Genesis Force

If you are a Star Trek fan, this is worth a listen. Personally, the best Star Trek Book to listen to is the New Frontier Anvil, however this is a good travel listen also.

I thought this book was entertaining, and I did not feel at a disadvantage because I had never read a Star Trek book before. The plot was interesting, with some good twists. I thought the author was very creative in his use of futuristic conventions, while still leaving the storyline accessible to a non sci fi person.

It is amazing tale of how two very different scientific phenomenon come together to produce the story of Genesis Force. The first is the Genesis Force itself, which we first saw in the Original Star Trek Series, and anyone who follows the Trek series know this creates life from nothing. When it hits planet after planet where there is life, it destroys. Who unleashed this terrible force?The Federation is looking into putting a stop to the Genesis Force doing any more damage while the Klingons go to the planet to try to help. In attempting to do so, they come up against a race whose scientific community wants to change the way their planet is ruled. So along with trying to reestablish life on the planet, they are up against a governmental overthrow.The characters are very colorful from the ruling family to the Klingons and right down to the young scoundrel that ends up being the ruler of the new world as the story comes to an end. It tells of the murder of the ruler and the creatures created by the Genesis Force as well as the atmospheric conditions that must be fought in order to regain control of the planet and make it habitable again. There is even time in the book for a bit of a love interest between Geordi and Lea Brahms who we have seen in earlier stories of Star Trek. In the final attempt by the scientific community to create the same wonderful place they had before Genesis Force, they unleash a new force into the atmosphere on their devastated planet. The result is anything but what they wanted to create.Tim Russ is the reader of this audio book. He reads the story with the fervor that only a person who has actually been a part of the Star Trek Series could give the book. He is able to inflect the words almost as perfectly as the character that played the original role. This is a must have for any Star Trek fan.

Genesis Force follows the aftermath of the Genesis Wave. Genesis Force is a bit darker than most Star Trek novels. It starts with a hellish scene of Worf leading Klingons in a rescue effort on a planet about to be struck by the genesis wave and the panic that has set in. We switch scenes to the planet of Aluwna. The remainder of the book tells the story of the effect of the genesis wave on the planet and the rescue and return of some of the citizens of that planet. Characters introduced in the other 3 books show up again as do some other familar faces. The book is well written and nicely paced The book has a dark tone and deals with hard mission. Its a bit different read and an excellent follow up to the other books and worth the price.