Q-Zone (Star Trek The Next Generation, Book 48) (Paperback)

by Greg Cox (Author)

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The puckish super-being called Q has bedeviled Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise™ since their first encounter at Farpoint Station. But little was known of Q's enigmatic past or that of the transcendent plane where he sometimes dwells. Now Picard must discover Q's secrets -- for the sake of all that exists.

While the Enterprise struggles to survive an alien onslaught, Captain Picard has been kidnapped by Q and taken on an astounding journey back through time to that immeasurably distant moment when the Continuum faced its greatest threat. But far more is at stake than simply the mysteries of the past, for an ancient menace is stirring once more, endangering the future of the galaxy, and neither Q nor Starfleet may be able to stop it!

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek; Mass Distribution PB edition (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067101921X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671019211
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #839,826 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ST: TNG - The Continuum: Q-Zone, August 17, 2002

By	Joe Zika "Khemprof" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuum: Q-Zone written by Greg Cox is a book that unfolds more of puckish omnipotent troublemaker Q's past. This is the second book in a trilogy that began with "Q-Space" and will conclude with the third installment "Q-Strike."

This book slows down a little from the fast pace of the first book, but all that means is this book is more reflective and we get to know Q's past or part of it. As Q is chased throughout the galaxy... as a callow youth... we see Q's rather enigmatic past and encounter Q's enemies. Along for the ride, Jean-Luc Picard must find out what secrets are hiding within all of this. As we are taken on an odyssey of time, space and travel on transcedenatal planes only reserved for the omnipotent.

We get a closer look at Q, his "wife" Q, and their child q all being an omnipotent pain-in-the-rump as the Enterprise continues to battle one of Q's enemies. We see more of the omnipotent world as unrest and untrustworthyness seem to bring this astounding journey to a finalaty that would spell the end of time. As we journey from our universe's center to the galaxtic barrier, we meet some strange beings indeed, all in preperation for the first Q war.

This trilogy is interdependent upon what was said in each of the preceeding books, so you must read them in order to make any sense out them, as they are NOT stand alone books. So far, though, I can't see why it took three books to tell this tale, as one longer novel would have done the trick. That is the only drawback, so far, other than that, this is a good book for the endangerment of the known universe Q style.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unnecessary, August 10, 2001

By	Brian Reaves (Anniston, AL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book suffers from the Star Trek "2nd Book" curse. Any time they put out a trilogy, almost inevitably the second book is just a lot of filler to justify calling it a trilogy ("Dark Victory" is another classic example). This whole trilogy would have made an excellent hardcover, and they could have disposed of almost all of this second book. Riker and the crew fight desperately and aimlessly against the Calamarain (a fight that would have been over in 3 chapters tops in other books). Q and Picard watch the fall of the Tkon empire (again, something that merits no more than a couple of chapters...but stretches through the entirety of this book). Nothing in this book merits a whole book. You'll have to skim through it to keep up with what happens in the third (go straight to the last few chapters - it's where the important stuff comes in), but you'll have to fight to let it keep your interest. Fortunately, the next book is the best of them and really keeps things going like a great ST book should. Hey, I'm a huge Q fan, and that's all that kept me reading this one to the end.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Part 2 of 3 drags on!, January 22, 1999

By	Jayson A. Olson (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first book was good and had much more action and humor than this second installment did. Here the story, while still partly in the present, actually takes us to the past to an event that changes Q's life forever. Though the premis is good, it is drawn out ever so long, and I found myself wanting to skip ahead to where the action is.

There are a few interesting events, but Q is not as well written as he was in the last book.

Other major characters take a back seat to the overall plot in this chapter.

The one thing that really bothered me is that Jean Luc, for reasons unkown, cannot figure out why Q is allowing him to witness events in the past. It is sooooo obvious to the reader, but Jean Luc only figures it out on the last page.

I honestly think the author could have condensed book two into books 1 and 3 respectfully. Make each one of the slightly longer and cut out some of the inaction and drawn out sequences.