Four novellas by the most popular Star Trek authors finds the intrepid Starfleet Corps of Engineers called in to fix urgent crucial situations: a distress call, rampaging monsters, a reactor and a city. The Starfleet Corps of Engineers, the top flight of technical specialists, face four of their most challenging missions yet. In THE RIDDLED POST the S.C.E. responds to an urgent distress call from an outpost that has been attacked by something that can penetrate shields. GATEWAYS EPILOGUE finds the S.C.E. facing a horde of rampaging monsters that have been let loose on the planet Maeglin. In AMBUSH, they must fix a reactor crucial to a mining operation, but the malevolent aliens who damaged it are still around. And in SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED, the citizens of Keorga are counting on the Corps to save their largest city.
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THE AUTHORS include: Greg Brodeur, Scott Ciencin, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Dave Galanter, Dan Jolley and Aaron Rosenberg.
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By Rory Q
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The third collection in the SCE series. I've enjoyed the series immensely so far, but this one took me a while to get through.
I wasn't keen on Aaron Rosenberg's attempt. The actual storytelling came across as not of the same quality to be honest (it seemed a little amateurish). The story itself wasn't terribly interesting either, and I never really had a sense that the characters were in as much danger as the author assured me they were.
The second story, while good, was quite strange all in all. But the character's speech seemed a little off - too flippant for a crew who could be in danger, and they seem to lack respect when talking amongst each other, particularly to the captain. Something I was surprised at, as I've enjoyed Keith RA DiCandido's storytelling so far.
I also had a hard time with a story about a computer that works primarily using people's imaginations - only the population operating it don't have an imagination.
Ambush, however, is a pretty good story - all action and the engineers doing what they do best. Some classic moment from Captain Gold too.
All in all, a good book, but not up to the standard of the first two.
I wasn't keen on Aaron Rosenberg's attempt. The actual storytelling came across as not of the same quality to be honest (it seemed a little amateurish). The story itself wasn't terribly interesting either, and I never really had a sense that the characters were in as much danger as the author assured me they were.
The second story, while good, was quite strange all in all. But the character's speech seemed a little off - too flippant for a crew who could be in danger, and they seem to lack respect when talking amongst each other, particularly to the captain. Something I was surprised at, as I've enjoyed Keith RA DiCandido's storytelling so far.
I also had a hard time with a story about a computer that works primarily using people's imaginations - only the population operating it don't have an imagination.
Ambush, however, is a pretty good story - all action and the engineers doing what they do best. Some classic moment from Captain Gold too.
All in all, a good book, but not up to the standard of the first two.
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ST-SCE Book #3: Some Assembly Required
23 April 2003
By Joe Zika
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Star Trek-Starfleet Corps of Engineers Book #3: Some Assembly Required is an anthology of four stort stories involving the the corps of engineers first appearing as ebooks and now is in printed form.
"Some Assembly Required" contains:
"The Riddled Post" written by Aaron Rosenberg
"Here, There be Monsters" written by Keith R.A. Decandido
"Ambush" written by Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur
"Some Assembly Required" written by Scott Ciencin and Dave Jolley
In this book the stories contain high-tech action-adventure and it will keep your attention. The stories are written as short stories and they are written as building on one another. As the stories building to an exciting climax and they have some very clever solutions.
I liked the way the stories are written and the way plot is laid out and the action moves quickly... but the character development is not lacking and it gives the reader a sense of being within the confines of the story... like your in the middle of all of the action.
As each story is written as a complete stand alone story, there are references in each to past adventures making for intresting reading. You'll be engrossed in the story and wanting the characters to succed in each adventure.
This anthology covers story #9 through #12 of the ebook series and the corps of engineers work at solving problems. This is a fresh addition to the Star Trek series and you'll be fascinated as a group of giant monsters fall through an interdimensional gateway, the engineers work on a planetary computer system, solve a mystery of an outpost riddled by a strange new weapon, and defeat a foe who has the corps outgunned in an exciting space battle.
Have tech, will travel is the corps motto and Starfleet's miracle worker will take you on a journey you will not soon forget.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I Continue To Gush.
29 Jun 2003
By Diane Bellomo
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
I believe I've said this already, but I think this S.C.E. idea was about the best ever (you GO, DeCandido!), and this next batch was no exception to that idea. Waiting for the paperbacks puts me woefully behind the eBooks, this I know, but my patience has been consistently rewarded with each new publication.
In Book Three, we get eBook stories 9-12, and each one is a separate little thrill ride into the S.C.E. universe. And I guess what I'm most impressed with is the continuity of character development and growth throughout each author's writing. That can't be an easy task, especially when the authors are also charged with writing a compelling plot.
If you're like me and don't really care for the eBook format, but are interested in learning about the Starfleet team that goes in to clean up the messes, I *highly* recommend these books. Fast-paced but complex, with great character development and depth.
Good job, I say! Don't stop!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent entry in an excellent series.
15 Mar 2005
By James Yanni
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The "Star Trek SCE" series is written about the "Starfleet Corps of Engineers", which are the topnotch engineers sent in to solve puzzles that have stumped the engineers on an individual ship. It's an interesting idea, very much more traditional science fiction rather than the space opera that is commonly seen in most "science fiction" these days; more attention is paid to the science, without sacrificing plot or character developement.
On the down side, I wasn't quite as taken with the stories in this book as I was with those in the first two entries in the series; on the up side, while book one ended on a cliffhanger and book two therefore started in midstory, this book did not resort to such cheap methods of keeping us interested; it began and ended as a self-contained set of stories.
On the down side, I wasn't quite as taken with the stories in this book as I was with those in the first two entries in the series; on the up side, while book one ended on a cliffhanger and book two therefore started in midstory, this book did not resort to such cheap methods of keeping us interested; it began and ended as a self-contained set of stories.
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