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. […]
Star Trek: The IDIC Epidemic
{4.5/5} “Sarek pulled up a chair beside the bed. Spock started to do the same, when he suddenly realized — ‘Doctor, I must be isolated. You saw the reports from Nisus. IU have both Vulcan and Human blood: even now, my body may be spawning some even deadlier form of the disease, one that could […]
Star Trek: Identity Theft
{4.5/5} “The Enterprise was traveling at warp speed, while he was stranded in a strange city on a foreign planet in an alien body. It was a wonder he hadn’t lost his mind as well. The Kobayashi Maru scenario seemed a piece of cake by comparison. He took a deep breath. The odds were against […]
Star Trek: The Janus Gate — Past Prologue
{4.5/5} “‘Then I presume you understand why I cannot allow you to consult with us now.’ Spock lifted an eyebrow at the questioning looks the older men gave him. ‘Logically, neither you nor Captain Sulu may be considered to be allies in any attempt we make to repair the timeline that is keeping you alive.’” […]
Star Trek: The Janus Gate — Future Imperfect
{4.5/5} “The shock of hearing that he was already dead on this planet, in this time, had hit him with unexpected force. It wasn’t dismay or disbelief that made Sulu’s breath catch in his suddenly dry throat. It was the horror of realizing that the immense explosion he had been flung into was his own […]
Star Trek: The Janus Gate — Present Tense
{4.5/5} “He made the missing map seem like a minor inconvenience, a problem they could rectify with just a little hard work. And Captain Kirk’s gift for command, Uhura thought, was that he brought out so much of the best in his crew that he really could turn catastrophes like this into minor inconveniences. She […]
Star Trek: TNG — Diplomatic Implausibility
{4.5/5} “But you — you make us all look like we lead dull lives. Your ship’s destroyed by the Jem’Hadar, you’re captured by the Breen, tortured by the Cardassians, rescued by Cardassia’s biggest folk hero, and then for good measure you kill the Klingon chancellor and appoint his replacement, help win the worst war of […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — Ring of Fire
{4.5/5} “I’ve lived most of my life haunted by the knowledge that I killed that beautiful horse… for nothing. Which I might have lived with, if I hadn’t made the same… mistake at Marbas, sixteen years ago Just like with Sable, I pushed too fast and too hard, all to impress some authority figure and […]
Star Trek: SNW — Toward the Night
{4.5/5} “‘Are you willing to pay that price?’ La’An looked Rix in the eye. ‘All it takes is one tiny alteration right now, and we might never be born.’ She took in Pike and the others with a gesture. ‘A war that was averted might not be stopped. Lives that we preserved because of missions […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — Asylum
{4.5/5} “What I’m saying is you don’t want to find yourself locked into a particular course of action because of rules. Sometimes, you have to follow your instinct. You work the situation that’s unfolding before you, not look for an example in the book.” Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — Asylum by Una McCormack, published […]