Star Trek Destiny: Lost Souls

Since the previous novel moved so well and I was nearing the time I would have to return these books to the library, I pressed on with the third book in the Star Trek Destiny series, LOST SOULS.

The concluding chapter of the Borg invasion, this book wraps up everything mostly in the way I imagined. But unlike the television show, there was no cosmic reset button. The Trek universe is evolving and growing. The characters we know and love are not exactly who they were when the respective shows left the air. And for once, the storyline is living up to its expectations. If I haad any grip on the Borg storyline, the books made almost no mention of the Borg-corrupted USS Einstein. This vessel was a new evolution in the Borg hierarchy and could prove to be a greater long-term threat than the classic Borg. (Although I see now this was addressed in another book.)

Sure, the plot devices can be a little simplistic and the solutions too easy, but that doesn't mean there aren't ramifications from, the events depicted. I just saw in the bookstore the next installment that continues from what just occurred. I may read it when I catch up with everything else in my queue.

With the exception of a slow start, these books were fun to read and had to be read together to fully understand what was going on. I especially like that this was advertised as a trilogy and that I waited until all were published before I read them. I don't mind series, but I am increasingly impatient and would rather read the whole thing than wait months or years before reaching the conclusion.