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Trek to Madworld
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December 14, 2025
Methinks the estate of Roald Dahl might have a case against this particular writer...
December 21, 2023
Trek to Madworld was a typical Star Trek episode, but Stephen Goldin mistakenly referred to the Enterprise as a Constellation-class starship instead of a Constitution-class.
The story is about a colony on Epsilon Delta 4 that requires urgent evacuation due to environmental contamination.
Kirk admires Capt. Kostas Spyroukis led the colony that needed evacuation. Unfortunately, the captain dies en route. His daughter, Metika Spyroukis, is also on board the Enterprise as it travels toward the colony.
Enowil, a banished Organian, seeks purpose and company. He enlists the aid of the Enterprise, Klingon, and Romulan crews.
Enowil allows the crew to leave but offers a reward if they help him find something missing in his life. He shows them illusions to aid in their search.
While the pacing doesn't lag, it's jarring when the book focuses on the evacuation ~ and there is a timeframe to do so before the colony on Delta Epsilon 4 perishes ~ then there is a shift when the focus is Enowil.
(Too, I initially thought the colony was the 'mad world' of the title. Yet, it's the world that Enowil puts the crews in while he, Enowil, tries to 'find' himself).
The author's visuals were clear until Metika and a young Romulan man visited an illusionary backstage, after which the author lost the visual connection.
In the end, by 'winning,' Kirk can get Enowil to help the colony. And it is hinted that Metika and the Romulan man will live happily ever after.
During one instance, Kirk unknowingly solved Enowil's 'riddle' as he searched for his purpose while Enowil kept him company by intercepting the three crews.
This development with Enowil seems like a flimsy diversion, included only to stretch the story.
Trek to Madworld definitely could have been better.
The story is about a colony on Epsilon Delta 4 that requires urgent evacuation due to environmental contamination.
Kirk admires Capt. Kostas Spyroukis led the colony that needed evacuation. Unfortunately, the captain dies en route. His daughter, Metika Spyroukis, is also on board the Enterprise as it travels toward the colony.
Enowil, a banished Organian, seeks purpose and company. He enlists the aid of the Enterprise, Klingon, and Romulan crews.
Enowil allows the crew to leave but offers a reward if they help him find something missing in his life. He shows them illusions to aid in their search.
While the pacing doesn't lag, it's jarring when the book focuses on the evacuation ~ and there is a timeframe to do so before the colony on Delta Epsilon 4 perishes ~ then there is a shift when the focus is Enowil.
(Too, I initially thought the colony was the 'mad world' of the title. Yet, it's the world that Enowil puts the crews in while he, Enowil, tries to 'find' himself).
The author's visuals were clear until Metika and a young Romulan man visited an illusionary backstage, after which the author lost the visual connection.
In the end, by 'winning,' Kirk can get Enowil to help the colony. And it is hinted that Metika and the Romulan man will live happily ever after.
During one instance, Kirk unknowingly solved Enowil's 'riddle' as he searched for his purpose while Enowil kept him company by intercepting the three crews.
This development with Enowil seems like a flimsy diversion, included only to stretch the story.
Trek to Madworld definitely could have been better.
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