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When Captain Calhoun of the U.S.S. Excalibur picked
a fight with mysterious alien beings who claim to be the inspiration
for the gods of ancient Earth his ship was badly damaged,
and they only survived because of his wife Captain Shelby
and the U.S.S. Trident. However after a brief respite
his ship is as good as new, now it is time for round two and
this time he will win. In search of revenge the Excalibur
and Trident travel to the planet Danter however when they
get there they are in for a big surprise. The former home
of a vast galactic empire has changed beyond recognition.
A world renown for violence has become docile and friendly,
it all seems to good to be true, and it is...
A
group of beings with godly powers have emerged with promises
of perfect health and everlasting peace, all they want is
to be worshipped. To stop them enslaving the galaxy The Trident
and Excalibur must overcome an entire planet of individuals
as well as these mysterious beings themselves.
This
book is poor. Although it started off well, after the title
it was all down hill. The actual story line is not bad, it
is the stuff most good Star Trek episodes are made
of, a seemingly insurmountable problem, a complex scientific
solution and bravery to carry it through. The
problem is the characters. By the end of the book I wished
that the gods had triumphed and obliterated these pathetic
people from ever existing. And I won't even mention the predictable
unfunny one liners... Even
when the characters look like they might have some depth the
illusion is quickly dispelled.
The
one moment in the book that finally took the biscuit was Captain
Calhoun's big speech. I knew from everything that had happened
previously that it would be pathetic. Even the addition of
Spock cannot save this awful book.
My
advice to all Star Trek fans, in fact anyone who can
read, don't buy this book.
Charlie Brine
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