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Originally Posted by issybird
It’s important to differentiate between between “not to my taste” and “rubbish.” It’s good to be able to identify books that are quality of their kind, even if not to your particular taste. Credibility takes a huge hit when you can’t do that. I don’t like SF, for example, but I can say that Asimov is good, a classic even, but that Star Trek is rubbish. There’s a difference. I’d read Asimov if that’s all that was available, but I’d read a cereal box before I read Star Trek. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying rubbish, though; show me a person who never likes junk and I’ll show you a liar.
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Well, my take is that there's precisely 2 Star Trek (any series) novels that aren't rubbish:
The Final Reflection and
How Much For Just the Planet?. Both are by the late John M Ford and completely subvert the ST tropes while keeping within the then novelisation guidelines. TFR is (was?) available as a double with Michael J Friedman's
Kahless, and it was like pairing an old master with a paint-by-numbers picture.