Legends of the Dark Knight: Shaman

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{4/5} “‘I’ll consider this a test. If I win I’ll continue.’ ‘And if you lose?’ ‘Who knows? Maybe I could get used to a life of sanity.’ ‘I wish you well. But I confess.. I’m not certain whether that means I’m hoping for success or failure.’” — Bruce & Alfred Batman: Legends of the Dark […]

Aliens: Hive

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{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 […]

Supergirl: The Flying Game

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{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!

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{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!

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{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 […]

Star Trek Crossovers

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All Series Anthologies Strange New Worlds edited by Dean Wesley Smith 1998 -> 5/5 Strange New Worlds II edited by Dean Wesley Smith 1999 -> 4.5/5 Strange New Worlds III edited by Dean Wesley Smith 2000 -> 5/5 Enterprise Logs edited by Carol Greenburg 2000 -> 4.5/5 Strange New Worlds IV edited by Dean Wesley […]

Star Trek 3rd Generation

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Discovery I’ve read all of the books that have been published so far to tie in with this series. Desperate Hours by David Mack 2017 -> 4.5/5 Drastic Measures by Dayton Ward 2018 -> 4.5/5 Fear Itself by James Swallow 2018 -> 4.5/5 The Way to the Stars by Una McCormack 2019 -> 4.5/5 The […]

Star Trek 2nd Generation

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The Next Generation Ghost Ship by Diane Carey 1988 -> 4/5 The Children of Hamlin by Carmen Carter 1988 -> 4.5/5 Strike Zone by Peter David 1989 -> 4.5/5 A Call to Darkness by Michael Jan Friedman 1989 -> 4.5/5 (+) A Rock and a Hard Place by Peter David 1990 -> 4.5/5 (+) Metamorphosis […]

Star Trek 1st Generation

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This list was absurdly long, so I’m splitting it into 4 parts. The Original Series Spock Must Die! by James Blish 1970 -> 2/5 The Entropy Effect by Vonda N. McIntyre 1981 -> 4.5/5 Yesterday’s Son by A. C. Crispin 1983 -> 4.5/5 The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane 1983 -> 4/5 The Final Reflection […]

The Time Keeper

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{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 […]