- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Pocket Books (Mm); Reissue edition (Nov 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671735551
- ISBN-13: 978-0671735555
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,529,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Yes, yes, very good book, I think I've just read it for the 3rd or 4th time... so damn good. Good book for Crusher this one: she has a lot to do, and also for Picard, of course. Carmen Carter really has done a great job here, with cliffhangers that just make you need to read the next chapter, or say " well I never". Great. She has brought in interesting characters and a new alien species, which together make this book a very good read.
Format:Paperback
its been a long time since ive read the children of hamlin,i remember buyiny it back when the next generation novels started and like any great book,its ajoy to pick it up after along absence and find its still a great read, often i am lost by the complicated nature some authors seem to breathe life into creating the aliens that the enterpriseare subjected to ,but this story moves on as swiftly as the aliens themselves, the story is a strong and moving tale with a sdatifactory end and just maybe , i may find myself reading it yet again in the future
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Titan Books continue their series of novels based on Star Trek: The Next Generation with #03: The Children Of Hamlin by Carmen Carter.
The events of this book take place between the episodes `Symbiosis' and `Skin Of Evil' in the first season and also references `Angel One' and `The Arsenal Of Freedom'.
The Enterprise picks up a distress call from the U.S.S. Ferrel which is under attack from an unknown alien vessel. When they arrive they find the Ferrel about to collapse and the alien ship resembles nothing more than a cluster of small orange spheres. Succeeded in driving the enemy off, the remaining crew of the Ferrel are rescued.
Among them are Andrew Deelor and his assistant Ruthe. Picard begins to unravel the chain of events that led to the attack and finds himself in a battle of wills with Deelor. When Deelor reveals the real mission that he was on and the authority that he has behind him, Picard finds himself bound by duty and regulations to assist.
The event is all tied in to the infamous Hamlin massacre of over 50 years ago when the Hamlin mining colony was destroyed by unknown assailants, the adults all killed but the children were taken away. Deelor reveals that the aliens, the Choraii, are the same ones responsible for Hamlin and that he is on a mission to retrieve the children and return them home. With other security concerns and the possibility of the Romulans getting their hands on Choraii technology, the Enterprise is sent to continue Deelor's mission before they aliens disappear again.
The novel is a very entertaining read with good character development for Picard, Crusher and Riker. Although all the bridge crew get some time each in the story the focus is on those three. Deelor is well written with his infuriatingly self assured attitude and penchant for secrets while his assistant Ruthe is something more of an enigma.
There is a b-story involving a group of Amish-like farmers which gets in the way of the main story and the link between the two at the end is all so predictable and offers no surprises.
The book can be done cover to cover in a few hours and is so engaging that you'll find you'll want to read on until you've finished.
As with her previous Trek novels, Carter does a great job with the characters, gets the feel of the book just right and by tying in events of recent episodes it makes the whole story seem much more intertwined with the series.
A good story and a must for any Next generation library.
The events of this book take place between the episodes `Symbiosis' and `Skin Of Evil' in the first season and also references `Angel One' and `The Arsenal Of Freedom'.
The Enterprise picks up a distress call from the U.S.S. Ferrel which is under attack from an unknown alien vessel. When they arrive they find the Ferrel about to collapse and the alien ship resembles nothing more than a cluster of small orange spheres. Succeeded in driving the enemy off, the remaining crew of the Ferrel are rescued.
Among them are Andrew Deelor and his assistant Ruthe. Picard begins to unravel the chain of events that led to the attack and finds himself in a battle of wills with Deelor. When Deelor reveals the real mission that he was on and the authority that he has behind him, Picard finds himself bound by duty and regulations to assist.
The event is all tied in to the infamous Hamlin massacre of over 50 years ago when the Hamlin mining colony was destroyed by unknown assailants, the adults all killed but the children were taken away. Deelor reveals that the aliens, the Choraii, are the same ones responsible for Hamlin and that he is on a mission to retrieve the children and return them home. With other security concerns and the possibility of the Romulans getting their hands on Choraii technology, the Enterprise is sent to continue Deelor's mission before they aliens disappear again.
The novel is a very entertaining read with good character development for Picard, Crusher and Riker. Although all the bridge crew get some time each in the story the focus is on those three. Deelor is well written with his infuriatingly self assured attitude and penchant for secrets while his assistant Ruthe is something more of an enigma.
There is a b-story involving a group of Amish-like farmers which gets in the way of the main story and the link between the two at the end is all so predictable and offers no surprises.
The book can be done cover to cover in a few hours and is so engaging that you'll find you'll want to read on until you've finished.
As with her previous Trek novels, Carter does a great job with the characters, gets the feel of the book just right and by tying in events of recent episodes it makes the whole story seem much more intertwined with the series.
A good story and a must for any Next generation library.
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