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The Crestfallen Bomber
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| Title: | The Crestfallen Bomber |
| Publisher: | TUCOP Publications |
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| Author(s): | Daniel Wolpe |
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| Date(s): | 1982 |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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The Crestfallen Bomber is a 61-page gen Mudd-centric Star Trek: TOS novel by Daniel Wolpe.
Summary: "Not only does Kirk have to face losing his first officer to a promotion and not only must he face a man who has the power to destroy the galaxy, but Kirk and crew must also deal with the villainous return of Harcourt Fenton Mudd! In addition, a secret is revealed about McCoy and Spock's ambiguous relationship!" [1]
From an ad by the publisher: "Don't miss out on the final confrontation with Harry Mudd! A battle of wits with a man who's out to destroy the universe! And meet, Sulu's girlfriend. Captain Leslie Forrest!"
Reactions and Reviews
POSITIVE:
1. I like the idea of following up on the experience which Spoch had with V'ger.
2. Bringing Harry Mudd on for another encore was a good idea, and I thought that the background stuff on his upbringing was a nice touch.
3. [The] attempt to resolve the Spock-McCoy relationship brings up some interesting issues.
4. Some of the humorous scenes are very effective, especially the one with Harry's brother and the Andorian. I also liked the Spock-McCoy routines.
NEGATIVE:
1. I find the major plot premise shaky. How did Glaser steal the Wargothon? Would someone really be driven to murder simply because his wife died? [Ed. note: Mrs. Glaser, in the story, died of natural causes] And if he were, is it likely that a talk with Harry Mudd would change his mind?
2. A major problem is in exposition. The background information comes across awkwardly a lot of the time. (Page 13, paragraph 10; Page 1, paragraph 2) The tangents which [the author] go off on are distracting, e.g. the one about Kirk's warm feelings towards the crew, or the passage about Spock's parents. Most important, [the author] tends to TELL rather than SHOW. There has got to be a more effective way of getting across, say, Chekov's closeness with Sulu than simply stating that they are close friends, of having them say it clumsily to one another. [2]
References
- ^ from Datazine #18
- ^ from Where No Fan Has Gone Before (January 1982)