Inspect Death Count (Star Trek: The Original Series #62) Imagined By L.A. Graf Available In PDF

Count brings us back to the early years, with Captain Kirk firmly in control of the Enterprise, Mr, Spock at his Science Station, and thejunior officers Uhura, Sulu and Chekov engaging in interesting hobbies off duty, This particular adventure deals primarily with those, as they try to understand how fun activities turned deadly and put their ship in peril,

Quick, fun read that was well and written, with only a few editorial type errors, I do like how this author manages to make Uhura both feminine and deadly, Chekov innocent and dangerous, and Sulu both worldly and innocent, The disappearance of Andorian scientific genius Muav Haslev fuels tensions between the Orions and Andorians, tensions that come dangerously close to full scale war, Captain Kirk and the crew of the U, S. S. Enterprise are called to Starbase Sigma, located on the edge of AndorianOrion space, to patrol the sector as a deterrent to hostilities, On arrival, the crew encounters an inexplicable series of events, beginning with missing equipment and shipboard malfunctions, After a deadly transporter accident, Kirk suspects sabotage, suspicions that are confirmed by the mysterious murders of three Federation officials,

Kirk and crew must put together the fragmented pieces of the puzzle, before the Starship Enterprise faces destruction and the galaxy faces interplanetary war.
There was so many things wrong with this book it's hard to know where to start, The primary problem was the whole Andorian vs Orion plot which was the basis for the book itself, To believe the plot could work means you would have to believe that the Andorians aren't part of the Federation!

Another major point is the amount of damage the Enterprise and Chekov takes, yet both still continued to perform amazing feats Chekov in particular.


All in all, I can't say this wasn't the worst Trek book I've read, but it's certainly in the bottom, Good book detailing espionage, featuring Sulu and Chekov prominently, that also has Kirk and crew dealing with bureaucracy, A good read. But writer L. A, Graf never quite makes it pop, If you took a shot for every time the word "glare/glared/glaring" was used, you would have alcohol poisoning,
It does have the Andorians and Orions and some good Spock moments and Bones moments, though, What a disappointing dog of a novel! According to the Goodreads bio, “L, A. Graf” is a pseudonym for two authors that ostensibly means “Lets All Get Rich and Famous, ” After finishing it, a more accurate meaning would be “Lame And GReedy Authorial Feat,” as it would better convey its essence, While I appreciate their attempt to draw in some underutilized aspects of the Star Trek universe such as the Orions and the SuluChekovUhura relationship, they employ them in a plot burdened by predictable developments and tepid pacing.
It was an effort to maintain enough interest to finish it, and I would recommend other readers spare theirs for better books than this one.
This was my first novel that centered around Chekov, I love it. I've never seen Chekov this angry, And I've never seen him this badass in any novels I've read! I don't think this is anywhere near the best Star Trek novel I have read.
It was ok and I liked the basis of the story the Enterprise is sent to patrol the border between two hostile alien nations but the subplots and red herrings didn't work for me.
I didn't understand the role of auditors and no real justification is given for their persecution of Chekov, although I suppose they were there to have some extra people to die in grisly ways! I wasn't wholly sold on the characterisation either granted that Chekov, Sulu and Uhura weren't fleshed out that much on the TV, but sometimes what they said and did just didn't seem quite right.
That said, the novel was very action packed, had a few funny minutes and I loved the singing lizards, so I did somewhat enjoy my time reading this.
Chekov and Sulu, flanked by Uhura, take center stage, What starts

as a nice outing followed by an extravagant shopping spree soon and unexpected turns into a thriller, A botched scientific experiment by a stowaway scientist/criminal brings the Enterprise in the middle of a space battle betweenhips, Orions and Andorians deliver the extra players in the drama,
Some humor caused by incredible stubborness and shortsightedness is eclipsed by violence, action and destruction, Heroism saves the day. Helped by the combined efforts of Kirk, Spock, Scotty and McCoy,
An adventure in the spirit of the original TV series, Decent murder mystery set on the Enterprise as it is sent to try and calm things down on the Orion/Andorian border,

