Sterling Parker
This is one of the earliest Star Trek books I remember reading, somewhere around the age of 10 or 11. Today, enemies to reluctant allies is one of my favorite tropes in fiction. I believe that was heavily shaped by this book.
Reading it again as an adult, the writing is pulpy and thin but still effective. The battle scenes and tactics have imagery that sticks in my memory. The story leans in hard to the classic Trek style of highly competent people solving complex problems with a combination of wit and grit. Unfortunately the ending is a bit of a rushed letdown, and the alien race of the Narr get precious little page time compared to how interesting they seem.
Still, I'm happy this is a childhood favorite that holds up nicely to an adult re-read.
This is one of the earliest Star Trek books I remember reading, somewhere around the age of 10 or 11. Today, enemies to reluctant allies is one of my favorite tropes in fiction. I believe that was heavily shaped by this book.
Reading it again as an adult, the writing is pulpy and thin but still effective. The battle scenes and tactics have imagery that sticks in my memory. The story leans in hard to the classic Trek style of highly competent people solving complex problems with a combination of wit and grit. Unfortunately the ending is a bit of a rushed letdown, and the alien race of the Narr get precious little page time compared to how interesting they seem.
Still, I'm happy this is a childhood favorite that holds up nicely to an adult re-read.