{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.”<\/p>\n
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — Asylum<\/strong> by Una McCormack, published in 2024<\/p>\n When Una Chin-Riley meets Christopher Pike at a lecture he’s giving, she goes up to him afterward and tells him he made a mistake. Years later the Enterprise is escorting Ambassador T’Maal to talks with the Chionians to discuss shipping routes through their space. The Chionians are concerned about security, as they have had a couple of very recent terrorist attacks. Una realizes that the Chionians have a minority group, as she encountered them when she was a cadet — they were asylum seekers.<\/p>\n This novel is about figuring out the true story when people are hiding it from you. We see the origin of Chris and Una’s friendship — and the origin of the Kobayashi Maru test.<\/p>\n Other characters who show up include Pelia and La’an. Uhura, Ortegas, and Spock have a delightful conversation about language.<\/p>\n