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A. C. Crispin (1950–2013)

Författare till The Paradise Snare

49+ verk 11,173 medlemmar 113 recensioner 4 favoritmärkta

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A. C. Crispin was born in Stamford, Connecticut on April 5, 1950. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Maryland in 1972. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked for the US Census Bureau. Her first novel, Yesterday's Son, was published in 1983 and was visa mer part of the Star Trek series. She wrote three other Star Trek novels: Time for Yesterday, The Eyes of the Beholders, and Sarek. She wrote V, a novelization of the television miniseries, in 1984 and collaborated on two more books in the V series: East Coast Crisis with Howard Weinstein and Death Tide with Deborah Marshall. She also wrote Star Wars: The Han Solo Trilogy and The Starbridge Chronicles. Her most recent works include The Exiles of Boq'urain: Storms of Destiny, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom, and Time Horse. She died of cancer on September 6, 2013 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Verk av A. C. Crispin

The Paradise Snare (1997) 1,523 exemplar
The Hutt Gambit (1997) 1,436 exemplar
Rebel Dawn (1998) 1,369 exemplar
Yesterday's Son (1983) — Författare — 893 exemplar
Sarek (1994) 852 exemplar
Time for Yesterday (1988) — Författare — 754 exemplar
The Eyes of the Beholders (1990) — Författare — 650 exemplar
V (1984) — Författare — 492 exemplar
Gryphon's Eyrie (1984) 421 exemplar
SongSmith (1992) 320 exemplar
Starbridge (1989) 311 exemplar
Silent Dances (1990) 239 exemplar
V: East Coast Crisis (1984) — Författare — 200 exemplar
Star Wars: The Han Solo Trilogy (1997) 198 exemplar
Alien Resurrection (1997) 193 exemplar
Shadow World (1991) 185 exemplar
V [1983 Television mini series] (1983) 159 exemplar
Serpent's Gift (1992) 157 exemplar
Silent Songs (1994) 139 exemplar
Voices of Chaos (1998) 108 exemplar
V: Death Tide (1985) 104 exemplar
The Price of Freedom (2011) 98 exemplar
Ancestor's World (1996) 96 exemplar
Storms of Destiny (2005) 73 exemplar
Sand and Stars (2004) — Författare — 58 exemplar
Yesterday's Son [abridged] (1988) 23 exemplar
Sylvester (1985) 16 exemplar
Auftrag für Raumschiff Enterprise (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 16 exemplar
Sarek [abridged] (1994) 13 exemplar
Star Trek - Enter the Wolves (2001) 13 exemplar
Time for Yesterday [abridged] (1988) 11 exemplar
Star Trek: Die klassische Serie (1995) — Bidragsgivare — 4 exemplar
Star Trek: Portal do Templo (2016) 3 exemplar
Yesterday's Sun 1 exemplar
Death Tide 1 exemplar
Alien - O Regresso 1 exemplar
Puente a las estrellas (1990) 1 exemplar
Starbridge (1989) 1 exemplar

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A superb conclusion to an amazing trilogy.

This story outlines Solo’s background well, while also positioning him for his role in the original trilogy. Reluctantly heroic, Solo is repeatedly punished for doing the right thing, building up that veneer of cynicism we encounter in A New Hope. It can be hard to read at times for all the right reasons.

Additionally, the story sets up Lando, Jabba, Chewie, and Boba Fett. While also introducing some well-written original characters.

I warmly recommend the trilogy to any Star Wars fan.… (mer)
 
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Thulan | 10 andra recensioner | Mar 4, 2024 |
Really fun book. Introduced a number of really cool ideas... that it sadly did not explore. Ultimately enjoyable though. 3 out of 5.
 
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thanbini | 5 andra recensioner | Nov 15, 2023 |
Like most people who from time to time like to read a non-episode book based on a television show they enjoyed, I’ve been disappointed on more than one occasion. Books in the Star Trek universe are notorious for the sometimes poor quality of writing and/or story, and failing to be true to the characters as portrayed on the show. Eyes of the Beholders has none of these shortcomings, and is in fact, one of the best books I’ve ever read in the Star Trek: The Next Generation group of stories.

The basic story of an alien artifact and the graveyard of ships it has lured to their demise, while hardly original, is wonderfully conceived and written by A.C. Crispin. He manages to make a somewhat familiar scenario seem fresh, even mysterious. The members of the crew seem themselves, and the reader feels like they are reading a well-written episode they missed somehow. The various crew members each have enough “screen” time that the reader’s desire to spend time with them again is satisfied. The answer to the mystery of whether the artifact is a weapon, or simply technology so alien that it drives humans to near madness is intriguing, and the solution rewarding.

Because the characters were themselves, it was very enjoyable spending time with them. But there is much more here. In addition to the main story, we also have Data attempting to write a romance novel. This adds humor to the narrative as he passes it to one friend on the ship after another to get their opinion on it. Crispin perhaps does his best job, however, in painting the relationship of the Vulcan doctor, Selar, and a young Andorian orphan girl who is blind, and because of her condition, is unwanted by her own people. The final solution to their story may be predictable, but it’s also warm and tender, and adds a great deal to the specialness of this entry in the Next Generation universe.

I loved this. Anyone who reads these for enjoyment, especially for the nostalgia of spending a bit more time with characters they came to know and love over the years, and looked forward to seeing each week, can’t go wrong with this one. Very highly recommended.
… (mer)
 
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Matt_Ransom | 5 andra recensioner | Oct 6, 2023 |
I was very excited when I heard this book was coming out. I loved the Pirates of the Caribbean films almost as much as the ride itself. To get some background on Captain Jack Sparrow would be a great treat. I even recommended it to a fellow fan, sight unseen. In other words, I was predisposed to like this book.

But I did not. I gave it a try. I slogged through it to the very end, after a fashion. I fully read the first third, speed read the middle third and skimmed the last. If it weren't for the fan boy in me, yearning to learn what I could about Jack, I wouldn't have bothered.

It's overly long. The first part of the book is filled with flashbacks that bring the story to almost a complete stop. They are interesting bits, but it would have been wise to find another way to tell that even earlier tale of Jack's history. Perhaps that is the main flaw of this volume. It is trying to tell two tales.

There are other flaws. I noticed quite a few annoying word repetitions - multiple sentences on the same page that started with or contained the same phrase two, three, or more times. This offended my inner ear. And I'm not pointing out Jack's constant use of the word 'savvy', which I expected, but also found it annoying after a while.

This is not to say the book is not without its highlights. There is the kernel of a good adventure, or two, here. There are flashes of good characterization, both familiar - Jack, Barbarossa, Cutler Beckett - and new. There is obviously good research into these and into seamanship. The result, however, is overblown, badly structured, poorly written, and over long.

I was disappointed. Your mileage may vary.
… (mer)
 
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zot79 | 3 andra recensioner | Aug 20, 2023 |

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Verk
49
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14
Medlemmar
11,173
Popularitet
#2,110
Betyg
½ 3.7
Recensioner
113
ISBN
193
Språk
12
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