The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway: Captain Janeway of the USS Voyager tells the story of her life in Starfleet, for fans of Star Trek
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Captain Janeway of the USS Voyager tells the story of her life in Starfleet， for fans of
Star Trek。
Kathryn Janeway reveals her career in Starfleet， from her first command to her epic journey through the Delta Quadrant leading to her rise to the top as vice-admiral in Starfleet Command。 Discover the story of the woman who travelled further than any human ever had before， stranded decades from home， encountering new worlds and species。
Explore how she brought together Starfleet and the Maquis as part of her crew， forged new alliances with species across the galaxy and overcame one of Starfleet's greatest threats - the Borg - on their own remote and hostile territory。 Get Janeway's personal take on key characters such as Seven of Nine， her trusted friend Tuvok， new arrivals like Neelix and her second-in-command， Chakotay。
Kathryn Janeway reveals her career in Starfleet， from her first command to her epic journey through the Delta Quadrant leading to her rise to the top as vice-admiral in Starfleet Command。 Discover the story of the woman who travelled further than any human ever had before， stranded decades from home， encountering new worlds and species。
Explore how she brought together Starfleet and the Maquis as part of her crew， forged new alliances with species across the galaxy and overcame one of Starfleet's greatest threats - the Borg - on their own remote and hostile territory。 Get Janeway's personal take on key characters such as Seven of Nine， her trusted friend Tuvok， new arrivals like Neelix and her second-in-command， Chakotay。
Reviews
Dennis
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Janeway was already my favorite Star Trek captain。 This book made me like her even more。
Bri （bloodydamn_taveren）
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4。5 starsThis book makes me want to call in sick， grab a cup of coffee， and marathon Star Trek Voyager like the good ol’ days。 As the self-proclaimed number 1 Janeway stan this was a treasure。 The main downside is the recounting of time in the Delta Quadrant reads more as episode summaries， but Kate Mulgrew narrates the audiobook so I have little real issue。
Benjamin Hall
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The book gives a lot of great insight and stories of the life of Janeway growing up and pre-Caretaker。 There is some crossover material from Mosaic， which is good that there was some consistency。 I thought this was where the book shined the most。 Once it got into the stories of Voyagers， it did rush through it a bit。 I would have liked more thoughts given on some of the complex situations。 The ending was quick but nice （and there are plenty of novels that cover life after their homecoming）。 The The book gives a lot of great insight and stories of the life of Janeway growing up and pre-Caretaker。 There is some crossover material from Mosaic， which is good that there was some consistency。 I thought this was where the book shined the most。 Once it got into the stories of Voyagers， it did rush through it a bit。 I would have liked more thoughts given on some of the complex situations。 The ending was quick but nice （and there are plenty of novels that cover life after their homecoming）。 The wrap ups about each character made me feel a little emotional。 Voyager was my favorite Trek and I gobbled up each new episode as they aired when I was younger。 I feel more connected to it and the crew than any other Trek。With a few shortcomings， this book is still great。 If you have the opportunity， listen to the audiobook version narrated by Kate Mulgrew。 It makes all the difference。 。。。more
tyRonE hArDing
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Fun Read。
Gwen Maddela-potter
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I loved this。 Capt。 Kathryn Janeway is one of my all time favorite captains。 And listening to this with my hubby was cool。 Makes me want to re-watch Voyager。 :D
Kat
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Phenomenal。 Couldn't put it down！ Phenomenal。 Couldn't put it down！ 。。。more
Amanda Portelli
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I really enjoyed this book。 Voyager was always my favourite and seeing it told specifically from Janeway perspective was extremely satisfying and really fleshes out the time before and after Voyager If you liked the television series， give this a read。 Really enjoyable。
Angela Elliott
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Fond memories for a Voyager fan。
Rocky Sunico
