- Audio CD
- Publisher: Simon and Schuster (May 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0671044974
- ISBN-13: 978-0671044978
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.5 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 127 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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On Brayburne Station for a performance review, Captain Sulu becomes the sole hope for the station's inhabitants after Klingon terrorists--in a lethal attempt to free political prisoners held by the Romulans--target the station for destruction. Read by George Takei.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Star Trek Envoy - A fairly interesting premise!,
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This review is from: Star Trek: Envoy (Audio CD)
Some years ago, George Takei, a.k.a. Captain Hikaru Sulu took the opportunity to capitalize on his character becoming the captain of the USS Excelsior in "Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country." Star Trek "Envoy" a Captain Sulu adventure is one of those ventures.Overall, the entire premise of the story and the all out production for this audio CD is well worth the price and the time. The only downside to the entire adventure is that in its attempt to create a realistic atmosphere, they use alien language in the background while Sulu listens to the universal translator. Thankfully, this isn't used too often in any of the episodes because it provides a major distraction to what's important, the story. While it has been the rare L.A. Graf story that I've been enthralled with over the years, this story is quite good for this writing team. The premise: Captain Sulu is ordered away from the Excelsior in a shuttle craft on a mission to act as the Federation's envoy between two warring races, the Krikiki and the Den-Kai. Captain Sulu finds himself in a grave moral dilemma as he is to deliver a young Krikiki prince over to Den-Kai as a peace offering, but that prince will have to undergo isolation and physical mutilation. What follows from there is a fairly interesting story that I would recommend to any and all fans of Star Trek fiction as it makes for a great hour or so while driving down the highway. {ssintrepid}
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2.4 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Not So Solid Story,
By Steven A. Bell "Even Keel" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Envoy: The Third Captain Sulu Adventure (Audio Cassette)
This is in review of the Audio version (1 Cassette, 1 hour run time). I was, overall, disappointed in this story. The thought of Captain Sulu crawling around on hands and knees through ductwork was humerous (although Kirk did it at least once). Takai sounds wooden in his acting role, and is at times drowned out by the sound effects (at least when listening in an automobile). I did enjoy the story, but it jumps around a bit, and the thought of a Star Base or base of any kind easily being taken over is ludicrous.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Star Trek Envoy- a Valiant Effort but Not As Good As Some,
By Christian "the Blind Man on Campus" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Star Trek: Envoy (Audio CD)
The writers and producers of ST Envoy had a great story idea in mind. It does present a philosophical question, though in my opinion it is not explored nearly enough. The story takes a back seat to the sound and music, which I personally do not like. Not only is the story too little explored, the production itself is as corny as anything I've ever heard. The sound designers intended this to be a splended 3-Dimentional sound performance, which it was. However, the sound effects are in some cases a distraction, which prevents the listener from being able to hear some of the dialogue without blasting their eardrums in the process. The alien languages were created with good intention, and in some cases they're not bad, such as the singing of the Pod, but in most cases, especially where there are several of them talking at once, it sounds like a mental institution gone wrong. It sounds terrible, but it is also laughable. The acting is tolerable. The head Admiral reminds me of one of my elementary school teachers who I absolutely hated because she was exactly like a drill sargeant, but that's just my opinion. Sulu is the only truely great performer in this production. If you want a good laugh and can handle a little bit of childish, embarrassing acting it's a nice buy, but I would recommend buying another book in most cases because they are usually better than this.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not that bad,
By Brian Reaves - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Envoy: The Third Captain Sulu Adventure (Audio Cassette)
The concept for this is good: give a 3d sound experience to the listener and try to immerse them in the story. Unfortunately, it has some trouble spots in the story. First of all, the story starts out incredibly slow and slightly confusing. Once you pick up on what's going on (basically, when Sulu comes in), it gets better. It IS a good story, and it's great to see Captain Sulu in action again...it's just too bad it takes some getting used to to really enjoy it.
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