Download Star Trek Discovery The Way to the Stars Audible Audio Edition Una McCormack January LaVoy Simon Schuster Audio Books

Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length 8 hours and 33 minutes Program Type Audiobook Version Unabridged Publisher Simon & Schuster Audio Audible.com Release Date January 8, 2019 Whispersync for Voice Ready Language English, English ASIN B07HKK796V

Star Trek Discovery The Way to the Stars Audible Audio Edition Una McCormack January LaVoy Simon Schuster Audio Books Reviews

• I really enjoyed reading the backstory of one of my favorite characters on Discovery, Sylvia Tilly. We got a glimpse of her troubled relationship with her mother in a Trek Short. This book provides the details on why Tilly has such a dysfunctional relationship with her Mom. We learn how she evolved into the Starfleet Cadet we now know and love. It's hard to review the book without discussing spoilers. Let me just say the author does a good job making the story of young Tilly fit the character from Season One. You get a sense of where she came from, her strengths, and her weaknesses. It will make Tilly feel like a well-rounded character as we watch Season 2. If you enjoy Discovery, you'll want to read this book.
• They just need to keep Una on retainer to write all of their books for them. This is the best one so far. She got Tilly down perfectly. Absolutely amazing! I read it in less than 2 days, I loved it. I can't wait to see what they come up with next.
• (note - for once, i bought the paperback, not audible, even though i have terrible eyes. I was VERY relieved to find out the book had both a respectably readable font and decent line spacing - i can read any book still, but many give me headaches. the quality of the paperback edition is Excellent)
  
  I wish I had the time to write a gigantic review for this book - it is 5 star for more than one reason.
  
  I picked it up thinking it would be "light reading", sort of pulpy star trek pew pew Tilly saves the day. I adore Tilly on the show, and this writer comes highly reviewed, so bring on the mind candy.
  
  This book is not pulpy mind-candy. It is a "legitimate" (yes i am cringing as well as I use that descriptor), deep, well-written book about the process of growth and personal discovery of a teenager transitioning into adulthood. The fact it happens to be a character from a TV show does not reduce its power, or the depth of the surrounding cast of characters, or the difficulty of the decisions facing our protagonist. And her reactions to them are all credible and believable, and we grow with her. Her name happens to be Tilly, but thats not really important to the wonderful enjoyment this author brought to the table.
  
  Huge huge huge recommendation. I will admit, some of the tension and conflict the author sets up between mother and daughter, mother and father, and father and daughter, is intense! While every page was immensely enjoyable and well-written, this is not all light fare emotionally.
  
  Which, of course, is what makes it so believable.
• I am a big DISCO fan and have read all the related novels that have been released. The best ones are prequel adventures with Captain Philippa Georgiou, Michael Burnham and Saru aboard the U.S.S. Shenzhou. I wish all the books would follow this path for now. That would unfortunately leave out characters that did not serve aboard the Shenzhou. I adore all the DISCO characters but maybe they should hold off producing novels about some of them. The streaming show is still in its infancy. Once it has been on a few more years, the authors can set stories in the timeframe of the earlier seasons. Then they can utilize all the characters.
  
  Tilly is becoming one of the most popular DISCO characters. So how do you produce a satisfying novel when they character is still being formed on the show? You find an experienced TREK author to write a pleasing coming of age story set in the TREK universe. Una McCormack skillfully fleshes out this younger version of Sylvia Tilly and takes her on a fun adventure. McCormack seems to understand the mind of a talented teenage girl.
  
  Tilly’s mother is a well-renowned diplomat. She wants her daughter to following in her footsteps. We get a glimpse into her world. This is the side of the Federation that practices diplomacy instead of exploration. This is a fascinating aspect of the TREK universe that we don’t see enough.
  
  “The Way to the Stars” is good but sometimes it feels like something written for the young adult market. I think most DISCO fans will still enjoy it. They should just be prepared to explore the mind of a teenage girl.
• This is the fourth novel that gives background information on various cast members of Discovery. In this case it's Tilly's turn for a book. Unlike the other three that either used a science fiction or action/adventure story as the driving force to tell the character's story this book is simply a book about a female teenager with mommy issues that happens to be set in a science fiction universe. This same story could easily been written set in North America or Europe in the early 21st century. It fits Tilly, but when one sees the words "Star" and "Trek" on the cover of a book one assumes that it'll be a "Star Trek" book and not something out of the young adult section of Barnes & Noble.
  
  BTW since the 2nd season of Discovery is much more like Star Trek than that horrible first season I'm temporarily halting my using the abbreviation STD when talking about the show. If it goes back to being more like Battlestar Galactica or the Expanse then it'll be back to calling it STD for me. If only they could figure out how to kill off Michael Burnham. She's really annoying.
• On Star Trek Discovery, Cadet Tilly is what a lot of us might be if we found ourselves in Starfleet occasionally overexcited, and sometimes she swears a little in her pure excitement at the wonders of the universe. Also, she's smart, down-to-earth, and proving to be an important member of the crew.
  
  Discovery introduces a new ship and a new mode of transport - the "spore drive" - into Trek canon. So why would this fresh-faced cadet be working on a highly classified, cutting edge technology like this?
  
  Well, it turns out that Tilly has a prior passion for mushrooms, and we find out what makes Tilly tick in this novella how she broke out from under her ambassador mother's firm hold; how she was willing to work for what she believed in; and the elements that are still shaping Tilly.
  
  Of the various ST Discovery books so far, I have liked this one the best -- it fills out her backstory in a solid way that helps you understand her role on the ship much better.