Star Trek: The Kabayashi Maru

I listened to the audio version of this book and was very impressed with James Doohan's performance in narrating. It really added something extra to the story, and he was able to imitate the voices of the original actors for each character very well. This story recounts the Kobayashi Maru scenarios o......more

3.5 stars. Some interesting reminiscences from Kirk, Sulu, Chekov and Scotty and their time at the academy tackling simulated command challenges.......more

I'm surprised it took as long as it did to finally write a flashback novel to the Enterprise crew's various Kobyashi Maru simulation experiences, during their cadet days. Some of the vignettes weren't quite up to the expectations of my imagination...but the novel is ultimately worth it for (1) Scott......more

Kirk and company are wounded and stranded on a disabled shuttle, and decide to regale themselves with tales of how each handled the infamous Kobayashi Maru test at Starfleet Command School. First up is Kirk, who tells a tale that I have heard elsewhere, so I'm wondering if this is potentially canonic......more

"I am pleased to learn that eighteen hours of unnecessary confinement has not adversely affected your social skills." "Oh, get out of my way!" mccoy and Spock, bickering as always. it seems really odd to see that again, especially as I went to see the 2009 Star Trek film yesterday. That, and the fact......more