Thursday, September 26, 2024

Book Review: Sons of Star Trek


In the aftermath of Kahless’ harrowing Day of Blood, Jake Sisko struggles to find his place in the universe now that his family has been reunited and his father, Benjamin Sisko, has once again saved the Galaxy.

Meanwhile, Nog faces the challenges of being the first Ferengi in Starfleet and Alexander Rozhenko is recovering mentally and emotionally from his time as one of Kahless’ devout followers. Although his father, Worf, was able to break him away from the Red Path cult, Alexander is haunted by his actions during the bloody coup and is unsure of his ability to atone for the devastation he caused.

Jake, Alexander, and Nog find their stories intertwined as they’re thrust into an alternate reality full of lessons that may be just what the doctor ordered!

Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek by Morgan Hampton, Angel Hernandez and Nick Filardi will be publihsed on November 12, 2024. IDW Publishing provided an early galley for review.

This four part mini-series takes an interesting idea and runs with it. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced these three young men to fans, so why not a story that interweaves their lives? It is a good recipe that works well.

Of course, as the cover shows, we get a fourth son. My first guess was: Wesley Crusher? While he would have fit the theme, this story needed a catalyst. And who better than QJ, the son of Q? This adds an extra layer of goodness to the concept and theme. Plus, I've always loved a good Q related story.

There are plenty of more familiar faces, all rendered with great accuracy by the art team. That is always what has impressed me with Trek comics - they look right and sound right. Just like watching episodes of the shows. An added bonus too is when the featured characters in the comic are actually allowed some character growth as happens here.

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