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Title: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds IV by Dean Wesley Smith, John J. Ordover, Paula M. Block ISBN: 0-7434-1131-5 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: ST: Strange New Worlds IV
Comment: This is the fourth installment of the Strange New Worlds series highlighting new talent writing the the genre of TREK. Talented fans submit short stories written for a contest for publication.
In the past, we saw some exceptional talent and originality, storylines that took you to areas of TREK that only short stories could. This anthology was engaging but fell a tad short of the prevoius three. I'm sure the fans have not lost interest, but I'm wondering if the editor has or maybe his direction and view of the TREK universe has been skewed.
There are 22 short stories contained in the anthology that continue in the different genre of the TREK series. I found that these stories to be good and thoughtfully written. Entertaining to a degree but a spark missing.
I wouldn't pass this volume up though as it will show the maturing process of some very promissing writers... future of TREK is in these pages a little recondite, but emerging nonetheless.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fourth installment, while not as strong-- still a must buy
Comment: If you ever wanted to grow up to write Star Trek books or movies-- get this book. I must disagree with most of the other reviews-- this book IS worth having for any Trek fan. (For non-fans you probably won't be interested.)
I will agree on the point that this book is not as strong as the first three, but that it is only off by a little. However, to say that the stories were not as strong, or somehow less than the other three is not true.
You will enjoy at least one story from each section, The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager for sure. For die hard fans you get to read stories by other fans! For would-be writers, actors or producers, the series shows you how 20+ people with no publishing experience can write a story and get it published.
Bottom Line: Its worth the paperback price and more.
Rating: 1
Summary: Strange New Worlds "Forget It" !!!
Comment: Well it is clear that this concept has long since run out of steam with this the fourth, and easily the weakest of the series. It boggles the mind that the garbage that is in this collection could be the best of the "hundreds" of submissions. In fact many of the stories in this collection are either pointless drivel or obvious plagarism from original scripts. (* I can't help wonder what the original writers of the shows must think when they see their ideas trashed by well meaning but misguided fans !) Of course much of the blame must be directed at the editors who choose the works that go into these books, as it was their job to assemble original, exciting and worthwhile contributions. Unfortunately this collection has few worthy efforts and as for a fifth book, well I think they should quit now, before they do any more damage to the Star Trek legend.
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Title: Strange New Worlds III by Dean Wesley Smith, John J. Ordover, Paula M. Block ISBN: 0671036521 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Strange New Worlds, Vol. 6 (Star Trek) by Dean Wesley Smith, John J. Ordover, Paula M. Block ISBN: 0743467531 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Strange New Worlds, Vol. 2 (Star Trek) by Dean Wesley Smith, John J. Ordover, Paula M. Block ISBN: 0671026925 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Star Trek: Adventures in Time and Space by Mary P. Taylor ISBN: 0671034154 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Amazing Stories (Star Trek) by John J. Ordover ISBN: 0743449150 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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