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Dewey Decimal Number: 813 Format: Kindle Book Label: Star Trek Manufacturer: Star Trek Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: July 08, 2001 Publisher: Star Trek Release Date: July 08, 2001 Studio: Star Trek Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The "dead zones" are destroying the very fabric of subspace. Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise track the disruption to its source -- suspended between a black hole and an inhabited planet, eroding subspace at speeds faster than light. Must Captain Picard sacrifice an entire world in order to save the galaxy? Average Rating:
 Rating:  - TerribleI believe that 'Maximum Warp' was one of the worst Star Trek series ever written. Firstly, the plot seemed implausible and amatuerish. The idea of dead zones just didn't work for me. And Starfleet was portrayed as a =n organisation that employed loony PR spin doctors to calm the public. Such a concept is totally contrary to the Starfleet that we all know. Secondly, the characterisations seemed off. Picard didn't seem like the man we all know from TNG and the movies. Read More Rating:  - Book Two Makes the Pair WorthwhileBook #2 of, "The Maximum Warp", pair manages to pull together the weaker first book and make the pair a worthwhile Trek adventure. One of the keys to the success of a plot whose ending is not completely unfamiliar is the interaction between Mr. Spock and Data, two of my favorite characters from different incarnations of Enterprise ships. I also have always enjoyed the unique relationship bridge that was created when Captain Picard and Captain Kirk met, and the ongoing development of shared experiences ... Read More Rating:  - Not Even SpockNot even the legendary Mr. Spock can save what amounts to half a book, what amounts to less than half a story. There is nothing wrong with a series of books that all contain complete segments, I have little patience with a story that is abbreviated and for all practical purposes stops in the midst of a final sentence. This is the first TNG book I have read. It would be unfair to judge anything other than this partial book, and at present I am reading the second and final portion. This book is ... Read More Rating: - A weak premise leads to an unremarkable storybook I: Dead Zone The first half of the "Maximum Warp" duology is a minor dissapointment. The story is based around an unoriginal concept about spatial disruptions that suddenly appear out of nowhere, causing ships to go wrecked as energy can't get transformed from one form into another in the disruption field to enable any kind of mechanical function. Curiously (and unexplainedly) enough, the phenomenon doesn't appear to effect any non-mechanical transformation of energy. Read More Rating: - 5 stars for book 1, 4 for book 2Maximum Warp was an excellent Star Trek duology because of its classic Star Trek adventure and ultimately Picard's near-impossible decision. Plus, there was cool sci-fi stuff with space/time, etc. The setup in the first book was very good, but the second book could have been shorter (and/or combined with the first book) because there's a part in it that is only loosely connected to the main plotline. But overall, the filler can be forgiven because it's really exciting at the end! 
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