Customer Reviews
Not Worth The Wait
Like many Star Trek fans, I too looked forward to this book with great expectations - only to be let down. The book feels like it was a rush job (which does not make sense since we've been waiting two years for it) and I only hope that the second book will be able to salvage what is a mess of conflicting plots. Instead of an original story, we are treated to rehashed hologram rights and Borg threat stories, etc.
I liked Christine Golden's past Trek books and one wonders if she was overly reined in by Paramount and the publisher. In short there were too many sub-plots for the reader to follow. Subplots include a mole who allegedly is selling secrets to the Orion Syndicate, Seven's rejection of Chakotay, the Doctor's alleged involvement in a rebellion by Holograms, B'Ellanna's quest to find her mother, the belief that Voyager's crew is responsible for a Borg virus emerging around the globe, Icheb's problems at Starfleet Academy, Seven's relationship with her aunt.......
Also the publisher continues the trend of taking a single story and padding it to make it into a series. After their seven year journey home, I believe that Janeway and crew deserved better.
ST-Voyager: Homecoming Book One
Star Trek - Voyager Homecoming Book One written by Christie Golden is an excellent read. "Homecoming" begins where "Engame" left off and it is a well-written story as it kept my interest and I finished it in one afternoon.
As we read on in the book, U.S.S. Voyager has come home, but the welcoming mat is not what it is supposed to be. Yes, Golden has put some twist and turns into the story as we get to meet the major character's families. There is good character development as the author fills us in on the details of their respective families.
As the crew gets acquainted with their families things get heated up in Starfleet... Starfleet is more dark in attitude and after the Dominion War things have changed. Now, distrust seems to more of the norm as things begin to fall apart as the crew of the Voyager are gathered up and questioned as to a Borg virus outbreak on planet Earth. The Doctor is kept prisioner for his tangental part in a hologram revolt and is scheduled for reprogramming equivalent to a lobotomy. Seven and Icheb are getting weaker by the day as they no longer have a regeneration chamber.
This book has very descriptive writing and you can picture the characters in your mind as they go through their trials. B'Elanna is on Boreth searching for her long lost mother in the nude with some awful smelling ointment spread all over her body. And there is major posturing by the admirals within Starfleet itself.
Interestingly enough Harry Kim's love life is... well, it's normal for Harry as Libby Webber is an undercover agent with Starfleet Intelligence and is trying to find a mole within Starfleet. There is a lot going on in this book as it does a very good job of setting up the conclusion for book 2 "The Farther Shore."
For telling a really good engrossing story with a well developed plot, mystery, and intrigue I gave it a solid 5 star rating. Others may think it is a weak story but I really don't think they've read the complete book. This book piques my interest to read the next book "The Farther Shore." Time is running out and Captain oops, Admiral Kathryn Janeway and her crew seek the help of Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Will they be able to save Earth from complete Borg infestation? The answer to that question is... To Be Continued.
An excellent Star Trek book!
Even though I grew up with Original Star Trek and still love it to this day, I have also come to respect and even love the many spin-offs. "Voyager" is definitely one of them and this book only cements my love for all things Star Trek as well as sci-fi and good space-opera: "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Puppet Masters", "2001", "2010", "Rendezvous with Rama", "Ringworld", all the "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" books, "Advent of the Corps" and others.
