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From the deepest, darkest reaches of space came the greatest
threat the Federation had ever faced: the BorgTM.
Half organic/half mechanical, the Borg were relentless and bent
on conquering and "assimilating" all intelligent life; a single
Borg vessel destroyed 39 Federation starships, decimating Starfleet.
Only the courage and determination of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and
his crew prevented the Borg from striking at the heart of the
Federation and Earth itself in the year 2367. Picard and the "USS
Enterprise" TM were able to score a stunning victory
against the Borg.
But all that has changed, and the Borg are back...
Stronger and more dangerous than ever, they are ready to launch a
new attack against the Federation, one that threatens its
past...present...and future. Once again, Captain Picard,
Commander Riker, Lieutenant Commander Data and the rest of the
crew must face their greatest foe in a startling confrontation
that will take them across time and put them face-to-face with
their relentless enemy, revealing the Borg Collective's deadliest
secret...and its true face. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
threat the Federation had ever faced: the BorgTM.
Half organic/half mechanical, the Borg were relentless and bent
on conquering and "assimilating" all intelligent life; a single
Borg vessel destroyed 39 Federation starships, decimating Starfleet.
Only the courage and determination of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and
his crew prevented the Borg from striking at the heart of the
Federation and Earth itself in the year 2367. Picard and the "USS
Enterprise" TM were able to score a stunning victory
against the Borg.
But all that has changed, and the Borg are back...
Stronger and more dangerous than ever, they are ready to launch a
new attack against the Federation, one that threatens its
past...present...and future. Once again, Captain Picard,
Commander Riker, Lieutenant Commander Data and the rest of the
crew must face their greatest foe in a startling confrontation
that will take them across time and put them face-to-face with
their relentless enemy, revealing the Borg Collective's deadliest
secret...and its true face. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
J.M. Dillard is the author of numerous Star Trek novels, including the movie novelisations GENERATIONS, FIRST CONTACT, INSURRECTION and NEMESIS, and the bestselling non-fiction pictorial history WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is, of course, the novelization of the highly successful Star Trek: The Next Generation film of the same name. First Contact refers not to first contact with the Borg, for, six years later, Picard still bears the mental scars of his assimilation in the form of Locutus, but to Earth's first contact with an alien civilization. It is a story that had yet to be told, although Captain Kirk and his crew had met the extraordinarily old Zefram Cochrane, inventor of the warp drive, in an episode of the original series; additionally, there had been hints that this pivotal event in human history took place some time after a terrible Third World War on Earth.
As the story begins, the Borg have attacked the Federation, with one of their massive cube ships making a bee-line for Earth herself. Picard and the new Enterprise-E starship defy Starfleet orders and rush to the battle, after which they follow a small Borg ship through a time portal which takes them back to 21st-century Earth. The Borg plan is to destroy the Phoenix, the spacecraft which Zefram Cochrane launches and, by way of its successful warp drive test, captures the attention of a Federation scout ship. If that pivotal event does not happen, the Federation we all know and love will never come to be. While half of the senior staff is planet-side trying to make sure the Phoenix launch happens on schedule, the rest of the crew find themselves battling a Borg infestation onboard the Enterprise herself. Data is captured, Picard is in danger of letting his hatred of the Borg overrule logic and reason, and we get to meet the Borg Queen. Personally, I've always felt that the introduction of the Borg Queen was a disservice to the greatest Star Trek villains of them all. The Borg Queen is a complete contradiction that introduced a level of individual vulnerability into a collective that was, up until this time, faceless and seemingly invulnerable.
This is an impressive novelization of the film, making it a worthwhile read to those of us who are already familiar with the onscreen story. In particular, it provides a great deal of insight into the erratic nature of Zefram Cochrane himself; in the movie, he came across as basically a drunk, but the novelization does a much better job of explaining his behavior. That alone makes this novel a natural and extremely beneficial corollary to the movie.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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How do you top the greatest Star Trek movie of all time? You write a book about it of course! And what a book it is too! Written by the wonderful J.M. Dillard (author of the novelisations of Star Treks 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9) this book not only builds on the tremendous action of the film, but also engages the reader in a way only she can. Here the Borg have a purpose made even more deadly because WE want to be in on it, the Queen offers the READER the chance for immortality through assimilation. The humour is made funnier; the savagery of an unstoppable menace more frightening; the battles more devastating; all the while holding us in a grip more potent than one of the Enterprise's tractor beams!
In all, one of the greatest film-to-book adaptations of all time!
Excellent!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book faithfully follows the movie script. So, if you watched the movie, there is no reason to buy the book, unless you are a real trekker. Desgined to be a commercial success among trekkers, because the authors or producers included time travel, how the human race joined the Federation, the invention of the warp drive, the Borg, and of course, how they are defeated.
Excellent, if you are a Next Generation fan, but probably not so good for the rest of the world. Not even for sci-fi fans. The science in it is not "very hard". I still want to know how the warp drive works?
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