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New York : Pocket Books, 1994.
Description
At last! The long awaited novel featuring both famous crews of the Starship Enterprisein an epic adventure that spans time and space.Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 are faced with their most challenging mission yet--rescuing renowned scientist Zefram Cochrane from captors who want to use his skills to conquer the galaxy.Meanwhile, ninety-nine years in the future on the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, Picard mustrescue an important and mysterious person whose safety is vital to the survival of the Federation.As the two crews struggle to fulfill their missions, destiny draws them closer together until pastand future merge--and the fate of each of the two legendary starships rests in the hands of the other vessel...
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LibraryThing member texascheeseman
Star Trek - Federation
By Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published In: New York, NY
Date: 1995
Pgs: 467
Summary:
The shadows of a madman of Earth’s World War 3 collides with that of Zephram Cochrane, the father of warp drive that made the Federation possible and gave birth
Genre:
Science Fiction, Movies and Television
Main Character:
Zephram Cochrane
Favorite Character:
Cochrane
Least Favorite Character:
Colonel Adrik Thorsen. The villain of the piece. When the story works the way it is supposed to, the villain should always be the least favorite character...or the favorite character depending on the tone of th story. I’d call this mission accomplished.
Favorite Scene:
The scene with the two Enterprises
Plot Holes/Out of Character:
N/A
Last Page Sound:
A satisfied sigh
Author Assessment:
Greatness. Would definitely read anything else by them.
Disposition of Book:
This is a keep it and re-read it someday book, just like it was after the first time I read it all those years ago.
Why isn't there a screenplay?:
This should have been the movie that was Star Trek: Generations. It would have passed the torch well while leaving a time and place for the original crew.
By Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published In: New York, NY
Date: 1995
Pgs: 467
Summary:
The shadows of a madman of Earth’s World War 3 collides with that of Zephram Cochrane, the father of warp drive that made the Federation possible and gave birth
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to the times of Kirk and Picard. These shadows stretch out through the ages of the Federation. Darkness, madness, obssession...light, discovery, ingenuity...the coin flipped. Picard, Kirk, and their crews deal with these in equal measure. From the birth of warp drive to the heart of a black hole, the Federation endures.Genre:
Science Fiction, Movies and Television
Main Character:
Zephram Cochrane
Favorite Character:
Cochrane
Least Favorite Character:
Colonel Adrik Thorsen. The villain of the piece. When the story works the way it is supposed to, the villain should always be the least favorite character...or the favorite character depending on the tone of th story. I’d call this mission accomplished.
Favorite Scene:
The scene with the two Enterprises
Plot Holes/Out of Character:
N/A
Last Page Sound:
A satisfied sigh
Author Assessment:
Greatness. Would definitely read anything else by them.
Disposition of Book:
This is a keep it and re-read it someday book, just like it was after the first time I read it all those years ago.
Why isn't there a screenplay?:
This should have been the movie that was Star Trek: Generations. It would have passed the torch well while leaving a time and place for the original crew.
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LibraryThing member VincentDarlage
I like Mark Lenard's voice, but they have to use artificial means to get his voice to differentiate between characters. It was a pretty good Star Trek story, a sequel to the original series' "Metamorphosis."
LibraryThing member Daniel.Estes
I remember loving this one. If I recall correctly, it came out right around the release of the first NextGen movie, Star Trek: Generations. I don't know which inspired/influenced the other, but I would have liked to have seen Federation on the big screen instead of Generations as it was the better
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LibraryThing member NurseBob
A great epic that literally spans time and space with Captains Kirk and Picard in fine form and an enemy that is appropriately evil on a grand scale. Furthermore the authors manage to capture the essence of these well-loved characters which makes the story all the more compelling. The only
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drawbacks for me were the very long passages of introspection and philosophizing......a little bit goes a long way and with a wee bit of editing those personal asides would have carried more impact than they do. But I enjoyed the adventure and the bittersweet ending(s) made me glad I came along for the ride. Show Less
LibraryThing member fulner
It was Star Trek: Generations before Star Trek VII came out. I'm really not sure which story was better.
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Original publication date
1994
2000 (deu.)
Physical description
viii, 467 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
0671894226 / 9780671894221
Local notes
"Jacket illustration by Keith Birdsong"--Dust jacket.
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Pages
viii; 467