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Star Trek: DS9 — A Stitch in Time
{5/5} “The truth is that I have come to enjoy tailoring. The problems of measuring, choosing a fabric and design suitable to the person and the occasion, cutting and putting the pieces together in a comfortable and attractive fit can keep my mind away from those realities over which I have no control. And the […]
To Each This World
{4.5/5} “What if the Kmet hadn’t failed at all? What if they had, in missing something so fundamental about the other species, kmeth hadn’t recognized it needed explaining? Henry gritted his teeth in frustration. But what?” To Each This World by Julie E. Czerneda, published in 2022 Aliens, the Kmet, had appeared above New Earth […]
The Divide
{4.5/5} “With the right gestures and the necessary words, he could intimidate almost anyone — play the primate chords of fear, anger, love, or distaste, and do so at will. For a time, when his contempt for humanity had reached its zenith, he did it often. It was a means to an end, as irrelevant […]
Children of Memory
{4/5} “Heorest Holt was forced to admit that nobody had thought it through properly back on Earth, because you couldn’t have, not really. Not being as ignorant as they had been of what was waiting out among the stars. And a lot of people had desperately bought into the idea of pre-prepared Edens because what […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — The 34th Rule
{4.5/5} “Earlier, Quark had heard the shapeshifter come in, had heard the strange liquid rushing sound Odo made whenever he moved quickly, no matter his form. The sound, though nearly subaudible, was unmistakable to Ferengi ears. Quark had never let on to Odo that he could sometimes hear the internal flow of the changeling’s fluidal […]
Station Eternity
{4.5/5} “Anira had spied Mallory’s bookshelf full of her own Charlette Queen mysteries. Anira had asked lots of questions and figured out pretty quickly that Mallory was both the author and the subject of the books. She didn’t believe that they were true stories, of course. No one ever did until it was proven. And […]
Early Riser
{5/5} “Mother Fallopia gave a speech. It was the same old Fat Thursday stuff we’d heard before, many times: about how we must all embrace the virtues of gluttony and sloth as we headed towards the Winter, and to remember those who had not survived hibernation last year through not being diligent about their weight, […]
DS9 Millennium: Inferno
{4.5/5} “He ran aft again, remembering the time-honored truism every Starfleet officer he had known had insisted on quoting: Whoever controls engineering controls the ship. Chief O’Brien called it Scott’s first law.” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Millennium: Inferno by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, published in 2000 The two wormholes have merged, and outside […]
DS9 Millennium: The War of the Prophets
{4.5/5} “We came here to put this question to Admiral Picard, but his time has passed. So I put it to you, Captain Nog. In all the universe, you are the only one who can save it now. Will you join us?” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Millennium: The War of the Prophets by […]
DS9 Millennium: The Fall of Terok Nor
{4.5/5} “When it comes down to a choice between forcing everyone to do their work according to Starfleet’s textbook definition of perfection, or having everyone do their own work in their own way, with respect for other people’s traditions and work habits, I have found it’s better for people to find their own way than […]