Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]Star Trek... There is something truly eternal about this name... I mean no matter if it is in movie form, TV form, or is in the written form, most of the time these amazing works of fiction are truly awesome! (I mean there are some rare exceptions of course, but for the most part this is true...)
And as for the novels, one of the things that I think makes these novels a cut above most is that like in TV shows, most of the time when the show would introduce new character in the latest episode, you rarely see them again... (That is unless the character is going to be a regular guest star, or are going to become a part of the series... But for the most part they are only there for one episode... That is one of the things that makes the novels so awesome!)
What I mean by this is that in Star Trek novels, a lot of the time they will continue on with characters that had been made popular in one of the movies, or in one of the episodes of one of the series. A great example of this, is how the, 'New Frontier' series brought back, 'Admiral Jellico' (Played by: Ronny Cox, in, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'), 'Robin Lefler' (Played by: Ashley Judd, in, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation), and, 'Lt. Cmdr Elizabeth Shelby' (Played by: 'Elizabeth Dennehy', in, 'Star Trek: The Next Generation)... And that is just to name a few...
And another great example of this is, 'Star Trek: Engines Of Destiny' (2005), written by: Gene DeWeese ('Star Trek: The Next Generation - Peace Keepers'.)
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Montgomery Scott, (as seen above with Captain James T. Kirk), is about to embark on a rescue to rescue potentially the last surviving member of the original Enterprise crew besides himself in, 'Star Trek: Engines Of Destiny'![/caption]This novel tells the story of the last surviving member of the original, 'Starship Enterprise', Captain Montgomery Scott, and how he is living in the 24th century, out of place, and out of time, Mr. Scott... (the first miracle worker in the Starship Enterprise legacy), decides to launch an audacious plan to rescue his former Captain, who at this point in time is stuck out of time...
The only problem is that after doing so, Mr. Scott brings Kirk back to a 24th century where the, 'Federation' doesn't exist and never did... Where humanity in this time has been assimilated by the, 'Borg' and the coalition of planets that is controlled by the members of what would have been, 'The Federation' are fighting a loosing war against the, 'Borg'.
All of this is due to the fact that Kirk was needed for his final mission on Veridian 3, and stop Soran from bringing the Nexus over to destroy an inhabited planet!
And in the end, it will be up to the final 2 surviving members of the U.S.S. Enterprise to go on one last mission, and bring Kirk back to a time where he could make his final sacrifice for the, 'Federation'!
This book is so much fun that I had a hard time putting it down, and if you give it a try, you might find the same thing as well!
