STAR TREK: THE WOUNDED SKY – DIANE DUANE
PROS
- The theistic/philosophical themes are rather interesting.
- Ms. Duane’s original alien species continue to be wonderfully alien.
CONS
- The story gets hokey towards the end.
- Ms. Duane’s insistence on collectively referring to all the sapient species that inhabit the ST Universe as “humanities” is ever irksome.
- It makes the TNG episode “Where No One Has Gone Before” – which is loosely based on this novel – look like pablum in comparison.
8/10
ODD THOMAS – DEAN KOONTZ
PROS
- It’s just as fun and witty as the underrated film adaptation.
CONS
- Minus the inclusion of minor characters/scenes which were omitted in the film adaptation, the book’s story is identical to the film’s. There weren’t enough differences to provide a differing experience.
8/10
BURNT OFFERINGS – ROBERT MARASCO
To anyone who’s seen the film with Karen Black but never read the novel, do it. It’s worth the read.
9/10
GATHERING BLUE – LOIS LOWRY
8/10
STAR TREK: VULCAN’S GLORY – D. C. FONTANA
8/10