I only have the Audiobook version of this novel, so I cannot check the following data against the printed book.
Firstly, the novel places the main story in 2371 and "First Contact" events in 2372, although it is listed in the Timeline and the Timeline chart as 2372 & 2373 since that is consistent with established Stardates. Should this be mentioned in a footnote and/or updated in the Sidebar which still lists the dates as 2371-72?
As for the Stardate issue, a Stardate is given in the novel by Captain Bateman at the beginning of the Enterprise-E's shakedown cruise, but several problems exist. The Stardate given is 5021.9 (obviously a mis-read date, but I cannot access the novel to check it's printed date). However, assuming this is a 50xxx.x Stardate, that would place those events in 2373, which is contradictory to all timeline data. Should footnotes be listed along with the given Stardate, or just leave the Stardate entry blank?
– 74.197.223.65 08:00, January 17, 2010 (UTC)
- The copy I have indicates Chapter 8 [the lead to the "present" of the novel] starts "Three years later, the year 2371"; Chapter 26 starts with "One year later". I guess I am a little confused about the novel being placed in 2372 instead, but the whole "one year later" thing doesn't seem a huge deal. Suppose it was the end of 2371 to the beginning of 2373 - that's roughly one year.
- For what it's worth, I can't find the reference to the mentioned stardate of 5021.9. --Savar 16:17, January 18, 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for doing the research. My confusion about the year placement was based on the fact that Worf is already on DS9 during the novel's main time period, which would place it into the 4th season of DS9 in 2372. In any case, thanks for letting me know that the Stardate isn't in the novel at all. – 74.197.223.65 04:04, January 23, 2010 (UTC)
The inaccuracies of user 74's audiobook may differ from the printed version. I'd say the printed version takes precedence in many cases, as it came first. -- Captain MKB 16:37, January 18, 2010 (UTC)
There are some SEVERE issues with this book and they start from the first chapter.[]
It's a MESS. Other than the mentioned all male bridge crew. This novel doesn't seem to use common sense, or really remember the episode it's based on!: Riker checks the time base beacon in the novel - They had already checked the Time base beacon in the episode, before Bateson came aboard because of the time loop. Side note, there shouldn't even BE a time base beacon in this sector anyway, because it is as mentioned below, unexplored space. The area they are patrolling - is meant to be unexplored, according to the episode. In the novel, it suddenly has a Starbase and is apparently close enough to Klingon Space, to allow it to be attacked by them during 2278. Gabriel Bush shouldn't be on active duty - if, as the novel depicts he is during the pre-First Contact mission, he is drunk all of the time. He should be out of Starfleet at worst, permanently off-duty at best. Bateson doesn't believe in counsellors? How about general Medical judgement of capability ruling him as incapable. Bateson is, according to this novel, ninety years out-of-date, he shouldn't be in command of ANYTHING. It's ridiculous. It's taking what would be a pre-World War Two officer and suddenly dropping him into the modern day and told to command a top-of-the-line warship. Combine this with the questionable decisions that he makes in command of the Enterprise, like removing the Counsellor division and it really doesn't look any better for him.
I'm a pro-Novels person over some canons, but even I can't defend this mess of a book. It doesn't help that according to a later source, the Bozeman-A is actually a Sovereign class, not a destroyer! Pauldarklord (talk) 17:48, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
- Aside from noting and identifying possible explanations for deviations from canon and continuity, very little of that is "severe" for the purposes of this wiki, however. -- captainmike
22:23, 31 January 2022 (UTC)