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Greater Than the Sum ("Star Trek the Next Generation") (Paperback)

by Christopher L. Bennett (Author)
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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books (1 Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1847392776
  • ISBN-13: 978-1847392770
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 93,831 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Believing that the annihilation of one Borg-controlled ship will wipe out their menace forever, Starfleet Command sends out the Enterprise to complete the mission -- only to discover how very wrong their calculations have been...One lone ship, the former science vessel Einstein, has been taken over by the Borg. Cut off as it is from the rest of the Borg Collective, if the ship can be found and destroyed, the Federation can rest easy. The task becomes more urgent still with the discovery of a system-wide slipstream which could enable the Einstein to reach the Borg Collective; or worse, give the Borg the capacity for instantaneous transportation to other parts of the galaxy. The Enterprise is dispatched to prevent that threat -- but the Borg have evolved and are more determined than ever to conquer Earth, and with it the Federation.


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Christopher L. Bennett lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended University for a B.S. in Physics and a B.A. with high honours in History. Prior to his X-Men endeavours, Bennett focused his love for science fiction into Star Trek novelizations for Simon & Schuster, including Star Trek: Ex Machina and Star Trek S.C.E Aftermath.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best TNG books , 10 Oct 2008
I've read many of the Star Trek TNG books. I found this one of the better ones. This was because it has Picard behaving like Picard. In this story they have to think their way out of the problem rather than just use brute force or rely on luck. The other things that make this story interesting are the way the author managers to inter-weave the characters' personal story lines into the main plot. Some other Star Trek authors don't know how to handle the personal lives, this author does so we get some interesting insights into Picard's behaviour.
One more thing the author does well is to get you interested in the new crew members that are introduced in this book.
The book starts a little slowly but otherwise this is well worth the read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A History Lesson, 2 Oct 2008
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This is a good book and a must for next gen fans. Its answers some nagging questions from the show and films, however at times it feels like a history lesson. Theres some much backstory and information that the actual action feels secondary and rushed.
However if like me you like a lot of info and answers to questions, you will enjoy. If your an action junkie, I would read something else.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you for bringing Picard back!!, 18 Jun 2009
By Mr. I. Ogilvie "Mr O" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I picked this book up with a great deal of expectation. Expectation of a good Star Trek book. This expectation was driven by my experience of reading The Buried Age by the same author. This book for me was expertly written and captured the character of Picard brilliantly. Having been somewhat disappointed with the Post-Nemesis arc of novels so far and particularly with the characterization of Picard I expected this book to get things back on track.

Broadly speaking the post-Nemesis chronology includes: Death In Winter, Resistance; Q&A; Before Dishonour. Some of the Titan novels fit in around here somewhere, but having not read these to date I will say no more about this.

Following in the wake of Before Dishonour this book was always going to have to attempt a rebuilding exercise. The mutiny on the Enterprise and Starfleets treatment towards Picard in particular had left a sour taste in my mouth.

In this book this is addressed. By the end of the book I believe we actually have a bridge crew/senior staff that work together and might be around for a bit. Q's comment in Q&A about Commander Data "carrying them all for so long" I thought was particularly well observed. In this book we see a reshuffle with many of the mutineers being taken out and replaced with characters that actually make a difference. We have the synergistic effect of teamwork back in Star Trek!
For me Christopher Bennnett writes characters better than any of the current Star Trek authors. There is an undercurrent of family, procreation and individuality running through this book which is explored through interaction of the new and existing members of the crew. This is used to raise the stakes for what is going to come.
It is the handling of Picard and Crushers developing relationship that is the real triumph here (I would love to say more but don't want to spoil it).
Guinan is back! The author clearly has a soft spot for the character of Guinan. For me she is one of the more intriguing characters in TNG universe, particulalry her relationship with Picard.

Bennett ticks all the boxes of the key ingredients of a Trek story here: space exploration, science, first contact with new species, teamwork of the crew, character development, the ability to reference/interweave previous Trek stories. And it is an intelligently written borg story. All too often the borg were wheeled out at a time when viewing figures were down, the stories for me often being a bit weak. Bennett gives us a lecture on the evolution/history of the borg and with this story ties up some loose ends from borg history.

Whilst the chapters of this book have a slower more considered pace than recent Trek books in this story arc, what this book does have is depth.

All hell is going to break loose in the Destiny Trilogy that comes next, in this book perhaps we are experiencing the relative calm before the storm.

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