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Star Trek: Windows on a Lost World
- Narrated by: Walter Koenig
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Shaun
- 21-01-07
Och Aye Walter
This was my first foray into the world of Audiobooks, so I thought I would play it safe and opt for book that I knew would be something I would definitely like.
I am fan of Star Trek, especially The Original Series, so it was simply a matter of browsing through the myriad of ST titles until I found one that I thought sounded interesting. I opted to go for Windows on a Lost World because it was narrated by Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in the TV series.
My first reaction was one of surprise, the addition of sound effect (background noise, the swoosh of the doors opening, etc) was not expected, nor was the addition of music, but I soon got used to it - and to be honest it helped to create the 'mood'.
Mr Koenig makes a good narrator - he is very good with the voices of the various characters, helping to differentiate during the scenes. The only character he struggled with, in my opinon, was that of Scotty, the ship's cheif engineer. As a native of the UK, I have to say it was funny to hear his attempt. However, this doesn't detract from his performance, as Scotty only has a few scenes. On the other hand, his versions of Kirk, McCoy and Spock are great (especially Spock).
The story, revolving around the discovery of an ancient artifact and the consequences of the archealogical studies, is average. There is nothing special about this tale - it is a typical Trek foray into the unknown, but with a little twist. Perhaps it was just not what I expected, perhaps I was hoping for more interaction between the main characters. The 'baddies' in this tale are not what you are expecting.
Overall, I thought it was a nice introduction to ST audio, Mr Koenig does a handsome job, but the story could have been better. I'll be trying out some more ST books again.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Ashley Baker
- 06-12-22
Not the best story but a fun time
The story:
I've loved Star Trek for a while but this is my first adventure in the expanded universe of Star Trek books/audiobooks so I have no other point of comparison. The story itself started off good enough but soon becomes a bit of a slog and just a bit silly. Some of the characters are portrayed in a way that isn't very consistent with how they are portrayed in TOS. Spock for example doesn't come across as intelligent as he was in the series. Overall not a bad story, but also not brilliant. It wouldn't be so out of place with some of the more silly episodes of TOS. I also understand it was abridged for this recording, which is definitely not such a bad thing. Any longer and I probably would have tuned out.
The audio:
The audio overall was great & really what made this so fun to me. It plays out like more of an audio drama than an audiobook as it features sound effects & somewhat of a soundtrack. Walter Koenig does a great job all the way through too and even though he doesn't sound much like Kirk, Spock, Sulu etc he does a good job portraying all of the characters. For example he spaces out his words when doing Kirk, speaks without emotion when doing Spock. So it's always easy to tell in the moment which character he's voicing. My one criticism with the audio is a couple of times it seems to skip and jump. I don't know why this is, maybe its a dodgy recording but it can be jarring. Thankfully it doesn't happen too often but there is one extremely noticeable instance towards the end of the first chapter.
Overall it was a fun experience and made me want to listen to more Trek audiobooks. If you're a big Trek fan then it will definitely scratch that itch. Otherwise I'd probably just skip past this one.
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