Star Trek Mirror Universe: The Sorrows of Empire |  | Author: David Mack
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Product Description
One man can shape the future...but at what cost?
"In every revolution, there is one man with a vision."
Captain James T. Kirk of the United Federation of Planets spoke those prophetic words to Commander Spock of the Terran Empire, hoping to inspire change. He could not have imagined the impact his counsel would have. Armed with a secret weapon of terrifying power and a vision of the alternate universe's noble Federation, Spock seizes control of the Terran Empire and commits it to the greatest gamble in its history: democratic reform. Rivals within the empire try to stop him; enemies outside unite to destroy it. Only a few people suspect the shocking truth: Spock is knowingly arranging his empire's downfall. But why? Have the burdens of imperial rule driven him mad? Or is this the coldly logical scheme of a man who realizes that freedom must always be paid for in blood? Spock alone knows that the fall of the empire will be the catalyst for a political chain reaction -- one that will alter the fate of his universe forever.
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 Mirror Universe: One Officer's Rise to Power January 2, 2010
Kansas_Jones (The Mirror Universe)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
As a fan of Star Treks Mirror Universe, it was definitely a no brainer for me to grab a copy of David Macks "The Sorrows of Empire". The novel centers around Commander Spock as he rises through the upper ranks of the Imperial Starfleet **general spoilers follow**
Sorrows is actually an expansion on Macks original Mirror short story that appeared in the "Glass Empires" collection, and it was great to get the full length novel treatment for the original short story.
The novel jumps from year to year to year, and at times this might be a little disorienting for some readers. However, Mack totally keeps you interested with the Mirror Universe political goings on as Spock rises through the ranks. Not many of the Trek authors get a "handle" on the Mirror Universe, and David Mack seems to be one of them!
Many characters inhabit the pages of this book: canon and non-canon characters from the other Trek novels. It was a nice blending, giving the reader a sense of the universe and how the Mirror universe plays out over a period of years with the various officers and civilians jockeying for power, or just trying to survive. I loved the glimpse into the Starfleet cadets as they are put through their paces, and overall the novel offers a lot of little things for the Mirror fan.
Marlena Moreau is brought to life in Macks novel treatement, and that's awesome.
My only complaint (not really) is that a certain favorite main canon character of mine was again knocked off by way of Xenopolycithimia as he was in the original short story; I was kind of hoping Mack would keep him around in the novel treatment.
Good Mirror Universe entry! And, if you are a Spock fan, go for it.
Absolutely Fantastic. January 2, 2010
M. Hall (Glendale, AZ USA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a Mirror Universe book that is as good as I expected a work from David Mack to be. It has strategy, a little science, a couple of twists to keep the read good, and overall "The Sorrows of the Empire" is a good Star Trek read, and very worth the time and money. The book brings out the best in Spock, and does a very good job of meeting all the loose ends from the other MU books. It's a worthy read, and if you are an avid reader of ST books, this is a "don't miss".
I am still looking forward to a mirror universe book that contains "Q", since "Q" would not necessarily change between universes. Anyhow, you'll love this book.
Be prepared to lose sleep....you won't put it down! January 21, 2010
bookreader2002 (Honolulu, HI United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Challenged by James T Kirk of the Federation to change the course of the Empire, Mirror Spock is going to do just that. He knows the Empire will collapse in two hundred years, so he carefully plans to bring about the downfall and subjugation of the Empire in just under thirty years. This might seem odd to the reader, but his reasoning is this: freedom that is given is neither appreciated nor treasured; freedom that is fought for is cherished.
I thoroughly enjoyed Sorrows of Empire for several reasons. One was the characters. The story is focused on Spock, true, but the author also brought in many characters you will recognize from various episodes and movies,and not just from the original series. And, it was great fun to see Amanda, Uhura, Sulu, and McCoy as their mirror selves. As for Scotty- he loves his engines no matter the universe he's in.
But, be warned: you must remember that this is NOT the characters we know from the Federation, but characters raised and living in an entirely different culture and universe. They may behave differently from what you would expect.
The plot was well done, too, moving along with twists that makes the reader not want to put the book down. I think this is the sort of book that when you go back and read it again (and again) you will discover more to the story. The plan is laid out step by step, nearly year by year, so we see how it evolves over time. This was well done.
The end is rather bittersweet and sets us up for the sequel. Sorrows of the Empire ranks as one of my favorite Star Trek TOS novels and I would recommend it to any Star Trek fan.
"To remind me of what I have become" June 9, 2010
Aislinn09 (Omaha, Ne United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hope you've been keeping up on your ST reading, otherwise, half this book will make NO sense whatsoever.
I loved the author's take on the Mirror Universe in "Glass Empires," and this novel is simply a fleshed-out version of the story in that book of the same name. If you have "Glass Empires," you can safely skip the first 2 chapters. You've read them already. ****SPOILERS AHEAD****
I always did wonder why all the Satos were named "Hoshi." Well, now we know that she had herself cloned. The last clone is the one offed by Saavik (along with four platoons of the Imperial Corps) with the Tantalus Device, which is the one action that solidified Spock's hold on power.
Saavik is different in this book than we knew her; when hit with an agonizer, she fantasizes about killing the one using on her, and the thought makes her happy.
Spock takes the throne with the best of intentions; however, within a little more than a decade, he's become the very thing he tried to destroy: a genocidal tyrant. A monster worse than Hitler or Stalin.
The one and only Trill symbiont to survive him is Dax. CURZON Dax reminds Spock of another Earth tyrant who was eventually assassinated for his actions, then asks Spock why Spock chose to keep Dax alive.
"Your life is the whisper in my ear."
He tells Marlena what he's done, and she asks him why. His answer is this:
"To remind me of what I have become."
Enjoy. ;-)
this answers all the questions March 4, 2010
Daniel Conorino (iraq)
this book begains right where mirror, mirror ended. it coinsides with the the other mirror universe shows as well.
every question ever asked about how the empire fell, or how spock; as great as he is, could of destroyed the empire. this book was very well writen, and has all your favorite charectors from the mirror, mirror to star trek 6. this is diffently a must read.
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