Fortune's Light (Star Trek, the Next Generation, No 15)
by Michael Jan Friedman | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 0671708368 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0671708368 Global Overview for this book
1 journaler for this copy...
Reading this makes me miss fan fiction. Its been a while since I've read a good fan fiction story... I just have a hard time dealing with looking at the computer screen for the length of time required for a good one.
This is unquestionably fan fiction in somewhat official printed form. And not very good fan fiction at that. But, for what it is it is passable.
I've never been an...ermm... "Trekkie". But, being a dork, I have a bit of the Trekkie in me, and she bristled at some of the blantant mistakes the author made (he made Beverly Crusher's eyes green, there is an episode of TNG where its specifically mentioned that she is one of the few women in her family without green eyes, and her eyes mysteriously turning green was a plot point; he has Data listening to the computer, when several episodes TNG clearly shows him absorbing huge amounts of information on a screen... BECAUSE HE CAN and its more efficient).
The author also clearly is indulging some of his personal interests here... The plot is a bit weak (I personally prefer the ending I thought was coming to the real one), and the foreshadowing was a bit heavy handed at times... but it would have been a decent episode of TNG (last season, I think).
He does, however, hit some WOO moments with the characters. He writes a good Riker, and I liked the world and alien race he created. He gave the race its own personality, quirks and culture and that alone made this book a worthwhile read.
I did like Data's subplot; for what it was, it was done very well. Some writers (even on the series) overdo the Data thing, but he finds a pretty good medium that I found in character and believable. But it seemed like the author was indulging himself a bit. Some of the details, while fun or funny, were obviously something he threw in for his own amusement, and it sort of grated on me a bit. I think some aspects of it could have been more developed.
Good for what it is, could have been better... not a page turner, but not boring... If you like The Next Generation for the aliens, and like to see some good Data stuff, you'd enjoy this.
This is unquestionably fan fiction in somewhat official printed form. And not very good fan fiction at that. But, for what it is it is passable.
I've never been an...ermm... "Trekkie". But, being a dork, I have a bit of the Trekkie in me, and she bristled at some of the blantant mistakes the author made (he made Beverly Crusher's eyes green, there is an episode of TNG where its specifically mentioned that she is one of the few women in her family without green eyes, and her eyes mysteriously turning green was a plot point; he has Data listening to the computer, when several episodes TNG clearly shows him absorbing huge amounts of information on a screen... BECAUSE HE CAN and its more efficient).
The author also clearly is indulging some of his personal interests here... The plot is a bit weak (I personally prefer the ending I thought was coming to the real one), and the foreshadowing was a bit heavy handed at times... but it would have been a decent episode of TNG (last season, I think).
He does, however, hit some WOO moments with the characters. He writes a good Riker, and I liked the world and alien race he created. He gave the race its own personality, quirks and culture and that alone made this book a worthwhile read.
I did like Data's subplot; for what it was, it was done very well. Some writers (even on the series) overdo the Data thing, but he finds a pretty good medium that I found in character and believable. But it seemed like the author was indulging himself a bit. Some of the details, while fun or funny, were obviously something he threw in for his own amusement, and it sort of grated on me a bit. I think some aspects of it could have been more developed.
Good for what it is, could have been better... not a page turner, but not boring... If you like The Next Generation for the aliens, and like to see some good Data stuff, you'd enjoy this.
