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Tag Archives: thriller
Kobayashi Maru
Star Trek Enterprise: Kobayashi Maru© 2008 Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangels482 pages “This is the Kobayashi Maru, nineteen periods out of Altair VI. We have struck a gravitic mine and have lost all power…” The Kobayashi Maru has a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, ST Enterprise, Star Trek, The Romulan War, thriller
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Zero Sum Game
Star Trek Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game© 2010 David Mack336 pages ‘I think it’s safe to say that Julian Bashir, Secret Agent, will return.’ – Bashir, “Our Man Bashir” On the cover: Nicole de Boer as Captain Ezri Dax, Alexander … Continue reading
The Devil’s Punchbowl
The Devil’s Punchbowl© 2009 Greg Iles592 pages “This town is under siege, and the biggest threat always comes from within.” Recently I read an interview with David Mack, in which he stated that good drama comes from putting mature characters … Continue reading
Fallen Heroes
DS9 #5: Fallen Heroes© 1994 Dafydd ab Hugh282 pages On the cover: renderings of Avery Brooks as Commander Benjamin Sisko and Nana Visitor as Major Kira Nerys — although that expression makes her look more like Michelle Forbes as Ro … Continue reading
The Good that Men Do
Star Trek Enterprise: the Good that Men Do© 2007 Michael Martin and Andy Mangels464 pages There’s a man who leads a life of danger To everyone he meets he stays a stranger With every move he makes another chance he … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Mangels, Enterprise Relaunch, Michael A. Martin, ST Enterprise, Star Trek, thriller
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The Good Guy
The Good Guy© 2007 Dean Koontz400 pages “Good guys finish last, Tim.” “Maybe not if they stay in the race.” Tim Carrier’s just an honest working man who enjoys relaxing at a local bar in the evenings, exchanging insults with … Continue reading
The King of Torts
The King of Torts© 2003 John Grisham472 pages “Why won’t they just throw money at me to make me go away?” “Now you’re thinkin’ like a real mass tort boy!” Clay Carter is an underpaid and overworked Public Defender, providing … Continue reading
Timeline
Timeline© 1999 Michael Crichton444 pages What happens when quantum mechanics and medieval history meet? Specifically, what happens when a team of American archaeologists excavating the site of a ruined medieval fortress-town are approached by the techno-firm ITC which is sponsoring … Continue reading
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Tagged Medieval, Michael Crichton, science fiction, thriller
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The Lost World
The Lost World© 1995 Michael Crichton431 pages “‘Ooh, aah’. That’s always how it starts. Then later there’s the running and the screaming.” – Dr. Ian Malcolm, The Lost World In the 1980s, a biocompany called InGen discovered a way to … Continue reading
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Tagged dinosaurs, Michael Crichton, science fiction, thriller
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The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain© 1969 Michael Crichton295 pages Hours after an American space probe crash-landed in the Nevada desert, the entire populace of a small town nearby deserted their homes to die in the streets, where they were noticed by a … Continue reading
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