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sidetracked's review
3.0
The grand strategy put in place by Emperor Spock and implemented by the secret organization Memory Omega had an interesting resemblance to Asimov's Foundation series.
The pace of the novel is good, without any dull moments. The action keeps shifting from the Klingon Empire to the Cardassian Union, from the Badlands to the great beyond. And the cliffhanger is very intriguing and I am looking forward to seeing how the series will continue.
Nevertheless, after The Sorrows of Empire I must say I had my expectations for this book set higher and I felt a bit disappointed by it.
The pace of the novel is good, without any dull moments. The action keeps shifting from the Klingon Empire to the Cardassian Union, from the Badlands to the great beyond. And the cliffhanger is very intriguing and I am looking forward to seeing how the series will continue.
Nevertheless, after The Sorrows of Empire I must say I had my expectations for this book set higher and I felt a bit disappointed by it.
midwinter's review
3.0
The grand strategy put in place by Emperor Spock and implemented by the secret organization Memory Omega had an interesting resemblance to Asimov's Foundation series.
The pace of the novel is good, without any dull moments. The action keeps shifting from the Klingon Empire to the Cardassian Union, from the Badlands to the great beyond. And the cliffhanger is very intriguing and I am looking forward to seeing how the series will continue.
Nevertheless, after The Sorrows of Empire I must say I had my expectations for this book set higher and I felt a bit disappointed by it.
The pace of the novel is good, without any dull moments. The action keeps shifting from the Klingon Empire to the Cardassian Union, from the Badlands to the great beyond. And the cliffhanger is very intriguing and I am looking forward to seeing how the series will continue.
Nevertheless, after The Sorrows of Empire I must say I had my expectations for this book set higher and I felt a bit disappointed by it.
kgagne's review
4.0
"Rise Like Lions" ties together the many short stories, novels, and DS9 tie-ins that have been set in the Mirror Universe over the past few years. Some of the details I'd forgotten, but this book did a good job bringing me up to speed.
My only concern was that this seemed more like "just" an alternate universe than a mirror one. I always saw the Mirror Universe as a place where evil triumphed, but the characters and their personalities in this book were too similar to the Prime universe. The final chapter especially didn't show as much variation as it had the potential to.
But still a fun tale with some very moving moments.
My only concern was that this seemed more like "just" an alternate universe than a mirror one. I always saw the Mirror Universe as a place where evil triumphed, but the characters and their personalities in this book were too similar to the Prime universe. The final chapter especially didn't show as much variation as it had the potential to.
But still a fun tale with some very moving moments.
blkmymorris's review
5.0
I really enjoyed this book even though I had not read any other Mirror Universe novels. This is when the Terran Rebellion finally forged a sovereign nation/federation.
It would have helped if I had read the other novels. I also had to check Memory Alpha because some characters were unfamiliar or I had forgotten. I mean, even Miral has an important scene. If you know who she is off the top of your head, you're a better geek than I am. This series weaves together characters from the movies, TNG, DS9, Voyager, and ST novels.
Although Picard is on the cover, he is the focus for about a third (or less) of the novel which deals mostly with Memory Alpha, which is headed by Saavik, The Terran Rebellion, as scrappy movement led by Miles O'Brien and Eddington, and Mac Calhoun's Romulan allies. There is ample time spent with Cardassians and Klingons on their homeworlds and their political maneuvers.
There is time spent on how this universe has warped familiar characters (Kes is brutal!) and there is a lot of destruction and genocide.
The writing is strong and moves well between the various plotlines. There isn't much room or time for character development except for O'Brien.
The epilogue leaves enough wiggle room for another reason to revisit the Mirror Universe.
It would have helped if I had read the other novels. I also had to check Memory Alpha because some characters were unfamiliar or I had forgotten. I mean, even Miral has an important scene. If you know who she is off the top of your head, you're a better geek than I am. This series weaves together characters from the movies, TNG, DS9, Voyager, and ST novels.
Although Picard is on the cover, he is the focus for about a third (or less) of the novel which deals mostly with Memory Alpha, which is headed by Saavik, The Terran Rebellion, as scrappy movement led by Miles O'Brien and Eddington, and Mac Calhoun's Romulan allies. There is ample time spent with Cardassians and Klingons on their homeworlds and their political maneuvers.
There is time spent on how this universe has warped familiar characters (Kes is brutal!) and there is a lot of destruction and genocide.
The writing is strong and moves well between the various plotlines. There isn't much room or time for character development except for O'Brien.
The epilogue leaves enough wiggle room for another reason to revisit the Mirror Universe.
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