7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Average beginning of an interesting series, November 21, 2000
By A Customer
The idea of Star Trek: S.C.E. is in interesting one, but Dean Wesley Smith doesn't really do that great a job. I didn't like the last book he wrote without Kristine Kathryn Rusch either (Star Trek: New Earth #2 - Belle Terre). But I have enjoyed the books they have collaborated on together. Maybe it's just his choice of words in this book, but it just didn't seem too good, almost sort of cheesy. The story is interesting, but it's just the way he wrote it that's bad. But I've read the next two S.C.E. books and they get better (of course they are by different authors) than this. S.C.E. #2 is better than #1, and #3 is better than #1 & #2. So like any series it will get better, but I still recommend getting this book, there is a continuing storyline, so reading this book first will help you to understand the references in the next books.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
STSCE #1 The Belly of the Beast - A great lead off story!, November 20, 2003
I'd been looking forward to getting to the first of the SCE books for quite some time now and after having read this lead off title, I see that my anticipation for it was greatly warranted. As is usual with a Dean Wesley Smith title, the plot and the writing were both well thought out and paced perfectly.
One thing that I and most likely most every other Star Trek reader has become accustomed to and find highly enjoyable is the manner in which a new series is launched, with having familiar characters leading the way. The Star Trek Starfleet Corps of Engineers series is no different, having Scotty and Geordi LaForge engrained in the story. Also of great interest is the plethora of characters that will be, from what I gather, the main cast of characters for SCE, most of which were gleaned from the various series and their respective guest roles.
The cover art for this e-book is fairly decent, giving the readers a good deal of information as to who and what they can expect within the pages and I especially like that they put the image of a Saber class starship on the cover, giving the readers the best information possible about the Da Vinci.
The premise:
Captain Picard and the crew of Enterprise find themselves in a protracted battle with a behemoth of a ship which had been attacking a colony. After a considerable amount of time and effort, they defeat the "beast" and call in the Starfleet Corps of Engineers to survey the ship. As luck would have it, Captain Picard soon finds that Captain Montgomery Scott is in charge of the SCE and is sending the Da Vinci to their position.
Geordi decides that he'd like to stay with the SCE team and the survey and soon finds that Sonya Gomez is now Commander Sonya Gomez and that she'll be leading the survey missions. What follows from there is a highly intriguing first tale in the Star Trek SCE series that harkens the reader back to the movie Aliens.
I highly recommend this first novel in the Star Trek SCE series and can only hope that the stories that followed this one will match it in its quality. {ssintrepid}
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I liked it, December 22, 2001
This was a very decent Star Trek Review albet a little bit short.
It is interesting to see the Behind the scenes team at work. The team that goes and makes use of everthing that is discovered in the show. This book was a very quick read and it was alot more shotting then I expected but I still enjoyed it.
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