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I am recommending it, because it is flawlessly well written by Una McCormack, who knows Spock as well as I do. It was not a book for me, but it is likely a must for most Trekkers. Una also wrote The Autobiography of Katheryn Janeway, and a lot of other tie-in novels, as well as some very good scholarly work. (Image is the lovely Japanese cover)

At almost 70%, in part III, and I'm trying so hard. I do not enjoy autobiographies (or biographies for that matter); non-fictional ones are only good as source material for research IMO. I will finish this because Una deserves it. Out of respect for her.

Half way and I remember why I had put it aside almost 2 years ago. While Una writes wonderfully (so proud to have worked with her) and I love Spock as much as she does, it's written as an autobiography. A genre which I really do not like. The result is me being fascinated and annoyed at the same time, page after page. She gets Spock's voice so well, but there's not plot. It's Spock's life. We know what happens. I'll finish it, somehow.

Picked this one up again after a long bit. The database still tags the wrong author. Una McCormack writes Spock perfectly, you can hear Leonard Nimoy speak. Spock tells his life story to Jean-Luc Picard on the eve of his mission to prevent the Romulan star going nova, one he will fail, as the 2009 movie shows. So good.

Kirk saves the day, the Romulan Praetor's honour is saved, the female love interest dies as a motivation for the war hero (because 1990s), the agrarian planet gets a new market for their “gran“ and the deluded admiral just gives up on his evil plans because the plot requires it. Not the best Star Trek novel by any means. Too many POVs changing in a jarring manner. Diane Duane this is not. A solid Meh.

Hopefully the editing staff was more attentive while working on this volume. Edited to add my hopes dashed by page seventeen.

About halfway and it's far from the better Star Trek novels. It takes place after the episode Tomorrow is Yesterday with the computer's female personality developping an obsession for Kirk. The Romulan plot could be interesting if it made sense but does not yet. I'll finish it though.