- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Star Trek; reprint edition (1 July 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671541749
- ISBN-13: 978-0671541743
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 948,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Long ago, before the dawn of civilization, they were banished to the realm of nightmares. Now the terrors are real . . .
A generation ago, another "Starship Enterprise" TM fought off a ship of exiled aliens intent on conquering all of the Alpha Quadrant. Starfleet thought the foe had been repelled forever -- until now. The Furies have returned in might warships even more powerful than before. But their weapons are more than merely physical, for these aliens are the origins of all the demons and monsters of ancient myth, and they have found a way to project fear directly into the minds of their enemies. To defeat the Furies, and save the Federation, Picard and the crew of the "U.S.S. Enterprise" TM must first conquer the darkest terrors of their unconscious minds.
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Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch are a well-known science fiction author team whose numerous Star Trek novels include THE SOLDIERS OF FEAR in the all-time top-selling Crossover series INVASION!
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LIEUTENANT ROBERT C. YOUNG, Bobby to everyone who knew him, sat with his feet on the lip of the console before him. Read the first page
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
'Soldiers of Fear' is one part of the Invasion series of Star trek novels that reach over several different incarnations of the show. In this, book two, we return to the safe bosom of The Next Generation as they fight against a old enemy that use fear to defeat their foes. The Furies, as they are known, do not believe in negotiation and peace, but death and conquering. Can Picard and co overcome their irrational fears and close a wormhole in space before the Furies release their army?
This book is typical Star Trek fair and is ok to an extent. It is very short and the story has little time to develop due to this. Also the introduction of a new character, Sam Redbay, means that you pretty much know what going to happen from the beginning. Another major criticism of this book, that reduced it down from average to poor, is that supposedly the Furies are a race that is parallel to The Borg in terms of power. However, the crew of the Enterprise are able to undo their weapons in approximately an hour. Oooooooohhh scary!
For all its faults, I would not go out of my way to read this book, but for fans of the show it is a gentle aside for a day or two. Even though it is part of a series it can easily be read as a standalone title.
This book is typical Star Trek fair and is ok to an extent. It is very short and the story has little time to develop due to this. Also the introduction of a new character, Sam Redbay, means that you pretty much know what going to happen from the beginning. Another major criticism of this book, that reduced it down from average to poor, is that supposedly the Furies are a race that is parallel to The Borg in terms of power. However, the crew of the Enterprise are able to undo their weapons in approximately an hour. Oooooooohhh scary!
For all its faults, I would not go out of my way to read this book, but for fans of the show it is a gentle aside for a day or two. Even though it is part of a series it can easily be read as a standalone title.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Though the plot is great and the ending is better than the rest, this novel is awful, bogged down in plodding pace and schmaltzy 'fear' stuff. Borrow it from the library.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
The one disappoint volume in the Invasion Series
10 Nov 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It is easy to see why Book Two in the Invasion series is so readily dismissed by a lot of readers. We went from 289 pages of small print in "First Strike" to 234 pages of big print in "The Soldiers of Fear." There is even a 38 page excerpt from "Time's Enemy" to pad the book even more. But those numbers are only indicative of the qualitative drop off from Book One in the Series. You get the feeling Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch worked from nothing more than a synopsis or an outline, because all of the background Diane Carey put into that first book are totally ignored. There are references to what happened with Kirk, and certainly the fear weapon used shows the invaders learned something about their opponents since that first encounter, but the entire culture of the Furies is abandoned, particularly the entire Druid angle. Since Carey is one of the co-creators of this series I have to feel that her perspective gets privileged. If they had the opportunity to actually read "First Strike" surely Smith and Rusch they would have made some serious improvements in Book Two to bring it up to line.
Of the Enterprise crew, Geordi La Forge is the only character who shows any additional depth, and this is mainly because the book does spend some time while he is engaged in solving problems as opposed to his just being the disembodied voice speaking from Engineering. There are a couple of interesting chats between Picard and Guinan, and some nice insights into Troi's subconscious as well as her relationship with Picard. But a lot of the emotional part of the story is reduced to short hand. Troi and Worf exchange meaningful looks when Troi is in trouble and the reader supplies all the meaning and import, although it is not at all clear where this story fits into the Next Generation chronology.
There was a sense of tragedy to "First Strike" because Kirk was trying to stop a war that was so unnecessary. In "The Soldiers of Fear" the writers try to create an epic moment, on the level of Spock's sacrifice at the end of "The Wrath of Khan," but when we get to the big moment there is no suspense because as soon as you know what the mission is, you know what will happen. The writers really needed to come up with a better way of getting out of that do or die situation. More importantly, "The Soldiers of Fear" simply needed to follow up on "First Strike" a lot better. The feeling of momentum in the Invasion series is gone by the time you finish this novel and realize the rest of the book is a teaser for the next volume. But I promise you that if you keep reading the rest of the Invasion books, you are going to be impressed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent in a Series
21 Oct 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Perhaps not quite as good as the first book, but I loved the way if followed through with the story and made it a continuing series. I've not read the other two yet, but soon will. I highly recommend reading book 1 and 2 of this Invasion series. You'll love it if you're a Star Trek fan.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great book and series
12 Aug 1996
Format:Mass Market Paperback
this was only the second TNG book I have read. I liked it a great deal and it was a perfect followup to the First Strike. The Furies are great enemies, and Kirk and his crew are at their best in confronting the threat. The pace is blinding in speed, the plot tight and well thought out and the characterizations well done. If you can get it (I noted it is out of stock) read it, but after First Strike
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