This was one of the first Star Trek books I ever read! It's really neat to see it examined in such detail (I hadn't thought about it in years). Thank you. Also, in Deep Space Nine, Captain Sisko has a hobby of solar sailing (and the Bajorans are famous for having travelled like that in their history). It is a thing in Star Trek, but it isn't a big thing. I absolutely love the way you chose to illustrate everything. You did a fantastic job!
Thanks buddy. I might need to upgrade my editing suite before I take on a video like this again. My iPad Pro just barely held it together during this project.
Great review! As a long time Star Trek fan, the books are hit or miss for me. The authors often feel like they don't understand, or possibly don't like, the characters/source material. Its like the they just got whatever author they could. The solar sail idea was very popular for a time in science fiction. I agree with you concerning how long it would take to travel between stars. However, in Deep Space 9 season 3, episode 22 "Explorers", (had to look it up), they delve into how this might be plausible in universe. I'd love to hear your review of the novel The Kobayashi Maru. I feel that the author either did not like some characters or possibly the universe. But that's just my opinion, what do I know?
i left it out of my video, but i really feel like McIntyre didn't like Kirk at all, which is possibly why he was killed early on, so she didn't have to write about him. Captain Hunter, though she's supposed to be in love (formerly or presently) with Kirk, thinks some very uncharitable thoughts about him. Hunter feels like an author insert character more than any other. mostly, I agree with your point that some of these authors just don't seem to understand the source material. McIntyre wrote a Star Wars novel as well, called the Crystal star. A lot of Star Wars fans feel like that is probably the worst EU Star Wars novel ever written. not because of the writing, but because of her treatment of the principal characters… Luke Skywalker is depicted as uninterested in fighting, bored, listless, and lets everybody else do the work for him as he just sits around like a sulking teenager. but the book was supposed to have taken place after Return of the Jedi, after Luke faced off with the emperor and Vader, and became a proper Jedi knight. The solar sail thing could be super interesting… Just, in harder sci-fi, like Star Trek, where we seem to like having at least semi-plausible explanations for things… This one just didn't seem to make any sense to me! thanks for watching!
I actually read this book not too long ago, because as a lifelong Star Trek fan, I wanted to read all Star Trek books that are out there since I'm a teenager (at least those about the TOS crew, some TNG and DS9 and the very interesting post-NEMESIS-stuff), and finally managed to accumulate over 300 Star Trek books or so. The Entropy Effect is definitely a strange book. On one hand, it reads like the typical TOS episode, which is cool, but on the other hand, I lost track of the different time travels very soon and wasn't quite sure what's exactly going on here. But I read somewhere that they started pretty early with writing tie-in fiction for Star Trek, and that means that a lot of the earlier books doesn't fit all to well into canon as we know it. That being said … if you want to read a really crazy Star Trek TOS book, try BLACK FIRE. This book is completely bonkers. It centers around Spock, the Enterprise explodes, Spock and Scotty hijack a ship, they discover very stupid but also very clever aliens which force them to work in labour camps, Spock has a splinter in his back, Spock ends in a high security prison, escapes, becomes a feared pirate (for several years), and in the end, everything goes back to normal - all this in under 300 pages. If this would have been an episode, I'm not sure if the series would have lasted for three seasons … enjoy ;-)
Thanks for this. You confirmed why histories and biographies are my reads of choice instead of science fiction/fantasy. I only regret that your time in reading plus 110 hours are parts of your life you'll never get back. 😂
I totally LOVE this book so totally disagree! The author is a good writer and gets the main characters right . Her other books are great too. It made me love TOS and no it's not perfect but I do not care . She cares about the characters and the depth of their Friendships so I will Keep My Copy Safe and Sound . Each to their own I guess !
I've seen other reviews from fans of TOS and they liked the book a lot too, so I'm willing to accept that i might be in the minority. But i wouldn't ever say i hated this book, far from it. I had fun reading it for the most part. But yes, to each their own! Thanks for watching anyway!
This was one of the first Star Trek books I ever read! It's really neat to see it examined in such detail (I hadn't thought about it in years). Thank you.
Also, in Deep Space Nine, Captain Sisko has a hobby of solar sailing (and the Bajorans are famous for having travelled like that in their history). It is a thing in Star Trek, but it isn't a big thing.
I absolutely love the way you chose to illustrate everything. You did a fantastic job!
