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Total reviews: 13
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
A Review of 'Gods of Destiny' 4 out of 5 stars.
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'Gods of Destiny' is the first book in a three-part "epic" in the Star Trek novel-universe. Here, we're supposedly finally treated to the ultimate showdown between the Federation and the Borg, a plot that has been playing out in the novels for the past year. Considering David Mack was tackling this project, I expected this epic to truly be mind-blowing and come out hitting hard from this first installment. Yet, I found that while being a good, quick read, it left some to be desired. The book plays out between four different plots; one involving the Enterprise, another Titan, the newly revealed Aventine lead by Ezri Dax and then another plot focusing on the Columbia NX-02 from the 'Enterprise' era.
My main gripe is that these different plots deal with the Borg threat in varying degrees. The plot that (for this book) focuses most on the threat the Borg are posing is the Enterprise-E plot. While they do have a skirmish with the Borg, most of this plot is dealing with the same-ole 'Picard is troubled and obsessed with the Borg' plot we've seen in the television shows, movies and in recent books. The Aventine plot, while interesting and involving the Columbia NX-02, seems a bit awkward and random; this is the first book where we, as readers, are presented with Ezri in command of her own ship. I found myself more interested by questions and situations left unanswered such as what drove her away from Deep Space Nine, why are the DS9-relaunch characters curiously absent and never mentioned, and was Ezri as a captain really necessary for this epic? Titan's plot, for now, is also dealing with the Columbia NX-02 and soap opera-worthy drama between Riker and Troi. Columbia's plot is intriguing and engaging but feels a bit forced in the plot.
There are some good, redeeming qualities. I enjoyed that this book was more character-driven than it was action-orientated. We are presented with a very different side of Deanna Troi that was never explored or seen in the television shows or films. I enjoyed that this book is forcing different characters together in interesting situations and conversations, such as Crusher having to confide in La Forge, or reading of Admiral Owen Paris and his troubled relationship with Tom Paris. Though the Borg are not really the feature of this novel, reading of the Columbia's crew was fun and engaging. Their story takes center stage in this novel and definitely felt more original and fresh than many plots and novels to come out in a while in Trek.
In all, a good read that fleshes out some of Trek's characters. Since it was much hyped as the big 'Borg' novel, would have been nice to see this plot dealt with more and some conclusion (yes, even in book one) given to the Borg considering they have been the focus of so many novels this year.
Editorial Review:
Half a decade after the Dominion War and more than a year after the rise and fall of Praetor Shinzon, the galaxy's greatest scourge returns to wreak havoc upon the Federation -- and this time its goal is nothing less than total annihilation. Elsewhere, deep in the Gamma Quadrant, an ancient mystery is solved. One of Earth's first generation of starships, lost for centuries, has been found dead and empty on a desolate planet. But its discovery so far from home has raised disturbing questions, and the answers harken back to a struggle for survival that once tested a captain and her crew to the limits of their humanity.
From that terrifying flashpoint begins an apocalyptic odyssey that will reach across time and space to reveal the past, define the future, and show three captains -- Jean-Luc Picard of the U.S.S. Enterprise, TM William Riker of the U.S.S. Titan, and Ezri Dax of the U.S.S Aventine -- that some destinies are inescapable.
