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The enigmatic entity known as Q remains one of the greatest mysteries in the universe, yet no one, perhaps, understands Q as well as actor John de Lancie, who has played Q. on television for more than a decade. Now de Lancie and Peter David, the bestselling author of such acclaimed novels as "Q-in-Law" and "Q-Squared" have joined forces to send Q on an unforgettable cosmic odyssey, told from the mischievous trickster's own unique point of view. The Maelstrom, a metaphysical whirlpool of apocalyptic proportions, is pulling all of reality into its maw, devouring the totality of time and space while bringing together people and places from throughout the universe. The Q Continuum pronounces that the end of everything has come, but Q refuses to meekly accept the end of all he has known. Defying the judgement of the Continuum, he sets out to derail doomsday -- at whatever the cost. Q has been everywhere and done everything, but now he's in for a cosmic thrill ride beyond even his own astonishingly unlimited imagination. Old friends and adversaries wait in unexpected places, transcendent hazards abound, and the multiverse's most un… (more)
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The story was very Dante's Inferno-ish. The End is coming, or maybe someone is causing the End to come.
So, Q, along with Picard and Data (because it always seems to be Picard and Data who get the stand alone books. I like them, but would love to see some where Beverly Crusher or Geordi or someone else gets to be the tag along human).
It wasn't all a bust though, there was a Locutus sighting, which was cool. And there was even some Jadzia Dax (*sigh* I still miss Jadzia Dax).
And then there was the best line that I've read in a Star Trek Novel in quite awhile, "I'm human... I never stop fighting..." (pg. 231). It seems to be an idea that Peter David keeps coming to in his books. The same idea was part of Q-Squared too.
Of course, that among other things made the book a bit human centric (as well as it being a bit 20th Century centric), but, honestly, it was written in the 20th Century by a human to be read in the 20th and 21st century by other humans, so I can see why using a human point of view for Q was how they went. And there is precedent in the show. He's always been obsessed by humans on the show too.
All in all a solid Star Trek Novel. Not bad, but not Peter David's best either.