Shadows on the Sun

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As a young doctor with a beautiful family and a promising medical career, Dr Leonard McCoy thought he had it all But when the woman he loved betrayed him, McCoy fled to Starfleet, hoping to lose his pain in the depths of space Now, than forty years later, the Enterprise and her crew are ordered to transport a group of mediators to the planet Ssan, a world where assassination is a time honored tradition, and McCoy is surprised to learn that his ex wife, now remarried, is one of the mediators And before he can come to terms with his conflicted feelings for his former love, she and Captain Kirk are trapped on Susan, and McCoy is caught in an explosive civil war, the only one with the power to save the woman who once nearly destroyed him. Read Shadows on the Sun by Michael Jan Friedman – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here This sucked It had no point It was poorly written What a waste of time And it s most unfortunate because it s a very McCoy centric book, which I enjoythan other ST books, since McCoy is my favorite character I wanted to like this book, but it simply wasn t possible.Why, you may ask Well, for starters, the resolution was half hearted and thoroughly unsatisfying Jocelyn s death made the emotional investment in the story a pointless w...A bit of a non starter While the history of Dr McCoy and his ex wife makes for a sad elegiac story, it doesn t alter the fact that this novel really seems completely superfluous, and without any imperative reason ...Fantastic read And Mr Friedman made me a character in the novel How could I not like itI didn t think I would like this book as much as I do because I ama ST TNG girl than TOS right now However, when I saw the cover of this book I gasped for joy because it seemed like it would have all the drama I would need in a Michael Jan Friedman book And I was right After reading the introduction, I thought, what the hell and dove nose deep into this book and haven t regretted it since.The story takes place shortly before the retirement of the Enterprise crew sans Sulu The novel i I didn t think I would like this book as much as I do because I ama ST TNG girl than TOS right now However, when I saw the cover of this book I gasped for joy because it seemed like it would have all the drama I would need in a Mich...James Doohan is a really good narrator That s first and foremost here Just a great person to have doing a bunch of these audio books.Beyond that, enh This book isn t BAD, and it tries to do some good things a lotdepth given to McCoy s history with his ex...another reread, this time from the nineties I see why I kept this book, and I probably will again.No review of a Star Trek novel can be begin without a clear statement of bias I am a huge Star Trek nerd Huge I love all things Star Trek prime universe I acknowledge that not all Star Trek content created in the prime universe is great Heaven knows how bad Enterprise and Voyager were, but I love the concept of the fictional universe in which the Star Trek narratives take place.If that didn t mean anything to you, the rest of my review, and the repeated casual mentions of characters Trekk No review of a Star Trek novel can be begin without a clear statement of bias I am a huge Star Trek nerd Huge I love all things Star Trek prime universe I acknowl...Took a while to get into was also reading a bunch of other stuff , but I ended up getting through most of the second half in the last 24 or so hours Remember that being an issue with multiple previous reads of Friedman s longer in depth books, going back 15 years to my first exposure to Trek lit I actually waited until I finished my TOS and associated movies...I honestly found this to be one of the best McCoy centric novels in the entire collection of Star Trek novels I ve managed to find and read It gives us some insight into his past, his family life and we see an interesting glimpse into the life of pre Enterprise McCoy and it ...Audiobook On the brink of retirement, Bones and the crew of the Enterprise are asked to travel with a pair of diplomats to the planet of Ssan to resolve a conflict between the government and a sect of Assassins determined to revive the tradition of Assassination as their cultural heritage Bones must revisit his first youthful adventure as a Starfleet doctor on Ssan and reignite his first love when the diplomats prove to be his own ex wife and the man who destroyed their marriage Conflict and Audiobook On the brink of retirement, Bones and the crew of the Enterprise are asked to travel with a pair of diplomats to the planet of Ssan to resolve a conflict between the government and a sect of Assassins determined to revive the tradition of...

Shadows on the Sun
  • English
  • 05 June 2017
  • Paperback
  • 352 pages
  • 0671869108
  • Michael Jan Friedman
  • Shadows on the Sun