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- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division) (Nov 4 1996)
- ISBN-10: 0671010883
- ISBN-13: 978-0671010881
- ASIN: B000027ADM
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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A gripping Star Trek: The Next Generation tale hearkening back to the original TV series episode, "Mirror, Mirror." That was the one in which Captain Kirk encountered his brutal alter ego in a parallel universe, a place where only the alternative Spock showed any humanity. Here, the alternative Enterprise draws Captain Picard's vessel into its alternative space, bent on capturing it and staffing it with a look-alike crew--all to spearhead an invasion of the Federation. Deanna Troi, Geordi La Forge, and Captain Picard outwit the scheme by transporting aboard the other Enterprise and turning its technology against the would-be conquerors. Here's where Duane's novel turns clever, with Picard assuming his doppelg„nger's role and discovering--among other things--just how malicious and threatening a Betazed can be and how bitter the alternative Dr. Crusher can be in the role of the "captain's woman." There's also a particularly nasty alternative Riker and a noble alternative Worf. The true Picard maneuvers his ship back into Federation space, but the alien follows; there's some manipulation of hyperstrings (with the help of a spacegoing dolphin) to send the bad Enterprise back where it belongs. Another capable entry in this series that always seems to be better than one would expect. John Mort
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From Kirkus Reviews
A Star Trek: The Next Generation yarn from the fantasist (The Door into Sunset, p. 28) and veteran of numerous Star Trek hardcovers. Duane's first stab at a Next Generation tale is based on an old Star Trek episode, ``Mirror, Mirror,'' in which Kirk, Scott, and Uhura were propelled into a parallel universe where the Federation was a ruthless empire; their personal counterparts, with whom they had exchanged places, turned out to be brutal barbarian warriors bent on conquest and loot. This time, the Enterprise--with Hwiii, a dolphin scientist, aboard--is switched into the same universe visited by Kirk, and finds itself confronted by a counterpart Enterprise, bristling with weapons, of superior speed and power. Now Captain Jean-Luc Picard must defeat his evil twin and prevent the invasion planned by the other, malign, Federation. Anyone who saw the original episode knows more or less what to expect. Given the large first print run, the publishers obviously expect demand to be brisk--but, workmanlike, unsurprising, and mediocre as it is, will it play in Peoria? (First printing of 200,000) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not half bad...,
By Jeff Edwards "RadioJeff" (Twin Falls, Idaho) - See all my reviews With that said, Diane Duane has given us a creative story that meld's the original episode of 'Mirror Mirror' with OUR Universe in the Next Gen timeline and it DOES work really well--when William Shatner writes about it in HIS incredibly fun series of books that begins with 'Star Trek: Spectre'. Now THAT is how I wanted this type of scenario to play out...but I have to admit that Duane DOES do a pretty decent job, but comparing it to the series that Shatner is in the process of writing now is very unfair, one is just plain superior to the other (guess which side I'M on...?). If you need a quick fix of Trek, and you have read just about everything else, go ahead and give this a try, it ain't half bad, but like I said, it just lacks 'it'. Understand?
5.0 out of 5 stars
This could have been TNG's first three-part episode.,
By A Customer
This could have been TNG's first three-part episode, two others are from DC comics.THE ULTIMATE TERROR LIES WITHIN ... In the classic Star Trek episode, "Mirror, Mirror," the crew of the original U.S.S. Enterprise crossed the dimensional barrier and found a mirror image of their own universe, populated by nightmare duplicates of their crewmates. Barely able to escape with their lives, they returned, thankful that the accident that brought them there could not be duplicated. Or so they thought. Now, 80 years later, scientists of the Galactic Empire have found a doorway into our universe. Their plan: to destroy from within, to replace one of our starships with one of theirs and begin the invasion of the Federation. And now Captain Picard, Counselor Troi, and Geordi La Forge must find a way to get everything out of their database before they get caught by their counterparts! Diane Duane's depiction of an evil Troi is especially horrific if you lived there. I can't see why the evil Captain Picard's starship was named "ICC-25740" instead of "ICC-2893", and how can Dr. Crusher can be in the role of "The Captain's Woman". Now, I know why, Captain Picard's counterpart killed Jack Crusher's counterpart in cold blood aboard the I.S.S. Stargazer. The actions that he did are: 1st action: He destroyed Farpoint Station. 2nd action: He did a reinforcement action on Ligon II. 3rd action: He supervised the terraformation of the Ferengi homeworld. I suggest you go to your local library and check this out!
5.0 out of 5 stars
A return to the mirror universe done right,
By Randall Norman Pick (Overland Park, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dark Mirror (Paperback)
Easily one of the better entries into published Star Trek, the Next Generation fiction, Dark Mirror does a much better job, er, 'mirroring' the feel of the original Star Trek episode, by leaving enough familiar for us to be truly appalled at the different turns characters with the fundamental abilities of the crew could take. The characters, in both senses, are written very real and very strongly, with even Troi being an interesting character (on both sides of the mirror), and Duane shows her usual flair for creating societies, both in terms of the Mirror Empire, as well as a few new types from in and around the Federation. This book can't carry a higher recommendation, being a mix of action, discovery, and the old Star Trek hope for a better future.
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