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Among the Clouds: didn't enjoy this one, it's very weird. As has happened before, when a writer realises they are not constrained by the effects budget of a TV show, they throw in things that we would never be able to see on screen. So, a chunk of this story is about Geordi riding around on the back of a giant alien squid during a huge battle high up in a planet's atmosphere. Characterisation feels off, too.
— Jul 20, 2017 08:24AM
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Matthew
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'Twould Ring the Bells of Heaven: Counsellor Troi gets her first away team command and things go wrong. It starts out with an extreme amount of scientific technobabble and I found my attention wandering, so much so that when it gets to the far more enjoyable stuff later, I was a bit lost as to what was going on.
— Sep 13, 2017 02:23AM
Matthew
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Ordinary Days: a strange but quite compelling story. It's set in an alternate timeline in which Wesley Crusher made very different choices with his life, culminating in the season 7 episode 'Journey's End'. I wasn't quite sure what was going on at first but it was fascinating and there were nice references to episodes but with very different consequences happening.
— Aug 25, 2017 12:23PM
Matthew
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Turncoats: the first story in the book that I've considered skipping. The story itself is interesting enough, focusing on the defector Ensign DeSeve, but the writing is absolutely horrible. It made the story difficult to follow. There are moments where a character seems to leave a room but then is suddenly back there without explanation. Dialogue is very odd. Not at all a fan of this one.
— Jul 21, 2017 04:17AM
Matthew
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Thinking of You: the most fun story so far, a holodeck-gone-wrong adventure with Barclay, Ro and Lwaxana Troi. It's kind of creative despite being the sort of tale which became excessively used. It benefits mostly from the unique combination of these three misfit characters.
— Jul 20, 2017 01:40PM
Matthew
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Redshft: a tale about Dr. Pulaski trying to fit in on board the Enterprise and having to deal with an emergency. This managed to get her character down pretty well, as well as an exasperated Chief O'Brien. Nice to see an attack on the ship that's not done from the perspective of the bridge crew.
— Jul 20, 2017 05:14AM
Matthew
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Acts of Compassion: a story which uses the odd pairing of Dr. Crusher and Lt. Yar as they go to help out some Cardassians. Yeah, that's a strange mix. It has some decent action but ultimately I didn't feel like it really went anywhere, especially since it doesn't tie into any character development seen in the TV show.
— Jul 20, 2017 03:03AM
Matthew
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Meet with Triumph and Disaster: a story about the original captain of the Enterprise-D who was supposed to take command of it when it was launched, somebody we have no connection to. It's a well written piece about the doubts he has and let's us get a strong feeling about the kind of person he is. Nothing dramatic, but a nice character piece. Enjoyed it.
— Jul 19, 2017 11:46AM
