I just finished Maximum Warp One and Two and felt there was just enough plot for one book, but not two. Whatever plot there was was too skimpy and not fleshed out enough. The authors did lip service to the characters and jumped from one scene to another without a regard to "readibility." Additionally, the ending was quite confusing, long winded and ended with a wimper vs bang as I was hoping for. I was left re-reading the ending just to keep track of the theories (Unified Theory and Type 1, 2,3, and 4 Civilizations, sub-Black Holes etc) and still was pretty lost. I did not even understand the how Picard(s) saved the Universe! Overall, if you are a die hard Trekker, then buy it. If you are not, then don't waste your money.