I remember liking this one the first time. Second time around, ~30 years later, it was OK. The mass-murder incident that kicked it off had a different feel, since it's now the Age of Terrorism and not the Cold War. Matters of who prosecutes matters of mass murder or hate crimes may still seem relevant, I suppose.
I picked this one off the shelf to re-read, partly because of a line in the back-cover blurb, that Lt. Uhura was left in command of the Enterprise. She was, and some time was spent looking at her time in the command chair, but it didn't seem especially deep. I wonder if having it called out on the cover meant that it hadn't happened in earlier novels?
Kirk and Spock have the main actions, and we learn a little more about Kirk and his retirement plans. Joanna McCoy (daughter of Bones) is here as a minor character as well. Sulu, Chekov (and his annoying accent), Scott also get face time. The assistant chief engineer is another accented Scotsman.
I picked this one off the shelf to re-read, partly because of a line in the back-cover blurb, that Lt. Uhura was left in command of the Enterprise. She was, and some time was spent looking at her time in the command chair, but it didn't seem especially deep. I wonder if having it called out on the cover meant that it hadn't happened in earlier novels?
Kirk and Spock have the main actions, and we learn a little more about Kirk and his retirement plans. Joanna McCoy (daughter of Bones) is here as a minor character as well. Sulu, Chekov (and his annoying accent), Scott also get face time. The assistant chief engineer is another accented Scotsman.