Another One Bites the Dust!

Last night I finished reading ST:TNG Double Helix book 1, Infection. It takes place during the first season of Next Gen, and I was surprised at how well Betancourt managed to get everyone’s characters down pat. There is even an exchange between Will and Deanna about why she calls him ‘Bill’ in the first season, which I thought was a nice touch. It was also good to ‘see’ Tasha again. There are also a few fan jokes, such as when Data needs to pick a human name and picks Bret. If you’re reading this than I am sure you know that Data was played by Bret Spiner. It was the little touches that gave this book a lot of personality.

However, it does have some problems as well. At first the book sweeps you up and rushes you along for the ride as a horrible virus breaks out on Archaria III then the Enterprise. You want a cure to be found, but you’re enjoying the search process…. But then it is just over, with little fanfare. There is a cure, which seems to materialize out of thin air. The book is great until the last thirty pages or so. I found myself a little disappointed at the end.

Overall, it isn’t a bad read and enjoyable, especially if you want to revisit the awkwardness/innocence of TNG first season.

As for me, I am trying out contacts and it is weird, but I am managing, and still moving forward with my reading. I am working on Double Helix book 2, Vectors, which is more enjoyable to me since it is Deep Space Nine, back when it was Terok Nor. I love it! I think I will race through this one. I am also excited because I added two more books to my collection yesterday, Q&A and Errand of Fury book 3. After all, I have to have them to read them. I am even thinking about eventually getting an eReader one of these days so I can read the eBooks. But we will cross that bridge when we get to it.

Now, back to Vectors!