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Even as a fan of Star Trek: Voyager as a TV series， I wasn't quite sure if I'd enjoy this fictional biography of such a beloved character。 But the team behind this title did a GREAT job of weaving a narrative that gives more insight into Janeway as a character by further fleshing out her past while also providing new context for her time on Voyager。 While I doubt we can consider any of this material to be "canon" but that's not the point。 The additional details provided in this book still follow Even as a fan of Star Trek: Voyager as a TV series， I wasn't quite sure if I'd enjoy this fictional biography of such a beloved character。 But the team behind this title did a GREAT job of weaving a narrative that gives more insight into Janeway as a character by further fleshing out her past while also providing new context for her time on Voyager。 While I doubt we can consider any of this material to be "canon" but that's not the point。 The additional details provided in this book still follow the shape of a lot of what we had learned over the course of the show while still not going too overboard into the territory of wild fan fiction or anything like that。Getting the audiobook edition of this title enhanced the experience further with Kate Mulgrew herself handling the narration。 This only makes sense in order to really make this book feel like an autobiography plus who wouldn't want to hear Janeway tell us all her stories in her own voice， right？I thoroughly enjoyed this book， especially as an audio experience。 。。。more
Mothership
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Loved this as a STV fan from the very first episode。
Louise Moss
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Great for any Voyager fans。 I really enjoyed moment - I was hoping for a bit more in-depth thoughts about some of the famous Voyager situations， but just mentions。 Fascinating heating about her early Star Fleet experiences。
Lindsay Robinson
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Captain Janeway and the Voyager crew were an acquired taste for me when I first began the series if I’m being entirely honest。 I found Kate Mulgrew’s voice especially grating。 However， by the end of the series， I adored Janeway and each of the crew members。 To further illustrate my evolved feelings for Voyager， I chose to read this book via listening to the audiobook which is narrated by Captain Janeway herself， Kate Mulgrew。 To gain more insight into Janeway as a person and learn of her experie Captain Janeway and the Voyager crew were an acquired taste for me when I first began the series if I’m being entirely honest。 I found Kate Mulgrew’s voice especially grating。 However， by the end of the series， I adored Janeway and each of the crew members。 To further illustrate my evolved feelings for Voyager， I chose to read this book via listening to the audiobook which is narrated by Captain Janeway herself， Kate Mulgrew。 To gain more insight into Janeway as a person and learn of her experiences leading up to， on， and after her command of Voyager was fascinating and only increased my love and respect for the character。 To have some resolution of the crew upon their return to Earth gave such solace considering the abrupt end of the finale。 And of course， Kate Mulgrew narrating “her own” biography was an utter delight。 The experience feels as if you’re sitting fireside with her soaking up her many stories。 I often listen to audiobooks on a faster speed， but couldn’t bring myself to do that with this reading because I wanted to savor the languid reminiscence of Janeway as she told her own story。 As a further recommendation， I would suggest reading the two-part follow-up novels by Christie Golden （Homecoming and The Farther Shore） for an alternative， yet equally satisfying， resolution and aftermath of Voyager’s trip to the Delta Quadrant 。。。more
Sam
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I needed a little comfort fandom read and the audio book being read by Kate Mulgrew almost made me cry。
Timothy Malabuyo
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If you're a Star Trek nerd like I am， you'll love this！ Especially if you listen to the audiobook， it's read by Kate Mulgrew herself which makes it even more enjoyable。 If you're a Star Trek nerd like I am， you'll love this！ Especially if you listen to the audiobook， it's read by Kate Mulgrew herself which makes it even more enjoyable。 。。。more
Amanda Anais
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I have no regrets of reading this book - so two stars， seems harsh I know， and I waffled a bit。 The good of this book were a few well done emotional moments， and the joy of nostalgia though 5 chapters of what amounted to Voyager’s greatest hits。 But otherwise， it was pretty lackluster。 Were it a real Admiral’s autobiography， I would have judged it as guarded and political due to its rose-colored cheer and uncontroversial， milk-toast events。 Not everyone has lived a controversial life - but， ever I have no regrets of reading this book - so two stars， seems harsh I know， and I waffled a bit。 The good of this book were a few well done emotional moments， and the joy of nostalgia though 5 chapters of what amounted to Voyager’s greatest hits。 But otherwise， it was pretty lackluster。 Were it a real Admiral’s autobiography， I would have judged it as guarded and political due to its rose-colored cheer and uncontroversial， milk-toast events。 Not everyone has lived a controversial life - but， everyone has grappled with thoughts， perspectives， etc。 that are more meaningful than long discussions about one’s dog。 I would have at least wanted to hear more thoughts on leadership - that is why Admirals write books！ Lastly， a real Admiral likely would not have revealed particular aspects of her crew members shortcomings the way that Janeway did in this account。 That， along with some Star Trek canon discrepancies， broke the illusion for me。 。。。more
Mareike
