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I have to say that this installment in the Titan series is, so far, my favorite. Even though Geoffrey Thorne, a new comer at full Trek novels at time of writing, did use a time travel theme. He is the first writer that has excited me about the topic of time travel. Even so, that topic isn't in your face. In fact it is hidden in the story to the point that you may not see it at first.
The sub-plots crop up in the middle of one plot then breaks away to other characters. By the end of Part One of the book, you simply have to read the second part that is even faster paced. At first this frustrated me, but once I got the rhythm of his writing it made the read very exciting.
From what I can remember from past shows/books, we see real marriage conflict between Riker and Troi for the first time; in fact Thorne puts all the characters through the ringer. Vale, Jaza, and several others including some Ensign level characters are spot lighted in this book as well.
I'm glad that the Titan series has avoided the use of villains, instead using antagonists who conflict with the crew. Thorne has creatively wrote an intricate plot, as said before, time travel, insectoid aliens, when to and when not to cross the Prime Directive, cultural contamination, and misunderstandings that have a big significance.
The sub-plots crop up in the middle of one plot then breaks away to other characters. By the end of Part One of the book, you simply have to read the second part that is even faster paced. At first this frustrated me, but once I got the rhythm of his writing it made the read very exciting.
From what I can remember from past shows/books, we see real marriage conflict between Riker and Troi for the first time; in fact Thorne puts all the characters through the ringer. Vale, Jaza, and several others including some Ensign level characters are spot lighted in this book as well.
I'm glad that the Titan series has avoided the use of villains, instead using antagonists who conflict with the crew. Thorne has creatively wrote an intricate plot, as said before, time travel, insectoid aliens, when to and when not to cross the Prime Directive, cultural contamination, and misunderstandings that have a big significance.
