Sarek

Star Trek Pocket Books, Book 69

By: A. C. Crispin

Narrated by: Nick Sullivan

Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, is dying, and Spock returns to the planet Vulcan where he and Sarek enjoy a rare moment of rapprochement. But just as his wife's illness grows worse, duty calls Sarek away, once again sowing the seeds of conflict between father and son. Yet soon Sarek and Spock must put aside their differences and work together to foil a far-reaching plot to destroy the Federation, a plot that Sarek has seen in the making for nearly his entire career.

The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise journeys to the heart of the Klingon Empire where Captain Kirk's last surviving relative has become a pawn in a battle to divide and conquer the Federation. With Sarek's help, the crew of the Starship Enterprise learns that all is not as it seems. But before they can prevent the Federation's destruction, they must see the face of their hidden enemy, an enemy more insidious and more dangerous than any they have faced before.

©1999 A. C. Crispin (P)2012 Simon & Schuster

Almost Perfect!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would indeed recommend this audio version. The narrator was perfect in his ability to draw me into the Star Trek world. I read this book back when first published and this is the first time I've revisited it in all these years and in this format it was more enjoyable.

Which character – as performed by Nick Sullivan – was your favorite?

Sarek. Though no Mark Lenard, Sullivan has the gravitas to pull off one of Star Trek's most famous characters.

Story Telling and Star Trek at Their Best

Every aspect of this book is well crafted. I wish all science fiction developed plots and characters so well.

One of the best ST reads

I absolutely love Star Trek but usually avoid the books because they’re usually overly predictable and ridiculous. This one is my absolute favorite! It answers a lot of questions from the time period between the end of the TV series and the movies. A deeper look at Sarek and Amanda was long overdue!

The exploration of intimate relationships between people of different races/species is so relevant. Peter Kirk’s character really holds his own and is not overshadowed by the regulars.

Reader does a great job flipping between accents, which couldn’t have been easy.

Great story

This story takes place after the final movie with the original cast (Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country). Well written, and well narrated; made me start looking for other pocket books with no luck. Hope Audible produces more....

what a great book to listen to

I really enjoyed this book a great deal I love listening to it while I work and wine down when I got home from work I highly recommend this book even if you only listen to the audio

Great story

It's like a continuation of ST6 and the book Best Destiny, taking place after both by my reckoning. One critique, it would have been helpful if there was more of a break when the character POV changed, sometimes it was rather sudden and made for some confusing continuity moments since it seemed like the reader didn't pause at all.

And they say Vulcans are emotionless? Fools...

Would you listen to Sarek again? Why?

Oh yes. The story...the different look at the dynamic of a father and a son...delightful!

What did you like best about this story?

You get to learn so much about Sarek, that you hither to have no real knowledge of other than he is a prominent Vulcan.

What about Nick Sullivan’s performance did you like?

He gives a depth to the characters that is very real.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Most defenitely!

Any additional comments?

If you're ready to learn more about Vulcans, then listen to or read this book.

A wonderful and touching book

I absolutely loved the entire story. It was very touching, very thought-provoking, and very excellent. I would recommend this to any and all Star Trek fans! There was not a part in there that I disliked. It was all so fabulous. I chose this rating because not only was the book itself most fantastic, but Nick Sullivan, the narrator, was excellent as well, bringing all the characters in this book to life.

Excellent.

Liked that it was unabridged. Entertained both me and my wife. Recommend this very highly.

One of the Best Star Trek books

If you could sum up Sarek in three words, what would they be?

I originally purchased the abridged version which seemed somewhat muddled. I recently discovered this unabridged version and thought I'd give it a try. Very glad I did. It's a wonderful read. There's a good back story of Sarek, Amanda and Spock as well as the usual adventures with the Enterprise and it's crew.

What about Nick Sullivan’s performance did you like?

Performance was better than I expected considering Nick Sullivan isn't one of the Star Trek characters. The abridged version is read by Mark Lenard who played Sarek so of course the reading is perfect but the unabridged book is so much better and Nick Sullivan does a good job so I recommend the unabridged version.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I did

Any additional comments?

I wish all of the Star Trek books were available as unabridged.