Litsy

so-so

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.

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Chittavrtti

Errand Of Vengeance 3: River Of Blood: Star Trek The Original Series | Kevin Ryan

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

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tournevis

Web of the Romulans | Murdock

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.

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Chittavrtti

Errand Of Vengeance 2: Killing Blow: Star Trek The Original Series | Kevin Ryan

Determined to finish the trilogy before the year‘s end. Happy to see Koloth is a part of the adventure. Edit to add: The grammar is distracting. There are numerous mistakes including calling one character by another character‘s name. Koloth remains true to form so far.

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tournevis

Web of the Romulans | M. S. Murdoch

Starting this one because I am officially off (except not, but close enough). It promises to be good-bad.

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Robotswithpersonality

It Rhymes with Takei | George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott

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I needed that. Truly a splendid collaboration. I usually have difficulty with graphic memoirs - the balance is off between depicting the wealth of information in text versus conveying the narrative through images, this one got it just right. It also had a wealth of story to tell: you get the beats of Takei's life, with a strong thread of recognizing and hiding the gay part of his identity, not a source of self-loathing, 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? but a source of anxiety given the attitudes through the decades, how the revelation could have destroyed his career, his future plans, wrestling with not being out to support those already protesting for his rights. Alongside the chronology of discovering a love for and success with acting, of the vulnerability of sharing milestones in his personal (love) life, you also see how early and often activism was a part of his life, 1w

Robotswithpersonality 3/? how it gradually becomes the centre of the story, as it meshes with his coming out. It surprised me in retrospect how small a portion is spent on Star Trek, but it's accurate in relation to a career spanning decades, to a full life. Certainly various doors were open due to his fame, but it's wonderful to see all the public service he has been involved in, that throughout his life he has aided in so many ways to improve 1w

Robotswithpersonality 4/? both his local community and his country, involved not just in social media but in politics and protests for and against legislation, and has now had years with a loving partner, a loving husband. So inspiring, so heartwarming, and such a message of hope, recognizing the current struggles, the obstacles to LGBTQIA+ communities presented by the current American administration, without ever losing confidence in the power of a dynamic democracy. 1w

Robotswithpersonality 5/5 More of this, please.

P.S. I also recommend the other graphic memoir from Takei et al, They Called Us Enemy.

⚠️discussion of racism, homophobia, depiction of WW2 internment of Japanese Americans, AIDS symptoms, single instance of domestic abuse 1w

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Robotswithpersonality

It Rhymes with Takei | George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott