John's Reviews > Mindshadow

As a kid, I was a big fan of J.M. Dillard's movie tie-ins, especially the ones she did for STAR TREK VI and THE FUGITIVE. But this was my first time to see her put together an original story.
When it comes to giving fans exactly what they expect from a TREK novel, MINDSHADOW ticks all the boxes. Like much of the early TREK fiction written by female authors, we again have a beautiful and highly capable new crewmember who comes aboard and initiates a love triangle with Kirk and another officer before eventually exiting the saga as the result of semi-tragic circumstances, never to be heard from again.
Though hardly memorable, the book is well-done for the most part, except for the final chapter or so, when things suddenly get over-the-top and cartoonish. Still, a decent little adventure if you've got nothing better to do.