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As books go， this is a weird one。I find the premise of this book - the autobiography of a fictional character - very fascinating。 （Obviously， fictional autobiographies aren’t a new thing， but it still feels…。like an odd blend of the supposed “factual” autobiography and the fictional Star Trek universe。 I have plans to dig into this more fully for an essay in the upcoming months， so that’s gonna be fun！） And it’s very much one of those things that are produced purely for fan enjoyment。 Which is n As books go， this is a weird one。I find the premise of this book - the autobiography of a fictional character - very fascinating。 （Obviously， fictional autobiographies aren’t a new thing， but it still feels…。like an odd blend of the supposed “factual” autobiography and the fictional Star Trek universe。 I have plans to dig into this more fully for an essay in the upcoming months， so that’s gonna be fun！） And it’s very much one of those things that are produced purely for fan enjoyment。 Which is not to say that you couldn’t read this as a non-fan， but most of the reading pleasure comes from re-encountering familiar characters。 （The first meeting with Tuvok is one of my favorite bits of this book。）I was honestly not prepared for how emotional this book would make me - I teared up more than once， especially during the final chapter。 What can I say， I love Voyager， its Captain， and its crew （despite the show’s flaws） and it was good to “see” them again in this form。 。。。more
Literatemoose
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I honestly enjoyed the first half of the book， and learning about Katherine's early life and career。 After that though， the book quickly became cliff notes of the series， and really nothing more。 It skimmed right past most major events， didn't delve too deeply into her relationship with her crew， and really gave no insight to Janeway during the series， which was disappointing。 The bonus of the listening to the audiobook， though， was Kate Mulgrew's reading， which was very well done， and it certai I honestly enjoyed the first half of the book， and learning about Katherine's early life and career。 After that though， the book quickly became cliff notes of the series， and really nothing more。 It skimmed right past most major events， didn't delve too deeply into her relationship with her crew， and really gave no insight to Janeway during the series， which was disappointing。 The bonus of the listening to the audiobook， though， was Kate Mulgrew's reading， which was very well done， and it certainly sounded like she had a fun time doing it。 。。。more
Dorthea Kemp
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Whoever thought of having the awesome Kate Mulgrew read this is a genius。 Her reading is smooth and as intimate as having a cup of coffee with a friend。 While the book goes into the events of Voyager's travels， it adds many details of Janeway's early life and journey to the Captain's seat。 If you like Star Trek， you'll love this。 Whoever thought of having the awesome Kate Mulgrew read this is a genius。 Her reading is smooth and as intimate as having a cup of coffee with a friend。 While the book goes into the events of Voyager's travels， it adds many details of Janeway's early life and journey to the Captain's seat。 If you like Star Trek， you'll love this。 。。。more
David Lantz
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As a huge fan of Star Trek Voyager and an even bigger fan of Captain Janeway， played by Kate Mulgrew， this was a great read。 A look into the life of Captain Janeway and how she rose through the ranks of Star Fleet！ It was also supercool that the audio book was narrated by Ms。 Mulgrew which made it feel more authentic。
Balazs
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A believable fictional memoir of a fictional character。 This book adds little tid-bits here and there and gives personal reflections from Cpt。 Janeway's perspective on events featured in Voyager。 Most interesting parts are in the first half， that details her life up to her first command。 Overall McCormack's book is true to the character and Kate Mulgrew's narration is just as outstanding as her acting on screen。 A believable fictional memoir of a fictional character。 This book adds little tid-bits here and there and gives personal reflections from Cpt。 Janeway's perspective on events featured in Voyager。 Most interesting parts are in the first half， that details her life up to her first command。 Overall McCormack's book is true to the character and Kate Mulgrew's narration is just as outstanding as her acting on screen。 。。。more
Sarah Lily Wilson
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This was so emotional。 Voyager is my favourite Star Trek series and it genuinely made me cry to hear Janeway's childhood and what happened to everyone once they finally got home。 To have this narrated by THE Janeway herself， Kate Mulgrew just made it so much better and so much more emotional。 It was so amazing。 If you love Star Trek and Voyager especially i highly recommend it。 Either reading or listening。 This was so emotional。 Voyager is my favourite Star Trek series and it genuinely made me cry to hear Janeway's childhood and what happened to everyone once they finally got home。 To have this narrated by THE Janeway herself， Kate Mulgrew just made it so much better and so much more emotional。 It was so amazing。 If you love Star Trek and Voyager especially i highly recommend it。 Either reading or listening。 。。。more
C。L。 McCollum
