Infection: Double Helix : #1

Crucial communication's broken among the human species make it necessary to create a Starfleet consisting of hundreds of ships fully staffed to restore standard relationships within the species definition. Career professionals: part time job seekers, and emergency employment assistance make Starfleet command a required effort. Without this attempt the name of species slips aways in ceasing to exist. Repairing wrecked data or returning it to appropriate places and time. Lighting in the Star Trek books is detailed artificial starship bulbs. There is never any sunlight outside; only starlight, but the species is so busy they don't exactly what happened to daylight.

PLOT OR PREMISE: This is the first of six books dealing with biological terrorism by an unknown foe. The story is interesting, as a planet has been infected with a plague with an 100% fatality rate -- but only for those aliens who are of mixed-race...pure breeds remain unaffected! . WHAT I LIKED: I am not a hard-core sci-fi reader, but I do enjoy Star Wars and Star Trek. This is definitely different from most ST:TNG plots where they steer away from racial relations that aren't easily solved. The plot is interesting and the medical portion is solid. . WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Unfortunately, the problem with this novel is that the characters are written similar to those of the first few books in the ST:TNG series i.e. when the characters weren't quite developed yet or as well-defined as they became in the TV series. So, when you read those early books now, you can't help but say to yourself "But THAT character wouldn't do THAT!". Such divergence from the real characters they become was understandable early on in the series, but now that there have been seven years worth of episodes, fifty odd books, and a couple of movies, going back to the "not yet defined" characters seems too far out of the fold. The characters fit the timeline in the series, but are not true to their real character not yet revealed. . BOTTOM-LINE: A readable entry but fans of later seasons may have trouble relating. . DISCLOSURE: I received no compensation, not even a free copy, in exchange for this review. I am not personal friends with the author, and I do not follow him on social media.