Star Trek: Voyager — The Nanotech War
{4.5/5} “It dawned on Tom that whenever the Chiar underwent an emotional shift, their scent changed as well… Nylo… had also felt something when Zedrel had announced that Tom was going to be Zedrel’s attendant. Was it anger? Jealousy? Relief? Tom didn’t know. But ability to smell his captors’ emotions had to be an advantage. […]
Star Trek: Discovery (season 5)
{4.5/5} “I got a second chance once. This is yours.” Star Trek: Discovery season 5, aired in 2024 Captain Burnham and the Discovery have been tasked with retrieving a top-secret item from an 800-year-old Romulan ship that has just been discovered. But scavengers get there first and get away with the item. Burnham breaks up […]
Star Trek: Prodigy (season 2)
{4.5/5} “This guy is one nebula short of a galaxy.” Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, aired in 2024 Dal, Rok-Tahk, Jankom Pog, Zero, and Murf are asked to join Admiral Janeway on the Voyager-A. The mission is to investigate the new wormhole that was created with the destruction of the Protostar, and try to reach […]
Star Trek: Enterprise — Daedalus’s Children
{4.5/5} “The captain shook his head, watching the big ship draw closer. Docking wasn’t the way he would have described what was happening. It was more like they were being swallowed whole. Eaten for breakfast.” Star Trek: Enterprise — Daedalus’s Children by Dave Stern, published in 2004 Captain Archer has been imprisoned along with the […]
Star Trek: Enterprise — Daedalus
{4.5/5} “‘I won’t supply you with warp technology… It would significantly alter the balance of power between you and this Sadir. My captain wouldn’t allow that to happen.’ And Trip wouldn’t allow himself to make the same mistake twice.” Star Trek: Enterprise — Daedalus by Dave Stern, published in 2003 Captain Archer wants to investigate […]
Star Trek: The Rings of Tautee
{4.5/5} “The bridge crew’s expressions were tight, focused. They knew there was a high risk in this rescue operation, especially since there might not be anyone left to rescue. They were willing to take the chance. They trusted Kirk. They always had.” Star Trek: The Rings of Tautee by Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation — Kahless
{4.5/5} “Kahless no longer fomented rebellion for Morath’s sake alone. Now he did it for himself as well — and for Kellein. He had discovered it was the only thing that made his heart stop hurting for her, the only balm that worked for him. Had he been the one to die instead of Kellein, […]
Star Trek: Voyager — Echoes
{5/5} “The statue’s expression was a gentle half-smile made strange by the disturbing filmy eyes. What this balding creature was doing, or what he represented, was beyond Janeway’s comprehension. But the entire feeling from the statue was one of a people Janeway felt she might have liked. So where had they gone? What had happened […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation — Forgiveness
{5/5} “And yet, almost a century has passed since the Palami plagues. Their present generation had no part in the disaster. I cannot help wondering if we are compounding their crime by insisting on this harsh curtain of permanent separation.” Star Trek: The Next Generation — Forgiveness by David Brin, published in 2001 Decades ago […]
ST: A Year To The Day That I Saw Myself Die
{4/5} “Without a unifying philosophy, our civilization was trapped in an endless cycle of struggle. Our conflict perpetuated itself for its own sake, just as a flame seeks fuel to sustain its burning. For the survival of our species, Sokor, we must break the cycle — or be consumed by it.” (from “Sundering” by David […]