Legacies: Book #3: Purgatory's Key by Dayton Ward

Legacies: Book #3: Purgatory's Key by Dayton Ward
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Mind spinning.

Here I thought this was a simple story of rescue. With an alternate universe. And Romulan spies. And Klingon diplomats and warriors.

*That* would have been simple. But noooooo.... Star Trek can't be simple....

This rollercoaster turned into a mind bending back-and-forth from our Universe, to the other one, which turned out to be very complicated and less (or is that more?) than it seemed...

I enjoyed Dr. McCoy and his daughter, along with the collaboration of Joanna and Sarek - it was a nice way to play with McCoy's history, and fill it out. Now, on to the 50th anniversary Klingon trilogy....

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The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster by Tim Crothers

The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster by Tim Crothers
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'm going to steal from A.O. Scott's review of the movie (I have yet to see):

“Irresistible” is one of those adjectives that critics should handle with utmost care. No matter how universally charming or winning a movie or a performance might seem to be, there is always a chance that somebody, somewhere, will be able to resist it. For all I know that may be the case with “Queen of Katwe,” but if there is anyone out there capable of remaining unmoved by this true-life triumph-of-the-underdog sports story, I don’t think I want to meet that person.

This is a terrific story - inspiring and amazing.

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