I am an avid Star Trek reader and have read everything to come out in the last 4 years.

This novel reads like a light-scifi storyline adapted to Star Trek, but one that does not fit with the universe building that has been going on since the 80s. You are going to be reading a lot about contemporary issues that plague our society today, which to me takes a lot of the joy out of Roddenberry's vision of the future.

This book is clearly written by a Star Trek outsider. From unwanted pregnancies, to stem cells, abortion, suicide and more... you are going to be spending a lot of time on issues that have been abated long before the 24th century, as you can read over and over again in many other "canon" Star Trek novels.

Then there are the technical failures... Characters and officers are petty and hollow, and do extremely stupid things. There are a few spots in the book where it gets "very Star Trekky" and you can absolutely tell that Kirsten Beyer had help with these, because her lack of knowledge about the Star Trek, and the technology that is commonplace in that universe, is glaring.

The score this book got is curious, I do not believe it is in line with the myriad of other scores Star Trek books tend to get from fans. It's not great and I almost didn't finish it.