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Oh holy nostalgia！！ I won't lie， I bought and listened to this 95% because Kate Mulgrew narrated the audiobook。 I mean， really - how could I not？ Over all， this was fun but not outstanding bookwise。 It was written very much the way a non-fictional memoir is in that there wasn't any kind of plot per say， and it just sort of rambled on throughout the various stages of our （OK fine - MY） favorite Starship Captain's life。 I really enjoyed her Academy days and early career sections in particular - I Oh holy nostalgia！！ I won't lie， I bought and listened to this 95% because Kate Mulgrew narrated the audiobook。 I mean， really - how could I not？ Over all， this was fun but not outstanding bookwise。 It was written very much the way a non-fictional memoir is in that there wasn't any kind of plot per say， and it just sort of rambled on throughout the various stages of our （OK fine - MY） favorite Starship Captain's life。 I really enjoyed her Academy days and early career sections in particular - I really wish those were longer。 Honestly， my biggest complaint here was that a lot of it was fairly repetitive to the series。 I love the series， but I've SEEN the series， you know？ Even more of the time after the voyage would have been great。 Give me more Admiral Janeway dealing with life after the Delta Quadrant along with her former crewmates。 I liked the little bit we got （and the bonus shipper content hints I was SO HERE FOR）， but it really could have been more/gone some very cool places in the memoir format。 I still enjoyed it， don't get me wrong， and it was the kind of low pressure nostalgia audio read I definitely could use during a stressful period in the real world， but it just felt like it could have been so much MORE。 Le sigh。 。。。more
Zachary
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This is slightly strange， but thoroughly charming "autobiography" of Star Trek: Voyager's Captain Janeway。 It's strange in that it's meant to be Janeway's lifestory， but it's very short。 It reads like a memoir abridged for kids。 Details are scarce and huge chunks of Janeway's life are breezed over。 But Una McCormack's a great writer and manages to use the brevity to produce a tone not unlike a Heinlein juvenile novel。 This is a young person's space adventure novel， more of less。 A word of cautio This is slightly strange， but thoroughly charming "autobiography" of Star Trek: Voyager's Captain Janeway。 It's strange in that it's meant to be Janeway's lifestory， but it's very short。 It reads like a memoir abridged for kids。 Details are scarce and huge chunks of Janeway's life are breezed over。 But Una McCormack's a great writer and manages to use the brevity to produce a tone not unlike a Heinlein juvenile novel。 This is a young person's space adventure novel， more of less。 A word of caution to the continuity-obsessed。 McCormack doesn't use much （any？） of the Relaunch Voyager novels continuity。 This upsets people despite the fact that these are fictional characters and none of it is any more "real" than any other。 I especially liked McCormack's vision of the Voyager crew's life post-return。 Freed of any need to preserve a status quo for future stories， she gives the cast much more satisfying， and believable， later lives。 。。。more
Ramil Ramirez
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To have Kate Mulgrew narrate the audio book version of the book was so good。 Listening to the book gave a avid voyager fan some great insight on Captain Kathryn Janeway during her time as Captain on Voyager。 It was great to see what happened to the crew and also to Voyager after it's arrival back to the Alpha quadrant。 The book gives you a great surprise at the end which I really loved。 Go read or listen if you love Star Trek Voyager！ To have Kate Mulgrew narrate the audio book version of the book was so good。 Listening to the book gave a avid voyager fan some great insight on Captain Kathryn Janeway during her time as Captain on Voyager。 It was great to see what happened to the crew and also to Voyager after it's arrival back to the Alpha quadrant。 The book gives you a great surprise at the end which I really loved。 Go read or listen if you love Star Trek Voyager！ 。。。more
Teghan
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I waited to get the audiobook of this because Kate Mulgrew read it。 But even Kate's sultry amazing voice couldn't save this book。 I'm surprised this was the book that went to print， did the author/publisher not realize that the people who would pick this up would be Voyager/Janeway Stans？ This book is largely a retelling of select moments from Voyager。。。。which。。。okay。 I ended up dnf'ing it because it felt pointless， we didn't learn anything more about Janeway through the retellings， there were p I waited to get the audiobook of this because Kate Mulgrew read it。 But even Kate's sultry amazing voice couldn't save this book。 I'm surprised this was the book that went to print， did the author/publisher not realize that the people who would pick this up would be Voyager/Janeway Stans？ This book is largely a retelling of select moments from Voyager。。。。which。。。okay。 I ended up dnf'ing it because it felt pointless， we didn't learn anything more about Janeway through the retellings， there were parts that counteracted the established canon， and the writing style wasn't at all reflective of how Janeway would write （and its supposed to be an autobiography）。 Again， who was this for？ Honestly， go read Mosaic instead - Mulgrew does the audiobook for that too and it's well worth your time。 1 star because of my enduring love for the character and another for Kate Mulgrew， who did her best with shit material。 。。。more
