Natalie's Reviews > Probe

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is my favorite TOS movie. Therefore, I was very intrigued by the premise of this novel. An explanation was promised as to what the Probe was, where it came from, what its mission was, etc. I jumped right in. Unfortunately, the author decided that it wasn't an exciting enough story by itself, and it needed some padding. The insertion of the Romulans was completely unnecessary, frustrating and a tad boring. Everything that they did could have easily been done away with or one of the Enterprise members could have managed. Instead of all this, how about the author elaborates on bits of phrases like, "they talked for hours"? I would have much rather read about what the Probe said than the dissent in the Romulan Empire- I mean, really. I found the Probe's origins and its purpose quite interesting- and I understood and appreciated the Borg reference (as any other Star Trek fan would, I suppose). I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of the fourth Star Trek movie, and wants a little more elaboration on the Probe (as long as you don't mind wading through the parts with the Romulans). I realize that Bonanno didn't write this whole story, and parts of her original novel were changed. I am merely commenting on the novel I see here.