Product Description Nearly two decades ago, Jean-Luc Picard took command of the U.S.S. Enterprise™ NCC-1701-D. The captain knew it was an honor without equal. His new command bore the name of Enterprise. The people who had commanded other like-named starships had gone down in Starfleet's annals. Some officers would be intimidated, but they would not have been given command of Enterprise.
On her first mission, the Enterprise was sent to Farpoint Station. A simple, straightforward investigation. Perfect for a crew that had never served together. Then there was Q. An omnipotent lifeform that seemed bent on placing obstacle after obstacle in the ship's -- and in particular in Picard's -- way. And it hadn't ended with that first mission. When he was least expected, Q would appear. Pushing, prodding, testing. At times needling captain and crew with seemingly silly, pointless, and maddening trifles. Then it would turn all too serious, and the survival of Picard's crew was in Q's hands.
Why was it today that Picard was remembering the day he took command of the Enterprise-D? Now he commanded a new ship, the Enterprise-E. His crew was different. There was nothing about Gorsach that in the least resembled Farpoint. But Picard couldn't shake the feeling that something all too familiar was going on. All too awful. All too Q.
Back and Forth with QDecember 4, 2008 SciFiChick(Fishers, IN USA) The omnipotent being called "Q" has been testing and meddling with the Enterprise and her crew since their first mission. When Q shows up again while the Enterprise is investigating the planet Gorsach, the Captain Picard tells the crew to simply ignore Q. But Q is there to tell them that the end of the whole universe is approaching. And that they're the cause.
Bouncing back and forth between post-Nemesis timeframe and different times amongst the Q Continuum began a bit confusingly. But we soon discover that the scenes with the Q are instances just before each time Q visits the Enterprise, starting with Encounter at Farpoint and leading up to the "present day."
The majority of the novel is a lot of build up to "the end of the universe" that was somewhat anti-climatic. And the whole mystery behind Gorsach wasn't explained enough to my liking. But we do get a deeper look into the Q Continuum and the background behind each of Q's encounters, leading up to this cataclysmic event. And as Q is one of my all-time favorite characters from the Star Trek universe, I thoroughly enjoyed reading a Trek novel that revolved around Q rather than the seemingly ever-present Borg. Q&A is humorous, fun and a refreshingly light-hearted break from some of the latest darker and heavier Trek novels.
smilesMarch 26, 2008 BigBennyBlunt(USA) 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Wow they defiantly answered a lot of q questions in this book especially liked the reasoning behind q going after picard so much.
Great Starts but Poor FinishMarch 3, 2008 Don from SF(San Francisco, CA USA) 5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Been a while since I read Star Trek novels, but my friend got me a couple as a present and I've read both of them ("Resistance" and now "Q&A") in the span of two weeks. Maybe minor SPOILERS.
After going through Q&A, it seems to have the same problem as Resistance. The premise of "Q" being involved in a book is usually pretty exciting. I was curious what the authors could pull out this time. However, the story sort of dragged along with millions of cutovers to other people with Q popping up intermittenly. There are some funny moments (as usual) with Q's interaction with the crew.
However, the setup (while a little dragged) was ok, the climax and ending were (to me at least) a big "HUH" moment. Maybe I was just reading the book to late to grasp all the details, but I felt letdown at the end.
All in all, the book is not terrible and if you're a fan of Q, it's worth a look. But maybe you need to keep your expectations low.
Great story!February 3, 2008 J. George(Honolulu, HI USA) 0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was an interesting, creative story, with a very imaginative and unique view of Q. The characterization of Q was layered and complex, and the plot was suspenseful and fun. This is one of the best Trek novels to come along in quite some time.
Q!!!December 29, 2007 Christpher D. Quye(Ft. Stewart, GA USA) 0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book was well written and a welcome change from the Borg themed Next generation books that have been written lately. I found it very fun to read and couldn't put it down until I was finished.
