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Product Description Without warning or provocation an alien weapon appears above Earth and unleashes a blast that kills millions across two continents. A second such weapon could destroy the entire planet. In a desperate bid to save Earth and its people, Starfleet must change its mission from one of peaceful exploration to one of military service. Only the Starship Enterprise is fast enought to stop the production of a second Xindi weapon. But the crew cannot do it alone, and Captain Jonathan Archer accepts a contingent of Military Assault Command Operations personnel - battle-hardened soldiers known as MACOs - on board his ship. Starfleet and the MACOs are two very different services sharing a common goal, but divided in their views of how to attain it. It is a culture clash that echoes across centuries of military service. The men and women on board the Enterprise understand that somehow they must succeed in working together or the price will be paid in blood - failure is not an option.
Not bad, not great.April 22, 2008 James Yanni(Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo. USA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is not a bad story, but it isn't all that great, either. For one thing, it shares a major problem with the series, one that is a major potential problem with any prequel: if you don't have any major events occur, it's boring, but if you DO insert major events to spice things up, the question arises of why these major events were never alluded to in the previously written, later-set stories. In the case of Enterprise, this trap is sprung when the series has the Xindi kill seven million people in a major attack, and the entire third and fourth season are spent trying to prevent them from finishing the job of wiping out humanity. Is it REALLY likely that in 78 original series episodes, (plus 6 movies) over 150 Next Generation episodes (plus 4 movies) over 150 Deep Space 9 Episodes, and over 150 Voyager episodes, numerous of which deal with events in the history (Genetics Wars, General Green & the third world war, the Bell Riots, First Contact, the Romulan War, etc) there is NEVER even a MENTION of a little thing like an alien attack that killed 7 million people, and ALMOST resulted in the destruction of all life on earth? I just don't see it. Yet this book, being set as it is during the period in the series that this takes place, suffers from this major flaw of the series.
Further, the majority of the plot merely rehashes much of what was dealt with during this period in the series: the conflicts between the Starfleet personnel and the MACOs, and the gradual acceptance of those two groups for each other.
If you are completely unfamiliar with Star Trek, and thus could not possibly care less about the lack of continuity between Enterprise and the previously established canon, you may enjoy this as simply a fairly decent action-adventure space opera with some character interaction. But if you are a fan, even if you don't care as much as I do about interseries continuity, if you've watched episodes of Enterprise during the third and fourth seasons of the show, there's nothing much new here.
Very Good Action Adventure Tale On Enterprise's Xindi HuntJune 23, 2007 John Kwok(New York, NY USA) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Writers Michael A. Martin and Andy Mangelis have crafted a very good action-adventure tale in their novel "Last Full Measure (Star Trek: Enterprise)". It is commendable primarily for demonstrating how the MACO team of soldiers finally began bonding with Captain Jonathan Archer and his Starfleet crew aboard the USS Enterprise (NX-1) during their pursuit of the Xindi and their planet-destroying beam weapon in the Delphic Expanse. As such it is a fine bit of "Star Trek" fiction that will entertain anyone interested in "Star Trek" or is interested in a quick, enjoyable bit of literary entertainment. On the other hand, I would agree with one other Amazon.com reviewer who noted that the sociological aspects of the two military groups as depicted in the novel did not correspond with real-life militaries or, for example, such elaborately detailed space operas like David Webber's popular "Honor Harrington" series.
Spend your money elsewhereNovember 18, 2006 John A. M. Darnell(Brookfield, MO USA) 12 out of 23 found this review helpful
It started with the dedication. Okay, okay! The authors do not (I mean really do not) like the war in Iraq. I should have taken it as a harbinger of things to come. This book has no soul, it is not engaging, and it has a ridiculously idiotic notion of how real militaries act and work together. I'll make just two points about the latter and then summarize. 1.) Enlisteds do not berth with officers. Officers will double (or even triple) up with officers to clear bunk space for enlisteds, but otherwise they do not share the same social space. Thus Ensign Mayweather sharing a bunk with Corporal Chang just doesn't cut it. 2.) No enlisted personnel ever calls officers "scared rabbits" in an "attempt to shut them up" and corporals especially do not call ensigns that. I was a squid for a while, and whenever I encountered a marine corporal, he was obsequiously polite to me, the ensign. There was a lot more of the same in this novel. I finally gave up on it around page 164. Spend your hard-eared money somewhere else. This book does not deserve your attention. As for me, I have personally sworn off these two losers. I'm not interested in hearing what they have to say.
Well what did you expect from these guys?September 25, 2006 hbdawg(Knoxville, TN) 11 out of 22 found this review helpful
This book shares its title with Jeff Shaara's concluding book in his trilogy. I would guess that most of the participants in that book would be offended by this one. Beginning with the outrageous dedication to the pitiful dolt Cindy Sheehan it is apparent that this is going to be a book that will find praise from those who share the same views on Iraq and on alternative life styles and distain from those who don't. Count me among the latter.
Earth's Fate Hangs in the BalanceSeptember 10, 2006 Michael Le Houllier(Taichung City, Taiwan) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Seven million dead. That was the death toll when the Xindi attacked earth with their first attack. Now, they are constructing a weapon that would destroy the entire planet. Captain Jonathan Archer and his crew must work with MACOs, with whom they often have an adverserial relationship, to save the planet earth.
Through the story, they are seeking clues in a part of space humanity knows little about populated by species they know even less of. However, failure is not an option as failure means the end of Earth.
Through the story, Starfleet and MACO learn to work together. They learn, grudgingly at times, to have respect for one another. They realize that they are truly on the same side.
The authors keep the story moving with vivid detail. You can picture the main players and events as they unfold in four different places, including the Xindi Homeworld, which Arthur and his crew is trying to find.
Unfortunately, this book does not have the complete story of the quest as the ultimate fate is included in the TV series. If you have access to it, you need it to see what happens in the end. Other than that minor point, I think this would be an enjoyable book for Trekkers everywhere.
