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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
IMMORTAL COIL
By Jeffrey Lang
Description
He is perhaps the ultimate human achievement: a
sentient artificial life-form -- self-aware,
self-determining, possessing a mind and body far
surpassing that of his makers, and imbued with the
potential to evolve beyond the scope of his programming.
Created by one of the most brilliant and eccentric
intellects the Federation has ever known, the android
Data has always believed he was unique, the one true
fulfillment of a dream to create children of the mind.
But is he?
Investigating the mysterious destruction of a new
android created by Starfleet, Data and the crew of the
U.S.S. Enterprise™ uncover startling secrets stretching
back to the galaxy's dim past. That knowledge is coveted
by beings who will stop at nothing to control it, and
will force Data to redefine himself as he learns the
hidden history of artificial intelligence.
Product Details
Star Trek, March 2002
eBook, 352 pages
ISBN-10: 0-7434-4846-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-7434-4846-8
Review by James Farmer (minor spoilers)
Well, I was a little leery of reading this one, to say the least. The blurb
on the back of the book did get me interested though, so I decided to go ahead
and get started with it. Boy, am I glad I did!
To me, this is the best book about Data and his place in Starfleet since
METAMORPHOSIS first hit the stands many years ago. Back then, Data had a
wish to be human, and in a way, he got his wish granted. I love the story then
and still wish they'd do a film on that one.
With IMMORTAL COIL, we see another side of Data. He's dealing with the
new emotions chip, when he learns of the death of his "mother" and dealing with
those strange emotions are hard for him at this time.
Perhaps Jeffrey Land has given us the definitive Data story thus far. We
learn some of Data's creator's past and some of what he may have learned on his
path to create Data in the first place. After all, much of this storyline takes
place when Noonien Soong is much younger and still hadn't created Data. We learn
that the search to create androids was happening long before Soong started his
work.
If any of you remember Flint from TOS, then you're already familiar with some
of the history that has happened, which directly leads up to this story. A lot
of Star Trek history is re-visited in this novel, and you'd better be paying
attention when it's revealed, or you'll definitely miss something here and have
to go back and re-read some of the portions.
There are surprises galore as well and I'm not about to reveal them here,
sufficed to say, you'll love them all and be happy at the outcome of this
volume. Definitely one of the better Star Trek books in the Next Generation line
and well worth your time. Sit back, read, and enjoy.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: IMMORTAL COIL gets my highest rating,
a 10!
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENREATION: IMMORTAL COIL is published by Pocket
Books and retails for $6.99 in the U.S. and $9.99 in Canada.
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