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Imzadi Forever (Star Trek, The Next Generation)

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If you have already read Imzadi & Triangle: Imazdi 2, then there is very little new in this edition (a 2 page intro & a 5 page interview)

If you have never read the first two, then you will really enjoy 2 great books from one of my favorite Star Trek authors.

If you had bothered to read the description of the book, you might realize it is reprinted material.

The original Imzadi is one of the best books (Star Trek or other) that I've ever read. I would give it six starts, vaulting it from loved it, to changed my life status. I grew up on STTNG (laugh all you will) and I always wanted more of an explanation into the Riker/Troi relationship. Imzadi gives you all that you could hope for and more.

Imzadi Two: Triangle is good, albit a bit akward since it takes place after the crash of the Enterprise in the first TNG movie. PD had to scramble a little to fit what he wrote into what the writers of the show/movie had done in the interm, but he pulled it off. He also added Thomas Riker, aka bad Riker and Sela to add to the basic love story and help muddy the waters.

I have both books in hard cover and have read each several times. PD has a great way with words and I really enjoy his view of the STTNG universe.

If you haven't read the first two Imzadi books this is a great book since both are in it. If you have, that is all this book has in it. There is no continuation. I waited forever for this book thinking it would tell what leads up to their marriage in the movie only to be horribly disappointed. No offense to Mr. David but please where is the rest of the story?!

I was expeting this book to be a continuation of the Imzadi story line. If you've never read either Imzadi or Triangle, you are in for a treat. If you have read them, nothing new here, except for the name and the cover. Too bad, the story line has great potential for a continuation.

I'll let other reviews cover the subject matter of this particular book and focus on author Peter David instead. He is, without doubt, the premier author of Trek fiction and you are well-advised to seek out all his other fiction, both Trek and non-Trek.

What makes David so unique? Not only does he know every single detail in the series, his books reveal a deep compassion and concern for each story, going beyond casual story-telling into motivations and character development that can only be produced by someone who thinks with depth and understanding about each character and who loves his material.

And what do you get in this novel? No less than the best Trek novel ever written (Imzadi) and an absolute joy to behold, as it takes the skeleton of a story barely hinted at in the series and molds it into a pulse-pounding character-based lovefest that will deeply satisfy the casual and series fan alike. And note that in a David book, there are no throw-away characters or scenes - everyone who shows up, right down to the smallest part, gets a full examination by the author, transforming pulp fiction into absolute artistry.

Kudos!

...this one has some problems. Not big ones (the standalone "Imzadi" had no paragraphs - this isn't like that), but still, it's irritating. At Location 5402-5404, there are two titles. The first (The Beginning of the End) is correct. The second (Triangle: Imzadi II) belongs several pages forward. Amazon, I love my Kindle, but these errors are seriously cramping my style - please let us fix them!

I've never had the pleasure of reading either of these books separately and while I can understand some reviewers' disappointment in there not being really anything new in the "signature" edition but that doesn't detract from the fact that these are, particularly the first book, two outstanding Star Trek books.

I'm not a fanatical Star Trek fan, so I don't know of any innaccuracies to the Star Trek universe but both books read like they are deeply grounded within the Star Trek universe. I found some of the comments by previous reviewers, such as that these were nothing but "trashy love story" paperbacks, intriguing before I read the books because I had been recommended them by many people.

Certainly the primary plot of the first and to a lesser extent the second book is about Riker and Deanna's relationship but it doesn't end there. There is enough action, intrigue and plot twists to keep the books moving along at a steady pace. There was a lot of great insights in the feelings, which often aren't conveyed on-screen, of the characters represented in these books and I felt that Peter David did an exceptional job with subjects that could be quite controversial.

I thoroughly enjoyed both books but I must say that the second book was not as good as the first but it may have been because I had invested so much of my emotion in the first book and then, without even a day in between, I was reading the second book. So maybe one should read the first and then wait a few days before reading the second. The second is not truly a sequel in the true sense of the word but more of an ongoing look in to the same subject matter.

Riker is my favourite TNG character so these books are extra special to me but I feel that anyone who wants more than just another exciting episode, they should definitely read these books but having said that, even those who only want an exciting adventure can still find much of this in the books, though more so in the second.

Nice love story for Star Trek fans, well written and its kinda fun to have part 1 and part 2 in the same book!

Imzadi Forever is the best compilation of the greatest two books I have ever red. Peter David, probably my most favorite author, hit the head on the nail square on with both of these books. Never read anything better!

This book is extremely well written,using the background stories from the Star Trek series to great effect, both of the stories in this omnibus are captivating and really pull you into the relationships between Deanna and Will, then latterly Deanna and Worf,as a fan of all the Star Trek series and the books, I was delighted with this book, and would read any of Peter David's future novels, as he really captures the world of Star Trek.