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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In today’s episode, animal husbandry looks to be Janeway’s last hope for staying enrolled in the Academy. But the toughest specimens to wrangle might well be two male pigs. What’s considered “disabled” for a Betazoid? Is getting research grants harder or easier in a moneyless society? And how subtle is this book’s aim for the female demographic? All this and more in The Chance Factor, or, Tango & Kath.
In today’s episode, Janeway brought some baggage with her to the Academy, and I don’t just mean her duffel bag full of coffee. But unless she can pull her head out of her butt long enough to make a friend that isn’t a hologram, her Starfleet career might end before it even starts. Is Starfleet Academy a multiverse hub? Does the replicator know what’s good for you better than you do? And how many bonded-twin races can one galaxy hold? All this and more in Lifeline, the book that knows how to game the system but isn’t telling.
In today’s episode, when a Kazon ambush forces Voyager to retreat into a nebula to recover, Janeway takes a moment to make her own retreat into her past. But while she waxes nostalgic, half her crew remains stranded on a planet that’s about to start buggin’ out. Does Janeway eat raw seasonings? What’s the dead sport of the future this week? And who needs therapy when you’ve got the ice bucket challenge? All this and more in Mosaic, or, Kathryn & Hobbes.
This week, when Captain Janeway worries that her chief of security has gone MIA, the search lands her ship clear on the other side of the galaxy. But as she struggles to find an easy way home, it becomes distressingly apparent that not even a two-parter may be enough to fix everything. Who do early writers perceive as Voyager‘s main character? Is Voyager’s entire stay in the Delta Quadrant Starfleet’s fault? And can I learn to stop worrying and love the Neelix? All this and more in Caretaker, the book that takes time to honor its fallen.