Wednesday, May 30, 2001
Dark Passions, Book One
by Susan Wright
This is the first book I'd like to toss in the Elbe River without any real passion. It's not evil, it's not heretical, it's just dull. The background of the tale stems from the original Star Trek series on TV. In an episode called "Mirror, Mirror", Captain Kirk and three other crew members found themselves in an alternate universe where everyone was cruel and selfish. The story follows the quartet's attempts to get back home and maintain their cover without compromising their morality. Years later, the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine did a sequel, titled "Crossover". This was less a morality tale than a chance for the actors of the series to ham it up playing bad guys. Dark Passions is a two novel prequel to the latter episode. It lacks the moral dilemma of "Mirror, Mirror", as well as the broad acting of "Crossover". It even lacks the eroticism hinted at by the title and cover illustration. (A trio of lether clad, female Trek characters.) What's left is a rather bland tale of political manuverings and the slight pleasure of catching the similarities between the alternate universe and the "real" one. Do yourself a favor and pass this one by.
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This is the first book I'd like to toss in the Elbe River without any real passion. It's not evil, it's not heretical, it's just dull. The background of the tale stems from the original Star Trek series on TV. In an episode called "Mirror, Mirror", Captain Kirk and three other crew members found themselves in an alternate universe where everyone was cruel and selfish. The story follows the quartet's attempts to get back home and maintain their cover without compromising their morality. Years later, the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine did a sequel, titled "Crossover". This was less a morality tale than a chance for the actors of the series to ham it up playing bad guys. Dark Passions is a two novel prequel to the latter episode. It lacks the moral dilemma of "Mirror, Mirror", as well as the broad acting of "Crossover". It even lacks the eroticism hinted at by the title and cover illustration. (A trio of lether clad, female Trek characters.) What's left is a rather bland tale of political manuverings and the slight pleasure of catching the similarities between the alternate universe and the "real" one. Do yourself a favor and pass this one by.
LibraryThing link
// posted by John @ 6:19 PM 
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