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ST-Novel: The Final Reflection
Posted: 2003-10-29 12:27pm
by FTeik
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?
TFR Forever
Posted: 2003-10-29 02:17pm
by BenRG
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.
Posted: 2003-10-30 01:02am
by Patrick Degan
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.
Posted: 2003-10-30 03:24am
by Frank Hipper
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.