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Star Trek: Destiny: Mere Mortals
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Average Rating:  out of 9 Reviews
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Price: $7.99
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Sale: $4.10
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Manufacturer: Star Trek
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EAN (European Article Number): 9781416551720
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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Author: David Mack
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Publisher: Star Trek
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Edition: 1st Pocket Books Pbk. Ed
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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
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Publication Date: 2008-10-28
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: On Earth, Federation President Nanietta Bacco gathers allies and adversaries to form a desperate last line of defense against an impending Borg invasion. In deep space, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Ezri Dax join together to cut off the Collective's route to the Alpha Quadrant. Half a galaxy away, Captain William Riker and the crew of the Starship Titan have made contact with the reclusive Caeliar -- survivors of a stellar cataclysm that, two hundred years ago, drove fissures through the structure of space and time, creating a loop of inevitability and consigning another captain and crew to a purgatory from which they could never escape. Now the supremely advanced Caeliar will brook no further intrusion upon their isolation, or against the sanctity of their Great Work....For the small, finite lives of mere mortals carry little weight in the calculations of gods. But even gods may come to understand that they underestimate humans at their peril.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: Star Trek at its absolute best! |
Date: 2009-01-02 |
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Details: The Destiny trilogy is the pinnacle of ST novels, combining a suspenful storyline including a REAL Federation-wide threat(for the first time ever in ST literature, no character is safe!) with fantastic characterization for established and new characters.
Ever since the Star Trek novel line re-alligned in 2000-2001, the novels have kept a consistant continuity (which still allows readers to "jump in" in jus about every novel, without confusion), and the Destiny trilogy is the culmination of those last few years of stories. Don't be alarmed, though. You don't need to read every Trek novel out there to understand it all - far from it: These books provide ALL the information you'd need.
In closing, the entire trilogy is a top-notch work from Star Trek's greatest novelist today! |
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Review Summary: Middle act of an entertaining trilogy |
Date: 2008-12-24 |
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Details: I've been buying and reading Star Trek novels since the 1970's. I still have the complete set of Alan Dean Foster's Star Trek Log series (an example: (Star Trek Logs One and Two (Star Trek the Animated Series)). These were the "novelizations" of the animated Trek episodes. Ah, the memories...
Well, we've come a long way, baby! Or babies, in this case, where both Deanna Troy and Beverly "Mrs. Capt. Picard" Crusher are expecting. This new "Destiny" trilogy continues a trend of aiming at a more adult audience. I enjoyed seeing the characters in the book acting and thinking like adults would.
Mere Mortals continues the epic story started in Gods of Night. This old Trekker enjoyed seeing a galaxy-spanning array of characters: Picard, Riker, Dax, Worf, the crew of the USS Columbia, and even Seven of Nine.
I recommend this trilogy. It is a lot of fun. You'll need to read Gods of Night first. You won't regret it. |
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Review Summary: the borg |
Date: 2008-12-12 |
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Details: This is the third in a series of three and it is really well written. It tells the story of the ongoing battle with the Borg. The series is tied in with a few other books from Star Trek world. |
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Review Summary: Great reading. David Mack does it again. |
Date: 2008-12-02 |
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Details: There are several good ST authors, but I think David Mack is the best. This book starts off with the Enterprise battling three Borg cubes in a real page-turning style.
I would recommend getting all three books BEFORE you start reading. Gods of night (book 1), Mere Mortals (book 2), and Lost Souls (book 3). The problem with David Mack books is that, if you don't read them congruently it's hard to keep up with the names/facts/storyline.
You're going to want to read these one right after another.
A great read. |
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Review Summary: "Mere Mortals" Review |
Date: 2008-11-12 |
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Details: "Mere Mortals" is the second book in the 'epic' Trek mini-series, 'Destiny'. As a reader, I felt slightly let down by the first book due to the varied plots which prevents the focus being put on the topic at hand - The Borg. This installment continues the many plots introduced in the first novel, as well as previous books that lead up to this novel event. In all, not bad, but some minor critiques:
The Bad: With four different crews or situations competing for space and attention, yet again the Borg situation isn't really given its time to develop and be fleshed out as a plot element. The main focus is not so much on the Borg but the race introduced in book one, the Caeliar and their dealings with the Columbia NX-02 crew. The actual Borg plot, the much hyped plot and (from what you're lead to believe) is the focus of this series, barely moves. The least interesting plot is that surrounding Picard and crew. The main showdown/Borg conflict really doesn't happen until the last twenty pages of the novel, leaving me as a reader feeling a bit jilted and tired. Apparently after two books, we're left to wait for the Borg conflict to be handled at great length in the final book.
The Good: There were some good things to rave about. The Columbia NX-02/Caeliar plot was great, in my opinion. It definitely was the focus of the first two books and this plot has more of an emotional impact than the Borg situation. Hernandez really shines as a character who is complex and being able to see/read of the NX-02's lifetime was intriguing and compelling (and yes, even some subtle hints as to what's happening in the 'Enterprise' timeline). I enjoyed seeing Troi being more on the side of the patient rather than the cool-headed character she usually is. I felt the cameos really worked and added to the scope of the series; we get a glimpse of Elizabeth Shelby (New Frontier), Chakotay and Voyager (Voyager) and name drops of many other Trek characters.
While I felt this was a bit of an average novel, the Columbia/Caeliar plot deserves a star by itself because this was truly the most original race and situation to appear in a Trek novel in a long time. I found myself more invested in Hernandez's struggles than with the Borg plot that really doesn't turn tense until the last twenty pages. While I hope the final book does justice to the Borg (since this is probably the last we will see of them for a while after this novel), I wish more of the focus and attention of this novel had been given to the Enterprise/Aventine plots. The last 'action' sequence of the novel felt awkward and random, wasting time on something rather fan-fic in feel rather than giving due attention to the matter at hand. In all, an okay novel for you to check out. |
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