The Return (Shatner novel)
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LC Class PS3569.H347 S73 1996 | | |
Preceded by | The Ashes of Eden | |
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Followed by | Avenger |
The Return is a novel by
Plot summary
The novel begins on the planet Veridian III and takes place shortly after the events seen in the motion picture
Simultaneously, Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher are participating in a strike team in a Federation expedition to an assimilated colony, where they are forced to sneak on board the fleeing Borg vessel. While on board, they are able to move freely around the vessel and they learn of the Borg/Romulan Alliance. Spock also learns of this alliance when he is captured dealing with Romulans, but the Borg do not assimilate him as, for some reason, they believe Spock is already Borg.
Kirk is eventually captured on
Taking a Defiant-class starship (renamed Enterprise for the mission), the
Picard and Kirk debate on who will go, each attempting to be the hero and sacrifice himself. Kirk appears to give in and let Picard pull the lever, but he takes the sudden calm to knock Picard out and beam his unconscious body back up to the Enterprise. Kirk then pulls the lever and triggers the explosion. However, even as the crew watches, Spock, who has always been able to sense Kirk ever since they first mind-melded, still does not believe that his friend is dead.
Background
The working title for the book was The Fires of Olympus.[1]
Reception
Gideon Kibblewhite reviewed The Return for Arcane magazine, rating it a 5 out of 10 overall.[2] Kibblewhite comments that "There is enough pace and action, enough in-jokes, enough of wide-eyed Kirk whispering 'Spock!' fiercely (yes, all the old favourites are wheeled on literally, in one case), and quite enough of Kirk rolling around as if he was 30, but not one new idea, character or race is introduced."[2]
Reviews
See also
References
- Star Trek Monthly. Titan Magazines. pp. 14–17.
- ^ a b Kibblewhite, Gideon (June 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane (7). Future Publishing: 81.
- ^ "Title: The Return".