STAR TREK PROBE (Star Trek: The Original Series) [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Margaret wander Bonnanno (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek: The Original Series | Publication Date: May 1, 1992

Ten years have passed since Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew brought back hump-backed whales from the twentieth century to communicate with the mysterious Probe which threatened Earth. The Probe is returning to Earth and has plotted its course, and the Enterprise must continue to delve into the mystery of its language, and its cosmic purpose to save Earth once again.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Bonanno's ( The Others ) controversial third novel in the popular Star Trek series (she requested that the publisher remove her name from the cover after extensive editing drastically changed her manuscript) picks up as the mysterious, earth-menacing Probe has moved on in its search for singing aquatic life forms. The recent death of the Romulan praetor has heralded perestroika -like changes in that empire; the spaceship Enterprise and its crew are selected to transport Federation diplomats and musicians to a combined peace and cultural-exchange conference. Predictably, negotiations are anything but smooth; Capt. Kirk and crew must combat sabotage, personal conflicts, double-dealing and even the Probe to keep the talks on track. At its best, Bonanno's novel recaptures the sincerity and high melodrama of the original Star Trek TV series, but it recalls some of the series's weaker qualities as well: the characters, both familiar and new, have little depth or complexity. Its appeal is likely limited to devoted Trekkies.
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Ten years have passed since Captain Kirk and the Enterprise^TM crew brought back hump-backed whales from the twentieth century to communicate with the mysterious Probe which threatened Earth. The Probe is returning to Earth and has plotted its course, and the Enterprise must continue to delve into the mystery of its language, and its cosmic purpose to save Earth once again.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audioworks; abridged edition edition (May 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671737279
• ISBN-13: 978-0671737276
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,141,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Books on Cassette > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction
  • #51 in Books > Books on Cassette > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A readers' review of Probe, May 17, 2006

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A. retallick "blueant" (austin, tx United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Probe (Star Trek) (Mass Market Paperback)

This story is a continuation of ST:IV (yes, that 'save the whales' ST movie) It deals with Romulans in the way ST:VI dealt with Klingons, in that a peace treaty is being entertained. Altho ST:Nemesus was a story of peace with Romulan Empire, this novel was written before Nemesis.

Novel starts off interestingly, but soon becomes droll. No ship battles, it focuses on a change in the Romulan govt and the struggles of a few Romulan chars, plus 1 human. It is a peek of life behind the 'Iron curtain' of Romulus. An archeological team of Humans/Romulans finds an old civilization on one of the planets in the Romulan Empire. There is internal conflict of serving in Romulan Empire, a Centurion character twist was surprising.

Pros: I like the Alien vessel and we get to visit it's homeworld, learn a little of it's background. Nice job there.

Cons: Story just -drags- out, it does have a conclusion but I wasn't compelled to pour thru the book like I've done with exciting novels, in otherwords, I finished it for the sake of finishing reading it...

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but not the author's original vision., December 28, 2003

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azurelunatic (Pacifica, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: STAR TREK PROBE (Star Trek: The Original Series) (Audio Cassette)

This book is a good, solid read consistent with the look and feel of Star Trek, but devout followers of Margaret Wander Bonanno may be interested to know that this book was vastly changed from her original vision, and the changes published without her oversight or permission. Bonanno has a tradition of dragging her characters through absolute torture and mental gymnastics, and this published book did not make me cry. Her original novel, once I tracked it down, did wring out tears.

(For those wishing to read her original novel, she has it up on her website.)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Trek novel that got me into reading Star Trek!, July 21, 2002

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K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (Cape Girardeau, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Probe (Star Trek) (Hardcover)

This was the very first Trek novel I'd read and what a wonderful one to choose. Probe is the follow up on Star Trek IV The Voyage Home. The author spins an absolutely great tale as to where the Probe went after it left earth. Unfortunately it went into Romulan space and of course the Enterprise is sent to follow up on it. This is a great book for Star Trek fans and those who do not necessarily keep up with trek. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to find out what happened after the Probe left earth. The author has been absent from the Trek universe for quite some time. As I understand it, she has one coming out early next year though. Thank you to author for a great read.