Collision Course
category: science fiction, author:William Shatner, with Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
book 1 of Star Trek Academyoriginal copyright 2007,
read in October 2011
Agamedes' opinion: 8 out of 10
Okay, this is not great literature. I've said it before and I'll say it again: cliches are not all bad...I mean...
I've said it before and I'll say it again: 8 out of 10 is my opinion. Based -- mostly -- on how much I enjoyed reading the book. And I thoroughly enjoyed reading Collision Course.
You have to admire William Shatner. He has taken to his role as ex-Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk. He has taken to it... but he has not taken it too seriously.
Better yet, he has written a pre-Star Trek novel which maintains the elements which made the original Star Trek great. Characters with high moral standards. With amazing -- unbelievable! -- skills. A lot of clever and intuitive problem solving by Kirk (and by Spock). Some fisticuffs and the ability to charm the socks off attractive women. (But only the socks...)
William Shatner "has written"...??
There are two co-authors. And a comment that this is "an imaginative work deriving solely from the author's personal vision." Perhaps Shatner simply added comments based on his memories of playing the role... Still. I'd rather he take advantage of his previous and most famous role. Rather than deny it. Or, worse yet, run it down. It's nice to have good memories untainted and unchallenged...
If you love the Start Trek characters -- the original Star Trek characters -- then you can't help but love this book.
On the down side, the "science fiction" aspect of the original series is a bit light on in this book. It's almost Star Wars: an adventure which happens to be set in a future world.
Still, who cares?! This is young Jimmy Kirk teaming with young Mr Spock to solve puzzles and beat the baddies! Sure, there are holes in the plot...
The starship is evacuated... Next minute the supposedly empty ship requests permission to leave dock... Permission granted... But who cares!
Just think, "Captain Kirk rules!" and sit back to enjoy the ride :-)
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