In today’s episode, when Data’s quadmates celebrate his Omicron Theta-versary, the idea that lying can be used for good blue-screens his ethics programming. But he’ll have to learn the nuance quickly if he hopes to foil some scientists’ psychic invasion plans. Who does an android read for fun? Which terrible unconventional name spellings will survive into the future? And how did the YA line fare overall? All this and more in Deceptions, the book brought to you by the Acme Corporation!
In today’s episode, we’ll have a double order of Starfleet Academy, hold the artwork. Six cadets start out hyperventilating over a broken group project, but they soon go on to bigger, better, and much more dangerous things. How high is the bar for a Trill’s first host? How many swirlies did Harry Kim get as a cadet? And how many progressive points do Star Trek‘s first openly gay characters earn it? All this and more in The Best and the Brightest, the book that plays fast and loose with the Vulcan names.
In today’s episode, when Geordi tags along to the asteroid belt with some upperclassmates, there’s a refreshing lack of locker-stuffing and wedgie-giving. But when he has a tough time understanding a spectral visitor’s point, it might mean getting sifted out by the Academy’s plebe filter. Is the specter a prank? Who would you name an asteroid after? And can Geordi’s VISOR get smudged? All this and more in The Haunted Starship, the book that overestimates the thrill of the word “outstanding”.
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.
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.
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