Desperate Hours
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Aboard the starship USS Shenzhou, Lieutenant Michael Burnham, a Human woman raised and educated among Vulcans, is promoted to acting first officer. But if she wants to keep the job, she must prove to Captain Philippa Georgiou that she deserves to have it. She gets her chance when the Shenzhou must protect a Federation colony that is under attack by an ancient alien vessel that has surfaced from the deepest fathoms of the planet's dark, uncharted sea. As the menace from this mysterious vessel grows stronger, Starfleet declares the colony expendable in the name of halting the threat. To save thousands of innocent lives, Burnham must infiltrate the alien ship. But to do so she needs to face the truth of her troubled past, and seek the aid of a man she has tried to avoid her entire life—until now.
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Star Trek: Discovery is a 9-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by David Mack, Dayton Ward, and James Swallow.
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A terrific companion and prequel to the new television series. Well done Mr. Mack!
I've been really enjoying the new Star Trek TV series, so I was excited to read more about Captain Georgiou and Burnham's time together on the Shenzhou, given the brief hints that we've gotten of their relationship on TV. At the least, I was hoping this would add some additional context and depth to those characters, as well as the other characters from the show. Those characters were overshadowed by the “guest stars” from the Enterprise that are either not really that interesting or characters that we already know very well.
As far as the plot goes? The a-plot felt like a rehash of Move Along Home, with Burnham and Spock trapped in an alien escape room, and the b-plot's felt uninspiring. As the first novel adventure for the Discovery characters, I felt like they deserved something more.
