Product Description
When a beacon is detected from an M-class planet, an away team investigates and finds the planet, Fyoranol, to be a tropical paradise. The crew take a much-needed break on the planet, but when they suddenly begin to talk about staying Captain Janeway discovers a deadly plot.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 15 reviews)

Interesting but needs work

While I enjoyed this book as with most star trek books I must say I was a little irritated. The book was the usual "get to know another species and all is not what it appears to be". I enjoyed the fact that part of the focus was on Kes as well as other characters not just the main characters because for a crew of 150 we sure don't get to read about them alot. So I did enjoy that. What I did not like (extremely did not) was that the author has Captain Janeway transporting the aliens to her ship after she witnesses there leader torturing one of his subjects (yes the guy deserved it but still). So I thought the book was interesting had some really good parts really enjoyed the end but I think it needed to be developed in certain areas. This book is not for a beginner into Star Trek.
September 02, 2008

Ace!!

It is one of my favourite Voyager books. People welcomed the crew to their homes amd pretended to be friendly. They become very powerful and try to control them. Abit of a ghost story at the end. I enjoyed it very much. Highly recommended!
September 25, 2005

Would have worked better as an episode than a book

The Plot:
Janeway and crew are in desperate need of shoreleave...and they receive an invitation from an uncharted planet to visit and enjoy the paradise nature of the lands. All is not necessarily as it seems, including the citizens' treatment of their pets, the Neffaler, which seem surprisingly intelligent, almost sentient. Add in Kes' pre-occupation and disturbing telepathic forces, Paris' involvement with the daughter of the leader, and Torres' desire to find the source of some dilithium signatures.

What I Liked:
Good descriptive prose.

What I Didn't Like:
The story is long and rather confused at times. Many of the characters seem "off", perhaps reflecting the author's pre-occupation with the characters' lives early in the series' history. Lots of descriptions are heavy on the visual, which would be impressive if it was a TV episode rather than a book, but doesn't work as well here. The ending is rather fragmented, focusing on three different groups' of actions at the same time.

The Bottom Line:
3.00 lilpads out of 5.00.

Date of Review: February 18, 2001
Format Reviewed: Softcover
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February 19, 2001

Awesome

This installment was a non-stop, action packed experience. I couldn't stop turning the pages, I read this book everywhere. Cox really captured the essense of this crew as well as the aliens involved.
June 07, 2000

Brill

At first when I read the blurb of the book it sounded really boring and I only bought it because I'm a Voyager fan, but once I started reading I counldn't put it down. Great book!
April 15, 2000

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