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I had just finished reading "Dreadnought" which I found to be a surprisingly good read for the first Star Trek novel I had come across written in the first person; but I was kind of "first personed" out. I picked up and started reading "Battlestations" and lo and behold, there we were again with Piper (now a commander) from Dreadnought sailing at sea with Captain Kirk aboard the good ship "Edith Keeler". The first thing that turned me off a little was realizing I had another first person book to read; personally I prefer the 3rd person narratives wherein I can conjecture a bit more on what's going on. The next turnoff was all the nautical mumbo-jumbo you had to endure through the entire first couple of chapters. I mean if you don't understand jargon such as jib'sl, mizzen, capstan, bowsprit, and believe me a LOT more--you will be lost trying to picture what's going on in those early pages. Fortunately for myself, I am fairly familiar with a lot of those nautical terms and kept up pretty well--but I couldn't help but think how lost a true "landlubber" might be trying to handle all of that. (No, there are no footnotes or explanations either!). The third strike that pretty much relegated it into being one of the VERY few TOS books that wouldn't be 3 or higher, was the length of time you pretty much were without all those TOS characters that *I* personally read these novels in the hopes of visualizing again. You have her with Kirk, McCoy and Scotty aboard the Keeler in a rather lengthy and exhausting race at sea in the very beginning, then Kirk and Scotty get beamed back to Starfleet for something that had to do with the investigations into the Dreadnought affair--it is definitely to your advantage to have read "Dreadnought" BEFORE reading this novel. They refer to events in that story throughout the book.

Then, for nearly half the length of the book it's pretty much more a novel about the many misadventures of Commander Piper and company, than it is a typical TOS read. Toward the latter part of the book we finally get Kirk and the Enterprise back into the picture. Without giving too much away, it is about how Piper finds herself getting her own "command" with a spacefaring vessel that was once named Tyrannosaurus Rex, and which she renamed "Banana Republic". The story is replete with somewhat comical, if not juvenile comments and/or anecdotes. My favorite character in the "Rex" crew is Scanner, a Tennessean with a real knack for hyperbole in his statements, not to mention an obvious drawl. The gist of the story is that one of the people involved in the Dreadnought affair has stolen the Transwarp device that was the brain-child of Sarda, (the equivalent of a Spock for Piper and company), and she and her allies are intent on putting the device out for sale to the highest bidder. Convinced that this could lead to the equivalent to a 'feeding frenzy' among galactic peoples and empires, Piper feels she must not let down the Captain (her idol is clearly Kirk throughout both novels) and must clear the good name of Sarda who seems to have been linked in the whole ugly affair. The story's plot thickens on the planet Argelius, which for those Trekkies who remember, was the pleasure planet in which Scotty found himself accused of murdering a la "Jack the Ripper"... and they still have the sleazy-type of entertainment clubs with the female dancers and guys slapping the tables for more.

I don't want to go into any more on the storyline itself. I just found this one a lot more difficult to get through than Dreadnought, albeit at times it sparked of the wit and humor of many scenes from Dreadnought. The ending is kind of predictable but there actually are two climaxes, if you will, in the final 25% or so of the story. All in all, not a bad read; but somewhat substandard for a Trekkie who is very tired of some of the newer novels that keep trying to get our focus off of the characters we have come to know, love, and wish to see more of: Kirk, Spock, Uhura, McCoy, Scotty, Chekov, and Sulu-- even Riley and Rand betimes. Some of the authors need to stop trying to divert us into a whole different kind of story --because it's the TOS types of stories that make them so appealing to its readers in the first place.


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BATTLESTATIONS CLASSIC STAR TREK 31 Star Trek the Original Series Carey 9780671740252 Books Reviews

I have enjoyed this book in its hard copy version for many years. I have worn out ore than one copy.
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I will continue to use it in the future
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I already owned this in paperback, and was simply replacing it on my . It's very refreshing to see your favorite universe from an "outsider's" perspective.

