Architects of Infinity - Outside of a Dog

Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

English language

Published April 1, 2018 by Pocket Books.

ISBN:: 9781501138768
Goodreads:: 30753720-architects-of-infinity

(1 review)

An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager, from the New York Times bestselling author. As the Federation starship Voyager continues to lead the Full Circle Fleet in its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, Admiral Kathryn Janeway remains concerned about the Krenim Imperium and its ability to rewrite time to suit its whims. At Captain Chakotay's suggestion, however, she orders the fleet to focus its attention on a unique planet in a binary system, where a new element has been discovered. Several biospheres exist on this otherwise uninhabitable world, each containing different atmospheres and features that argue other sentient beings once resided on the surface. Janeway hopes that digging into an old-fashioned scientific mystery will lift the crews' morale, but she soon realizes that the secrets buried on this world may be part of a much larger puzzle—one that points to the existence of a species whose …

An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager, from the New York Times bestselling author. As the Federation starship Voyager continues to lead the Full Circle Fleet in its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, Admiral Kathryn Janeway remains concerned about the Krenim Imperium and its ability to rewrite time to suit its whims. At Captain Chakotay's suggestion, however, she orders the fleet to focus its attention on a unique planet in a binary system, where a new element has been discovered. Several biospheres exist on this otherwise uninhabitable world, each containing different atmospheres and features that argue other sentient beings once resided on the surface. Janeway hopes that digging into an old-fashioned scientific mystery will lift the crews' morale, but she soon realizes that the secrets buried on this world may be part of a much larger puzzle—one that points to the existence of a species whose power to reshape the galaxy might dwarf that of the Krenim. Meanwhile, Lieutenants Nancy Conlon and Harry Kim continue to struggle with the choices related to Conlon's degenerative condition. Full Circle's medical staff discovers a potential solution, but complications will force a fellow officer to confront her people's troubled past and her own future in ways she never imagined…

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CatFoodHands reviewed Architects of Infinity by Kirsten Beyer

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2 stars

I am an avid Star Trek reader and have read everything to come out in the last 4 years.

This novel reads like a light-scifi storyline adapted to Star Trek, but one that does not fit with the universe building that has been going on since the 80s. You are going to be reading a lot about contemporary issues that plague our society today, which to me takes a lot of the joy out of Roddenberry's vision of the future.

This book is clearly written by a Star Trek outsider. From unwanted pregnancies, to stem cells, abortion, suicide and more... you are going to be spending a lot of time on issues that have been abated long before the 24th century, as you can read over and over again in many other "canon" Star Trek novels.

Then there are the technical failures... Characters and officers are petty and hollow, and …

I am an avid Star Trek reader and have read everything to come out in the last 4 years.

This novel reads like a light-scifi storyline adapted to Star Trek, but one that does not fit with the universe building that has been going on since the 80s. You are going to be reading a lot about contemporary issues that plague our society today, which to me takes a lot of the joy out of Roddenberry's vision of the future.

This book is clearly written by a Star Trek outsider. From unwanted pregnancies, to stem cells, abortion, suicide and more... you are going to be spending a lot of time on issues that have been abated long before the 24th century, as you can read over and over again in many other "canon" Star Trek novels.

Then there are the technical failures... Characters and officers are petty and hollow, and do extremely stupid things. There are a few spots in the book where it gets "very Star Trekky" and you can absolutely tell that Kirsten Beyer had help with these, because her lack of knowledge about the Star Trek, and the technology that is commonplace in that universe, is glaring.

The score this book got is curious, I do not believe it is in line with the myriad of other scores Star Trek books tend to get from fans. It's not great and I almost didn't finish it.