Month: May 2023

#242: Trial by Error (DS9 #21)

In today’s episode, while Quark prepares for a transaction with a new customer, Jake Sisko is itching to get his learner’s permit. But when the runabout gets knocked into the Gamma Quadrant with Ben’s baby on board, he’ll have to lay down arms to machine-learn his way to a solution. Can Kira keep the s___ of five aggrieved parties away from the fan? Is Quark making rookie mistakes? Would Sisko have been a good teacher? All this and more in Trial by Error, the book that knows there’s always time for a snooze.

#241: Heart of the Sun (TOS #83)

In today’s episode, even Spock would rather play than do work, but first the Enterprise crew has to eat their vegetables and face the music. When they’re all done, they can finally go chase the shiny thing, but it’s going to take a little more than some Dramamine to get to the bottom of its mysteries. Will Kirk stay committed to Starfleet service with a smile? Do schoolchildren take biology on Tyrtaeus II? And what’s so fearsome about this “northern continent”? All this and more in Heart of the Sun, the book that has the facts and is voting Yes.

#240: Quarantine (VOY YA #3)

In today’s episode, after tromping on Boothby’s flowers, Cadet Janeway vows to take her next mission one step at a time. But when her team catches the local crud and is subjected to enforced social distancing, the only cure is the grass that’s redder on the other side. How’s Geordi’s roadie gig going? What’s a good name for a shuttle spotlight segment? And is correcting aliens on their idioms a useful focus of one’s energy? All this and more in Quarantine, the book with two playback speeds.

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