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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum

By: Una McCormack
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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A new Star Trek adventure based on the thrilling Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!

When Una Chin-Riley and Christopher Pike meet at Starfleet Academy after one of his lectures, they immediately become friends. A stellar student, Una is the “poster girl” of her class, and Pike is determined to become a Starfleet captain with his own ship, rhetorically assembling his dream crew. As their friendship evolves, Pike also suspects Una is involved with the Euxhana, a Chionian cultural minority, who are seeking asylum in Federation space, leading to more questions than answers.

Twenty-five years later, Una and Pike are working together on the USS Enterprise to settle a Chionian trade agreement when a pro-Euxhana saboteur launches a terrorist attack. When the suspect is taken into custody for interrogation and is discovered to have a history with Una, her past associations resurface, threatening to expose a secret she’s been harboring all these years…

©2024 Una McCormack (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio Adventure First Contact Genre Fiction Military Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Science Fiction Space Opera
Engaging Character Development • Thoughtful Political Themes • Excellent Backstory Integration • Relevant Social Commentary
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A much stronger addition to the Strange New Worlds story. As where the first book to accentuate this excellent Star Trek show seemed like it could take place completely separate from the overall timeline, this book takes place distinctly after a specific episode of the show (Ad Astra per Aspera) and relies slightly upon the reader’s existing knowledge of those Season 2 events. Well written and engaging, this tale focuses primarily on Captain Pike and Una Chin-Riley (No.1), switching between their academy days together and the current mission. Appropriate for genuine Star Trek, there’s not a lot of action, but more focus on philosophical, political, and dramatic themes. It’s very good character-building, and, if you enjoy the tv series, this well-constructed and well-told story will interest you.

True to the show and engaging.

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Great performance and a great story. Not a ton of action, but definitely worth the listen.

A great political Star Trek story.

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There was some heavy-handed fan service, but, overall I enjoyed the story. There's more politics than action, but most of the best Trek stories are like that.

Fun Trek Story

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I enjoyed learning more about Una and Pike’s development as working partners. I hope next season of Strange New Worlds delves a bit into their past like this book did. Excellent narration.

Excellent Full of great Character Backstory

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It was way too slow and never real picked up. It does have a very good message and has an uplifting feeling about it.

long forgotten history

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Two into this series and the writers have both captured the heart of the show better than other series in the past. Looking forward to the next!

SNW are the best of the books

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It’s just a series of conversations with no action in between; not what you expect from a Star Trek book.

All talk, no action

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Loved it. Very relevant story considering our present political moment. Also, very good narration, past and present chapter structure, and wonderful easter eggs ranging from the origin of the kobayashi maru to Pike's love of the outdoors and cooking. Will get Book 3 as soon as it drops. If you like the show and can't wait for season 3 , you will want to read this book.

Great Backstory on Pike and Una

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Una writing about Una was amazing. She’s one of my favorite Star Trek authors! Started out a bit slow but was captivating.

Great book!

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I really liked this story, one of the better Star Trek books I’ve listened to. Not surprising as the author is often one of my favorites. I see there’s some negative reviews and I think it’s probably gonna vary based on what you’re hoping for.If you’re looking for a story with lots of action, this one is not for you. If you’re looking for a story with interesting character development, then it might be. Although I agree with the message of the book, I did feel it was a little on the nose. I do get a bit sick of Robert Petkoff narrating nearly every Star Trek book, so that’s why I knocked this rating down a bit. Really wish they’d get more of variety.

Great story, if a little on the nose

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