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Post by andrewlee on May 15, 2009 12:56:01 GMT -6
Thanks for the info on the book Kijuro! Who is the publisher? What year did it come out? any more info?
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Post by kijuro on May 15, 2009 14:09:15 GMT -6
Peter David wrote it. Pocket Books published it in 1991.
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Post by andrewlee on May 15, 2009 15:01:09 GMT -6
Thanks very much for the rest of the information on the book Kijuro! I will be calling the bookstore later today to see if I can order it!
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Post by Atoz 77 on May 19, 2009 8:04:24 GMT -6
I'm wondering if Commodore Decker went a little out on a limb when he relieved Spock of command, though.
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Post by andrewlee on May 19, 2009 8:13:32 GMT -6
Atoz I think he may have been motivated mostly by revenge. The Doomsday weapon had killed his crew and nearly destroyed his ship. He was acting irrationally quite a bit!
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Post by kijuro on May 20, 2009 15:33:53 GMT -6
Turns out that there's a kind of sequel/update on Vendetta, but I can't recall the name of it.
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Post by andrewlee on May 20, 2009 16:41:43 GMT -6
Kijuro. When you can remember the name of the sequel of the "Vendetta" book, let me know.
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Post by kijuro on May 20, 2009 17:36:25 GMT -6
I think that it's "Before Dishonor", which is another Peter David book about the borg.
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Post by andrewlee on May 20, 2009 19:08:50 GMT -6
Thanks again for the information Kijuro! Did the book indicate at all who built these doomsday weapons?
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Post by kijuro on May 21, 2009 21:21:44 GMT -6
Umm, I think that they're specific anti-Borg weapons. There's also mention that they may be sentient.
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Post by Atoz 77 on May 22, 2009 7:55:42 GMT -6
Atoz I think he may have been motivated mostly by revenge. The Doomsday weapon had killed his crew and nearly destroyed his ship. He was acting irrationally quite a bit! Another way of looking at it is that he was just emotionally connected to the destruction of the doomsday machine because of the loss of his crew. He was concerned with the safety of the Rigel colonies because he had felt it firsthand. From his point of view, Spock's unemotional reaction could have been seen as a sign that the Vulcan didn't care about Human life. What I mean is the regulation that allowed him to take command. The Captain of a ship usually has pretty much absolute authority, even over passengers who might be of higher rank.
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Post by andrewlee on May 24, 2009 8:00:08 GMT -6
Atoz. I had thought about this sort of thing before, but you have clarified it more!
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Post by kijuro on May 24, 2009 20:16:52 GMT -6
Seconded.
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Post by andrewlee on May 25, 2009 11:56:24 GMT -6
Spock did mention that the Domesday weapon was a robot and was automated. I don't know if it could be sentient or not?
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Post by kijuro on May 25, 2009 22:24:47 GMT -6
I only remember this part, and I'm paraphrasing, The cube began with a shot from it's cutting beam that said "Surrender." The intruder replied with an anti-proton beam that said "Go to Hell." That made me think that it was sentient, but that's really not an indicator.
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