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Crisis on Centaurus by Brad Ferguson

vesper1931's review

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  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

An explosion flattens and kills one million people in the capital of Centaurus. Home to several of the family's on the Enterprise including Joanna McCoy daughter of Bones. The Enterprise is sent to help leaving Lt. Uhura in charge when the command staff land on the planet.
An entertaining story, another re-read.

elysareadsitall's review against another edition

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4.0

"Crisis on Centaurus" is one of my favorite Star Trek novels. I liked the terrorist plot and the jurisdiction issues that came up with it. A new engineer showed up to work along Scotty, and that was a funny dynamic. There's a problem with the ship at the beginning of the novel, and the solution to that problem has sparked my curiosity to see if it's actually possible. The story was surprisingly emotional as well.

swarmofbees's review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

taaya's review against another edition

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3.0

Der Schreibstil selbst ist größtenteils angenehm, aber der Plot war schlicht unschön. Weltraumnazis, die ihre politischen Ziele mit Massenvernichtungswaffen durchsetzen wollen, eine Regierung, die dagegen steht, aber die Föderation angreift, als die die Nazis vor Gericht stellen will, und damit theoretisch einen kriegerischen Akt vollzieht, und fast ein Totalversagen der Computer der Enterprise, das nur in einem Nachsatz und auf völlig abwegige Weise erklärt wird.

Darüber hinaus hat der Autor irgendwo einen wichtigen Denkschritt übersprungen. Kirk trifft die Regierung, findet, der eine Minister wirkt militärisch und als sei mit ihm nicht zu spaßen, und in der nächsten Szene wird Sulu betäubt und Kirk ist sich sofort sicher, dass der Minister dahinter steckt? Warum? Das ergibt absolut keinen Sinn. Ja, es trifft im Endeffekt zu. Aber auch das ergibt keinen Sinn, weil der Typ mit dem Angriff einen Krieg der ganzen Föderation gegen seinen Planeten provoziert, während der Notstand herrscht und man dringend auf Föderationshilfe angewiesen ist.
Dieser ganze Abschnitt des Buches ist komplett irrational und ein riesiger Denkfehler, der mich wütend macht, dass da nicht wenigstens vernünftige Konsequenzen gezogen wurden.

Und hinzu kommt die Zerlegung von Trek selbst, die hier stattfindet. Die Erde wird immer noch von Nationalregierungen bestimmt, die Föderation ist eigentlich nur ‚fiktiv‘, wie die Vereinten Nationen (alleine das sagt schon viel über den Autor, wenn er die UN so wahrnimmt), es gibt immer noch Bankautomaten, Coke, ... und andere Konzerne, die sich lustig eine goldene Nase verdienen, ... Und natürlich ist Starfleet rein militärisch. Weshalb das Buch auch eher an Military SciFi und nicht an die Star Trek-typische Utopie erinnert.

Also nein. Es lässt sich gut lesen, aber gefällt mir nicht wirklich.

caffeine_books's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I initially picked this book up because it involved Dr. McCoy and his daughter however, this book turned out to be so much more than that - in fact Dr. McCoy ended up having a minor role in the novel. This book was written in 1986 when the cold war was coming to an end but sadly with the current state of affairs it is still relevant today.  This book deals with a minority extremist party that tries to take control with the help of nuclear weapons that has a deadly affect on a major city.  Great book, hard to put down. 

frakalot's review against another edition

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3.0

Seatbelts on the bridge, the first mention of The Enterprise's toilets and Sulu running around the corridors in nothing but a towel! This story was off to such an amazing start, full of potential, but I found my interest in the actual events waning as I progressed through the pages.

There were some fantastic moments but the overall story didn't impress me in the end. Chekov's love interest was totally cringeworthy and Uhura's command was a little shakier than it should have been.

There are some very large departures from canon but that's something we should expect and accept when visiting these older classics.

I would summarise this story as a fun one but not a great one.

birdmanseven's review

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3.0

I would rate the story higher than this, but the I felt the execution was a little lacking. There were many elements that I would have liked to know more about. As is it felt a little abridged. Still an enjoyable and quick read.

bdplume's review against another edition

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2.0

Average TOS book, which makes it slightly below average sci fi.

happentobeshort's review

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4.0

Star Trek novels are always a comforting thing for me. I know who the characters are, I know more or less what to expect, and I know the world in which they live in. I mean I COULD just rewatch the TV shows, but I don't have that much time to do that - too many new shows to watch ya feel me??? - and I'd rather read about my favourites experiencing NEW adventures! So that's why I will always come back to these tie ins.

This one in particular is my weakness because it's about McCoy and his daughter. You give me a Star Trek story that involves the grumpy space doctor and his baby girl Joanna and I am SOLD. And this one was actually a lot of fun too!!!! It really read like a classic TOS episode and everyone was in character too. I need to find more from this author if this novel was any indication of what their Trek novels are like..........

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