Reviews

The Red king by Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangles

andypickwell's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

zurpel's review against another edition

3.0

The Red King is the second part of the Titan-Trilogy, that continues the events of Star Trek after last film (Nemesis). It is nice entertainment for those who watched the tv series and want to know more about Riker’s future as captain. Deanna Troi and Tuvok are also part of the Crew. Except for those the crew mostly consists of non-humanoid species, so one really has to stretch their imagination and memory to “see” the characters right.
A bonus of the German audiobook is the narrator: Detlef Bierstedt was also the German voice for Wil Riker, so even the narrator sounds “Trekkie”. He still manages to gives every character their own voice. You can literally watch another episode in your head while you listen to the audiobook. Usually I prefer the English audiobooks, but in this case I might even make an exception if there were an English audiobook.

glitterkitter's review against another edition

3.0

Not as good as Taking Wing. This novel felt a little jumpy in places, but still a good read.

emheld's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5

A little slower than the first, mainly in the middle, but it ramped up at the end. A "dramatis personae" would be helpful with all these new characters.

billibion's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

markmtz's review against another edition

3.0

Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin have moved onto my short list of Star Trek authors who can be counted on for a good read. This volume features the continuing adventures of Captain William Riker’s first command, the USS Titan and its diverse crew.

Published in mass-market paperback by Pocket.

garrettmoynihan3's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

ennime713's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this one better than the first in the series. I think I will keep reading the next ones.

david_agranoff's review against another edition

3.0

The authors have done a wonderful job of creating the Titan crew and expanding them over two novels(that I have read)out of something that was just a throw away mention in ST: Nemisis. It is pretty well done but I'll be honest half the reason I read these novels is to relax with a book where I don't have to think much about the characters and setting. I like the more familar Trek novels a little better.

sidetracked's review against another edition

3.0

The second book in the adventures of Starship Titan and its crew was, I must admit, a bit duller than the first. With Titan being thrown 200 thousand light years into the Small Magellanic Cloud, a smaller neighbouring galaxy of the Milky Way, it brought back memories from Voyager. However, the galaxy was threatened to be consumed by a so-called "protouniverse" that was, in essence, doing something similar to what the Xindi did in the Enterprise tv series. From the "great Bloom" to the core world of a hegemony of bioengineered humans, the fragile alliance between Riker and Romulan commander Donatra was stretched, thinned, but in the end it endured.
Returned to Federation space, having saved millions of people, the Titan is repaired and made ready to boldly go, where no man has gone before...