Star Trek: Destiny, Book III: Lost Souls
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4.6 • 145 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The soldiers of Armageddon are on the march, laying waste to worlds in their passage. An audacious plan could stop them forever, but it carries risks that one starship captain is unwilling to take. For Captain Jean-Luc Picard, defending the future has never been so important, or so personal -- and the wrong choice will cost him everything for which he has struggled and suffered.
For Captain William Riker, that choice has already been made. Haunted by the memories of those he was forced to leave behind, he must jeopardize all that he has left in a desperate bid to save the Federation.
For Captain Ezri Dax, whose impetuous youth is balanced by the wisdom of many lifetimes, the choice is a simple one: there is no going back -- only forward to whatever future awaits them.
But for those who, millennia ago, had no choice...this is the hour of their final, inescapable destiny.
Customer Reviews
Riveting
One of the best Star Trek. Final book for Destiny series. I wish to read a continuation by David Mack. Highly recommended
Almost perfect
I did really enjoy this trilogy and the last book certainly did not lack action or a proper resolution. We see the creation of the Borg and while I have read this book a few times I’m always amazed how smoothly this revelation is revealed.
I appreciate that for all intents and purposes this was the end of the Borg which to me was used way too often in some books and in Voyager and they started to lose their mystique. I also did not enjoy seeing the ships become “alive” and make it a living haunted house.
The reason I did not give this a 5 star review are two points that bugged me and felt out of character. Picard in this novel is too cynical. If you’ve seen First Contact he was almost obsessed to the point that he was willing to sacrifice the lives of his crew and loss of his ship as well as endanger the future he’s from to enact his revenge against the Borg for what they did to him. In this book he’s basically given up and that’s just so outside his character and I think that was poorly done. My other issue is the explanation for why the Borg became this power hungry obsessed race was because the isolationist Caeliar mixed with the power hungry barbarian humans and I think that’s a weak excuse and description when you look at how the Caeliar acted when the humans refused their offer to “join” with them. It seemed the Caeliar decided to force themselves onto the humans because of their own selfishness and fear. I do think this novel wrapped up well the massive buildup that started with Resistance and created one of if not the best epic trilogy in Star Trek books.
Incredible realism
Once again, the author has managed to capture the true essence of Star Trek in this novel. With old and new characters so real and true to form, this is among the best literature from the Star Trek genre I have ever read. I highly recommend it and the entire collection!