Doctor's Orders (Star Trek, Book 50)
by Diane Duane
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Author: Diane DuaneEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1990-06-01
ISBN: 0671661892
Number of pages: 291
Publisher: Star Trek
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Summary: 4 Stars
Diane Duane is one of the better Star Trek writers that I have read. She seems to be able to stay true to the characters as developed in the television series while she manages to do some extraordinary plot and story line development. "Doctor's Orders" is no exception.
In this novel, Ms. Duane's focus appears to be on ship's operations -- you know, the stuff people have to do in order to run a finely tuned operation like a starship. Her main interest in this regard is on the data gathering during a first contact mission, and specifically how to get the universal translator programmed to be able to understand three new languages that have before been encountered.
Along the way, Ms. Duane also gives Dr. McCoy an opportunity to experience the problems of command, which heretofor he tended to sluff off as a cushy job of just sitting around in a chair while everyone else did the real work. It is interesting to watch how McCoy deals with this and with the commander of a Klingon Battle Crusier.
There are a couple of things in this book, however, which don't ring true. First, of course, is the idea that Captain Kirk would have transferred command to Dr. McCoy, who is not a line officer, when more qualified officers would have been available. Second is the idea that in a genuine emergency situation, First Officer Spock would not have the authority to relieve McCoy of command, simply because Kirk had transfer command to him while he, kirk, was needed on the planet beneath them. And third, there is a scene in which only two people are on the bridge while a Klingon Battle Crusier is hanging only two hundred kilometers off the stern of the Enterprise. Even McCoy would know better than that.
Still, the overall story line is an entertaining one, and the ultimate battle in space is strategically and tactically well thought out, with more detail presented than a simple command to "fire everything."
If you are a Star Trek fan, I would definiately recommend this title to your collection; if you're not a fan, this book might change your mind.
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