#198: Crisis on Vulcan (TOS YA #1)

This week, when Sarek and Spock catch a celebrity Uber back to Vulcan, the latter leaves a glowing five-star review, and the feeling’s mutual. But when some customers who aren’t so satisfied with Sarek’s services begin targeting his family, it’s up to Spock to figure out how to make it right for the client. Can Spock win the approval of his peers? Does he want to? Should he want to? And will bigotry actually save his life? All this and more in Crisis on Vulcan, the book with perhaps an even harder sell than Sarek’s.

#197: Kahless (TNG event)

This week, a cleric’s discovery casts doubt on the veracity of the legend of Kahless. But when the figurehead emperor smells a conspiracy to overthrow Gowron, the sons of Mogh channel the boys of Hardy in their search for proof. Will the Klingon Empire spiral into a crisis of faith? Are Riker and Troi too worried about Alexander’s browser history? And what do aliens count to help fall asleep? All this and more in Kahless, the book whose mother taught it to never kiss a fool.

#196: The Soldiers of Fear (TNG #41, Invasion! #2)

This week, the Furies are back, and they’ve traded scaring the hell out of people for scaring it into them. But the Enterprise crew has to find a way in through the out door if they ever want to see snowy Idaho again. Can the Furies really be negotiated with? Are they truly as afraid of the Alpha Quadrant as the A.Q. is of them? And why aren’t they more baffled by Data? All this and more in The Soldiers of Fear, the book that reminds us why we don’t get attached to redshirts.

#195: First Strike (TOS #79, Invasion! #1)

This week, an invading force arrives with One Weird Trick for losing weight, but the Klingons are more concerned with the boogeyman that just jumped out of the closet. But if the Enterprise wants any data on the new arrivals, they may have to dig into their own lore first. What newspaper comics are still known in the 23rd century? How many middle initials does Kirk have floating around out there? And is Carey the right Diane for this job? All this and more in First Strike, the first book of the Invasion! saga, or as I like to call it, The Rath Cycle.

#194: Cybersong (VOY #8)

This week, ignoring the tachyon field emanating from a starship graveyard proves much easier said than done. But when a malevolent concierge assures Voyager that there’s no way to check out, it might be up to the weirdest loner on the ship to save them all. Is three-dimensional chess still in vogue in the 24th century? Is the computer monitoring the crew’s calls for quality assurance? And why is Star Trek so bad at handling characters who behave even slightly un-Starfleetly? All this and more in Cybersong, the book that takes the cookies to sickbay.

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