Has anybody read this novel (besides me)?
It is one of the first ST-novels, plays 40 years before TOS and is told from a Klingon-point of view.
Did you like it and what are your thoughts on it?
ST-Novel: The Final Reflection
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FTeik
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ST-Novel: The Final Reflection
The optimist thinks, that we live in the best of all possible worlds and the pessimist is afraid, that this is true.
"Don't ask, what your country can do for you. Ask, what you can do for your country." Mao Tse-Tung.
"Don't ask, what your country can do for you. Ask, what you can do for your country." Mao Tse-Tung.
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BenRG
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I've read it and loved it. It stands out as a fine example of storytelling in the pre-TNG-era canon universe. Amongst its' good points are the Klingons saving the Federation from internal collapse (because they need a strong enemy to give the Empire something to unite against) and lots of interesting little insights into Klingon culture. Did you know that they love baths and consider them a sinful little luxury? The Klingons of this universe were not the unwashed apes of the TNG universe, but cunning, capable warriors, scientists and diplomats in their own right.
I like this story for the same reason that I like the 'Rihansu' (sp) universe, as it has a far more 'real' view of the Star Trek universe and its' species than the rather sanitised and monocrome TNG universe.
I like this story for the same reason that I like the 'Rihansu' (sp) universe, as it has a far more 'real' view of the Star Trek universe and its' species than the rather sanitised and monocrome TNG universe.
BenRG - Liking Star Trek doesn't mean you have to think the Federation stands a chance!
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Patrick Degan
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Excellent novel, and a far better model of Klingon culture than the cartoonish oafs of the TNG-era.
I also enjoyed Ford's How Much For Just The Planet.
I also enjoyed Ford's How Much For Just The Planet.
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People pray so that God won't crush them like bugs.
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People pray so that God won't crush them like bugs.
—Dr. Gregory House
Oil an emergency?! It's about time, Brigadier, that the leaders of this planet of yours realised that to remain dependent upon a mineral slime simply doesn't make sense.
—The Doctor "Terror Of The Zygons" (1975)
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Frank Hipper
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FASA based their Klingons on it.
Loved the introduction of Dilithium.
Good, but not great, explanation for "ridged" and "non-ridged" Klingons.
He made a great spin on the "Trouble with Tribbles" post-bar room brawl captain's interrogation.
Klingons do not like New Mexico.
Sad that that it couldn't have served as the basis for the series' Klingons, there wouldn't be many jokes or dismissals of them, that's for sure.
Loved the introduction of Dilithium.
Good, but not great, explanation for "ridged" and "non-ridged" Klingons.
He made a great spin on the "Trouble with Tribbles" post-bar room brawl captain's interrogation.
Klingons do not like New Mexico.
Sad that that it couldn't have served as the basis for the series' Klingons, there wouldn't be many jokes or dismissals of them, that's for sure.
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