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W. R. Thompson (1) (1955–)

Autor(a) de Debtors' Planet

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5+ Works 849 Membros 3 Críticas

Obras por W. R. Thompson

Debtors' Planet (1994) 452 exemplares
Infiltrator (1996) 353 exemplares
Sideshow (1988) 41 exemplares
VRM-547 {short story} 2 exemplares

Associated Works

The Crash of Empire (Imperial Stars, Book 3) (1989) — Contribuidor — 92 exemplares
Future Crime: An Anthology of the Shape of Crime to Come (1991) — Contribuidor — 39 exemplares
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CX, No. 4 (March 1990) (1990) — Contribuidor — 21 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Thompson, W. R.
Nome legal
Thompson, William Roch
Data de nascimento
1955
Sexo
male

Membros

Críticas

Not hypermemorable, but definitely a fun read, featuring Cardassians and Ferengi straight out of DS9 interacting with the TNG crew. I really enjoyed the secondary character of Shrev, a very insectoid crewmember.
 
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everystartrek | 1 outra crítica | Jan 7, 2023 |
A feel-good story: An evangelist, a thug, an aspiring dictator—all against the government; with all trying to use telepaths as an excuse for violence. While things start out painfully leisurely, the character development is done well and the plot thickens. Meanwhile the “bible” of this story, “Sense and Non-sense”, provides a back-drop of mental & emotional stability from which we gain a certain distance from the different characters of the book—and an understanding of them…and maybe, even of the “real life” characters of today’s political turmoils.

“It’s time for me to come clean and confess that there truly is magic afoot. If you wish to have unlimited power, the proper spell is writ ‘E = mc2’. For the ability to shape the destiny of the world with words,
read the speeches of Winston Churchill. This is white magic. It takes both talent and years of study to master it, as any scientist or statesman can tell you, but if you persevere you will develop the ability to
do everything a wizard might do, and then some.”

This book was written in 1988…and, while it is well written, it lacks the emotional strength to make the necessary impact today (2021). So, even though it provides a useful message for modern America, I can’t recommend it for other than the benefit of a pleasant story with a positive (and sad) ending. [The story gets a solid 3-stars from me, and the moral gets an extra 1/2-star] And I don't like the cover illustration....it looks like a bunch of interns at a carnival.

“Indifference to me, is the epitome of all evil.” Elie Wiesel
… (mais)
½
 
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majackson | Oct 27, 2021 |
A typical Star Trek novel. In this case the Ferengi have taken over a planet, basically enslaving the native population. So, the Enterprise is sent to the planet to find out what is going on. They get to take a former 20th Century Businessman turned Ferengi Ambassador along too (he, Ralph Offenhouse was found in suspended animation by the Enterprise and saved) That part was weird in some ways, because some of the ‘history’ stuff that he had the Enterprise crew was so totally wrong.

Anyway. There are lots of twists and turns along the way, most of them quite predictable. There was quite a lot of Worf and Data in this one, which was okay, but not a lot of Beverly or Deanna, which was unfortunate. On the other hand I was very surprised at just how much Wes there was in the novel. Not to mention the author sorta got his character right (not that the writers on the show were every subtle with Wesley Crusher’s character). The new characters were interesting too and overall (except for the whole calling Alex Al, which drive me crazy). I thought that the characters were a strong part of this story.

On the not as great side I did have a problem with the Yoda speak that the natives spoke in. Yes, towards the end it was explained and well explained, but I kept picturing Yoda when anyone spoke and that was distracting.

Overall I liked the book. It was a solid Star Trek Novel, even if the plot was not overly inventive or a surprisingly twisty.
… (mais)
 
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DanieXJ | 1 outra crítica | Dec 15, 2018 |

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Obras
5
Also by
4
Membros
849
Popularidade
#30,131
Avaliação
3.2
Críticas
3
ISBN
9
Línguas
1

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