First Contact: A Novel - Star Trek: The Next Generation

J. M. Dillard, Jeanne M. Dillard, Jeanne Kalogridis

Star Trek Pocket Books

1996

276 páginas

9h 12m

ISBN-13: 9780671573911

Star Trek VIII -- The novelization of Star Trek: First Contact is an adaptation of Star Trek: First Contact, written by J. M. Dillard [ISBN: 9780671003166]. Published by Pocket Books, the novel was first released in hardback in December 1996.
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'From the deepest, darkest reaches of space came the greatest threat the Federation had ever faced: the Borg. Half organic/half mechanical, the Borg were relentless and bent on conquering and "assimilating" all intelligent life; a single Borg vessel destroyed thirty-nine Federation starships, decimating Starfleet. Stronger and more dangerous than ever, they are ready to launch a new attack against the Federation, one that threatens its past... its present... and its future. Only the courage and determination of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew can prevent the Borg from striking at the heart of the Federation and Earth.'

|...| Written by J.M. Dillard (and read by TNG cast member Gates McFadden in the audio version) the novelization of Star Trek: First Contact delivers all of the thrills and excitement of the film. In the mist of their attack on Earth a race of cyborgs known as the Borg make a desperate gambit for victory by traveling back in time to the 21st century in order to alter the past, but the U.S.S. Enterprise follows them back and attempts to stop them. Dillard does an excellent job at capturing the terror of the Borg and the energy of the fight sequences. He also expands upon Capt. Picard’s residual connection to the Borg Collective from the time that he was transformed into one of them. However, some of the moral ambiguity of the film is lost; as the book treats those who become Borg drones as “cyber-zombies” that are beyond saving once transformed and that killing them is a mercy. Still, Star Trek: First Contact is a rich and engaging adventure that’s action-packed.