Star Trek The Next Generation Cold Equations: The Persistance Of Memory (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
Another stellar novel from Mr. Mack(O.K. Sorry about the pun.) He really knows the Star Trek universe and the characters.I thnk Gene Roddenberry would approve.I love stories that center around Data and this one doesn't disappoint.In this one we learn more about Data's family, primarily his father,Dr. Noonien Soong.Dr. Soong is quite the character as has been intimated before,but we really get to know him(and dare I say like?)him in this book. It is the first book of a trilogy and I have already started the second! Does that tell you anything? Yes,I enjoyed it. The only fault I had,and other writers have done it too,is that I wish they would give Worf a break! That was only a partial spoiler. You'll have to read it yourself to find out what I'm talking about.LOL.Happy Reading! David Mack starts off another great trilogy, this one focusing on Data's return. The middle part of the book covers what his father Dr. Soong has been doing, and while the shift to first person was unexpected, I think it worked very well.The Breen building thousands of androids based on Lore seemed a little bit out of the blue, as did the existence of the rebel Borg plant. I'm not sure how else it could have been set up, but it did seem to need just a bit more.Something I didn't like: Choudhury's death. It's not that she died but the fact that Worf has lost yet another love interest. It's starting to look like Troi dumped him none too soon.It's looking like things are being set up for Picard and Crusher to leave the ship and Worf get a promotion. That will be interesting.Overall, this was a good book, and I'm eager to see where Data goes from here. His character is one of the harder ones to develop, but Mack has definitely moved Data into a new phase in his life.
What do You think about Star Trek The Next Generation Cold Equations: The Persistance Of Memory (2000)?
Well done David Mack! Anyone who is a fan of Data will enjoy this series. On to book two.
—NWin
good start to a trilogy but too short books need to be at least 500 pages
—Cocobean
