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By GustavoLeao / 09:29, 17 November 2008 / Trek Books
STAR TREK DESTINY BOOK III LOST SOULS
Review by Jeff Ayers
The final book in David Mack's trilogy, Lost Souls, concludes a massive storyline that ties together several Star Trek generations in a fight against the most formidable foe the Federation has ever faced-The Borg. For a race seemingly without prejudice or emotion, the Borg are royally hacked and out for blood instead of assimilation. Captain Riker remains torn as he leaves several crewmembers and his wife behind, but the call for battle cannot be ignored. A Federation President begins plans for evacuation and prepares for the end of her presidency and the end of the Alpha Quadrant. Meanwhile in the distant past, some of the survivors of Captain Hernandez's crew struggle to survive.
I have to admit this is a hard one to judge. Sometimes it's painfully obvious where the storyline is going, and other sections are downright surprising. As a villain, the Borg have grown tiresome, so the fact that Mack can make us truly care for three books is a monumental achievement. The characterization of Picard seemed off and it distracted me for parts of the story. Leave it to Mack to actually deal with it in a marvelous way.
The main question everyone is dying to ask: Does the Star Trek universe change as a result of this novel? The answer is yes. Was I happy with everything that happened? No, but that doesn't mean I didn't think it was cool. I might have gone in another direction with the people and places forever changed as a result of the war, and taken out a bit of the woo-woo, but that doesn't mean it wasn't satisfying. Mack has taken the "drinking glass" of the Star Trek universe and shattered it on the ground. It will be fun to see what Keith DeCandido and the other writers have in mind to restore the "glass." Lost Souls is a stellar achievement that doesn't disappoint.
10 out of 10
Reviewer Jeff Ayers is the author of Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion trade paperback, and webmaster of VoyagesOfImagination.com
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