Indistinguishable from Magic

Posted on 03 June 2017 by David A. McIntee

The most talented Starfleet engineers of two generations unite to solve a two hundred year old technological mystery that turns out to be only the beginning of a wider quest With the support of Guinan and Nog, as well as the crew of the U.S.S Challenger, Geordi La Forge and Montgomery Scott soon find themselves drawn into a larger, deadlier, and far personal adventure Helped by old friends and hindered by old enemies, their investigation will come to threaten everything they hold dear Seeking out the new, and going where no one has gonebefore, Geordi, Scotty, and Guinan find that their pasts are very much of the present, and must determine whether any sufficiently advanced technology is really indistinguishable from magic. Read Indistinguishable from Magic – kino-fada.fr It is a tradition and a standard feature of star trek novels to pay homage to past incidents, characters, and places for the sake of continuity and as a treat for fans But too much of these references to the past can be quite a distraction McIntee piles on the references to the point of making me wonder if he needed filler to achieve a novel lengt...Maybe I m just getting too old for Star Trek novels Or maybe I ve reached my saturation point with them and need to step away from them for a while But curse them for having interesting cover blurbs and intriguing sounding concepts that keep pulling me back in.Such is the case with Indistinguishable From Magic Set in the post Nemesis continuity, the novel is a virtual who s who of guest stars from various TNG episodes all brought back together again When an old NX starship suddenly turns Maybe I m just getting too old for Star Trek novels Or maybe I ve reached my saturation point with them and need to step away from them for a while But curse them for having interesting cover blurbs and intriguing sounding concepts that keep pulling me back in.Such is the case with Indistinguishable From Magic Set in the post Nemesis continuity, the novel is a virtual who s who of guest stars from various TNG episodes all brought back together again When an old NX starship suddenly turns up after being listed as destroyed, a crack team of engineers is sent out to look into it This includes Geordi, Scotty, Nog, Leah Brahms and Reg Barclay Also included is Rasmusse...Okay, I ve read every Star Trek TNG book out there and not many disappoint me This one was an exception This book had so much potential but for some odd reason they chose to end is very abruptly With all my experience reading these books, they sure missed several potential story lines and twists they could have pursued Disappointingly, this book IS a must read It adds to the La Forge and Scotty history in ways you need to be aware of if you are a ST TNG reader as I am Don t get me wrong, Okay, I ve read every Star Trek TNG book out there and not many disappoint me This one was an exception This book had so much potential but for some odd reason they chose to end is very abruptly With all my experience reading these books, they sure missed several potential story lines and twists they could have pursued Disappointingly, this book IS a must read It adds to the La Forge and Scotty history in ways you need to be aware of if you are a ST TNG reader as I am Don t get me wrong, the book is entertaining and has a very good storyline in my opinion, they just seem to leave many ...Last year, I started reading the post Nemesis books from the various series in order I love how they are taking story threads and weaving them through different books it really makes the different Star Trek series feel like one universe This book, however, was a real letdown To me, it read like a piece of fan fiction.The author brings in several secondary characters, and some of them felt forced into the story based on the other continuing story lines in the post Nemesis series Last year, I started reading the post Nemesis books from the various series in order I love how they are taking story threads and weaving them through different books it really makes the diffe...Geordi La Forge takes command of his first ship, together with a host of well known Trek characters for a bumpy ride whilst investigating the appearance of an old and lost NX ship Together the crew battle nefarious Ferengi, Romulans and an alien life form which routinely forgets to put it s headlamps on David A McIntee has done a good job despite the difficult position he s been put in with this book It s a frustrating read as it was originally meant to be two books, and continuity wise Geordi La Forge takes command of his first ship, together with a host of well known Trek characters for a bumpy ride whilst investigating the appearance of an old and lost NX ship Together the crew battle nefarious Ferengi, Romulans and an alien life form which routin...With so many big changes in the Trek universe, you kind of wish they had taken place in a better book that s not all over the place Short, punchy sections of prose can be good Short, punchy sections of character development, on the other hand, just seem out of place Way too much is packed into it, from the development of the Leah Geordi relationship to an analysis of just what makes Sela tick, all the way to Scotty and Guinan, Nog, Rasmussen from an old TNG episode , the Ferengi named Bok With so many big changes in the Trek universe, you kind of wish they had taken place in a better book that s not all over the place Short, punchy sections of prose can be good Short, punchy sections of character development, on the other hand, just seem out of place Way too much is packed into it, from the development of the Leah Geordi relationship to an analysis of just w...Good Geordi Scotty based story but a tad too much technobabble for me.The book is weird It s lead characters is Geordi, the use of a ship other than the Enterprise, not mention the engineering staffs of various Star Trek series TV and novels and the points where similar narration would repeat usually a sign of bad editing and the structure of two three clearly separate mission but connected missions, the use of some weird high concepts etc give this book the feel not of a TNG book but an attempt at a second relaunch of Starfleet Corp of Engineers with a TNG The book is weird It s lead characters is Geordi, the use of a ship other than the Enterprise, not mention the engineering staffs of various Star Trek series TV and novels and the points where similar narration would repeat usually a sign of bad editing and the structure of two th...I m having a hard time coming up with a review for this novel There were things I liked about the book and things I really didn t like at all I enjoyed seeing Geordi La Forge take the lead in this story and appreciated his character development It was also wonderful seeing Geordi and Scotty working together again Relics is one of my favorite TNG episodes It was nice to see Leah Brahms again and Vol was a fun alien addition to the engineering crew There was a lot of techno babble and I m having a hard time coming up with a review for this novel There were things I liked about the book and things I really didn t like at all I enjoyed seeing Geordi La Forge take the lead in this story and appreciated his character development It was ...First things first the plot is not all that strong, and bringing Rasmussen into it was I literally cannot even describe how ridiculous and pointless it was Also, the book did that overly technical thing that can be disorienting SPOILER ALERT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD Having said that, it s still a great book It takes Star Trek to places it s never been before, using a cast of characters we ve come to love It solves old mysteries, and gives a beautiful end We assume to a beloved First things first the plot is not all that strong, and bringing Rasmussen into it was I literally cannot even describe how ridiculous and pointless it was Also, the book did that overly technical thing that can be disorienting SPOILER ALERT FROM THIS POINT FORWARD Having said that, it s still a great b...

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03 June 2017

David A. McIntee