Enterprise Logs

by Carol Greenburg, Robert J. Greenberger

A wildly inventive blend of fact and fiction, Star Enterprise Logs takes you on a unique journey through time and space -- from the establishment of the United States to the formation of the United Federation of Planets, from the Pacific Ocean to the Mutara Nebula, from James T. Kirk to Jean-Luc Picard... and well beyond. You'll read all about the real-life exploits of those Revolutionary War sailing ships, World War II aircraft carriers, and contemporary space shuttles that helped inspire Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry to name his starship the Enterprise. And best of all, you'll experience once again the myriad voyages that the Star Trek television series and movies have transformed into their own unique brand of heroic history.

Genres: Star Trek, Science Fiction, Fiction, Anthologies, Science Fiction Fantasy, Short Stories

304 pages, Unbound

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly fun stories to read (especially if you're doing that chronologically).

[Kieran McAndrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 'Enterprise' has served with valour in every iteration of its name. Her captains have blazed a trail and provided a fine example of excellence throughout history.

A fine mix of short stories from some of the great 'Star Trek' novelists.

[James Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion this book is nothing less than fantastic. It consists of various stories that feature different characters and it's all based on different vessels that had the name Enterprise, starting with a sailing ship during the American War of Independence.

Each story focuses on the captain of that ship at the time. Captain Harrison from the movie is there , then captains April, Pike, Kirk and Decker from the starships, followed by more captains.

The Captain April story involves Kirk and a major villain from Kir's past. Mc Coy is invovled in one story along with other stories involving Doctor Chapel, V'Ger, Captain Spock, Saavik, a really neat story involving the holosuite and a story about Captain Picard and the Enterprise D.

I felt that each story deserved a five, they were that good. A thoroughly enjoyable novel.

[Ann Feutz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a mostly decent collection of stories about an amazing ship named Enterprise. The first two stories are more historical fiction as one takes place during the American Revolution and the other takes place during WWII. The rest take place in the stars. There were a few stories that seemed to miss the memo about the ship being the priority, but they were still fine installments. I loved Peter David's Captain Harriman story, the deeper look into Captain Rachel Garrett, and Spock's story. I would have liked to see a story about Captain Archer, but I believe this came out before the series Enterprise did.

[Andy Stjohn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star Trek: the Enterprise Logs by various

This book of short stories was decent. It didn’t show us anything new but provided insights into captains like Harriman and Garett which I appreciated. The Decker story just felt sad and very haunting as you know what’s going to happen to him in the future. But this book didn’t provide anything new but I appreciate the concept.

6.5/10

[Christopher Lutz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three and a half stars. All were good stories, the tale of Captain Spock and Saavik being the best, and the Picard tale being the weakest. It was an inspired decision to include real life ships that bore the name Enterprise as well.

[Brian Moreau · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, but full of missed opportunity. My favorite was the Decker story.

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book that any Trekkie will enjoy. Various logs from all the captains of the Enterprise ships. Starting with a captain during the Revolutionary War and ending with Picard.

[Dovile · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great idea for a Star Trek anthology, although some of the authors apparently forgot that this should have been a collection of stories about the Enterprise as some of the stories focus on the captains. For example, Kirk's tale doesn't even have anything to do with the ship at all. But despite this, all the tales are quite enjoyable, and if you're not familiar with some of these Trek authors, you'll get good samples of their writing.

The only pity is that this book was published before the Enterprise TV series, and thus it does not include a Captain Archer story. I also would have liked to read a story about the space shuttle Enterprise, but that was likely not possible due to it's crew members being still alive.

[Phillip · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection of Star Trek short stories is mostly good -- the fact that they are short stories means that it is hard to really get involved in the characters or the plot, but it is an enjoyable read for the average Trekkie. I was quite disappointed with the Picard story, but all the other stories were good. I wasn't a fan of the Spock story, too. But, like I said, a good read.

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This had been part of my 'backlog' forever, a gift from a friend I haven't seen since 2000. I only just decided to pick it up, and was pleasantly surprised that quite a few of the stories were creative and engaging.

[Daniel Kukwa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the stories in this collection left me cold...but others (especially Peter David's fantastic interrogation tale of Captain Harriman of the Enterprise-B) are well worth the read. So let's split the difference in the rating, and call it even.

[Sean Randall · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fascinating little collection of stories. I had no clear favourite, though Peter David's style is unmistakable and familiar. The stories by Diane Duane and A. C. Crispin were particularly good and it's welcoming to keep a toe in the trek universe every now and then.

[Eliot · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think my favorites from this were Captain Harriman's, and Captain Spock's stories. Some really great writing, and insightful stories. Loved it.

[Jacqueline · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn't even get past the first story it was confusing unfamilar and boring. A DNF from this Star Trek fan.