Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany (Star Trek Vulcan's Soul) (v. 3) [Hardcover]

Josepha Sherman (Author), Susan Shwartz (Author)

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Series: Star Trek Vulcan's Soul | Publication Date: April 17, 2007

As the hidden truth about the Romulans' early history is revealed at last, its implications for the future play out as Spock and his allies reach across a gulf of both time and space in an attempt to bridge the gap that separates the longscattered offshoots of the Vulcan people. And though the reunification he hopes to achieve will come at a terrible cost, failure could mean centuries of sorrow and chaos for untold millions For the legions of readers who enjoyed the first two books in the series, as well as the authors' previous bestsellers, VULCAN'S FORGE and VULCAN'S HEART, EPIPHANY will not disappoint eager fans of the VULCAN'S SOUL trilogy.

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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

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; 2007 ed. edition (April 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743463625
• ISBN-13: 978-0743463621
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,010,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Did you guess what the end would be?, May 10, 2007

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D. Rubin (Boca Raton, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany (Star Trek Vulcan's Soul) (v. 3) (Hardcover)

The first two books got me. Read them non-stop. Imagine the origins of not only Romulans but of Remans with a hint to the Watraii! But you can guess where this book goes immediately (I won't spoil it here) and not much else gets developed. Still worth it to complete the picture but not as good as #1 & 2. This three book series could have been done in two. Guess it was a money thing to get three books worth of cash out of us. It worked.

4.0 out of 5 stars An epic of betrayal, vengeance and the Vulcan spirit, January 11, 2010

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This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany (Star Trek Vulcan's Soul) (v. 3) (Hardcover)

This review is about the series as a whole. I enjoyed this series, especially the "flashbacks" to the struggle of the Exiles from Vulcan. As to the sections in the series present...well let's face it, Star Trek has been done before. However, in this series we learn a great deal about Vulcans...how the followers of Surak attempt to overcome the volatile, emotional nature of their kind. As war threatens to destroy the planet, scientist Karatek and others escape in space ships hoping for a fresh start on a new world. Alas, the rivalries and enmities continue even as the exiles endure a harrowing journey across space. They find a beautiful new planet--only to have their hopes smashed by the treachery of their own fellow Vulcan exiles.

It is true that there was much extraneous material in these novels and that it all dragged out for a little too long...however, by the end of the second book, the authors had me hooked. This story of racial betrayal and vengeance became almost biblical in its intensity. As the final confrontation unfolded between the Federation, Vulcans, Romulans, Klingons and Watraii... the action was positively "glorious" (as our battle-loving Klingons would say.)

So I was all ready to give this series 5 stars... until the last 2 or 3 chapters. What a letdown! The scene shifts away from the long-suffering Watraii and people of Remus...and moves to the petty intrigues of the Romulan politicians! As if I cared about them at all! How was justice done and recompense given? Whatever happened to those left on Remus? After building up this conflict for 3 books, delving deeply into the struggles and culture of the Sundered Vulcans, why was the resolution brushed aside so hastily?

Also, a scientific point bothered me: a tidally locked Planet, such as Mercury, has a fiery dayside and an icy darkside. But I thought that Remus was a moon of Romulus. If a moon is tidally locked, it will always turn one face toward its primary (Romulus). Still, as the moon circles the planet, its away side should get sunlight at certain times of the month. I do not think there would be a permanently icy "dark side" that never gets any sunlight. But then what do I know? I've never been in space...

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Star Trek book ever written, March 15, 2008

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This review is from: Star Trek: The Original Series: Vulcan's Soul #3: Epiphany (Star Trek Vulcan's Soul) (v. 3) (Hardcover)

I have NEVER quit reading a Star Trek book before the end until now. At page 150 I couldn't stand it any more. Three stories going on at the same time. Jumped all over the place and hard to follow. I would avoid this book at all costs. A waste of money in my opinion.