Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany: No. 3 (Star Trek Vulcan's Soul) [Kindle Edition]

Josepha Sherman (Author), Susan Shwartz (Author)

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Following their bestsellers Vulcan's Forge and Vulcan's Heart, Josepha Sherman and Susan Shwartz conclude their new trilogy chronicling the latter-day adventures of one of Star Trek's most beloved characters, shedding new light on his world's shocking history.

The distant past: The great ships have left war-torn Vulcan behind and, after a most arduous journey, have arrived at their destination. Two worlds become the new home of the exiles: Romulus is a verdant paradise, one much different from their desert home, while Remus is a barren wasteland, albeit one that is laden with natural resources. When Karatek and his family find themselves trapped on Remus with no hope of joining their brothers and sisters on Romulus, it sparks a conflict that leads the exiles into vicious civil war.

One year after the Dominion War: The Watraii are determined to destroy the Romulan Star Empire. Ambassador Spock is equally determined to learn their secret. With the aid of his wife Captain Saavik and the U.S.S. Alliance, his old comrades Scotty, Uhura, and Chekov, and Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the U.S.S. Enterprise, Spock executes a daring plan to bring about peace before the Alpha Quadrant is once again plunged into war....

The stunning conclusion to the trilogy that changes everything you thought you knew about the Vulcans and the Romulans!

About the Author

Josepha Sherman is an author and folklorist whose novels include The Shattered Oath and Forging the Runes. She lives in New York City.

Susan Shwartz is the author of such acclaimed novels as The Grail of Hearts, Shards of Empire, and Hostile Takeover. She lives in Forest Hills, New York.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 481 KB
• Print Length: 356 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0743463625
• Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek (April 17, 2007)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000Q9J0V0
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #236,212 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor Ending to Great Set-up, August 25, 2008

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Roniron99 (wherever) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany (Star Trek Vulcan's Soul) (No. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

All througout the trilogy the sorry tale of the people who eventually became the Remans and the Watraii was well chronicled. It led me to believe that eventually...there would be great resolution to their plight and sufferrings at the end. Unfortunately, while most of the trilogy and this last book in particular was pretty good...I am really let down by such a weak ending. Unless they are planning more sequels...the ending is really quite weak.

Firstly...we never find out how the Romulans eventually subdued or controlled the mutants on Remus that eventually became the modern-day Remans...intitially it seems they had lots of trouble even finding the hidden lairs of these telepathically advanced mutants.

Secondly...I don't like how Spock portrayed the Watraii and the Romulans as somehow both equally right and equally wrong during his speech to the Federation Council. It sounds too much like a convenient political solution instead of actual recognition of the sorry plight of the Watraii because of the callous betrayal of their fellow exiles from Vulcan.

Thirdly...the last chapter tells us...rather vaguely and with few details...that the Remans revolted and somehow this caused a war between the Federation, the Klingons, and the Romulans...and Remus ending as a Klingon protectorate. What's missing in all this is what of the Watraii? Did they join the war? Aid the Federation in helping the Remans? The Watraii after all have an ancient vow to help free their former fellow slaves on Remus when they were "strong enough". But we are not told what the Watraii did during this Reman Revolt. Nor are we told what the current fate of the Watraii are. All we know is a Vulcan healer was sent to their homeworld...and after that...we don't know what else becomes of them, or their claim to Romulus.

And very confusingly...Charvanek vows to aid Spock in going to Remus and doing what she can to "right" Romulus' ancient wrong (after the Reman Revolt / War is over). But she gives conflicting thoughts on the Watraii. It says she is convinced of the truth of their claims based on the information from the Coronet about Sarissa and the people who left Remus with her. Yet at the very last page, Charvanek thoughts seem to indicate she wanted "more proof" regarding the Watraii's grievances and their claims. And that if she got this so-called proof she will do her best to aid them, as she is going to aid the Remans, including taking the throne of Romulus itself (if she could) as honor would demand.

This is one of the most confusing endings I have ever read. It provides no clear resolution to the plight of the Watraii, the people and decendants of the betrayed family of Vulcan exiles who we got to know so well during this entire trilogy. I hope there will be a sequel that eventually addresses what this book does not.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate ending to a trilogy but inadequate on its own., August 22, 2010

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This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany (Star Trek Vulcan's Soul) (No. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was a good read, a well-crafted book that put the finishing touches on the story that began in "Exodus" and continued in "Exiles". But it is just a story fragment; it doesn't stand on its own. I would probably rate the entire trilogy at four stars, but individually, this book just doesn't hold up. This was very clear to me as I read it, because it had been long enough since I read the previous entry in the series that it was almost like starting from scratch with this book, and it was more than a bit confusing. Granted, the more I read, the more I remembered and the more sense it made, but still, it is clear that this book is only readable if one has read the previous books in the series. As such, it has no beginning and that is a serious flaw in terms of my review of this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Sundering of the Vulcans and the Romulans, March 26, 2008

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This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany (Star Trek Vulcan's Soul) (No. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed all three books of the "Vulcan's Soul" trilogy, although I found the first book a little slow. The last book, "Epiphany," was the best of the three. I highly recommend this collection for anyone who wants to understand how the Romulan branch of the Vulcan evolutionary tree ended up on Romulus.