Star Trek Envoy: A Captain Sulu Adventure [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

L. A. Graf (Author), George Takei (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999 | Series: Star Trek (Unnumbered Audio)

While on the U.S.S. "Excelsior," Captain Sulu receives top priority orders to proceed by shuttlecraft to Starbase Three. He is to act as the Federation's envoy to a historic peace ceremony between the Krikiki and the Den-Kai -- the two dominant, warring races in that sector. Sulu's role is to hand over a young Krikiki prince to the Den-Kai as a symbol of peace, but once Sulu learns of the physical hardships and isolated life that are to befall the prince, he is faced with one of the most difficult choices of his career: carry out his orders and protect another being's life only to see it taken away, or interfere and risk destroying the fragile peace, and violate the Prime Directive in the process.

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While on the U.S.S. Excelsior, Captain Sulu receives top priority orders to proceed by shuttlecraft to Starbase Three. He is to act as the Federation's envoy to a historic peace ceremony between the Krikiki and the Den-Kai -- the two dominant, warring races in that sector. Sulu's role is to hand over a young Krikiki prince to the Den-Kai as a symbol of peace, but once Sulu learns of the physical hardships and isolated life that are to befall the prince, he is faced with one of the most difficult choices of his career: carry out his orders and protect another being's life only to see it taken away, or interfere and risk destroying the fragile peace, and violate the Prime Directive in the process. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audioworks (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671044990
• ISBN-13: 978-0671044992
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,656,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Not So Solid Story, April 20, 2005

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Steven A. Bell "Even Keel" (Kemp, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek Envoy: A Captain Sulu Adventure (Audio Cassette)

This is in review of the Audio version (1 Cassette, 1 hour run time). I was, overall, disappointed in this story. The thought of Captain Sulu crawling around on hands and knees through ductwork was humerous (although Kirk did it at least once). Takai sounds wooden in his acting role, and is at times drowned out by the sound effects (at least when listening in an automobile). I did enjoy the story, but it jumps around a bit, and the thought of a Star Base or base of any kind easily being taken over is ludicrous.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Star Trek Envoy- a Valiant Effort but Not As Good As Some, January 29, 2005

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Christian "the Blind Man on Campus" (from my dorm room at college) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek A Captain Sulu Adventure Envoy (Cd) (Audio CD)

The writers and producers of ST Envoy had a great story idea in mind. It does present a philosophical question, though in my opinion it is not explored nearly enough. The story takes a back seat to the sound and music, which I personally do not like. Not only is the story too little explored, the production itself is as corny as anything I've ever heard. The sound designers intended this to be a splended 3-Dimentional sound performance, which it was. However, the sound effects are in some cases a distraction, which prevents the listener from being able to hear some of the dialogue without blasting their eardrums in the process. The alien languages were created with good intention, and in some cases they're not bad, such as the singing of the Pod, but in most cases, especially where there are several of them talking at once, it sounds like a mental institution gone wrong. It sounds terrible, but it is also laughable. The acting is tolerable. The head Admiral reminds me of one of my elementary school teachers who I absolutely hated because she was exactly like a drill sargeant, but that's just my opinion. Sulu is the only truely great performer in this production. If you want a good laugh and can handle a little bit of childish, embarrassing acting it's a nice buy, but I would recommend buying another book in most cases because they are usually better than this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not that bad, August 2, 2001

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Brian Reaves (Anniston, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek Envoy: A Captain Sulu Adventure (Audio Cassette)

The concept for this is good: give a 3d sound experience to the listener and try to immerse them in the story. Unfortunately, it has some trouble spots in the story. First of all, the story starts out incredibly slow and slightly confusing. Once you pick up on what's going on (basically, when Sulu comes in), it gets better. It IS a good story, and it's great to see Captain Sulu in action again...it's just too bad it takes some getting used to to really enjoy it.