science fiction

Immortal Coil - Star Trek The Next Generation - Jeffrey Lang Book Review

Enter a review
of your own!
Other books by
author Jeffrey Lang

"Immortal Coil - Star Trek The Next Generation"
Message Board

Click here for free online dating advice!

Review Summary
From the Publisher
"Created by the most brilliant and eccentric intellect in the Federation, the android Data has always believed he is unique--the one true fulfillment of a dream to create children of the mind. But is he? Investigating the mysterious destruction of a new android created by Starfleet, Data and the crew of the "Enterprise" uncover startling secrets stretching back to the galaxy's dim past."

A very fun trip in the Star Trek universe.

John Ricker, Resident Scholar


Detailed literary breakdown of Immortal Coil - Star Trek The Next Generation
Our unique search engine breaks down books and movies into
dozens of literary elements, all of which are searchable.

New movie search (click here) New book search (click here)
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena
Robots, Computers, VR Yes
Robot, PC, VR Plotlets: - good robot(s)
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding
Kind of series - Star Trek
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Star Trek or Star Wars book? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Robot
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - explorer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Spaceship setting: - futuristic human warship
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - inhabited by friendly aliens
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - an average amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
Most similar books to Immortal Coil - Star Trek The Next Generation
The Murdered Sun - Star Trek Voyager 6 by Christie Golden
The Garden - Star Trek Voyager 11 by Melissa Scott
Caretaker - Star Trek Voyager by L.A. Graf
Pathways - Star Trek Voyager by Jeri Taylor
Uhura's Song by Janet Kagan




Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s).
Try our new Star Wars & Star Trek puzzle pictures! Click here

Advertise with us
Feedback
Star Wars Revenge of the Sith plot spoilers
Hobbits
The politics game
The lawyer game

3 Book search options!
1) Simple lookup
(title or author)

or
2) Detailed book search
(click here)
or

3) One-click plot searches! Simply click on a plot below!

Animal Story

Clones

Coming of age

Cultural problems, alien culture

Explore/1st contact/ enviro story

Family relations

GIANT monster(s)

Horror story?

Inner Struggle

Lifeform altered?

Mental/magical powers focus

Parody

Political power play

Religious overtones?

Repressive society story

Robots, Computers, VR

Romance

Spying & Investigations

Tech./$$$/Info hunt

Time Travel story?

Training/Apprent.

War or Invasion


Games:
Trivia Masters!

Rescue your favorite
scifi characters from
slavery!


Talk to your favorite
scifi characters!


Eating New Yorkers
Computer Game


Pomeranians

Most recent TV & Movie discussions:

Blade Runner: Blade Runner 5/17/2008 4:23:32 PM

Blade Runner: Was Harrison Ford on Tranquilizers or an Actor's Strike When Filming Blade Runner? 5/16/2008 1:15:33 PM

Wallace and Grommit - A Close Shave: Wallace and Grommit - A Close Shave 5/15/2008 7:39:52 AM

A Boy and His Dog: A Boy and His Dog 5/14/2008 5:07:18 PM

The Blob (1958): The Blob (1958) 5/14/2008 3:45:24 PM

The Borrowers: The Borrowers 5/11/2008 10:53:57 PM

Xena: 37 reasons why Xena and Gabrielle are... you know.... 5/11/2008 7:02:04 PM

Star Trek Voyager: Did B'nana find her labor pains to be erotic? 5/11/2008 6:55:09 PM

The Space Explorers: The Space Explorers 5/6/2008 10:16:13 AM

2010: Exactly why was 2010 a lame movie? 5/4/2008 10:19:38 PM


Newest slaves:
Princess Leia 12:49:07 PM
Jennifer Garner 12:14:26 PM
Jennifer Lopez 12:12:42 PM
Denise Richards 12:10:13 PM
Catherine Bell (JAG) 12:08:30 PM
Catherine Zeta Jones 12:07:18 PM
Jennifer Loves Todoitt (Love Hewitt) 12:03:56 PM
Rebecca DeMornay 12:02:20 PM
Shannon Elizabeth 12:00:06 PM
Heather Graham 11:57:46 AM
All slaves
(click here)


Celebrity interviews:
President George W. Bush 6:32:00 PM
Jan-Michael Vincent 2:16:51 PM
Captain Kathryn Janeway 3:47:46 PM
Jack ONeill (Richard Dean Anderson) 1:39:22 PM
Jennifer Aniston (Friends) 5:01:07 PM
All celebrities
(click here)