Star Trek, The Next Generation: Q-Squared (Adapted)

Wasn't advised as used, but spine is cracked and cover is torn. Still readable. I understand it's an old book, but these damages should be noted.

Man, I can only imagine the plot blue prints Peter David had to create to make this book. It was so compelling. I loved the way he made all these alternate universes and how he developed them and then he mixed them all together into one reality. Talk about WOW!This has got to be my all-time favorite book. I loved the way he brought back Jack Crusher into the Star Trek world. David did an excellent job of predicting what the universe would have been like if this or that would've happened. It was great near the end when all who knows how many realities converged onto on Enterprise. All heck breaks loose.You will be drawn in and won't be able to put this book down and after you read it once, you will read it again. Excellent abridgement of the original book. They took out the unneccesary parts and I loved the music and sound effects. All in all a great set to buy and what a nice price amazon has set before you. Don't wait, buy today!

OMG, so amazing. I actually read it all in one sitting. I could not out the book down.

I always liked this story when I was a kid. Took a while to find this book. It came in good condition and I would recommend this seller for sure. Cool to have Q and Trelane together in the same story too.

Eleven bucks for an abridged version of an abridged version ( barely 2 hours). The web page that I have on my phone did not show how short this thing is. Further it appears that Amazon/Audible combined the reviews for all formats of this story, which is misleading.When I got the download on my Kindle and saw what this thing actually is, perhaps better ... Isn't,I immediately removed it and asked for a refund.

Q-Squared features the Next Generation crew, but the reason I picked it up (I'm really a TOS fan) was because of the character of Trelane, who, if you are familiar with the original series, is a character taken from the original era of the series and placed into the future Star Trek timeline involving Picard and crew. How is this possible? Well, Trelane isn't human...no, he is actually a member of the Q continuum - a powerful group of beings who have God-like abilities and are capable of manipulating time, matter, and space.The store of Q-Squared revolves around Trelane. He discovers a source of power that enables him to become even more powerful than before...powerful enough to trap the Q continuum and possibly destroy all of creation. With the help of Picard, Q strives to correct all the misdeeds of Trelane and secure the universe's future.Q is a fun character, and so is Trelane. The two of them together made this book a very interesting and fun book to read. The inquisitive behavior of Trelane, he is actually an adolescent in this story, brings out another side of Q, who is normally the one to cause trouble with his mischievous nature. Seeing Q's "adult" side is quite fun; he's the exasperated parent trying to control the whimsy of youth. Unfortunately Trelane has some help in his endeavors, his future self.Due to Trelane's ability to manipulate time and space, the story involves different tracks: A, B, and C. Although you might think this would complicate the story, following the different tracks is not to difficult at all. Peter David did a fine job of keeping the story flowing between these tracks without confusing the reader as to which track he was referring to; nicely done mostly when involving multi-dimensions and time travel.It's always fun to read about an "alternative" dimension because it is an entertaining way to see another side of the Enterprise personnel or how each member could have turned out if certain circumstances were different. Fun because it's an alternate reality, so it doesn't really affect the original Star Trek timeline. This book had an interesting alternate dimension that worked well within the story's development.Being a Star Trek novel, I'd recommend this to any Star Trek fan interested in reading an intriguing tale. I wouldn't segregate this as a book only for a Next Generation fan, but I believe any fan of Star Trek would enjoy reading this book. Of course this is a book other readers could appreciate too; those who are interested in science fiction, or those who like the notion of time travel or alternate realities. Knowing something about Star Trek is a plus, but I believe you can understand and follow the story without Star Trek knowledge.

Only last Christmas did I start reading Star Trek books having been a fan of all the shows for over 30 years. I knew of this book - and know Peter David's work quite well from the millions of comics he's written over the decades - but it never piqued my interest. Then Q popped up for a split second in Star Trek TNG: Cold Equations - Body Electric and I was reminded about it so figured I'd check it out and see if it stood the test of time.It does though I had to remind myself that this takes place chronologically before the end of the TNG show (based on some dialog Riker says and the fact Q doesn't mention the ongoing trial verdict from "All Good Things..."). Other than that I really enjoyed it. It is a pretty straight-forward story once you learn to jump from track to track (as David refers to the different timelines) and the character voices seem spot on - a tough feat considering there are three different versions of the Enterprise crews literally running about. The logic of what Trelane is doing hold up to scrutiny and how the story unfolds follows more than just a random event pattern. That's the draw of this book, the complexity and variations on a theme of the different crews, not an examination of some deep human condition. I'm fine with that.Once I got into the main gist of the story tho, I could not help but notice the amazing similarity of this story to the 2001 Voyager episode "Q2" (which is awfully similar to "Q-Squared") where Q dumps his son on Janeway.

3 stars because John DeLancie is awesome and I loved listening to his voice, but the book itself wasn't well-written, so without DeLancie, I'd only rate it 1 star. Much of the writing just sounded dumb and cliche. The sound effects were downright goofy. I only finished it because of DeLancie's awesome voice and I love Q, lol.

The book came in bad shape, I was disappointed.