The Patrian Transgression (Star Trek, Book 69) [Paperback]

Simon Hawke (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek: The Original Series | Publication Date: April 1, 1994

The "U.S.S. Enterprise" TM is sent to Patria I to discuss that world's application for Federation membership. But Captain Kirk and his landing party soon discover that the Patrians have a strict system of laws, laws that are enforced by a telepathic police force.

In the midst of this startling revelation, the crew finds themselves in the middle of Patria's growing political unrest. Caught between the Patrian telepathic police force and a deadly group of terrorists, Kirk, Spock and the others must fight for their lives on a world where their thoughts make them criminals, and all crimes are punishable by death.

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The U.S.S. Enterprise^TM is sent to Patria I to discuss that world's application for Federation membership. But Captain Kirk and his landing party soon discover that the Patrians have a strict system of laws, laws that are enforced by a telepathic police force.

In the midst of this startling revelation, the crew finds themselves in the middle of Patria's growing political unrest. Caught between the Patrian telepathic police force and a deadly group of terrorists, Kirk, Spock and the others must fight for their lives on a world where their thoughts make them criminals, and all crimes are punishable by death.

Product Details

• Paperback: 278 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; First Edition edition (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671880446
• ISBN-13: 978-0671880446
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #987,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A familiar Trek plot fairly well told., January 4, 2004

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R. Spottiswood (Western Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Patrian Transgression (Star Trek, Book 69) (Paperback)

The plot in its most basic description is an Original Series staple: the Enterprise is called in to negotiate with one of two warring factions, which the crew end up caught between, and with a Federation ambassador who is more of a hindrance than a help. In this case, the faction that has called in the Federation is the planetary government, and they seek help against rebels. The Enterprise crew quickly learns that the actions of the government are fairly questionable and the opposition of the rebels quite possibly justified. Overall, the book is a combination of investigation and action, mostly on the planet but with one space battle. The writing is good but never really impressive. The characters are well depicted, but not particularly distinctive and the interaction between them somewhat generic. Overall, the story is entertaining, but almost nothing in the book really stands out - apart from the depiction of the government's quite literal "thought police". That was well done, though disturbing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book. Especially the idea of a planet with mind cops., November 19, 1998

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Mr. Shep Willner (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Patrian Transgression (Star Trek, Book 69) (Paperback)

The idea of a planet with artificially created mind police to perform law enforcement is quite orginal. Question: Doesn't the Patrian dude on the cover resemble Ted Kennedy, who played Ruk in "What are Little Girls Made Of" in TOS (he also played Lurch in The Addams Family sitcom)? I also liked that sport of fighting people with a staff by jumping from square to square. Involving Kirk in the game was an original way of talking to him while fighting with him.

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent story line with an okay execution., March 14, 2010

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This review is from: The Patrian Transgression (Star Trek, Book 69) (Paperback)

The story line of telepathic cops was pretty interesting, but the execution of the overall story line was very slow and lacking. I could easily put this book down and found it hard to finish the book in favor of starting a whole new book. It wasn't much of a mystery, I could tell you who the bad guy was from the beginning, but I read it more for the characters. Not a lot of interaction between the main characters, and I thought McCoy was out of character throughout the entire book, but it was alright.

This book is really a 3.5 but that's not an option. Okay to pick up, but definitely not my favorite.