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  • Star Trek, The Next Generation: The Genesis Wave, Book 1 (Adapted)

  • Written by: John Vornholt
  • Narrated by: Tim Russ
  • Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Star Trek, The Next Generation: The Genesis Wave, Book 1 (Adapted)

Written by: John Vornholt
Narrated by: Tim Russ
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Intended to create life from nothingness, the Genesis Wave had the potential to become a weapon of awe-inspiring destructiveness, capable of rearranging matter and life energy on a planetary scale. After the cataclysmic explosion of the Genesis Planet, and the Klingon Empire's attempt to steal the top-secret technology for its own military purposes, Starfleet wisely decided to destroy all data and records on Project Genesis, hoping to bury its deadly secrets forever.

Nearly a century later, all that remains of Genesis is the knowledge stored in the mind of an elderly, almost-forgotten scientist named Dr. Carol Marcus. But Dr. Marcus has gone missing, and a menace from bygone days has come rushing back with a vengeance.

Sweeping across the Alpha Quadrant at a terrifying speed, a mysterious wave of energy is wiping out populations of entire planets. The Starship Enterprise, commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is the first Starfleet vessel to discover the threat. Billions of living beings and hundreds of inhabited planets lie in the path of the mutagenic wave. Earth and the Romulan Empire face total obliteration.

To discover the origin of the wave, Picard and his crew must probe the long-buried mysteries of the past. But even if he can uncover the shocking history of the Genesis Wave, is there any way to save the future from its unleashed fury?
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A Pleasant Diversion

I am no "Trekkie", but I truly love Gene Rodenberry's vision of a galaxy filled with hundreds of intelligent non-human cultures contributing to an overwhelmingly ethical  Federation of Planets. Scientific advances create opportunities for the collective advantage of everyone, but also opportunities for evil from violent or aggressive species. In this story arc from John Vornholt, the Genesis device (from the Movie canon: 'Wrath of Khan' and 'Search for Spock'), has been converted into a terrifying weapon that needs to be addressed by the TNG version of the Enterprise. The plot is interesting, the dialogue is believable (although pretty silly at times), and the pacing is quite good (the Abridgement is well-done). The writing isn't great (the relationship exposition stuff is nonsensical), but I can't complain about it.

Tim Russ (Vulcan security chief Tuvok on Star Trek:Voyager) is a "fair" reader at best - he gives decent emotiveness and timbre.. but his voice acting is unspectacular (female character voices are pretty bad). Additionally, his pacing is poor (he reads too quickly - I actually had to slow the reading rate to 0.90X).
The sound editing is also a bit aggressive in this recording (music and sound effects help create a cinema-quality atmosphere, but they overwhelm the text at times)

Taken altogether, this audiobook reads like a slightly weak but entertaining Screenplay for a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode - but ends in a cliffhanger (it has no real standalone merit) and is underwhelming overall. It rates 6 stars out of 10. It's worth a Credit and a couple of hours of your time.. even if you're not a diehard.
I will be listening to Part II.

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its a great story line and easy to fallow

its a great story line and easy to fallow and Tim Russ is captivating to listen to him. #Audible1

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