- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books; First Edition edition (9 Dec 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671869124
- ISBN-13: 978-0671869120
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 874,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
When the planet Empyrea, a colony of genetically perfected human beings, demands that the Federation remove a science station which has been in place for nearly twenty years, the Starship Enterprise is assigned to transport to the planet the Federation ambassador who negotiated with the Empyreans long ago, an ambassador who was once Dr. McCoy's closest friend, but is now a bitter rival.
On Empyrea, McCoy discovers Anna, a daughter he never knew he had. McCoy soon realizes that the isolationist Empyreans must not learn her father is an off-worlder, and that her genes are less than "perfect". As relations with the Empyreans collapse around him, McCoy must find a way to save his newfound daughter from the harshest penalty her planet can impose.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is one for fans of McCoy, and to a lesser degree Scotty. It adds to the background story of McCoy's early days, while remaining fundamentally true to the character, which few such stories do. This book emphasises the relationship between McCoy and Kirk, and does it exceptionly well. However my favourite extracts are of Scotty verbally sparring with Spock and the natives. Few writers capture the Scotsman's pride & temper so well or so humerously. This is one I recommend.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
11 reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
McCoy, McCoy Where for Art Thou?
27 Feb 2001
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you love the trio, and wonder about McCoy's past, then this book is a must! Watch Spock and McCoy battle with the words they use so well, while Kirk is unusually confussed. See McCoy do as any father would to protect his little girl, who just happens not to be so little anymore. And see the dynamic trio come together in the face of danger with surprising skill as only they can, while supporting their valued friend.
This book is a must for those who love to see the trio in action within another secret that becomes news. I laughed throughout the whole book while getting insight into McCoy's past.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good characterizations but a sham of a plot
1 Jan 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
When a mystery is central to the plot of a novel - when the plot develops because of the mystery - and then the mystery is shrugged away with barely a murmur at the end, left unsolved - one must suspect that there IS no solution, that the author had no idea who was behind the critical sabotage: that he himself, not any character, is the culprit. I was very much aware of "author intrusion" off and on as I read this book, beginning with the needless rehashing of the series episode "Amok Time" (surely every Star Trek fan *knows* that story, and readers who don't won't care!). But nowhere was I more aware of the author than at the end: I closed the book and said out loud, "What a cheat!" Weinstein never demonstrates that anyone *could* have sabotaged the Federation installation; not only that, but by having the unknown saboteur's programming escape the intense scrutiny of Spock and Scott *even after they knew that sabotage had occurred*, he demeans these characters' skills. The only true reason for the sabotage is (besides creating some tension) to provide a reason for one lone Empyrean's change of heart, and to achieve this single end, Weinstein is (I'm sure unintentionally) disrespectful to Star Trek characters and to the reader's intelligence. This is a contrived novel and one I found very disappointing: I still want to know whodunit and WHY, and I don't believe the author knows.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Very good story; would have made a good episode.
22 Mar 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is a well-written if not flawless story, paying particular attention to characterization and ideas but not without its moments of action and high drama. It's not quite good enough to get into the five star range, but only just; it wrapped up a bit TOO neatly for words, leaving one very major subplot/plot complication completely unaddressed, but it was still a very enjoyable and worthwhile read, particularly for fans of McCoy.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
