Ancients (Shadow Lord Book 9)
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I think we all know somebody who A Star Trek novel that is focussed on Sulu. I think we all know somebody who claims they wish they were born in another time, but can't get their head out of their phone. This is like that. Another, more hidden moral, is that Sulu actually excels on this planet, and probably could have carved himself out a pretty nice life, complete with some sort of barony or country estate, but he lacks ambition, and is content being relatively safe as a cog in the machine on the Enterprise. Feb 22, Eric rated it did not like it. Nov 23, Jerry rated it really liked it.
Mar 10, David King rated it it was ok. Basically, as a stand-alone sword and sorcery styled fantasy book it worked quite well but as a Star Trek novel it fails on several levels.
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The book was obviously not meant to be set within the Star Trek Universe and I can only assume that the author knew the Star Trek publishers were accepting submissions and therefore tried to get his story to fit. Anyway, the plot itself is based around Prince Vikram who is being taken home to his native world of Angira by the Enterprise. Vikram has spent a fair amount of his youth living on Earth and is now meant to be bringing his knowledge of the Federation back to Angira to help his people.
Vikram is soon the only royal left living and alongside the two Enterprise crewmembers he must fight by the sword in order to survive. So my first issue with the story is in regards to the planet Angira itself which appears to be only just now entering the industrial age. Quite simply the characterisations shown in this novel are probably some of the worst I have seen to date.
However, the secondary characters are a different thing entirely; free to do what he wanted in this regard, Yep has crafted some interesting and well developed characters. It is just a shame that they are overshadowed by the way in which he has failed to correctly capture the Enterprise crew. However, as a Star Trek novel it fails quite badly with the terrible characterisations and lack of Prime Directive being two of the most obvious issues.
To summarise, I think this story would have worked well as a stand-alone fantasy novel but it all feels completely out of place as a Star Trek adventure. May 06, Mike Crate rated it liked it Shelves: I'll admit I couldn't remember anything about this novel and in hindsight the mystery probably means it got that little bit of extra good will which earned it the third star.
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The story is Spock and Sulu centric which is an unusual combination given the flare of our helmsman and the reserved nature of the First officer. However the two having a life and death adventure on the world of Angira worked very well as their differences clashed nicely as well as being a counter point to this "primitive" I'll admit I couldn't remember anything about this novel and in hindsight the mystery probably means it got that little bit of extra good will which earned it the third star.
However the two having a life and death adventure on the world of Angira worked very well as their differences clashed nicely as well as being a counter point to this "primitive" worlds threats.
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Story wise we have a returning prince of the realm bringing the advantages of a Federation education to aid his father in raising his world to meet the challenges of a galactic society. The obstacles are many as the old school ways are ingrained in the social and political structure which come to the fore when the prince returns to find that the privileged are hell bent on protecting their "rights" and the everyday man and woman are far more repressed under the new "vision" than they ever where under the more feudal social model.
The princes return tips the balance and violence erupts and he along with his two Starfleet advisors are forced to run for their lives to the very people who have no love for the royal family. Shadow Lord was a fun read, not exactly Star Trek in the sense that the Enterprise and most of the crew are simply irrelevant but for fans of Spock and particularly Sulu it's worth a read.
May 01, Dan rated it did not like it Shelves: An interesting story, but very much not a Star Trek novel. The characterizations were all wrong, the plot seemed completely out of place in a Star Trek story, and I question why this was written as a Star Trek adventure in the first place. Sadly, I have to rate Shadow Lord quite low. Jun 14, David Rhodes rated it it was ok.
You could easily substitute any other characters into their roles and the story would still make perfect sense. One of the least interesting of the many old Trek novels that I've read so far. It really does feel like the author wanted to write a swashbuckling fantasy adventure, but could only get it published by shoehorning in a few trek characters.
