tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30629051.post6019218540579906691..comments2024-01-08T12:50:24.699+11:00Comments on Have Phaser, Will Travel: Birthday bridgeTherin of Andorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02544949467067318021noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30629051.post-49973007997370721432014-07-17T05:39:24.415+10:002014-07-17T05:39:24.415+10:00(CONT.) While I often found myself thinking that &...<b>(CONT.)</b> While I often found myself thinking that "Ex Machina" was a novel I should have written myself, I also acknowledge that Christopher is masterfully efficient in his worldbuilding, particularly his explanations for the whys and wherefors of Rhaandarites, Megarites, Betelgeusians and Zaranites. I'm so very pleased with the ideas he has extrapolated about these aliens. Therin of Andorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544949467067318021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30629051.post-88247503703111370692014-07-17T05:38:50.125+10:002014-07-17T05:38:50.125+10:00January 10, 2005: My Amazon review of "Ex Mac...<b>January 10, 2005: My Amazon review of "Ex Machina".</b> <br /><br />"Ex Machina" is a Star Trek novel that finally salutes TMP's alien races with gusto. In fact, this novel is the "TMP Episode #2" I've been waiting for... for 25 years.<br /><br />Christopher L Bennett's excellent, fast-paced novel is a highly effective sequel to TMP (and its Therin of Andorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544949467067318021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30629051.post-80516613775772278992014-07-17T05:38:02.146+10:002014-07-17T05:38:02.146+10:00May 25, 2004: My Amazon review of "Worlds of ...<b>May 25, 2004: My Amazon review of "Worlds of DS9: Andor: Paradigm".</b><br /><br />I haven't finished Una McCormack's "Cardassia: The Lotus Flower" (the first story in this book) yet, but as a diehard Andorian fan, I turned to Heather Jarman's "Andor: Paradigm" first...<br /><br />I'm floating on air. Overall I'm am thrilled and fulfilled by &Therin of Andorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544949467067318021noreply@blogger.com