Killing Time
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Killing Time

by Della Van Hise

1985•Science fiction•312 pages

Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spaceactionfastfresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is wide-ranging and smart. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

The USS Enterprise is on patrol near the Romulan neutral zone and the crew is experiencing unusual dreams. Captain James T. Kirk and Science Officer Spock both confess that they are having dreams that Spock is Captain of the ship and Kirk is an Ensign. Kirk informs Spock that Starfleet intelligence has discovered that the Romulans are attempting to use time travel and are sending more ships to investigate.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionRobots/ai/spaceActionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

American Science fictionStar Trek fictionInterplanetary voyagesScience fiction

Details

Author
Della Van Hise
Published
1985
Pages
312
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