by Robert E. Vardeman
One of the most prevalent tropes of the Star Trek franchise is the disruptive effect of the outsider to the smoothly-functioning operations of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The ship picks up a person or small group of people, these people introduce some foreign values to the crew, and then a few leaders (u...
The Enterprise, long over-due for repair and relaxation, is unexpectedly sent on a mission to the fringe of the Federation world to deliver a diplomat intent on halting hostilities in two far worlds and preventing a Romulan take-over. Not only is the Enterprise under-powered and over-strained, but t...
*2 Stars**The Gush (Actually the Rant in disguise)* Ehhh. As you can see, I finished this long ago and am only now getting around to reviewing it. The sad thing is...I WANT TO LIKE THIS BOOK! This is the book everyone should read, particularly now. Except that it sucks. The idea that the book addres...
[These notes were made in 1983:]. This is one of the latest of the published fiction, and like Vardeman's other entry into the field, it's got the externals right, and otherwise is just a nice little adventure story. Little is made of Kirk's reaction to a mutinous crew. And I think Vardeman makes ...
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