Sunday, February 26, 2012

#15: Star Trek Destiny: Lost Souls-David Mack

2/1/12
There is always a feeling of content as well as sadness I feel when I have finished a series. Although this was a trilogy as part of multiple series and the characters will continue in other books the sadness is still there. But alas things must end and the story must come full circle.

As the relentless Borg press on the future seems dim but Captains Picard, Riker, and Dax all have reasons to keep going and reasons to survive. The Federation and it's neighbors are in the eleventh hour and without what may be a crazy plan there is no hope. The time has come for the captains to face their destinies but destiny has also come calling for those who millenia ago had no choice.

In a brilliant finish to his Destiny Trilogy Mack brings all his stories to completion. The interlacing story lines are woven together and the finished product is astounding. I felt myself saying "ahh, I get it now" when the pieces I had been assembling finally fell into place. Past, present, and future combine to make a story worth reading over and over. Mack provides many perspectives giving us a complete picture of every side of the story, In a series that could have easily been make into a war saga Mack provides more substance. While the Borg conflict is a large factor int he story so are the back stories, the personal character struggles, the stories of a race before unknown, and the way things connect. Mack has written a wonderful series with action, drama, and yes even humor, and with Lost Souls he completes the Destiny Trilogy. I promise Star Trek fans won't be disappointed and neither will other readers. ( I will admit some familiarity with the shows or any of the book series will help and make it more enjoyable.)

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