McIntyre, Vonda

• The Entropy Effect (7 r)

  • One of the few Star Trek novelizations I've ever read, this one is one of the best. If you like Trek stuff, you should read this book. This one involves the death of a major character, time travel and some nasty bullets. More than that would be giving it away. If you know the general flavor of Trek books, you'll know what to expect. I keep intending to read her other stuff, but I haven't yet. Maybe my next big book run, I'll get Dreamsnake.

• The Crystal Star (4)

  • A disappointing installment in the ongoing Bantam Spectra Star Wars series. In short, the royal children get kidnapped (surprise!), everyone goes off in three different directions only to find themselves reunited at the end (surprise!) to fight perhaps the least threatening Empire remnant we've yet seen. Nevertheless, some of the characterization is quite good, and the Waru creature (one of the most ominous characters in the book) provides some real tension. A true Star Wars fan like me can always find the silver lining, I guess. I've written a full-length review of this book for rec.arts.sf.reviews, if you're interested.

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