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The first book in this series was high-energy and entertaining, if a bit of a fan book. This book, however, is generally slow, plodding, and uninspired. Essentially, it ranks as fan fiction... and bad fan fiction at that. Just read the first one and forget that the second one even exists.
this and the author's other book in this 'mini-series' is good. I liked how she introduced some new characters and yet kept the feel of the original one's too. Just disliked some of her pre-story comments to readers. I would have liked to see her do a few more books with these characters, as a stand-alone series like they tried to do with Sulu.
I haven't read this in many years, and just bought it again. I remember why this was one of my favorite books as a kid. I really enjoy the story set in the TOS universe with other characters interacting with Captain Kirk and his crew. The new characters are well thought out and the perspective they have on the original crew of the Enterprise is great. Through them it is a if I am a witness to just what it is that makes Kirk so special. If you haven't read this and you enjoy Star Trek, you are really missing out.
I had just finished reading "Dreadnought" which I found to be a surprisingly good read for the first Star Trek novel I had come across written in the first person; but I was kind of "first personed" out. I picked up and started reading "Battlestations" and lo and behold, there we were again with Piper (now a commander) from Dreadnought sailing at sea with Captain Kirk aboard the good ship "Edith Keeler". The first thing that turned me off a little was realizing I had another first person book to read; personally I prefer the 3rd person narratives wherein I can conjecture a bit more on what's going on. The next turnoff was all the nautical mumbo-jumbo you had to endure through the entire first couple of chapters. I mean if you don't understand jargon such as jib'sl, mizzen, capstan, bowsprit, and believe me a LOT more--you will be lost trying to picture what's going on in those early pages. Fortunately for myself, I am fairly familiar with a lot of those nautical terms and kept up pretty well--but I couldn't help but think how lost a true "landlubber" might be trying to handle all of that. (No, there are no footnotes or explanations either!). The third strike that pretty much relegated it into being one of the VERY few TOS books that wouldn't be 3 or higher, was the length of time you pretty much were without all those TOS characters that *I* personally read these novels in the hopes of visualizing again. You have her with Kirk, McCoy and Scotty aboard the Keeler in a rather lengthy and exhausting race at sea in the very beginning, then Kirk and Scotty get beamed back to Starfleet for something that had to do with the investigations into the Dreadnought affair--it is definitely to your advantage to have read "Dreadnought" BEFORE reading this novel. They refer to events in that story throughout the book.

Then, for nearly half the length of the book it's pretty much more a novel about the many misadventures of Commander Piper and company, than it is a typical TOS read. Toward the latter part of the book we finally get Kirk and the Enterprise back into the picture. Without giving too much away, it is about how Piper finds herself getting her own "command" with a spacefaring vessel that was once named Tyrannosaurus Rex, and which she renamed "Banana Republic". The story is replete with somewhat comical, if not juvenile comments and/or anecdotes. My favorite character in the "Rex" crew is Scanner, a Tennessean with a real knack for hyperbole in his statements, not to mention an obvious drawl. The gist of the story is that one of the people involved in the Dreadnought affair has stolen the Transwarp device that was the brain-child of Sarda, (the equivalent of a Spock for Piper and company), and she and her allies are intent on putting the device out for sale to the highest bidder. Convinced that this could lead to the equivalent to a 'feeding frenzy' among galactic peoples and empires, Piper feels she must not let down the Captain (her idol is clearly Kirk throughout both novels) and must clear the good name of Sarda who seems to have been linked in the whole ugly affair. The story's plot thickens on the planet Argelius, which for those Trekkies who remember, was the pleasure planet in which Scotty found himself accused of murdering a la "Jack the Ripper"... and they still have the sleazy-type of entertainment clubs with the female dancers and guys slapping the tables for more.

I don't want to go into any more on the storyline itself. I just found this one a lot more difficult to get through than Dreadnought, albeit at times it sparked of the wit and humor of many scenes from Dreadnought. The ending is kind of predictable but there actually are two climaxes, if you will, in the final 25% or so of the story. All in all, not a bad read; but somewhat substandard for a Trekkie who is very tired of some of the newer novels that keep trying to get our focus off of the characters we have come to know, love, and wish to see more of Kirk, Spock, Uhura, McCoy, Scotty, Chekov, and Sulu-- even Riley and Rand betimes. Some of the authors need to stop trying to divert us into a whole different kind of story --because it's the TOS types of stories that make them so appealing to its readers in the first place.