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The Sky's the Limit (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
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Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Absolutely fantastic
  I have been a Star Trek fan for over 40 years. This book is one of the best! I recommend it also for newcomers to the Star Trek universe.

• Satisfying. Enjoyable. Perfect Anniversary Book.
  I gave this one 5 stars, first with the hope it will raise the overall rating, and second because, well, I felt the book deserved it. Seriously, I don't know what readers were expecting from an anthology celebrating the twentieth anniversary of The Next Generation, but from where I sat, this book hit the mark and then some. It contains 14 stories by authors both known and unknown, and in doing so created a wonderful mix of the familiar and the brand new. What better way to celebrate twenty years?
  The... more info

• One Great story, two good ones, and a whole lot of other writing
  Given what you are paying for this collection, I'd call it an improvement over most recent ST:NG novels and worth your currency, but it helps to have low expectations coming in.
  Spoilers Galore coming:
  The book itself is 392 pages long with dense print and an oversized binding. Contains 14 stories at 20 to 40 pages each. The stories run the gamut from before the series to shortly after the last movie. Some are entirely new adventures, some continuations of previous episodes. Personally, I could do... more info

• "Four Lights"
  **Warning: Spoilers for the story "Four Lights".***
  What is wrong with "Four Lights", by Keith DeCandido? It doesn't stay true to the characters. It portrays Gul Madred as a completely nasty, self-serving Cardassian who is utterly self-confident and able to get the best of Picard again after all these years. The idea of revisiting the effects that the TNG episode "Chain of Command" had on Captain Picard is an intriguing one, but deserves better treatment that it receives in this work. When trying to... more info

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