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Years ago, Lieutenant Uhura befriended a diplomat from Eeiauo, a land of graceful, catlike beings. The two women exchanged forbidden songs and promised never to reveal their secret.

Now the Starship Enterprise™ must race to save the Eeiauoans before a deadly plague destroys them all. Uhura's secret songs may hold the key to a cure, but the clues are veiled in layers of mystery. The plague is killing humans, threatening other planets -- and Kirk must crack the code before the Enterprise succumbs!

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"Mary Sue" hits space...

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The most egregious "Mary Sue" Trek book on record, "Uhura's Song" presages some of the more extravagant fan-fiction missives by putting the author, the late Janet Kagan, into the narrative as the puckish Dr. Evan Wilson. Wilson dominates the story, solving every crisis, somehow knowing the solution to every dilemma, and generally leading the entire Trek crew around by the nose. Uhura's character, ostensibly the book's subject, is reduced even further to a bit player in the drama. The plot is basically straight out of the mind of a shut-in cat person - a race of noble, intelligent felines attempt to overcome an AIDS-type epidemic by connecting to their long-lost cousins, a primitive yet honorable society of talking meowers. Kagan wasn't devoid of writing skill - her Hugo Award wins certainly indicate otherwise - but this novel definitely does not represent her as anything other than a glorified Star Trek fan-fiction author. Disappointing...

"Return of the Tail-Kinker"	Customer Rating:
On October 1, 2003 T. J. Doss Posted: " ... also a well written 'Return of the Tail-Kinker' story is long overdue and would be greatly appreciated!". I too asked Ms. Kagan about this possibility when I met her at a Science Fiction Convention years ago (soon after this book was published) but it is not to be. Unfortunately she died this weekend (March 1, 2008).

Simply the best

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Janet Kagan obviously understood a lot about a number of things: native cultures, cats, music, anthropology, and of course the ST universe. Of all the ST novels, this one best captures the "voices" of the characters (both in the wording and the accents of characters like Chekov and Scotty). It's an intriguing story about cultural division and the mistakes that keep two peoples with a common ancestry apart. I have *really* wanted to see a follow-up novel that would pick up where this one left off regarding the Enterprise crew, especially Spock, and the guest character Evan Wilson. I have never been moved to tears by a ST novel, but this one did it. It's poetic, exciting, and distinctive in the manner of the best of the classic Trek episodes.

very good trek adventure

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only thing that kept it from being rated a 5 was it's lenght...I don't mind long reads, I rather prefer them..but there were spots in this book, particularly the landing party trying to sort out customs and language with the felinoid natives that I thought were a bit too long... the ending was also a bit of a puzzler as well and left me wanting more answers..but other than that I thought this was a great star trek adventure...alot of great Spock moments in this one.

One Of The Best Star Trek Novels

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This is in the top five of my all-time favorite Star Trek Novels. I bought it for the pleasure of reading about Uhura, and was happily introduced to the cat beings of Eeiauo and Sivao, as well as to Dr. Evan "Tail-Kinker" Wilson, who, in my opinion, is one of the best fill-in characters in Trek fandom. What's this "Mary Jane" crap I am reading about below? Evan is fun and refreshing, and has some of the snappiest comebacks that I have heard. While everyone else was being stand-offish and formal with the big cats, she walked right up and started talking with Brightspot like she was an old friend. It was fun getting to know her, and watching Spock try to figure out what made her tick. The story was written by someone who obviously loves cats, and I have an inkling she wanted to insert a little version of herself into the story. What Star Trek fan hasn't wanted to plant a character based on yourself into a story where we could interact with our beloved Kirk and Spock? If Evan is based on Ms. Kagan, then I'm willing to bet Ms. Kagan is a very fun lady! As for the Sivaoans...they're such interesting beings that my friend and I named some of her cats after them - Brightspot (a calico, naturally), Settlesand, and Catchclaw among them. I found the plot hole-free and fell for the twist at the end hook, line, and sinker. I may be gullible to some of you out there, but at least I enjoyed myself. I'm happy to say that I'm on my third copy of this book because the other two were read so much they literally disintegrated. Wonderful writing, amazing characters, and all frosted with the Star Trek mantra we know and love. Enjoy!