We had the Borg, but a Borg invasion like no other. However, her story was very familiar to me.Īs with all good books, you had a main story that was spliced with sub plots that all mixed together to create a fantastic finale. Thankfully, Christie Golden, one of my favourite Voyager authors, had a similar idea to me when she wrote “Homecoming” and “The Farther Shore” a duo of books created to tell the story directly after Voyagers return to the Alpha Quadrant. Unfortunately, the producers didn’t seem to agree. I wanted to know, how exactly was a ship that had been lost for seven years, supposed to integrate into a quadrant that had moved on? A quadrant that had been ravaged by war? Where exactly had the romantic relationship between Seven and Chakotay come from? Was Tuvok healed? I believed this would have been best presented in a short mini series, much like Farscape’s “Peacekeeper Wars” just to tie loose ends. There were too many questions I had and I felt the creators owed it to the fans to answer them.

As voted for by a recent debate at Destination Star Trek London, Endgame became the favourite two part episode for Voyager fans, but should the journey have ended there?įor me personally…no. I’ve read 10 books by Golden, and there’s another one coming up.Warning – For those who have not read Star Trek Voyager’s “Homecoming” and “The Farther Shore” by Christie Golden, this article does contain spoilers!Īfter seven years on our TV screens Voyager came to an end, in a fitting and dramatic finale. I like how someone who’s been an antagonist comes over to their side when presented with the evidence. Or, to put it another way, it’s an action packed story in the best Voyager tradition. It’s a big caper, in the tradition of Prime Directive. As for the Doctor, Janeway enlists the help of someone she hopes can get him the rights he deserves - Commander Data. Meanwhile, Harry gets an anonymous message that says it’s a conspiracy and comes from within the Federation. Starfleet is trying to keep it a secret, and they also question everyone from Voyager - and throw Seven and Icheb in jail. People all over Earth are turning into Borg - at first, it was just a few but it’s spreading. Star Trek: Voyager - The Farther Shore by Christie Golden, published in 2003 That someone could be none other than the Borg queen.” In order for the Borg virus to be activated, someone had to issue a specific command. Maybe they just hadn’t wanted to acknowledge the dreadful truth. Or maybe it wasn’t that great of a mystery.

“The question as to why the Borg virus had lay dormant for so long was an easily answerable one, and she wondered why neither she nor Fletcher had figured it out before now.

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