Star Trek:
Child of Two Worlds
by Greg Cox
***Some Reviews may Contain Spoilers***
Pocket Books: December 2015
ISBN: 9781476783253
Being a fan of Greg Cox makes it hard to find problems with the novel's that this author produces. "Star Trek: Child of Two Worlds" makes it worse as it is also a story that contains one of the better Captain's, Christopher Pike, of the prime universe.
The book is very well written and fast paced in it's delivery. We find Spock, young and early in his career, having to start to deal much more deeply with his two ancestral backgrounds of human and Vulcan on an inner emotional level. A similar conflict plays outward in an alien whom was taken at a young age to be Klingon.
The story will pull in the reader, as at the very least it is up in the air on how it ends with what choice will a couple of the characters make. Spock's character is explored much in the way you expect, with the highlight being his inner emotional conflict. His actions being governed by such make for some interesting suspenseful moments.
In the subplot, which tied nicely into the main story, the crew was struggling with the fever plaguing the ship. It was good to see Captain Pike struggle with maintaining his composure when all he wanted to do was pass out from his high fever. In addition, we learned just a tiny bit more about the mysterious character of Number One.
All in all a great adventure. While expansion of the inner conflict around Spock could have been much more improved, it was a great read especially for this time of year. It was a welcome change to see the crew of the Enterprise from Pike's era and a smart move to show us what could be the introduction to the inner turmoil that develops from Spock trying to be Vulcan in a human environment while being half human himself.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Being a fan of Greg Cox makes it hard to find problems with the novel's that this author produces. "Star Trek: Child of Two Worlds" makes it worse as it is also a story that contains one of the better Captain's, Christopher Pike, of the prime universe.
The book is very well written and fast paced in it's delivery. We find Spock, young and early in his career, having to start to deal much more deeply with his two ancestral backgrounds of human and Vulcan on an inner emotional level. A similar conflict plays outward in an alien whom was taken at a young age to be Klingon.
The story will pull in the reader, as at the very least it is up in the air on how it ends with what choice will a couple of the characters make. Spock's character is explored much in the way you expect, with the highlight being his inner emotional conflict. His actions being governed by such make for some interesting suspenseful moments.
In the subplot, which tied nicely into the main story, the crew was struggling with the fever plaguing the ship. It was good to see Captain Pike struggle with maintaining his composure when all he wanted to do was pass out from his high fever. In addition, we learned just a tiny bit more about the mysterious character of Number One.
All in all a great adventure. While expansion of the inner conflict around Spock could have been much more improved, it was a great read especially for this time of year. It was a welcome change to see the crew of the Enterprise from Pike's era and a smart move to show us what could be the introduction to the inner turmoil that develops from Spock trying to be Vulcan in a human environment while being half human himself.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
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