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Star Trek: The Genesis Wave #1-2
The Genesis Wave, Book 1 and 2
An Awesome Weapon From the Past Returns to Menace a New Generation!
Intended to create life from nothingness, the Genesis Device had the potential to become a weapon of awe-inspiring destructiveness, capable of rearranging matter and life energy on a planetary scale. After the cataclysmic explosion of the Genesis Planet -- and the Klingon Empire's attempt to steal the top-secret technology -- Starfleet wisely decided to destroy all data for Project Genesis. A century later, all that remains of Genesis is the knowledge stored in the mind of missing, elderly scientist, Dr. Carol Marcus.
The Starship Enterprise, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, encounters a wave of mysterious energy that threatens billions in the galaxy. As it sweeps across the Alpha Quadrant -- transforming entire planets on a molecullar level and thereatening entire civilizations with extinction -- Picard and crew form an uneasy alliance with both the Klingons and the Romulan Empire, both of whom may crave the forbidden secrets of the Genesis technology for themselves.
But even if the Genesis Wave can be defeated, Picard and his potentially treacherous allies must still confront the greater mystery of what unknown intelligence dared to launch the wave against an unsuspecting galaxy -- and for what malevolent purpose...
Intended to create life from nothingness, the Genesis Device had the potential to become a weapon of awe-inspiring destructiveness, capable of rearranging matter and life energy on a planetary scale. After the cataclysmic explosion of the Genesis Planet -- and the Klingon Empire's attempt to steal the top-secret technology -- Starfleet wisely decided to destroy all data for Project Genesis. A century later, all that remains of Genesis is the knowledge stored in the mind of missing, elderly scientist, Dr. Carol Marcus.
The Starship Enterprise, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, encounters a wave of mysterious energy that threatens billions in the galaxy. As it sweeps across the Alpha Quadrant -- transforming entire planets on a molecullar level and thereatening entire civilizations with extinction -- Picard and crew form an uneasy alliance with both the Klingons and the Romulan Empire, both of whom may crave the forbidden secrets of the Genesis technology for themselves.
But even if the Genesis Wave can be defeated, Picard and his potentially treacherous allies must still confront the greater mystery of what unknown intelligence dared to launch the wave against an unsuspecting galaxy -- and for what malevolent purpose...
- GenresStar TrekScience Fiction
Audio CD
First published April 1, 2001
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July 26, 2023
I picked this up at a yard sale for a dollar and didn't expect much. It's both genre fiction and franchise fiction, which are not known for their quality. Overall, this book was okay. It had a great mix of characters and an interesting story. I particularly liked seeing Leah Brahms, Maltz (Search for Spock) and Carol Marcus (The Wrath of Kahn) again.
Unfortunately the bad in this book does bring it down a lot. The prose is sometimes downright awful. John Vornholt adds a lot unnecessary and repetitive details and seems like he's just padding to make the book longer. The emotions of the characters are described in excruciating detail at times when far fewer words would get the point across better and be more impactful. He also wasn't great and writing Data and Picard. They often said things that had me thinking 'no, they would never say that' in my head.
I may explore more Star Trek books but I am not likely to stick with this author. Still though, for a yard sale find it was a decent enough way to pass the time, and the story and sci-fi aspects were interesting.
Unfortunately the bad in this book does bring it down a lot. The prose is sometimes downright awful. John Vornholt adds a lot unnecessary and repetitive details and seems like he's just padding to make the book longer. The emotions of the characters are described in excruciating detail at times when far fewer words would get the point across better and be more impactful. He also wasn't great and writing Data and Picard. They often said things that had me thinking 'no, they would never say that' in my head.
I may explore more Star Trek books but I am not likely to stick with this author. Still though, for a yard sale find it was a decent enough way to pass the time, and the story and sci-fi aspects were interesting.
February 9, 2017
I listened to the abridged audio version. The story was good in theory. Had interesting elements and bringing in of old story lines. The execution was lacking. The prose was downright bad often enough to be off-putting. I don't know if this is due to being abridged or not. Can't say I have any desire to read the text and find out. The narration and special effects were fine otherwise. My overall feeling was lackluster job. Interesting enough experience listening though that I kept with it.
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