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Title: Daedalus: Part One of Two (Star Trek: Enterprise) by Dave Stern ISBN: 0-7434-7118-0 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: ST-Enterprise: Daedalus Part 1 of 2
Comment: Star Trek - Enterprise: Daedalus part 1 of 2 written by Dave Stern is a well-wrtten storyline where the main characters in this book that are known to us are Charles (Trip) Tucker, III and Hoshi chief engineer and communications respectively. After the first fifty pages Trip becomes the primary character, as Hoshi plays a minor role.
The book is full of Trip's memories of the Daedalus Project man's first attempt at warp drive... a cascading ion drive a full ten years ahead of the matter-anitmatter warp drive. This project was headed by Professor Victor Brodesser a rather forward thinker and hard working man. But, the cascading ion drive propulsion system has some problems... Trip was a working engineer on this project and he has discovered a fatal flaw in the cascading design. Trip gets some concessions from the Professor but the Daedalus is lost on its maiden voyage.
Now, thirteen years have past and the Enterprise is investigating an anomaly when it is attacked and lost to a rather human-like race called the Denari. The Denari are in the middle of a civil war as one side has better technology than the other, but, how did they obtain such an advantage. That is one of the questions answered within the pages of this wonderfull story. There are twists and turns throughout this book and it moves right along keeping your interest till the end... well the end of part one. There is a leadin chapter to the second book Daedalus' Children.
The author does a good job of character development and piques your interest. The villian in this book is just hearsay untill the end and the Denari Doctor Trant has a liking for Trip as we find out in the book.
This is a solid 4 Star Trek novel and I hope that the second tome in this series is as well-written. It is finally refreshing to read a ST-Enterprise novel where there is good writing and character development. I just hope this trend will continue for some badly needed solid storylines for ST-Enterprise.
Rating: 3
Summary: Full of Surprises
Comment: What surprised me the most about "Daedalus" was how enjoyable a reading experience it was. I readily admit that I wasn't expecting much based on the previous Enterprise novels but "Daedalus", despite its weaknesses, was an interesting story with appealing characters that was solidly executed. Not great but certainly engaging and entertaining.
The title, Daedalus, refers to the ship of that name, an experimental warp capable vessel that exploded on its maiden voyage thirteen years earlier. Tucker, who had worked on the Daedalus project, finds his memories of that catastrophe coming back to haunt him in more ways than one in this story and it is Commander Tucker who quickly becomes the main character in the novel. Stern's characterization of Trip is excellent, the personality and voice of the engineer comes through marvelously.
While Hoshi and Tucker are the only two main Enterprise characters utilized in "Daedalus" after the first three chapters, and Hoshi plays only a limited role, the other characters are well drawn. They are sympathetic but strong. The Denari doctor, a woman named Trant is particularly likable. However, the apparent villain, General Sadir, is only seen superficially, primarily through hearsay.
Just after the midway point the plot of "Daedalus" takes it's first startling twist but it is in the final chapter that Stern guarantees you'll want to read part two, "Daedalus's Children", by dropping another astonishing, and hopefully unforeseen turn into the story. How the story is concluded in the second part will ultimately determine just how good this first part was, and hopefully the plot can maintain its momentum and we will have to wait until May 2004 to find out, but based on the story thus far I'm feeling a lot more optimistic than I expected.
Rating: 4
Summary: Superbly written book.
Comment: Fascinating story, good pacing, good action, deft handling of characters. The only flaw (if one agrees with me that it IS a flaw) is that it doesn't finish. It ends with a "to be continued", a practice which, common as it is, I despise. If you don't mind being left hanging until the next book for an end to the story, then consider this a five-star rating.
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Title: Daedalus's Children: Part Two of Two (Star Trek: Enterprise) by Dave Stern ISBN: 0743476468 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Expanse (Star Trek: Enterprise) by J.M. Dillard, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga ISBN: 0743484851 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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