The deep dive no one knew they needed 👍
“I don’t know! It’s never explained.”
Great video dude. MORE!
Thanks buddy. I might need to upgrade my editing suite before I take on a video like this again. My iPad Pro just barely held it together during this project.
Great review! As a long time Star Trek fan, the books are hit or miss for me. The authors often feel like they don't understand, or possibly don't like, the characters/source material. Its like the they just got whatever author they could. The solar sail idea was very popular for a time in science fiction. I agree with you concerning how long it would take to travel between stars. However, in Deep Space 9 season 3, episode 22 "Explorers", (had to look it up), they delve into how this might be plausible in universe. I'd love to hear your review of the novel The Kobayashi Maru. I feel that the author either did not like some characters or possibly the universe. But that's just my opinion, what do I know?
i left it out of my video, but i really feel like McIntyre didn't like Kirk at all, which is possibly why he was killed early on, so she didn't have to write about him. Captain Hunter, though she's supposed to be in love (formerly or presently) with Kirk, thinks some very uncharitable thoughts about him. Hunter feels like an author insert character more than any other. mostly, I agree with your point that some of these authors just don't seem to understand the source material. McIntyre wrote a Star Wars novel as well, called the Crystal star. A lot of Star Wars fans feel like that is probably the worst EU Star Wars novel ever written. not because of the writing, but because of her treatment of the principal characters… Luke Skywalker is depicted as uninterested in fighting, bored, listless, and lets everybody else do the work for him as he just sits around like a sulking teenager. but the book was supposed to have taken place after Return of the Jedi, after Luke faced off with the emperor and Vader, and became a proper Jedi knight. The solar sail thing could be super interesting… Just, in harder sci-fi, like Star Trek, where we seem to like having at least semi-plausible explanations for things… This one just didn't seem to make any sense to me! thanks for watching!
I read The Entropy Effect in the 80s. It was a great book. Enjoyed it a lot. I read many of her books. She was a great writer.
What do you think her best book was outside of the Star trek stuff?
@@gronskeibooks I read her ST movie novelizations. Nothing else.
I actually read this book not too long ago, because as a lifelong Star Trek fan, I wanted to read all Star Trek books that are out there since I'm a teenager (at least those about the TOS crew, some TNG and DS9 and the very interesting post-NEMESIS-stuff), and finally managed to accumulate over 300 Star Trek books or so. The Entropy Effect is definitely a strange book. On one hand, it reads like the typical TOS episode, which is cool, but on the other hand, I lost track of the different time travels very soon and wasn't quite sure what's exactly going on here. But I read somewhere that they started pretty early with writing tie-in fiction for Star Trek, and that means that a lot of the earlier books doesn't fit all to well into canon as we know it.
That being said … if you want to read a really crazy Star Trek TOS book, try BLACK FIRE. This book is completely bonkers. It centers around Spock, the Enterprise explodes, Spock and Scotty hijack a ship, they discover very stupid but also very clever aliens which force them to work in labour camps, Spock has a splinter in his back, Spock ends in a high security prison, escapes, becomes a feared pirate (for several years), and in the end, everything goes back to normal - all this in under 300 pages. If this would have been an episode, I'm not sure if the series would have lasted for three seasons … enjoy ;-)
Thanks for this.
You confirmed why histories and biographies are my reads of choice instead of science fiction/fantasy.
I only regret that your time in reading plus 110 hours are parts of your life you'll never get back.
😂
IT WAS WORTH IT, lol
Thank you! I will avoid this insanity at all costs. After a while, it was just like Vogon poetry.
hahaha. too truee
I recommend (not to be ripped apart) Felix J. Palma's Victorian Trilogy, Daniel Suárez's Daemon and Freedom [TM]
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll look into those.
This was great and funny and I wouldn't want you to spend so much time on the X-Files book. So, don't do it. Don't. Okay. Do it.
0:43 so sad
I totally LOVE this book so totally disagree! The author is a good writer and gets the main characters right . Her other books are great too. It made me love TOS and no it's not perfect but I do not care . She cares about the characters and the depth of their Friendships so I will Keep My Copy Safe and Sound . Each to their own I guess !
I've seen other reviews from fans of TOS and they liked the book a lot too, so I'm willing to accept that i might be in the minority. But i wouldn't ever say i hated this book, far from it. I had fun reading it for the most part. But yes, to each their own! Thanks for watching anyway!