Mainly focuses on Sulu, Chekov and Uhura, Kirk and Spock get a few scenes, I really liked this one, It's been a while since I had read a Star Trek book and it was offered on Amazon Kindle reads so I took a chance.
The storyline was fun since it focused on Chekov, one of my favorites, I also laughed at the shout out to the Pittsburgh Penguins, This just might get me back into reading a few more Star Trek stories, Yo, Hollywood! Looking for a great script for the next Star Trek movie Here it is! The plot takes place toward the end of the Enterprise's second five year mission and involves a pretty tricky saboteur on board can you guess who it is before it's revealed.
Lots of action, with the focal characters being Chekov, Sulu, and Uhura, Another winning ST novel by L, A. Graf. I read this one eons ago and it was fun to revisit, The authors seem to know the characters well and despite what some reviewers say, I always thought Chekhov was chief of security so that wasnt at all anachronistic to me.


I loved that this story focused on Chekov, Sulu, and Uhura instead of the golden triangle, They were fun together.

The author seems incapable of writing Uhura without constantly mentioning her “dark eyes,” however, which gets old really fast, We know she has dark skin, Shes beautiful. Its not relevant every time she speaks,

The Macguffin in this book is arguable a REALLY BIG DEAL! Also even though Id read this one many years ago, its reveal was still a surprise to me so that was great.
I kinda loved that.

There is some sloppy writing and the ending, while fastpaced, felt a bite rote and was oddly boring as a result,

Apparently I decided to review this in bullet points, Huh. Overall this one was fun! If its on sale its certainly worth picking up,

Quick note on the Kindle edition however: the kindle edition and therefore possibly all ebook editions has NO SCENE BREAKS, There are clearly moments where the scene is breaking but, . . theres nothing to denote that, No line break, no asterisks, nothing, I got used to it but its worth noting, They need to fix that, A well plotted thriller that gets to the core of its characters, My experience with this book makes me wonder: Did I not enjoy the other novels in this series because I read through them too quickly Hmm.
. . Theoretical physicist Muav Haslev has defected from Andor to the Orions, Wanted as a traitor by the Andorian government, the 'Enterprise' is tasked to find him when news comes that he has fled Orion space,

L. A. Graf focuses their story on Chekov, Sulu and Uhura, doing much work on fleshing out the characters while creating a battle worthy of screen time.
Tensions arise between the Orions and the Andorians after the disappearance of the renowned Andorian scientist Muav Haslev, It's believed he has secretly been working for the Orions and both parties seem very eager to get him back and maybe the technology he has been working on.

The Enterprise is docked at Sigma One space station and also hosting some Starfleet auditors who are making a nuisance of themselves, unfortunately they are kept on board when the Enterprise is assigned the mission to patrol the border after the USS Kongo suffered crippling damage and huge loss of life.
On the mission the Enterprise has to contend with failing systems, alerts, sabotage, red tape from the auditors and pursuing Orion ships who believe whatever they are looking for passed through Sigma One and onto the Enterprise.

Death Count was a solid Star Trek adventure, the auditors were a nice touch especially given the political interference would normally come from an ambassador.
I also really liked Chekov and his insecurities and emotional reaction to the loss of a friend on the Kongo, their relationship having been explored in an earlier TOS novel "The Kobayashi Maru".
There was some nice twists and turns, combat and the secondary characters got plenty to so which is always welcome, Overall a fun and quick read of an all too typical mission for the Enterprise, One of my all time favourite classic trek novels, I love the way the Graf captures the relationships between the characters, particularly the focus on Sulu, Uhura and Chekov,

The plot is entertaining and actually has quite a few twists and turns, One thing about this book didn't sit well with me, It made Chekov into some sort of superman, He took a hell of a lot of punishment in these pages, and still managed to come out on top, It didn't feel real to me, even for a scifi novel,

Despite this, and not having enough of Spock, it was a fair story, Not the best of the Star Trek novels I've read, and it tended it stray into all out insanity with some of the more intense battle scenes, but it held together enough to keep my interest.
I think this is the first novel I've read where Sulu plays a major role, and that was interesting in itself,

Not one that this casual Star Trek fan would read again, but glad to have read it, .