C。T。 Phipps
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF KATHRYN JANEWAY is a book I preordered but I also was back and forth by。 Janeway is a character I deeply enjoy but she often played the role of the straight woman on Voyager with Kate Mulgrew focused on making her a role model versus the darker backstories of Kirk （Kodos the Executioner） or Picard （with his Stargazer/hellraiser past）。 I also admit to wishing we'd gotten a Ben Sisko Autobiography first。 The problem with the book is， and this is not on the writer， but she is i THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF KATHRYN JANEWAY is a book I preordered but I also was back and forth by。 Janeway is a character I deeply enjoy but she often played the role of the straight woman on Voyager with Kate Mulgrew focused on making her a role model versus the darker backstories of Kirk （Kodos the Executioner） or Picard （with his Stargazer/hellraiser past）。 I also admit to wishing we'd gotten a Ben Sisko Autobiography first。 The problem with the book is， and this is not on the writer， but she is incredibly boring as a person。 The first 1/5th of the book is her talking about how she used to play tennis but was a bad sport and that her mother wrote children's books。 Indeed， a large portion of the book has very little to do with the Delta Quadrant but is a "slice of life" of the Federation with how she dumped her first serious boyfriend because he wanted to have kids （with her raising them） and that she really disliked her XO on her first major assignment。I really liked her love of Amelia Earhart and how that relatively minor incident was one of the major ones that stuck with her。 Also， the fact that Tuvix is one of her biggest regrets。 Strangely， no Chakotay romance and that was a shame。 Still， I give props to Una McCormack to livening up someone you'd want to avoid at a party。 。。。more
Daniel Kukwa
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It's well written （given that the author is Una McCormack， that's no surprise）， and right up until Janeway takes command of Voyager， it's a fascinating and absorbing look at her past life。 But once we reach Voyager， it simply breezes through her 7 years in the Delta Quadrant， and the analysis of her experiences and character become superficial， compared to what came before。 As to the conclusion， it's deliberatley vague， considering what could be established in future Trek episodes on TV。。。but it It's well written （given that the author is Una McCormack， that's no surprise）， and right up until Janeway takes command of Voyager， it's a fascinating and absorbing look at her past life。 But once we reach Voyager， it simply breezes through her 7 years in the Delta Quadrant， and the analysis of her experiences and character become superficial， compared to what came before。 As to the conclusion， it's deliberatley vague， considering what could be established in future Trek episodes on TV。。。but it adds to my overall dissatisfaction。 It just doesn't end as well as it began。 。。。more
Rick
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Review 32 - The Autobiography Of Kathryn Janeway edited by Una McCormack narrated by Kate Mulgrew。I started listening to this audiobook 2 days ago and as soon as I started listening to it， I was hooked。Within minutes of starting this book， I found that I was imagining Captain Janeway （played by Kate Mulgrew） sitting at her desk and reading this book and I loved it。The story whilst being different to the previous book about Captain Janeway's life （Mosaic by Jeri Taylor） is more closely linked Review 32 - The Autobiography Of Kathryn Janeway edited by Una McCormack narrated by Kate Mulgrew。I started listening to this audiobook 2 days ago and as soon as I started listening to it， I was hooked。Within minutes of starting this book， I found that I was imagining Captain Janeway （played by Kate Mulgrew） sitting at her desk and reading this book and I loved it。The story whilst being different to the previous book about Captain Janeway's life （Mosaic by Jeri Taylor） is more closely linked to episodes of the series with lots of events being linked to the series and is also linked to one of my favourite games， Star Trek Online。There are numerous differences to the established stories which were created in the Star Trek Voyager books that followed the end of the Star Trek Voyager TV series and that didn't reduce my enjoyment at all。This book has bought a smile to my face numerous times。The events of the journey of Captain Janeway and the USS Voyager during the series have always been one of my favourite Star Trek's and this book has just become another of my favourites。I will be buying this book when it comes out in paperback form later this year to join my collection of Star Trek autobiographies （currently being James T。 Kirk's and Jean Luc Picard's）。I believe a book about Spock is coming out this year as well。If you are a fan of Kate Mulgrew， Captain Janeway and Star Trek Voyager， I recommend this book wholeheartedly。*****5 star🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 。。。more
Kamilah
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Super enjoyable。 I especially recommend the audiobook for being read by Kate Mulgrew herself。
Elaine Hott
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