John Kirk's Reviews > Resistance

Disappointing: Dillard has written far better Trek novels than this. The basic plot is ok, and it stands alone as a complete story while linking in to an ongoing series. However, almost every time she mentions bees she gets her facts wrong. For instance, it's physically impossible to turn a male drone into a queen! (What actually happens is that female eggs can turn into workers or queens.) I don't mind her comparing the Borg to an insect colony, and she can make up whatever Borg rules she likes, but if a writer wants to use real-world concepts then they should do some basic research first.