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The Gemini Agent (2011)

by Rick Barba(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1442413425 (ISBN13: 9781442413429)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Simon Spotlight

series

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2010 series)

review 1: I’ll be honest- I read this book in one sitting, about that was like 16 hours ago. And I have already, for the most part, forgotten almost all of the book. Well, all the few and far good parts. What stand out were how Checkov was introduced as a Wesley Crusher like genius, how Kirk was- well Kirk, and how the writer of OBVIOUSLY is NOT familiar with Vulcans. (Seriously, I just wanted to burn the book if I read one more sentence that read “Spock smiled” or “The young Vulcan cadet gave a smile at Kirk”. Seriously- I realize that the instances of Spock smiling in the original series were few and far between; in this book, the number of times we see it happening is like 3 times as much!!). Ok, having gone back and looked at the book a bit, I remember how FAST it seem... moreed to go- that it seemed like one moment, it was “It is the start of the last week of the cadet’s first year” then it was “Let’s drought _____” and then “Kirk is in the hospital and is flirting” and finally “Big Fight- Mock Space Battle- oh look, Gemini Agent is revealed and end of book”. I realize that there are some teens/ tweens out there with short attention spans, but even THIS is an insult to them. And yet- I read the book. Yeah, I must be a fan of Trek…
review 2: "The Gemini Agent" is the 3rd book in the Starfleet Academy series which is based in the "Abrams-verse" created after the events of Star Trek XI. For this story Barba presents almost a retelling of the TNG episode "The Mind's Eye" where Kirk is used to gather information for the Romulans as a part of project Gemini. The base story itself moves along relatively easily & is easy to follow albeit it is also a bit too predictable simply because Barba does nothing to conceal who is behind Kirk's problems nor does he even begin to explain what the Romulans are doing. Yes, it's an easy read as all the books in this series have been thus far but in this case the lack of a detailed plot keeps this potentially very good story from becoming average or even below average. This series can do better, but it may have to wait until after the release of Star Trek XII in either 2012 or 2013. less

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