I read Vulcan's Forge and Heart when each came out, but since (like this one) they were all library reads, I've never reread them. I remember Forge as very good and Heart as fine, and must say that Exodus only falls into the category of fine as well. My biggest problem was the 24th-century plotline. As repeated ad nauseam on TrekBBS and Psi Phi, I don't really buy the idea that Uhura and Chekov function perfectly well into the post-Dominion War era (though I did like the authors' take on Chekov; Uhura less so). Curiously for a book that brings so many classic characters into the modern era, it seems to establish McCoy is dead.

The Watraii subplot and structure of the novel makes the whole thing feel like The Sundered II: The Vulcan Version. Hopefully the obvious route of the Vulcans-in-exile being the Watraii won't be followed. Or at least, it was obvious to me-- Killian Melloy at Wigglefish seemed to entirely miss it.

Not much seemed to happen in the 24th century, aside from some stereotypical our-heroes-ignore-orders business, but I did rather like the character of Karatek in the memory sections. He was a well-drawn ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances, always one of my favorite kinds of characters, and his relationship with his adoptive children was very touching.

Overall, the book was decent, but nothing too exciting. Maybe 6/10? (originally written August 2004)

Wow! Det här är verkligen av de absolut bästa böckerna jag har läst, alla kategorier. Med en ovanligt stor och spännande beskrivning av vulcanernas och romulanernas gemensamma historia skapar detta en mycket mer sammansatt bild av deras historia såväl som av vulcanernas samhälle idag. Större delen av boken utspelar sig i en avlägsen dåtid och detta gör författarnas grepp om situationen ännu starkare. De har möjlighet att skapa något nytt, men viker inte från det som är etablerad kanon. Kopplingarna mellan "nutid" (2360-2370-talet) och dåtid är mycket god och berättelsen är medryckande. Personbeskrivningarna är helt enkelt oöverträffliga.

Det är inte ofta man hör så här starka lovord från mig. Läs boken! Jag skall se om jag kan få tag på den uppföljande boken och gå vidare med den snart. Det här ger mersmak. ( )

http://eclecticlibrarian.net/blog/2009/01/2009books1-6/ ( )

http://defcons-treklit.livejournal.com/10376.html#cutid1 ( )

http://www.sfreader.com/read_review.asp?ID=987 ( )