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Title: Star Trek First Contact by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Gates McFadden, J. M. Dillard, Ronald D. Moore ISBN: 0-671-57391-8 Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Audio) Pub. Date: 01 December, 1996 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.85 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: ST-TNG: First Contact
Comment: Star Trek - The Next Generation: First Contact a novel by J.M. Dillard based on the film Star Trek: First Contact story by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, and Ronald D. Moore is a book that combines one of the Federations greatest threats the Borg with Earth's first warp flight and the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew.
As the relentless Borg work their way toward Earth, the only hope to stop them rests with the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew. Now, the Borg are even more dangerous... stronger and have a devious plan. As the Borg begin to launch their plan of attack against the Federation, a startling confrontation will take them back in time as Earth's first warp space flight is about to take place.
This is a fast paced book and the narrative is spot-on as the character-driven plot makes its way throughout the book. We read about Zefram Cochrane and the Phoenix on the eve of the first warp flight from Earth, the relentless Borg and their Queen as she now wants the U.S.S. Enterprise for herself and of course the "First Contact" with the Vulcans.
What I found to be a most pleasent surprise was that between the book v. movie is that the book gave far more detail. As you read about the characters you get a feel for their emotions and their train of thought. Of course, there are scenes in the book that weren't in the movie, making the book flow much smoother.
The book works on detail and the characters are robust and this makes the story engagingly fascinating... the Borg say, "Resistance is futile," that may have been so, until they came in contact with the Enterprise and her crew. Another wonderful feature in this book is the color pictures of the movie and there is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film.
This is an excellent book with a lively portrayl of vivid characters.
Rating: 5
Summary: Book and movie complement each other well.
Comment: "And you people...you're all astronauts on some kind of...star trek?"
That line, uttered by Dr. Zephram Cochrane in both movie and novelization, has to be my all time favorite from the Trek film series. The most interesting difference between movie and book, as far I am concerned, is that despite James Cromwell's fine performance I found the film's Zephram Cochrane incredibly annoying. I never developed a shred of sympathy for him, because the background the film gave me - the Third World War and its chaotic aftermath - wasn't sufficient to make me understand him. I don't know, not having seen the script from which J.M. Dillard worked, whether she added "Zef" Cochrane's tragic battle with bipolar disorder (a disease that before the War had an effective treatment), or if it was among the elements that inevitably got cut as the film took shape. But I do know that for me, it made all the difference in being able to care about this character and root for him.
The book follows the film with little filler added except for background on Lily Sloane and Zephram Cochrane, which gives it a similar pace. They complement each other well.
--Reviewed by Nina M. Osier, author of ROUGH RIDER from Double Dragon eBooks
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent novelization.
Comment: As usual, J.M. Dillard does a fine job of remaining true to the source material, while still elaborating on it. The story is an excellent one, with plenty of action and plenty of interesting science-fiction concepts for the more thoughtful to consider. It gives us a bit more insight into the "future history" between the near-collapse of civilization and the beginning of the Federation that has been hinted at but rarely detailed in various episodes of Star Trek, in various generations of series.
The plot and characterization are both excellent and the writing is fluid and professional. The book is a pleasure to read.
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Title: Star Trek Insurrection (Star Trek The Next Generation) by Michael Piller, J. M. Dillard ISBN: 0671024477 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Star Trek: Nemesis by John Vornholt ISBN: 068985627X Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Star Trek Generations (Star Trek The Next Generation) by J.M. Dillard, Rick Berman, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga ISBN: 0671537539 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Last Stand (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 37) by Brad Ferguson ISBN: 0671501054 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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