All Good Things... (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Michael Jan Friedman (Author), Ronald D. Moore (Author), Brannon Braga (Author)

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This audio adaptation is based on the series finale of Star TrekR: The Next GenerationTM, the most successful syndicated show in television history. As the title suggests, "all good things" must come to an end. The crew's final adventure begins abruptly as Captain Picard announces he is inexplicably moving backward and forward through time. He soon realizes that his old nemesis, known simply as "Q," is at least partly responsible. As the plot unfolds, three different time lines emerge: one seven years in the past, where we meet old friends long gone; another 25 years in the future, where we get a glimpse of the crew's fate; and, of course, one in the present. As time collides in a desperate climax, Picard risks everything to save a condemned humanity. The story is deftly read by Jonathan Frakes, who appears as Commander Riker in the TV series. Frakes's riveting narration is accented by an impeccable depiction of Patrick Stewart's Picard. Highly recommended.
Charles A. Weiss, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Seven years ago, Captain Jean-Luc Picard first faced the judgment of the Q Continuum -- a race of beings with God-like powers over time and space who presumed to gauge humanity's fitness to exist in the galaxy. Seven years ago they suspended judgment, but now a decision has been reached: The human race will be eliminated, not only in the present, but throughout time. Humanity will never have existed at all.

The only chance to save mankind lies with Captain Picard. An old enemy has granted him the power to revisit his life as it was seven years before, and to experience his life twenty-five years in the future. With the help of friendships that span time and space, Picard struggles to defeat the plans of the Q Continuum. But even as he fights to save the human race from total extinction, he has been set up to be the unwitting agent of mankind's destruction.

In an effort to save humanity, Picard must sacrifice himself and all those he commands and if their sacrifice fails all mankind is doomed.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Star Trek (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671521489
• ISBN-13: 978-0671521486
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #937,584 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All Good Things Audio Novel, September 8, 2000

By	Ben Riddle (Cuyahoga Falls, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: All Good Things... (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Audio Cassette)

This is the unbelievable Series Finale of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", dramatized on two tapes by Jonathan Frakes (Commander Riker). As it's a novelization based on the script(s) of the show, there a few notable scenes on the tapes (my personal favorite: Capt. Picard's first meeting with Mr. Mot, the ship's barber!) that aren't in the TV episode. But I think the extra scenes add greatly to the story, and they turn a two-hour episode into a quite enjoyable three-hour tape recording.

Since Q is a major player in this story, and since his voice is so unique, I was originally hoping that John de Lancie would be reading this novel. But Frakes does a Q impression that really brings out the prankster side of our favorite immortal, so I'm not disappointed. As with other Next Generation audio productions, the majority of the sound effects aboard the Enterprise appear to have been lifted right from the show. This tape is definitely first rate.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STNG All Good Things... - An exceptional novelization!, October 11, 2003

By	K. Wyatt "ssintrepid" (St. Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: All Good Things... (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Hardcover)

"All Good Things" is only the second of three episode novelizations for Star Trek's most prolific author, Michael Jan Friedman. As is standard fare for a Michael Jan Friedman novel, it is another excellent read. When setting out to put a novelization of an episode in print, the main things the readers are looking for are personalization of the characters thoughts during "on screen" moments and some added "between" the scenes, scenes. MJ Friedman accomplishes this with great ease.

The only sad thing about this novel is that it was, at the time of its publishing, just another sign that an era of extraordinary and historic television had come to an end. The upside would be the movies, for the better part, but overall, this show is sorely missed by many.

Credit to Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga for the original screenplay for "All Good Things..." which made up the outstanding conclusion to seven years of the some of the best television episodes ever to grace the home theater.

The cover art for this, the hardback and the later published paperback is "right on" with the overall theme of the television shows grand finale!

The premise:

As Star Trek The Next Generation began with Q introducing himself in "Encounter at Farpoint," so does it end with him once again challenging humanities right to be among the stars in "All Good Things..." How does he go about this; in his usual style of harassing but teaching Captain Picard, all at the same time. Captain Picard wakes to find himself on board the Enterprise D at the time in which he belongs, yet before he awoke he was thoroughly convinced several years had passed and he'd been an old man.

What follows from there is nothing short of one of the most brilliant episodes of Star Trek The Next Generation and an outstanding novelization in which Captain Picard is bounced around between three different time periods and the past, present and future of not only the Enterprise and her gallant crew are at stake but humanity itself is at stake.

I highly recommend this novelization to any and all fans of Star Trek, whether you can find it in hardback or paperback. I believe this is one story that Gene Roddenberry would truly have been proud of! {ssintrepid}

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AN ERA ENDS!, September 6, 2001

By	TJAMES03 (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Good Things... (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Hardcover)

IN MY OPINION, THE NOVELIZATION OF TNG'S LAST TELEVISION EPISODE 'ALL GOOD THINGS...', IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE EPISODE. THERE IS A LOT MORE MATERIAL (FOR EXAMPLE, LT. TASHA YAR MEETING DEANNA TROI FOR THE FIRST TIME, ETC.) AND CHARACTERS (LWAXANA TROI, KATE PULANSKI, WESLEY CRUSHER, KEIKO O'BRIEN, GUINAN, THE TRAVELER, ETC.) FEATURED IN THIS BOOK THAT ARE NOT IN THE EPISODE. A GREAT READ! THE ONLY THING THAT I SUGGEST TO THE READER IS THIS, IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BUY THIS BOOK FOR KEEPS, IT IS BEST THAT YOU TRY AND BUY A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL HARDBACK COVER EDITION. IN THE HARDBACK, THERE ARE WONDERFUL GLOSSY, COLOR PHOTOS. IN THE SOFTBACK, THE PHOTOS ARE SMALLER, AND ARE BLACK AND WHITE WITH VERY LITTLE DETAIL IN THEM.