This is canon.I have declared it.This novel reads and plays out exactly like an actual Star Trek episode, and I'm only sad that it *isn't* an episode. It would have been incredibly epic. And it actually cleverly wove the Original Star Trek canon into its narrative in a way that wasn't pandering or contrived - but was entertaining and thought provoking and made so much sense! It explains a lot of things that were left ambiguous in TOS, but in explaining them it doesn't diminish them, but expanded...

Third best Star Trek novel that I've read! MERGING GENERATIONS This is one of the best Star Trek novels that I ever read, actually, I considered the third best novel of Star Trek in my personal top list.Peter David did again what he does best,......finding creative ways to link The Original Series with The Next Generation.On "Imzadi", (see review here: Imzadi ) David combined the Guardian of Forever from the classic episode "The City at the Edge of Forever" with the romantic relationship o

Q-Squared is not going to win any literary awards. It's also not a book that surpasses its niche to become a sci-fi must-read. This was my first Peter David book, not to mention my first TNG book, and I didn't love it as much as most people.Not only are there a lot of five star reviews for this one, there are a lot of claims of this being one of the best of the best Star Trek books. I sure hope not, as I've got a lot more sitting on my bookshelf, unread. I've only read a few, but I've read bette...

Multiverse mayhem! This is a wild ride through a fractured and chaotic multiverse with the omnipotent and mischievous Q, of Star Trek TNG fame, and Q's maniacal, juvenile and equally omnipotent charge Trelane, of Star Trek TOS fame. This is hands down the best Trek book I've yet found, with a raucous plot full of surprises, plus masterful audio narration by John de Lancie, who played Q in the TNG series. Highly recommended to Trek fans!

Told across three timelines, Q-squared tells the story of what would happen if Q was tutor to the Squire of Gothos (Trelane). a being that the Enterprise encountered when Kirk was captain. As Trelane tries to unravel the very fabric of the universe, it is up to the Enterprise in all its forms to try and save the world...and Q could be of some use as well.Firstly, I am a huge star trek fan, and Squire of Gothos is one of my favourite episodes from the original series. When I found out that this b...

Q-Squared, in addition to being simply a damn good book, is incredibly funny as well, which should come as no surprise given who the author is. There are numerous character moments that are laugh-out-loud funny, while at the same time remaining a poignant and fascinating exploration of Q, Trelane, our TNG heroes, as well as numerous alternate universes. I remember as a young man being fascinated with all of the various universes (labelled as "tracks" in the novel) coming together and intermingli...

It was fine. I mean... it's a Star Trek novel. Normally I don't like stories that flash back and forth between three separate story lines, though that is somewhat necessary in a multiverse story. Read was as satisfying as watching a Star Trek episode, and slightly more intellectual.

This book blew my mind. All the different parallel worlds, the Q, the past coming into play. All the different versions of the crew. I couldn't put this book down.

This is arguably the great Star Trek Novel ever written. It takes place on a grand scale, covering several interesting timelines, then smashing them together.The real test for novels like these are if the characters sounds like they should...quite often tie in novels will have characters saying things that they never would on the show, which can really pull me out of the book. Thankfully that isn't a problem here. Peter David has an excellent grasp of what makes each of these characters tick. Th...

Holy cow! And I thought Peter David's "Vendetta" was the final word on epic Trek adventure...and then "Q-Squared" comes along to play FUBAR mind games with time, the Q Continuum, the fabric of reality, and "Star Trek" history. This is where fanwank crawls into a hole and is crushed into a singularity...and never has oblivion been darker, more violent, more mind blowing...and more entertaining. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a TNG masterpiece, and one of Peter David's finest works in the literary...

I’m giving this four stars because I liked the throwback to the Encounter at Farpoint era. It was described in a way that showed you that something was "off" without coming out and saying it. And it was good to see a Trelane story.But all the storylines were too much. David says in his intro that this would be best read in one sitting, and maybe if I could have done that it would have flowed better for me. And I didn't care for all the story parts - Tommy, for example. I think the Datas part cou...

This is by far the best STAR TREK novel I've ever read (and I've read plenty!), but it also tops my list of Best All-Around Novels. David effortlessly weaves together an incredibly complex tapestry of timelines and characters from ST:TOS and ST:TNG. I laughed out loud. I came close to crying. It's just a brilliant executed book that deserves 25 stars, not 5. I just bought my first Peter David non-Trek novel, SIR APROPOS OF NOTHING, and can't wait to read it. Other excellent Trek novels by Mr. Da...

3.5 stars. Nobody does Star Trek better than Peter David. This is another good installment featuring Q.

I had started out very hooked on this story but towards the end I had started to lose interest in it. I am not too sure why. I think the way of how Trelane was torturing crew members had started to really bother me? He was being extra cruel in my opinion and had done some horrible things, especially to the lady scientist who was visiting their ship. And then what Troi had tricked him into doing while in the Ten Forward lounge was even worst! I mean a person's body is broken and then you do that?...

I haven't read this story in 20 years. It's still an enjoyable exploration of Next Generation and crossover fiction that touches on the other Star Trek series.

Trelane (of the TOS episode "Squire of Gothos"), who turns out to be a young member of the Q-Continuum, taps into the ultimate energy source and uses it-or is used by it-to tamper with the nature of reality and the flow of time. Q and the crews of the starship Enterprise from three parallel universes find themselves right in the thick of the action.Three things seem apparent about this novel. First, author Peter David had fun writing it. It's clever, if a bit too convoluted at times, and has fun...

This book started out with an interesting premise, as books or episodes involving Q are wont to do. It took me quite some time to work out where this book was going, but once I worked that out, it became much easier to hold the state of the book in my head. The action progressed nicely, with some interesting plot twists, until everything comes together. Literally. The climax was drawn out and drew me in, but the resolution was over a little quickly. But that is also expected when Q is involved.

This book gets a second star because it was obviously well thought out and sort of clever in its construction--but in the end there was just too much chaos and crossed wires for much meaningful character development to happen. The premise got me interested, and I looked forward to seeing how the author would give some characters second and third chances, but many just met ignominious ends. The violence got to be a bit much, and the chaos annoying. Probably the most disappointing part of this boo...