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"MARTIANS AREN'T GREEN," ENSIGN HOSHI SATO SAID, her delicate features twisted into a frown ..." (more)
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3.0 out of 5 stars An all right buy if you're an Enterprise fan, Mar 8 2003
By A Customer
Enterprise: By the Book is a good buy for any Enterprise fan; however, it does have its downfalls. The book focuses too much on the RPG (role playing game) then it does the actual conflict. The book includes log entries from Archer as the conflict they are involved in peaks and descends. These log entries make Archer seem impatient and incompetent for a Star Fleet Captain, much less of the Enterprise. Although this is the beginning of their trip it's supposed to be after Broken Bow, maybe a couple months later, his relationship with T'Pol is terrible. Maybe it's because we're further in the Enterprise season and we know that his relationship with her gets better, but the relationship he has between T'Pol is like a brother and sister: always fighting. This book is an easy read and is worth your time if you are an Enterprise fan.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A quite good early "Enterprise" novel about first contact, Feb 16 2003
By Roger J. Buffington (Huntington Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Let me begin by saying that I believe that the world of "Enterprise" offers more potential for good scripts and/or novels than either TNG or TOS simply because in "Enterprise" mankind (along with certain aliens) is for the first time venturing out among the stars. Thus, the universe is not well-travelled, the technology does not work perfectly, the nonhuman races are truly alien because humans have limited experience in dealing with aliens.

This novel does a good job of exploiting the above potentials. It is about a first contact between the starship Enterprise (Earth's first deep-space faster-than-light cruiser) and a very unusual planet which features two very different intelligent races. The plot is solid, and there is some decent character development, particularly in connection with T'Pol and Archer. This is not great literature, but the novel certainly qualifies as a pleasent diversion into the Star Trek universe--which is a universe to which I like to pay frequent visits.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Too early, Nov 20 2002
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Pretty much wound up hating it because it seemed way too rushed to market. As others have pointed out, the author and publisher should have waited to see where Braga and co. were going to take the characters. Once you've seen how the series progresses on screen, the characterizations in this book are off the mark.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Should have waited a while
You can tell that this story was written very early during the first season. In the novel, the characters of Archer, T'Pol and Hoshi feel like they are based solely on the pilot... Read more
Published on Oct 21 2002 by Bookseller

4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it!
I thought the book was good. We see characters that are not a major part of the TV series developed a bit more and come to understand that humanity has far to go in trying to... Read more
Published on Oct 21 2002 by Annie

2.0 out of 5 stars Jumped on the bandwagon too soon
It would appear this novel was "thrown together" way too fast. Written in a few months and not well thought out. Read more
Published on July 25 2002 by Robert Harney

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, but definitely could be better.
This novel, the first "Enterprise" spinoff to be out in paperback, (second overall only to the novelization of the pilot episode, "Broken Bow") was a... Read more
Published on May 7 2002 by James Yanni

5.0 out of 5 stars If anything can come close to the series, this book sure can
When "Enterprise" first started out I was so sceptical I didn't give it more than a season - half a year later I don't think Paramount could have found a better way to... Read more
Published on April 30 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad start for a companion to the series
A friend recommended this book to me a few weeks ago. I was a little surprised, since the series is still in its first season. Read more
Published on April 22 2002 by Christopher H. Jansmann

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty cool!
I honestly wasn't sure where the story as going at first, but it was still interesting, so I kept reading, and I ended up totally loving it in the end. Read more
Published on Mar 27 2002 by Jamie

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read.
I admit that this book isn't exactly stellar (pardon the pun). It's not a book that pushes the envelope or challenges my thinking. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2002 by ladychakotay

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than I thought at first
Well, first off, anyone who's considering reading this spinoff novel had best try to remember throughout that it was written with very little series development behind it... Read more
Published on Feb 28 2002 by Mary Gibson

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid Trek entertainment.
My interest in Star Trek waxes and wanes like the moon. Right now interest is pretty high, thanks to the new Star Trek series, "Enterprise". Read more
Published on Feb 20 2002 by Michael J. Williams

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