Gods above, by Peter David. Pocket Books, 2003.
I opened this excitedly, then realised I had completely forgotten the
previous volume, so I had to get it out and read it again. But it also
started in media res. However I did not have time to go back and read the
whole original series, so I left it at that.
The book was very involving and enjoyable, but I wonder whether it is all
too much of a serial. I know people still begin watching Days of Our
Lives, but can new readers easily pick up a New Frontier novel and begin?
The main thread of the novel is that the race of Beings of whom Apollo was
one, are back to be worshiped. They have attacked the Excalibur and the
crewıs two immortal beings have been killed. There are multiple subplots
involving many of the crew, including a Selelvian who may have used mind
power to seduce another crew member. This book winds up one major plot
line, but as usual stops on a cliffhanger.
I suppose the proof of the pudding is in the number of readers, so to
speak. I will continue to read (and buy!) these novels as long as they
come out, but is the number of buyers dropping?
The books are very interesting in themselves, but the author throws in
numerous historical allusions, and uses any chance he can to involve any
past event, which is a bonus for those who know a bit of Trek history. He
had to write an adventure for the Gateways series, and we discover the
Gateways were the catalyst for this extended tale. That is a throwaway
line, not an integral plot point.
So I think these are excellent books, but I donıt know how accessible they
are to new readers!
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