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Aliens: Hive
{4.5/5} “The alien queen mother’s royal jelly is the most sought-after consciousness altering substance in existence.” Aliens: Hive by Jerry Prosser, published in 1992 Dr. Mayakovsky has cancer — royal jelly from a xenomorph has helped. So he decided to get his own jelly. He and his colleague built an android that looked like a […]
Aliens: Newt’s Tale
{3.5/5} “‘Those people are here to protect you. They’re soldiers.’ ‘It won’t make any difference.’” Aliens: Newt’s Tale #1 by Mike Richardson, published in 1992 When Newt’s father comes across a giant U-shaped thing on their planet he intends to stake a claim on it. But when he goes to investigate, he’s attacked by a […]
Supergirl: The Flying Game
{4/5} “An Earth-born angel is believed to be created under very specific circumstances, when one person selflessly sacrifices himself or herself for the purpose of saving one who is, in every way, beyond hope.” Supergirl: The Flying Game by Peter David, published in 1998 Andrea was hurt and alone on Mt. Everest and Zed One […]
Star Trek: Return of the Serpent!
{3/5} “The Enterprise turns and heads deeper into the mysterious depths of the unknown. Forever exploring and investigating the far corners of the universe — forever learning about ourselves.” Star Trek: Return of the Serpent! by Michael Carlin, published in 7 issues from Aug. 1987 to Feb. 1988 Twenty years after the Enterprise’s first visit […]
Star Trek: The Doomsday Bug!
{4/5} “To something as alien as the artifact, we may well seem no more than infants — and the Enterprise merely a toy!” Star Trek: The Doomsday Bug! by Len Wein & Michael Fleisher, published in 6 issues from Feb. 1987 to Jul. 1987 Admiral Kirk tries to convince the Romulans than an infected Andorian […]
The Time Keeper
{4/5} “He laid out his collection of stones that charted the stages of the moon. Nim did not understand most of what Dor said. He shook his head and insisted the sun god and the moon god were in constant battle; that accounted for their rise and fall. Power was what mattered.” The Time Keeper […]
Twice
{4.5/5} “Later that day, when our class (again) went to the zoo, I stood next to Esther. When that lion roared, I didn’t flinch. I didn’t say a thing. I wanted to brag, ‘Hey, I just ran into his cage! He was this close to eating me!’ But it’s not like I had any proof. […]
Star Trek Destiny: Lost Souls
{5/5} “Keru wished that he and Torvig had access to Titan’s main computer and sensor module. He asked, ‘If the planet wasn’t covered up, how detectable would those particles be?’ ‘To anyone with the ability to scan that frequency, they would be the brightest energy source in the galaxy.’” Star Trek Destiny: Lost Souls by […]
Star Trek Destiny: Mere Mortals
{4.5/5} “Shostakova slammed her palms flat on the tabletop. ‘I don’t care, Seven,’ she said. ‘Thalaron weapons are an abomination, which is why we signed a treaty outlawing them. The Federation won’t endorse the use of genocidal tactics.’ ‘Then I cannot help you,’ Seven said, ‘because the Borg have no such reservations — and they […]
Star Trek Destiny: Gods of Night
{4.5/5} “Transphasic warheads were quickly proving to be the best defense against the renewed Borg onslaught. The admiralty, however, remained concerned that the Borg would eventually adapt to this seemingly unstoppable weapon, thereby robbing Starfleet of its last effective defense. Consequently, the Enterprise was the only ship in Starfleet that was armed with the warheads. […]