Star Trek Borg : Experience the Collective [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Hillary Bader (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1996

In this thrilling adventure, you will be dropped deep into another spectacular culture - the Borg, the strange and powerful race eager to assimilate the Federation.

Cadet Qaylan Furlong's father was killed by the Borg in the battle of Wolf 359. Now, ten years later, the Borg are attacking again, and Starfleet won't allow Cadet Furlong to stay aboard the Starship Cheyenne to avenge his father's death - but Q will. He'll do better than that, in fact, taking the cadet back in time ten years and putting Qaylan on the same ship as his father to give him a chance to save him - and the entire Federation - on a mission of extreme danger, difficult choices, and surprising results.

John deLancie (in his role as "Q") headlines a Star Trek cast and crew in this chilling experience of the future and the adventures of the heroic Starfleet officer who must save the Federation!

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In this thrilling adventure, you will be dropped deep into another spectacular culture - the Borg, the strange and powerful race eager to assimilate the Federation.

Cadet Qaylan Furlong's father was killed by the Borg in the battle of Wolf 359. Now, ten years later, the Borg are attacking again, and Starfleet won't allow Cadet Furlong to stay aboard the Starship Cheyenne to avenge his father's death - but Q will. He'll do better than that, in fact, taking the cadet back in time ten years and putting Qaylan on the same ship as his father to give him a chance to save him - and the entire Federation - on a mission of extreme danger, difficult choices, and surprising results.

John deLancie (in his role as "Q") headlines a Star Trek cast and crew in this chilling experience of the future and the adventures of the heroic Starfleet officer who must save the Federation!

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (December 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671575023
• ISBN-13: 978-0671575021
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,088,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Too much like a computer adventure game, October 23, 1998

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This review is from: Star Trek Borg : Experience the Collective (Audio CD)

The plot of this story is too simplistic and too much like watching someone play a computer adventure game. The hero dies or fails the mission, so is repeatedly taken back to the previous spot to try again. Just like playing a computer game, dying, and them starting back from the last saved position. Q, rather than being the nuissance that he usually is, plays the role of the game's "hint book". There's also the feeling of limited choice in the character's action, just as with an adventure game. (For example, there are oonly three things that the hypo-syringe can be used for at the end, vs. the kind of open-ended use of things that exists in real life.)

5.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek: Borg - A New Chapter for the Saga, July 13, 2007

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Camren (Kennewick, WA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: STAR TREK: BORG: EXPERIENCE THE COLLECTIVE CASSETT (Star Trek (Unnumbered Audio)) (Audio Cassette)

When I first played the game, I was fascinated, not just by the gameplay, but the story and the characters. In fact, when I reached the end of the game, I was disappointed that the story of the U.S.S. Righteous had come to an end.

In this audio adventure (great for listening to in the car!), it is 6 months after the events which transpired in the game, and Cadet Qaylan Furlong (who finally has a voice!) is describing what happened in the game, in his personal log.

A lot of the dialogue is recycled from the game, but that's to be expected. However, new dialogue was also recorded by the cast of the game, creating a compelling first-person narrative which plays for an hour. And even better - we learn what happened to the crew of the Righteous after the game's ending! I'm not going to tell you what it is, I don't want to ruin it, but if you enjoyed the game, like Star Trek audio cassettes, or just want a good Trek story, then you will not be sorry to buy this product.

I wasn't!

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting at the very least!, July 18, 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: STAR TREK: BORG: EXPERIENCE THE COLLECTIVE CASSETT (Star Trek (Unnumbered Audio)) (Audio Cassette)

To say the least, this is an interesting way to spend an hour or so on the highway. As the other reviewers have stated, it seems more like a video game. The main character gets himself waxed, Q come's in, complain's and runs him back to just before he screwed up. A decent plot, that get's caught up in the spirit of being a video game, which makes it somewhat tedious. John DeLancie and the other readers do a pretty good job with what was given to them though.