The Middle of Nowhere

David Gerrold is an underrated author and has produced some very decent science fiction (beyond 'the Trouble With Tribbles' for which he is undoubtedly most famous). The Star Wolf series was billed as 'what Star Trek should have been' and does give what feels like a believable insight into the waging......more

It's been years since I read the first novel and maybe that's part of the problem. I don't really remember anything that jumps out but this novel essentially stands on its own. My biggest gripe is that I was hoping for more detailed characterization. Each chapter is really just a few pages, so its h......more

Another fine mess for the Starwolf The Starwolf is crippled, in more ways than one. The Morethans and are tricky and uber paranoid. They'd give the Starwolf a run for their money, if the Starwolf could run. Gerrold plays 3 D chess with his characters, forcing the readers to think along with them. Fun......more

An odd novel, consisting for the most part of logistical speculation and a backstory for Korie (as if to justify or bolster the previous two books). The action, once it comes, is murky and confused... yet still somehow pulls the reader in.......more

At times I look at the TBR Mountain and go ah yes I want to finish that series, and The Middle of Nowhere reminded me why I like David Gerrold’s first story of the ship The Star Wolf (The Voyage of the Star Wolf) so much. Humor, a well paced story and he pulls off in Nowhere something only Asimov ha......more