This is from the middle of a line of Star Trek Original Series novels, and is definitely one of the better entries. The prologue is fairly poetic, from many characters point of view. It is set after the original series, referring to the events of at least one episode, and is somewhat cataclysmic in scope. It was also a fun and quick read!Chapters alternate between a Vulcan perspective history and current events, first on the enterprise and later on the planet. Despite being Spock's World, McCoy ...

In our crazy world, where emotion triumphs reason and logic so much, what would it be like if, instead, the governing principle of human society was logic? In my youth, seeing a world and people in it that so much of the time makes little sense — and being a Trekkie - I imagined such a world would be a better one — a more advanced one, a more peaceful one if we were more like the Vulcans.So with that in mind, I read this book, hoping to see what a logical society might be like. How would it be g...

Firstly I'd like to thank my GR friend, F. William Davis, for his spot on review that kindled my interest in this book. What can I say? Diane Duane is excellent. Not only for the detailed lore of the book, but the wonderful writing style which attempts to use as much real science as is possible in this sci-fi setting.Set during the time of the STOS period, this is a tale of Captain Kirk and his crew. The Vulcan's have decided to hold a referendum on their Federation membership. Ambassador Sarek ...

If you like Vulcans and would like to know what they were like before Surac brought them to practice logic, you will enjoy this book very much.

Some great stuff here...but nowhere near as epic as it could have been.

EDIT: This was actually better than I remembered! Maybe more familiarity with the Trek universe helped me to appreciate it better the second time around.

This book is a loving ode to Spock's World. There is very little action but the work is still compelling. We find out a lot about the evolution of Vulcan and Vulcans, and get some fascinating insights into the Vulcan people. We learn a lot more about Sarek and how he got together with Amanda, and how Spock was born. It was also beautifully written with a lot of poetry in it. I much enjoyed it.

Let me start by saying Vulcans are my most favorite species in StarTrek universe and Spock is my most favorite character. That said, I really really enjoyed reading this book. It was an amazing read!Spock's World revolves around a movement on the planet Vulcan to secede from the United Federation of Planets. A plot that nearly gave me a heart attack. All the while reading this book, I had to remind myself that there's no way for that to happen! A scary notion indeed.The book alternates chapters ...

I am not a Trekker, having seen a bare handful of episodes across all the extant series and only a few movies, most lately Nemesis around the time it came out. I still call myself a Star Trek fan, though, since I've have read dozens of Star Trek novels and spent hours at work browsing Memory Alpha/Beta looking up various articles. And of all the reading I've done, the book that sticks out most for me is this one.Spock's World is about a Vulcan vote on secession from the Federation and the argume...

Absolutely nothing wrong in being a Trekkie. Absolutely nothing wrong with a Trekkie novel. However, whenever I pick up a book that is basically fanfiction off of some other media, I watch myself warily. Reputation of such novels tends to be that they are crap or poorly written. This book was not so poorly as written as that. Furthermore, it entertained. Trekkies, this book is safe from painful divergence - I caught only a few minor tweaks from the canon, and overall even the minor details held ...

Well written history of Vulcan. The chapters alternate between the present day "Enterprise" story of Spock, Kirk & McCoy being called to testify at hearings to decide on Vulcan's succession from the Federation and the pre-history/history of Vulcan. The Enterprise chapters were delightful, and true to the characters - especially McCoy who surprisingly takes the main stage by being the most fleshed out and in relation to plot, the most important of the trio. Duane must really like the characte...