Sins of Commission [Import] [Unbound]

Susan Wright (Author), Kevin Ryan (Author)

Product Details

• Unbound
• Publisher: Pocket Books (March 1994)
• ISBN-10: 0743421124
• ISBN-13: 978-0743421126
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Susan Wright is the author of science fiction and fantasy novels as well as nonfiction books on art and popular culture. New York City is her home, where she lives with her husband Kelly Beaton. After graduating from Arizona State University in 1986, Susan moved to Manhattan to get her masters from New York University. Susan is the founder and spokseperson for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, a national organization committed to protecting freedom of sexual expression among consenting adults.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better, September 4, 2002

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kallan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sins of Commission (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 29) (Mass Market Paperback)

There were some really intriguing ideas in "Sins of Commission" - some very alien aliens, a series of crimes to solve, personal conflicts that need resolution.
Unfortunately, Wright's writing skills do not match up to her imagination. The characterisation did not match that in the TV series particularly well, and the writing was frequently clunky. Some matters, such as Tarses' problems and his solution, were explained less clearly than they should have been.
"Sins of Commission" could have been better. Let's hope that Wright keeps at it, so that her skills come to match her creativity.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ST: TNG, Sins of Commission, July 29, 2002

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Joe Zika "Khemprof" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sins of Commission (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 29) (Mass Market Paperback)

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Sins of Commission by Susan Wright is an excellent tale told well, with Worf, Troi, Riker as the main three characters.

Wright has worked in an excellent character development with weaving a tale of murder, intrigue, and mystery. The story is told and the Enterprise is the main background for this book. As the Enterprise orbits the planet Lessenar, the planet is threatened with an environmental collapse, but this is a secondary problem. The main thrust of the book falls on a murder, where the plot thickens and falls on Worf to solve.

The crew of the Enterprise fall under an onslaught of extreme emotions projected by a telepath race of beings known as the Sli shortly after they were beamed over. Now, as the crew becomes crippled, it falls on Data's shoulders to solve the crime. This is a good mystery, filled with treachery, murder, and alien influence. The crew are a little out of character, but since they are under attack on a cerebral level, it is understandable. Beverly Crusher and Geordi LaForge are extremely affected and are quite entertaining.

As the alien influence overcomes Worf, he has to find the true killer. All in all, this is a fascinating adventure worked with a flair for the characters and their development, woven with emotional intrigue, making this one of the best TNG adventures.

You will enjoy this story as Worf's Klingon honor rests in the balance.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book., June 16, 2005

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James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sins of Commission (Star Trek The Next Generation, No 29) (Mass Market Paperback)

It was a tough call on whether to rate this book three stars or four; it's better than most of the books that I've rated three stars, but just not quite good enough for me to rate four stars. It gives us a reasonably interesting look at some of the personalities of the Enterprise crew, and there is some action and intrigue as well. It's reasonably well-written, too, but the plot itself just isn't really that memorable. The story would have made an interesting episode, but as a book, it's just a bit above middle-of-the-road.