Windows on a Lost World (Star Trek, Book 65) [Mass Market Paperback]

V.E. Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Star Trek (Numbered Paperback) | Publication Date: June 1, 1993

Windows On A Lost World While Captain Kirk and a landing party from the" Starship ""Enterprise(TM) " explore the ruins of an ancient civilization on the uninhabited planet Careta IV, they discover strange devices that appear to be windows.But the mysterious windows prove to be more than they seem when Kirk, Chekov, and two security guards enter them and disappear. Suddenly, Kirk and his team find themselves find themselves trapped in a strange alien enviorment and must fight with all their strength to survive and keep their sanity. Now Spock must locate his missing comrades and solve the window's ancient mysteries before his captain and crewmates are lost forever....

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The bestselling Star Trek juggernaut rolls on with the 10th hardcover based on the phenomenally popular TV series and its spinoffs, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . The events in this newest adventure follow those of the latest Star Trek film and focus on Dr. Leonard McCoy, curmudgeonly chief medical officer of the starship Enterprise . McCoy and his longtime comrades (Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock et al.) abandon their imminent retirement for one final mission: to pacify the planet Ssan, terrorized by an outlaw guild trying to revive an ancient tradition of assassination. McCoy, who was traumatized by his experiences on Ssan during its last civil war, finds other old wounds reopened when a civilian diplomatic team assigned to the mission turns out to include his now-remarried ex-wife. Contending with wrenching memories of their painful breakup as well as with bloodthirsty killers, he and his friends struggle to save yet another world. Friedman ( Reunion ) knows his Star Trek trivia and has an excellent grasp of the much-beloved characters. Though the plot is fairly predictable and occasionally a bit talky, fans will devour the smorgasbord of information about McCoy.
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From the Publisher

When Captain Kirk and a landing party from the Starship Enterprise^TM explore the ruins of an ancient civilization on the uninhabited planet Careta IV, they discover strange devices that appear to be windows. But the mysterious windows prove to be more than they seem when Kirk, Chekov, and two security guards enter them and disappear.

Kirk and his team find themselves trapped in a strange alien environment and must fight with all their strength to survive and keep their sanity. Spock must locate his missing comrades and solve the window's ancient mysteries before his captain and crewmates are lost forever.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek; First Edition edition (June 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671795120
• ISBN-13: 978-0671795122
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #730,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Made Me A Bit Crabby, August 14, 2002

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Jamie Jeffords (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows on a Lost World (Star Trek, Book 65) (Mass Market Paperback)

Windows on a Lost World is one of the more technical Star Trek novels. My background lies more with the humanities, so I felt the story dragged a bit, but even though I wasn't particularly interested in the anthropology, geology, and oceanography related issues that were dealt with, I recognized that it was well thought out and written.

A Trekker who is interested in such subjects will this a worthwhile read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth Reading, March 2, 2005

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David Kidwell (Northampton, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ST: Windows on a Lost World (Star Trek: The Original Series) (Audio Cassette)

Star Trek novels are certainly not works of creative genius or high literary quality, but they are generally fun to read. "Windows on a Lost World," however, was not. Many of the beloved Star Trek characters, Dr. McCoy and Chekov in particular, behave in ways that run counter to their carefully developed personalities. The plot device of having main characters turn into crabs wears thin quickly. There are some fairly major holes in the plot as well.

My wife and I have read many Star Trek novels over the years, and we both agreed that "Windows on a Lost World" is by far the worst.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating story, extremely well told., September 3, 2004

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James Yanni (Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows on a Lost World (Star Trek, Book 65) (Mass Market Paperback)

There are flaws; how the alien race can have a "name" for themselves that translates into a verbal sound (Kh!lict) when their language has no sounds, but is one of color and movement, is a question I find unanswerable. Still, there are relatively few such flaws in an otherwise exquisite story. Good pacing, good characterization, fascinating plot hook. One of the best. But in spite of the cover, don't expect Chekov to play a major role, he really doesn't. This is a classic Kirk/Spock story.