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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Forgiveness
Colin Blakeney, 21st Century inventor of the technology that will give the world the transporter and the holodeck, is the victim of a treacherous attack that beams him out of this world -- and into forever.Three hundred years after Blakeney's disappearance, the crew of the Enterprise Spot a stray transporter beam in deep space. Little do they know that this beam contains a mystery for the ages
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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David Brin
320 books3,296 followersDavid Brin is a scientist, speaker, and world-known author. His novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages.
Existence, his latest novel, offers an unusual scenario for first contact. His ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. A movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on his post-apocalyptic novel, The Postman. Startide Rising won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel. The Uplift War also won the Hugo Award.
His non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- deals with secrecy in the modern world. It won the Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.
Brin serves on advisory committees dealing with subjects as diverse as national defense and homeland security, astronomy and space exploration, SETI, nanotechnology, and philanthropy.
David appears frequently on TV, including "The Universe" and on the History Channel's "Life After People."
Full and updated at:
http://www.davidbrin.com/biography.htm
Existence, his latest novel, offers an unusual scenario for first contact. His ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. A movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on his post-apocalyptic novel, The Postman. Startide Rising won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel. The Uplift War also won the Hugo Award.
His non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- deals with secrecy in the modern world. It won the Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.
Brin serves on advisory committees dealing with subjects as diverse as national defense and homeland security, astronomy and space exploration, SETI, nanotechnology, and philanthropy.
David appears frequently on TV, including "The Universe" and on the History Channel's "Life After People."
Full and updated at:
http://www.davidbrin.com/biography.htm
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March 19, 2018
Ok, I have been a HUGE Star Trek fan since Captain James T. Kirk set out “where no man has gone before.” So you have to realize how that colors my thoughts on this graphic novel. I’m predestined to love it just because I get to travel on the Enterprise again.
The art is perfect! And the characters stay true to their personalities in the show. It’s also a really cool story involving an imprisoned race and a scientist from the past who spent hundreds of years trapped in a tractor beam. Ohh! Remember when that happened to Scotty?
Anyway, this is a great addition to the story line...except, umm. So, the Federation is at war with the Jem’Hadar? Isn’t that from Dune? 🤔
The art is perfect! And the characters stay true to their personalities in the show. It’s also a really cool story involving an imprisoned race and a scientist from the past who spent hundreds of years trapped in a tractor beam. Ohh! Remember when that happened to Scotty?
Anyway, this is a great addition to the story line...except, umm. So, the Federation is at war with the Jem’Hadar? Isn’t that from Dune? 🤔
January 20, 2025
Rare enterprise e story set before datas death. Tells a story about earth before the founding of the federation. Good stuff will reread. Cool painting artwork
May 20, 2009
David Brin writes great Trek producing a classy piece of sci-fi at the same time. He takes a chunk of Star trek science - transporter and holotechnology - and asks the questions that make you think about how society would react to it on different levels and standpoints. It's the sort of thing Brin is very accomplished at in novels like the fascinating 'Kil'n People'. If that's not recommendation enough then Scott Hampton's superb painted visuals should satisfy any collector of great comic book art.
November 11, 2018
Die Föderation soll ein Volk für Verbrechen seiner Vorfahren in eine Generationen währende Sippenhaft nehmen? Eine für StarTrek völlig unpassende Geschichte. Aber der Zeichenstil hat Charakter und macht Spaß.
November 26, 2022
What a little gem! Great art and a great story too. Just a little weak at the ending; if they’d had more pages to work with it would have been 5 stars but considering time and space constrictions it’s as good as it could be.
August 21, 2023
Graphic novels are a faster read - but the stories with in still hit home. This one carries a lesson of how to forgive, even decades later, the actions of people (or a species) against another...
February 5, 2013
Perhaps even more so than the story itself, the strength of an adaption is largely measured by its ability to capture and recreate the essence of its "parent" franchise. Some mediums do better with this than others, but if Forgiveness is any indication, the TV to Graphic Novel transition is pretty smooth. This book very much feels like an episode of The Next Generation. There's a scientific mystery to be solved and the theme of hope is prevalent throughout the story.
While the Federation is at war on one end of the galaxy, the USS Enterprise is on the other on yet another diplomatic mission. For crimes committed generations ago, the Palami are under a strict confinement put into place by the Federation. Seeking to regain their freedom, the Palami appeal to have the punishment removed. With tensions already high given the war, no one is certain of the safest course of action and things aren't made any less complicated by the appearance of a man on the Enterprise fresh off a 300 year trip in a transporter beam.
