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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Q's at it again...., March 4, 2001
Imagine yourself a superior being with cosmic powers living out just another typical boring day, with nothing new to do. It's just another day to basically count off as you live out each and every new day of eternity. You might say that this day is going to be another dud-that is until a starship, known as the "Enterprise", is about to do something stupid-break through the Outer Galactic Barrier. The being with these advanced traits is called Q, simply Q. He is part of what is known as the Q continuum-a realm where other infinite beings with godlike powers, also called Q, call their home and coexist. Now, the problem with this certain Q is that he is one who basically has "been there, done that." He needs to find something to occupy his time, so naturally this "trickster" bothers the primitive mortals of time and space. The story begins with captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise, helping the renowned professor Faal to complete the final chapter of his experiment. This scientist from the nearby planet of Betazed is determined to finish his life's work before a sickness known as Iverson's disease claims his life for good. His work involves a warhead that will create a wormhole in the Outer Galactic Barrier, a gaseous wall at the edge of the galaxy, to see what is on the other side of this obstacle. Naturally Q shows up at the time of imminent discovery and plans on halting Enterprise's plans without immediate explanation. It isn't until long after Picard demands an explanation as to why the Outer Barrier exploration shouldn't be continued, that Q zaps him out of the ship right in mid-battle. This leaves his first officer William T. Riker to take sudden control of a damaged ship while handling a misunderstood battle with an alien species known as the Calamarain. During the time of attack, Q is showing Picard a long and unnecessary journey through the life of his apparent egotistic self, which doesn't necessarily answer the captain's question right away but does offer some lovely scenery and insight to Q's past and origin. I found this book greatly enjoyable, humorous, and not to mention exciting. I could honestly say that I was glued to each and every word. And when this book seemed to be slow, along came an interesting twist of plot and character. But be warned. Those who have not seen the show before will most likely find some aspects not to mention characters confusing and foreign to them. But I do believe the author, Greg Cox, did do a good job of mentioning flashbacks of the previous shows to keep the readers well informed and up to date. Keep in mind that this is merely book one of three and there are more things that have yet to be explained. And I do believe it was necessary to make this a three part book, for it allows breathing room for the reader to understand completely what was just read as well as to anticipate an interesting turn of events soon to come. I will most likely find myself buying the remaining two parts of this trilogy and I invite any other fan of the Star Trek series and Q to do the same as well.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
ST: TNG - The Continuum: Q-Space, August 17, 2002
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuum: Q-Space written by Greg Cox is an action adventure book written about the Q Continuum. The prime characters are Q and Jean-Luc Picard as Q hijacks Captain Picard on an untimate adventure with, of course, under currents to save the universe. But, this book is the set-up for a trilogy and as such works to give us some of the little known information of the mysterious realm of Q's past and we learn a few of Q's secrets.I've always believed that Q choses Jean-Luc Picard because Picard acts like a conscience to mitigate Q's consummate outrageousness... a kind of lightening rod for all of Q's transgressions. Well, we are not disappointed here, as we find Q as a youth was rather mislead, but Q's mind has more than his usual pranks in store for Picard. As the Enterprise and her crew prepare to breach the galactic barrier with the help of a brilliant Betazed scientist where Q's enemy lurks, this galactic story begins and takes us on a wild ride of odyssey into Q's past with the reader and Captain Jean-luc Picard in tow. There are ties with the TV series throughout the book to bring a tighter knit to the novels and the series. As the author tells the tale, the reader is propelled into the Q Continuum with "O" and the Calamarain all are omnipotent with a varing degree of omniscient power. Greg Cox does a good job capturing Q, not as good as Peter David, but nevertheless you can get into the character flow of Q. As this book is the set-up, I hope we will receive further explaination of Q's past.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This book begins to uncover Q's past., October 19, 1998
By A Customer
In this Star Trek book, the mysterious realm of Q begins to unfold. Jean Luc Picard, captain of the Enterprise, is whisked away by the omnipotent being known only as Q. In the past, Q has troubled the Enterprise, seemingly for no reason at all. Q takes Picard through his painful past, trying to convince Picard not to crack the galactic barrier, which has been hindering human exploration. For instance, Q shows Picard that he brought to the Milky Way Galaxy, one of the mostevil and powerful beings of all time. In a battle the Q-Continuum fought in, Q uncovers, the entire race of the dinosaurs is demolished as one of the causualties. Q also flips in hints and tips of much of the galaxy's history, over hundreds of millennia. Tis book being the first in the trilogy, the author has really caught my attention.
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