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 […]
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 […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 5)
{5/5} “‘This is the fourth assassination attempt I’ve survived.’ ‘You should find another job.’” — Dukat & Dax, in the past Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 5, aired in 1996-97 Odo has been punished by the Founders because he killed one of them — he’s now a solid. The Klingons have declared war on […]
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 […]
Vesper
{3.5/5} “It isn’t human. It won’t feel a thing.” Vesper, released in 2022 Vesper trudges through muck to look for things that are edible to keep her and her father alive. Her father is sick, and can’t get out of bed. She sometimes trades her blood for what she needs. But when someone sabotages her […]
The Peripheral (season 1)
{5/5} “The only limit is one’s imagination… and morals, I suppose.” The Peripheral season 1, aired in 2022 Flynne needs money for her mom’s medication so she tries a new virtual reality system that her brother says will make them lots of money. It feels just like being there. She enjoys the first session, but […]
Star Trek: The Lives of Dax
{4.5/5} “It was that smile that won me, made me want to know the Trill more deeply. The humor was there, some joke that I could not quite see. And Dax was inviting me to open my eyes, as if he had greater confidence in my potential than I did.” (from “The Music Between the […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 4)
{5/5} “Nice hat.” — Worf, meeting Kira for the 1st time as she’s exiting a holosuite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 4, aired in 1995-96 Sisko has been promoted to captain. General Martok brings a group of Klingons to the station — a lot of Klingons. He says they’re ready to fight the Dominion. […]
Immunity Index
{5/5} “She had good roommates — but would they want to live with a dupe? If clones weren’t physically handicapped, they were morally deficient, unnatural, and soulless. It would be like living with a known thief, and if the mutiny changed the law, it wouldn’t change minds about the things that everyone knew.” Immunity Index […]