Star Trek: Titan #4: Sword of Damocles
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4.0 • 29 Ratings
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
The fourth novel in the bestselling Star Trek Titan series!
Fate: It is an idea as old as life itself. Do our choices shape the future, or is it the other way around? And if the path we walk is predestined—if the way we are to meet our end is knowable—what might that knowledge compel us to do?
Titan's travels take it to a world at the edge of reason. Orisha is a planet whose people have lived for centuries beneath an unfathomable celestial body in their sky. From the moment it first appeared, the object was thought to be something unnatural, an ill omen that has made them feel watched, exposed, vulnerable—provoking a primal fear that has steered the course of their civilization. The Orishans call it "the Eye," and because it has consistently defied every scientific attempt to decode its true nature, many are convinced it represents an intelligence that is studying their world...and perhaps waiting to destroy it.
But the secret behind the Eye threatens Titan as well as Orisha...and it holds a special meaning for one member of Captain Riker's crew in particular, whose lifelong quest to balance faith and scientific truth is tested against the harsh, unblinking glare of inevitability.
Customer Reviews
Not very good
This story was a difficult read from a number of perspectives. The story is very convoluted-it does involve time travel and different time aspects. The characters are also strangely written there’s a lot of conflict between the senior officers mostly stemming from Troi and Riker but it bleeds into others. While there is a central issue involving the crew and the ship there is an antagonistic alien race that poses a threat but doesn’t get much in terms of fleshing out who they are and why they do what they do.
The other reading issue I had was with the formatting and font of the e book I was reading this from. It made it very difficult to get a good pace for the book and with a story that’s already difficult to follow it made it a very difficult read.