Data and Dr. Crusher take center stage in this story as they attempt to unravel a mystery surrounding the aforementioned mysterious man, the origin of the transporter, and the capabilities of the holodeck. My experience with Star Trek is far from vast, but the characters felt right to me and the scenario was unique (to me, at least) as far as the show is concerned. Good use of concepts and the technology of Star Trek kept things interesting and the few twists in the story were well executed. Like most stories with dual wielded plots, the two threads come together at the climax and it all culminates in a surprisingly effective conclusion.
The art is sloppy, but stylistically so. Like Jimmy Page on the guitar, Scott Hampton isn't trying to hit every note perfectly, he's just creating art. Now, under most circumstances, I think that's the wrong approach for Star Trek, or at least the Federation. I think an art style that's clean, tidy and orderly would work better, but the sloppy paint style fits rather well in this case. With war raging behind them, the crew of the Enterprise likely isn't as focused as they should be. They're probably anxious and scared. The art, whether intentionally or not, reflects that. It's not my favorite style, but it works here.
Quite the surprise, this one. An interesting and, at times, surprising story with a stirring end, Forgiveness could easily have been an episode of The Next Generation; one of the better ones at that. An easy recommendation for Star Trek fans.
While the Federation is at war on one end of the galaxy, the USS Enterprise is on the other on yet another diplomatic mission. For crimes committed generations ago, the Palami are under a strict confinement put into place by the Federation. Seeking to regain their freedom, the Palami appeal to have the punishment removed. With tensions already high given the war, no one is certain of the safest course of action and things aren't made any less complicated by the appearance of a man on the Enterprise fresh off a 300 year trip in a transporter beam.
Data and Dr. Crusher take center stage in this story as they attempt to unravel a mystery surrounding the aforementioned mysterious man, the origin of the transporter, and the capabilities of the holodeck. My experience with Star Trek is far from vast, but the characters felt right to me and the scenario was unique (to me, at least) as far as the show is concerned. Good use of concepts and the technology of Star Trek kept things interesting and the few twists in the story were well executed. Like most stories with dual wielded plots, the two threads come together at the climax and it all culminates in a surprisingly effective conclusion.
The art is sloppy, but stylistically so. Like Jimmy Page on the guitar, Scott Hampton isn't trying to hit every note perfectly, he's just creating art. Now, under most circumstances, I think that's the wrong approach for Star Trek, or at least the Federation. I think an art style that's clean, tidy and orderly would work better, but the sloppy paint style fits rather well in this case. With war raging behind them, the crew of the Enterprise likely isn't as focused as they should be. They're probably anxious and scared. The art, whether intentionally or not, reflects that. It's not my favorite style, but it works here.
Quite the surprise, this one. An interesting and, at times, surprising story with a stirring end, Forgiveness could easily have been an episode of The Next Generation; one of the better ones at that. An easy recommendation for Star Trek fans.
March 4, 2012
Although David Brin is an accomplished and popular writer I was mostly interested in this book to see how Scott Hampton interpreted the ST:TNG universe. I've enjoyed Hamptonb's work on many other projects (like Batman: Night Cries, for example) prior to this and wasn't sure how his style would mesh with the hi-tech world of the 24th century. As it turns out, they mesh pretty well. There were some shaky parts, sure, but Hampton knocks it out of the poark more often than he drops the ball. Brin's story is classic Trek, balancing the A and B stories while bringing them together in the end to create the resolution to the story. According to the author bio in the back of the book, Brin came up with this story in 1966 while watching the original series on TV so it's kind of cool to see it finally come to fruition.
March 17, 2020
David (Postman) Brin writes a Star Trek graphic novel and it's not bad... it's not that great either... it's just sort of okay. A bit clever and a bit predictable, it takes place during the Dominion War.
It was as if a few different Trek stories merged into this, so to that it seems Brin was on point. If you like someone to mix the TNG formula to make a new tale which reads like an old one, you'll like it. But if you're looking for something more you'll just find it passable, as I did.
The art is remarkable but totally wrong for a Trek book, even The Next Generation. Still it is remarkable.
Read it, don't... it will add nothing all that interesting to Trek Worlds but it won't make your slap your forehead all that much either. So there's that.
It was as if a few different Trek stories merged into this, so to that it seems Brin was on point. If you like someone to mix the TNG formula to make a new tale which reads like an old one, you'll like it. But if you're looking for something more you'll just find it passable, as I did.
The art is remarkable but totally wrong for a Trek book, even The Next Generation. Still it is remarkable.
Read it, don't... it will add nothing all that interesting to Trek Worlds but it won't make your slap your forehead all that much either. So there's that.
September 22, 2011
my idea of a good star trek novel/movie/comic is one that makes me think it is an episode i missed of the series. forgiveness is one of those
April 24, 2013
Good story, though the transporter thing seems somewhat improbable, based on what I know of transporter systems. The painted illustrations were a nice change of pace from the usual comic style.
November 1, 2013
Over all, not bad. Based on the blurb on the back, I thought it was going to be deeper and longer than it was.
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