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ISBN: 0-671-79322-5
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By: L. A. Graf The disappearance of Andorian scientific genius Muav Haslev fuels tensions between the Orions and the Andorians - tensions that come dangerously close to full scale war. Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise are called to Starbase Sigma 1, located on the edge of Andorian - Orion space, to patrol the sector as a deterrent to hostilities. On arrival, the crew encounters an inexplicable series of events, beginning with missing equipment and shipboard malfunctions. After a deadly transporter accident, Kirk suspects sabotage - suspicions that are confirmed by the mysterious murders of three Federation officials. Now, Kirk and crew must put together the fragmented pieces of the puzzle, before the Starship Enterprise faces destruction and the galaxy faces interplanetary war.
I decided to re-read this novel (August 2006) and I'm glad I did. First of all I want to tell you something that bothers me about this story. It might be something you wouldn't care about at all, but for some reason it bothers me and I want to tell you about it. There are several security crewmembers in this story and all are given names. Ok, no big deal you say. That's true, until you read their names: Barrasso, Jagr, Lemieux, Tocchet, Robinson, Trottier, Sweeney. Recognize any of them? They're all former NHL hockey players! I know it was probably done to "honour" those people but to me it's just annoying! I know it's been done a couple of other times in novels but this is the most blatant example of it and it really annoys me! The main characters in this story are Chekov, Sulu and Uhura so don't expect to spend a lot of time with Kirk, Spock and McCoy. And, in my opinion, none of the usual main characters are written well. Spock's dialogue (what little there was of it) just didn't sound to me as if Spock would have said it quite that way. Kirk was written only slightly better as was McCoy. Having said all that, you're probably thinking I hated this novel, but the fact is I enjoyed it . . . for the most part. The story is certainly an interesting one, as murder mysteries usually are. There's plenty of stuff going on that just doesn't seem to add up and it kept me interested all the way through, wondering who the bad guy actually was. So, even though there were a few things I didn't like, this novel did hold my interest with a solid story so I've given it a rating of 3 stars, up from my previous 2 star rating. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Here's a bit of trivia you might not be aware of: L. A. Graf isn't a real person, it's a pseudonym used by Julia Ecklar and Karen Rose Cercone. Previously, Melissa Crandall was part of L. A. Graf but she only co-wrote "Ice Trap" L. A. Graf stands for: Let's All Get Rich And Famous.
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