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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of better Voyager novels., December 31, 2000
This review is from: Cloak and Dagger (Star Trek Voyager, No 19, Dark Matters Book One of Three) (Paperback)
"Dark Matters" continues and expands the story line began in the TV episode "Eye of the Needle", bringing back the Romulan Scientist Telek R'Mor, accompanied by one of the most implausible pieces of Trek science I ever encountered. The properties of dark matter, its technical application and side effects make very little sense, not to mention the fact that the stuff is purely hypothetical, not a scientific fact as the cover blurb would have us believe. That aside, "Cloak and Dagger" is well-done, by Star Trek novel standards. One of its highlights is the Romulan subplot which gives the reader a rare insight into the higher echelons of the Romulan power structure, introducing characters that the TV shows have so far paid little attention to, such as the Romulan Empress, the Praetor and the Proconsul, and featuring the chairman of the Tal Shi'ar, Jekri Kaleh, in a lead role. Kaleh is a one-dimensional villain at first, but, surprisingly, becomes more interesting and psychologically credible as the story progresses. Eventually, the reader even starts to feel sympathy for her, a feeling that only intensifies in volumes two and three. "Cloak and Dagger" was a page-turner for me, and it left me eagerly waiting for the second volume.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book!, November 3, 2000
This review is from: Cloak and Dagger (Star Trek Voyager, No 19, Dark Matters Book One of Three) (Paperback)
Oh wow! I have to tell you, as I read this book I couldn't wait for the next chapter, and now the next book, and was quite glad that I have the next one to read! I don't know what I'm going to do when I finish that one and have to wait until the end of November for the last one to ship out! I won't give anything away. It wouldn't be fair. =) Suffice it to say, this book has more than caught my interest, and I am most happy to go get the next one and continue reading this intruiguing saga. There are enough "cliff hangers" to keep you interested into what will happen in the next two intallments. I couldn't put the book down, and read it in one day. That's how good it is! I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable but repetitive, March 20, 2001
This review is from: Cloak and Dagger (Star Trek Voyager, No 19, Dark Matters Book One of Three) (Paperback)
Christie Golden is an excellent and descriptive writer, and this trilogy was full of never before thought of ideas. However, the reason I only gave it 3 stars is because you could literally pick up the 3rd book and know what went on through the entire trilogy. It gives a review of what has been happening in the second and third books at the begining for the first few chapters. That was sort of an annoyance to me. I felt I was re-reading unnecessary things. At least you can never get lost in them. The idea for a dark matter cloak was a great one, and the characters, even the "bad guys" (or gals) were very likeable. Except Lhiau, I never liked him, and that's what was so great about these books. Lhiau genuinely thought what he was doing was the right thing, and to me, that makes a good villain. The characters all had their own complications they had to work through. The trilogy in general was a good read.
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