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Not one of my favorites I know Sulu is a swordsman Sep 08, Steven added it Shelves: This is one of the worst Star Trek novels I have ever read, and I've read hundreds. This is definitely one of the better ST novels in those years between the TV shows and before the movies took off. I knocked off a star because it just reminded me too much of the episode where Kirk and McCoy have to midwife a woman carrying the heir to a slain planet leader.
Sulu wants to go on this mission, as he is a big fan of literature from that era, Dumas and the like. As the battle between Ancient beings heats up, young Tiera is drawn deeper into the folds of intrigue and power. Return to Book Page. It is just a shame that they are overshadowed by the way in which he has failed to correctly capture the Enterprise crew. There's a problem loading this menu right now. I like when an author can be creative and still try to write the characters within what we know of them from the tv series. This Star Trek novel concentrated on Sulu, a nice change, as the main ST character but really did not feel much like it fit into the ST universe.
Yep shows a great talent for writing Sulu, although I suppose this book now is completely out of canon. That's fine with me. This title and so many others were written by fans who became authors and eventuall This is definitely one of the better ST novels in those years between the TV shows and before the movies took off.
This title and so many others were written by fans who became authors and eventually found their way back to Star Trek as a professional. I prefer these books to those written by those who just look at it as just another job. Prince Vikram is returned to Angira by the 'Enterprise', with Spock to help update astronomical maps and Sulu, who has impressed Vikram with his fencing ability. Yep has written a lively adventure where the Angiran people must choose between their Feudal past and a more constitutional government. Kaum sind die Drei im Regierunspalast angekommen, kommt es zu einem blutigen Aufstand.
Sie begeben sich in die Heimatprovinz des Prinzen um das weitere Vorgehen zu planen. This is another one of those Star Trek books that is Star Trek in title and not so much in content. I did like Vikram, Urmi and the plights of their planet interesting but in the end it wasn't a Star Trek book. It had many problems with Spock's character being wrong and a complete misunderstanding of the Prime Directive.
If you look past all of the not-a-Star-Trek-book, it was enjoyable though and I liked a Sulu-centric story. Fun to read, nothing exceptionally good or bad. The characterization of Spock and Sulu is way off, but if you can ignore that it's still a nice read. Also, the cover artist didn't read the book, because when the Prince is described as having "golden hair" it means "golden fur.
The book is not a total washout, but it is thoroughly disappointing as a Star Trek book. Unlike The Final Reflection, Shadow Lord does not succeed as an atypical . Editorial Reviews. From the Author. Someone once asked me if I was insane. To be fair and Ancient Kings (The Young Ancients Book 9) . Timon is used to living in the shadow of his more famous, filthy rich brother Tor, but this book really .
I have to agree with most of the reviews for this book. While it is a good story it isn't a Star Trek story.
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I think that it would have been better to just take out the Star Trek people and leave the adventure fantasy. Dec 11, Joel rated it liked it Shelves: Shadow Lord takes place somewhere during the original 5-year mission. This story mostly revolves around Prince Vikram and Sulu. Spock is also a main character, but after he is impaled, he kind of disappears for a while.
When I first started reading this story, my main thought was that the author had a story in mind, needed an audience, so added in a few Star Trek characters to sell the story. It just seemed that way because Spock and Sulu were kinda background characters for a while. As the stor Shadow Lord takes place somewhere during the original 5-year mission. As the story heats up, Sulu becomes a main character.
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At first I was a little disappointed with this. But it turned out to be a really good story. Kirk and McCoy are in the beginning and at the end of the story, but that is all. They are not really necessary. The story moves right along and is action-packed.
This is almost not a science fiction story, but rather a fantasy tale. Shadow Lord is a Star Trek book, and a good read. It is quite enjoyable. I rated this book an 8 out of May 14, Chantel rated it really liked it. I was skeptical about this book because of the author. He writes one of my favorite books, "Dragonwings" and it differs so much from something like Star Trek that I wasn't sure it'd work. However the story was great, I can see his writing style in it, and it is a really fun book to read.
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