Star Trek: Voyager: Unworthy [NOOK Book]

Pretty good, keeping in the spirit of the original Voyager.

I'd give it 5 stars, but I reserve that for ones like "How Much For Just The Planet", "Resistance", "Before Dishonor" and the Destiny Series. This book is not filled with fluffy unicorns and glittery joy, but frankly the franchise has been beating the "Federation Gets Beat Down Even MORE!" horse to the point that I was getting ready to give up on the new books. The characters are well done, the story works and brings back some of that Star Trek Feel that's been lacking since after the Destiny apocalypse. Children of the Storm is hopefully a break in the thematic chain of watching the Federation huddle impotently on the floor while everyone kicks it. There's only so long the publisher can ride that pony, here's hoping for more books in the vein of Children of The Storm.

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Star Trek Voyager: Unworthy

Unworthy is the latest in the Star Trek Voyager series. While I am not that familiar with the Star Trek Voyager novels, I've enjoyed watching Star Trek on TV. This latest installment, Unworthy, smoothly portrays the Voyager characters and introduces the new captain of the Starship Voyager, Afsarah Eden. Kirsten Beyer includes enough background that new readers can reasonably follow the story, although I felt that I would have benefited by having read the earlier book.

The characters' internal conflicts and the tension between crew members interesting and helped move the story along. I was most interested in the women portrayed in Unworthy. Captain Afsarah Eden, Lieutenant Nancy Conlon, B'Elanna Torres as a civilian, and even Seven (Annika) were well developed and nuanced personalities whose issues and conflicts drew me in. Overall, Star Trek Voyager: Unworthy was an enjoyable read - although while reading it, you are aware that it is only part of the larger Star Trek Voyager series.

Publisher: Star Trek (September 29, 2009), 384 pages.
A review copy was provided by the publisher.

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Voyager Relaunch: Success

Kristen Beyer has done a fine job re-launching the USS Voyager into the delta quadrant. The crew added to the favorites from the series mesh well. The story line incorporates aspects of the original TV series, as well as the Borg story line completed earlier this year. Captain Eden seems a thoughtful and capable captain, but certainly not a clone of Janeway, and the new counselor is a great addition to the crew. I do hope to see the new chief engineer and helmswoman fleshed out in future, but they are aff to a great start. Good "villains" are introduced, to keep the exploration of the delta quadrant exciting, without having to rely on familiar foes from the TV series. Though not my favorite of the shows, this book seems to keep the best aspects of the series, without the more troublesome plotlines.

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Awesome Voyager book

This book continues the adventure for Voyager followers. This books shakes up your emotions, but also really has some great answers to questions that you may have had concerning some of the characters in the Voyager universe. Also a great starting point for the continuing voyages of the starship Voyager. A great reading experience!

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A perfect add on to STVOYAGER

great

Worth the time

As for STVoyager post-season books that doesn't destroy the majority of what you value in the characters, this is probably one of the top. You'll pretty much need to read Full Circle before this to get the series of events that lead up to Voyager's redeployment into the Delta Quadrant but it's also a very fine work in it's own right. It seemed to me that the villain thing was handled very similarly to how it was in the Homecoming series, but that doesn't really make it any less fun to read. The unending angst that was the main detractor from it's predecessor is absent in this book and will make most Trek fans happy.

Half of a exactly what you'd want

This book is 4 stars. If you were appalled by the early post season writings of Christie Golden you'll really enjoy Kirsten Beyer (and probably will even if you didn't hate Golden). She gets the characters and puts so much interest into them and the plot, you'll literally be on the edge of your seat.

BUT...

This applies only the first half of the book. Truly, I think she should have ended it there. It was a hundred and fifty pages of action, excitement, and everything we as fans would've expected. Then comes the second half of the book, which is written like a long drawn out angsty work you'd find on fanfiction.net. Without giving it away, something MAJOR happens to one of the main characters (and a lot of people don't like it. I think it takes balls for an author to do that with an established cannon like STVoyager)and it throws everyone into a self-pity-everything sucks for another hundred and fifty pages where absolutely no action what-so-ever takes place. Rather out of place for a action driven series. The ploy to lead into a second book is obvious, bland, irritating, and frankly, boring. Fortunately, the second book has little of this awfulness.

Avid Voyager fans only!

This was an awesome book and only die-hard fans of the Voyager series will appreciate and be able to follow all of the charcters in this book. (I mean, if you do not know who Icheb is, you are not a fan) They are very tightly woven in the story line and even the surprises that await you make you actually smile as you read through this book. Loved it and the sequel!!!

Gift at Venice to my schoolgirl

Captain Chiquote gave an item to Admiral Janeway in Full Cirlce. When inquired simply say
Full Circle
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The rest is self evident of the two halves of intimacy.

Great Book!

The time period in Full Circle is after Voyager's return from the Delta Quadrant. Miral is still just a baby/toddler. This book divulges personal information on some of our favorite Voyager crewmembers, what they are currently doing and how they are adjusting to life after the Delta Quadrant. I did not give this book five stars because I was disheartened by the way Starfleet was presented. Several events occur that shows a weaker, more vulnerable Starfleet than I am willing to accept. Even with that said, still a great book and one that I would highly recommend to a Voyager fan.

Wonderful book

But previous knowledge in Star Trek Voyager necessary,so please - watch a show before reading :-)

It takes the whole point of the Voyager TV series and throws it away.

The characters are presented in a very unflattering light, and are about as far from how we know them to be. Instead of solving the problem of Janeway's death and finding someway to write her back into the series, things only get worse when it is decided that Voyager and her crew must be sent back to the delta quadrant to explore a borg threat that, thanks to the wonderful Destiny trilogy, no longer exists. How are they getting there you ask since the Borg transwarp network has been destroyed? The quantum slipstream drive which had previously proven too dangerous for use has miraculously been perfected. How convenient. But wait, it gets worse. After their difficult journey home, are the crew members reluctant or resistant to going back? Not in the slightest it appears as none threaten to resign if ordered to go back. But a surprise resignation from starfleet does occur when Chakotay is REPLACED as captian by a character we are virtually unfamiliar with. This book just seems to be a giant step backwards for the entire Voyager crew, and unfortunately I can no longer continue reading this series because of the blunders in character development made in this book.

Resolution

The book provides the stories of the Voyager crew's lives after their return to the Alpha Quadrant. Their personal life stories and historyies are set against situations and circumstances from other novels - specifically the recent Star Trek Destiny series. This perspective is refreshing one instead of the serious planet situation or war.

Best of the Best

Beginning with the Destiny Trilogy of books, Star Trek books have definitely been kicked up a notch! And Full Cirle is the Best of the Best! It is great to see the Voyager crew again... tie up loose ends.. and find out what is currently going on in our Star Trek Universe. From someone who has read every series of books except the origin series, I can say things are only getting better! Dont miss out on this book!

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