The citizens of the planet Mercan cannot conceive of worlds beyond their own. Their sun is prone to deadly radioactive flare-ups, and the Mercans have organized their life around the need to survive The Ordeal. All that might change, though, when a badly-damaged EnterpriseTM arrives near Mercan, desperately in need of repairs. It's not an easy task, though, begging help from people who can hardly believe in your existence, and Kirk finds himself torn between the safety and survival of his crew and the Prime Directive, which dictates that he must leave the Mercans to live their lives in peace, and, therefore, in ignorance.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad.,
This review is from: ABODE OF LIFE: STAR TREK #6 (Mass Market Paperback)
This book tries hard to cover alot of hard issues. The prime directive, the safty of the Enterprise and crew as well as the beliefs and how to deal with an alien culture. But in the end it doesn't really cover any in deapth. That doesn't mean it was a bad book. I have quite enjoyed reading it. The characters are good and the story always moves, never really dragging along. If you are a big fan of the show then you should enjoy this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
One of the first Pocket Star Trek novels.,
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This review is from: ABODE OF LIFE: STAR TREK #6 (Mass Market Paperback)
I got the impression that this novel was written more at the female Star Trek audience. There is something more tender in tone, or wtiting style that makes this novel more homoginized than the few previous or 100's of later Star Trek novels.
If you are looking for a less action filled, or techno-babble laden Star Trek novel, this could be the one you want.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A bit simplistic, but a nice read,
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This review is from: ABODE OF LIFE: STAR TREK #6 (Mass Market Paperback)
A "nice to pass the time" type of book, with am interesting preposition. A planet so remote that at night the sky is only black. No other planets, no moon, no stars. And the star of the system itself flares up every now and then with lethal radiation, thus forming a society in which those who can predict these Ordeals are powerfull, especially since they can grand and deny access to the Keeps where it is save during these periods. A few nice finds like the use of transporters as means of transport on the planet: no roads, no role for "distance" in their fysics. But the plot is a bit predictable, and the society with three groups gets a lot of attention in the book, but is perhaps a bit to well known nowadays. And I really missed some of the usually so entertaining interactions between Kirk, Spock and Bones.
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