Star Trek: Discovery: The Way to the Stars

By: Una McCormack

Narrated by: January LaVoy

Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

An original novel based on the explosive new TV series Star Trek: Discovery!

Despite being an inexperienced Starfleet cadet, Sylvia Tilly became essential to the USS Discovery finding its way back home from the Mirror Universe. But how did she find that courage? From where did she get that steel? Who nurtured that spark of brilliance? The Way to the Stars recounts for fans everywhere the untold story of Tilly’s past.

It’s not easy being 16, especially when everyone expects great things from Tilly. It’s even harder when her mother and father are Federation luminaries, not to mention pressing her to attend one of the best schools the Federation has to offer. Tilly wants to achieve great things - even though she hasn’t quite worked out how to do that or what it is she wants to do. But this year, everything will change for Tilly, as she is about to embark upon the adventure of a lifetime - an adventure that will take her ever closer to the stars....

©2019 Una McCormack (P)2019 Simon & Schuster

LOVE IT

Tilly was already one of my favorites, this book strengthened that enjoyment of her character.

Narrator!

January LaVoy is an incredible narrator. She is the best narrator I have ever heard. Story is great for understanding and appreciating Tilly's character on the show. I like Tilly on the show but feel a deeper relationship with the character now. The Captain and Tilley's father were engaging and likable characters, would love to see them on the show, although after season 2 finale that seems unlikely now.

Not you typical Star Trek story

I wasn't sure what to expect after first chapter but I stuck with it and it was a good story and you learn a lot about Tilly. Very good voice performance!

All about Tilly

Great voice acting, lovely coming of age story if you want to know how Sylvia Tilly got to Starfleet. It's fun to hear what life is like growing up how she did.

Absolutely Wonderful!! What a Surprise!!

If you even remotely like Tilly, you’ll really love this audiobook!! I was recently listening to the podcast, Literary Treks and heard an interview with the author, Una McCormack. Great story, with tons of background on Tilly and her upbringing, her family, schooling, travels, friends, etc. Amazingly, almost no real Starfleet action until the last 1/3 or so of the book but surprisingly, that made me want the first 2/3 of the book to continue! I’m a son, a father and a grandpa and this book spoke to all three of “me”!! The vocal performance by January Lavoy was truly spectacular!

I hope to find more pairings by these two wonderful artists in the near future.

Best One Yet

I am loving these books. The back story on Tilly helps to really give a complete picture of who she is. As a series favorite on the program her story could not have been more eloquently told. January does an excellent job with the narration. This will be one I will listen to several times.

stupendous. one of the very best

great story and performance. hit me right in the feels. hope to see more like this. definitely best of the discovery series

such a great story of a strong woman

just a great story of a strong woman and two parents just trying to get by this is an everyday story steeped in the tradition of Star trek perfectly done

A teenager run away story

A good background story to explain why Tilly became Tilly in Star Trek Discovery. I gave the story 3 stars because it is not really a Star Trek story but rather a teenager-find-herself story. I skipped several chapters that had nothing to do with the stars. Other parts were still fun to listen.

What a sweet origin story

Featuring the one mother in the entire Federation who can make Lwaxana Troi look reasonable, calm, and collected. What a fun jaunt into one of my favorite characters's backstory.