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Smooth read and lots of fun, August 21, 2001
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This review is from: Here There Be Dragons (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 28) (Mass Market Paperback)
As far as numbered trek books go, this one stands up. I commend Mr. Peel for his great work in creating a story which blends fantasy into trek universe, without missing the action, humor and very nice character development. Once you get past the first two chapters it is very difficult to put this book aside. The story begins with Enterprise on a scientific survey mission near a supposedly impenetrable nebulae cloud. To their surprise a federation pleasure vessel appears from within the cloud and fires on them and sets itself to self-destruct. Just before the ship is destroyed, Enterprise manages to save who claims to be a federation agent. The agent convinces Picard that there is a planet inside the cloud inhabited by humans (from 13th century Germany) and dragons to which a bunch of crooks organize illegal dragon hunting parties. Seeing this as a serious breach for Prime Directive, Picard decides to go in to capture the criminals; it does not seem to be easy... Along their way Picard and friends meet crooked businesmen, a miserable town led by a sadistic duke, duke's noble knight, a would-be 13th century philosopher, a magician, and a dragon; YES a dragon! What I like most about the story is that it does not revolve only on Picard; instead almost every member of the Enterprise - from Data to Ro, Riker to even Lt.Barclay - gets his/her share of adventure and bravery and the author manages to keep the completeness of the book. The story gets more and more interesting as you turn each page with sword duels, poisons, dungeons; the leveraging tension is accompanied by good humor - especially Worf's attitude towards his dress is just great fun. Overall a great fun -and quick- read and I recommend it!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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ST-TNG: Here There Be Dragons, June 22, 2003
This review is from: Here There Be Dragons (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 28) (Mass Market Paperback)
Star Trek - The Next Generations: Here There Be Dragons written by John Peel is a well-written action-adventure novel written about a Preserver developing world that is hidden inside a tachyon cloud, where the only access is through a tunnel generated by Preserver technology, that is being exploited by a group of interplanetary trophy hunters. The events in this story take place before the sixth-season episode "Rascals." This planet is right out of Earth's 13th-century Germany where they believe in the force of arms, ritual combat, honor, and glory. And because of the Prime Directive, now, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise have to set things right. This book takes you on an adventurous read where Captain Picard, Data, Ro and a member of a security detail beam to the surface of the planet and investigate. Of course things do NOT go as planned and this adds to the mystery and intrigue of the story. After a while, William Riker and Deanna Troi also beam down to the planet's surface where they follow-up leads as to the whereabouts of the smugglers. The book goes back and forth between two main storylines with the addmixture of some minor storylines until you get all the main characters involved into the story proper. When reading this book you'll tend to think ahead of the story, but be careful the Enterprise and her crew experience some major roadblocks and impediments along the way making this story a complete adventure. There is only one fight seen with the indiginous dragon species on the planet involving Captain Picard and it is well-written. These beasties are huge, eighteen feet tall and sixty feet long, with long talons equiped with claws that can cut prey in half with one pass and... if that isn't enough these dragon-lizards have armored hide with large sharp saw-edged teeth. The story has an ending that has a few surprises and the reader will be engrosed in the story till the ending. All in all, the story is a solid 5 stars and this book is a keeper that you'll want to read again at a later time.
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INCREDIBLE!, May 25, 1998
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This review is from: Here There Be Dragons (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 28) (Mass Market Paperback)
I have read many Star Trek books, and "Here There Be Dragons", without a hint of doubt, is among my top 5 favourites. First of all, as the title implies, there is a certain amount of fantasy pertaining to this book, though not truly fantasy with wizards and feys and such. But it is set in a fantastical medeival Germany, with a Herr Grable, a scholar, ignorant villagers, dragons; the whole lot! John Peel did a fantastic job in intertwining Star Trek science fiction and fantasy, which I must commend greatly on his behalf. Masterfully done, Mr.Peel! "Here There Be Dragons" is really a book worth purchasing, and I highly suggest it to all readers, not just Trekkies.
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