the last few years.

   rating scale :   (0)        =  DOG! - don't waste your money
  		     ***               =  Average - If you have a few extra
						   hours ...
		     *****             =  Must Read.   
   POCKET Books
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   ***          #1 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
   ***		#2 The Entropy Effect
   *		#3 The Klingon Gambit
   *		#4 The Covenant of the Crown
   (0)		#5 The Prometheus Design
   ***		#6 The Abode of Life
   *****	#7 The Wrath of Kahn
   ***		#8 Black Fire (a 'get' Spock, but fun)
   (0)		#9 Triangle
   ***		#10 Web of the Romulans
   **		#11 Yesterday's Son
   *		#12 Mutiny on the Enterprise
   *****	#13 The Wounded Sky
   **		#14 The Trellisane Confrontation
   **		#15 Corona
   *****	#16 The Final Reflection (About the Klingon
   civilization - very, very well done)
   ***		#15 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 
   *****	#18 My Enemy, My Ally (About Romulans)
   ****		#19 Tears of the Singers
   ***1/2	#20 The Vulcan Academy Murders (A so so whodunit)
   ***		#21 Uhura's Song
   * 		#22 Shadow Lord
   *****	#23 Ishmael (Spock visits Seattle ('Here come the
   brides')
   (0)		#24 Killing Time (the only one I couldn't finish)
   *		#25 Dwellers of the Crucible (I'm being nice here)
   **		#26 Pawns and Symbols (Looks good so far (pg.123))

   Well those are all of the Pocket books out there as of this week.
   Bantam has some too, but they are all old.  Pocket is the
   official ST publisher.

			Hopes this help you from 

			a) buying dogs
			b) missing some good books

					Greg C.

					(gcc @uw-beaver!ssc)

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