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4.0
Another excellent collection of SCE stories, while none of these are spectacularly good, the quality is still high.
Ring Around the Sky
We’ve been suffering through Tev’s rather unlikable nature for a while now, and it’s time to find out what made him this way as the Da Vinci is send to his childhood home to fix a construction of planetary proportions. As the artificial ring Yates around his home is threatened, and the orbital elevators that service it threaten the planet, we meet a childhood friend of Tev who is less than friendly. Tev might have to put that aside to convince his friend of the only possible way to save their world. It turns out that his freiend’s expertise might not be as well founded as it seems... on a personal note, Bart, the ship’s linguist references the lord of the rings, something he will do a few more times in the series.
Orphans
What do you get when you mix epic medieval style fantasy with a generation ship? A kick ass SCE series is what! Just another excellent read, I have to believe it was set up a little in the previous story. On another note, this story includes the Klingon SCE equivalent, something I would have loved to see more of!
Grand Designs
Tempers flare aboard Da Vinci as Gomez is put in an impossible position. Balancing her loyalties to captain gold, with her orders from a smarmy diplomat in way over his head. The stakes are two planets, in one hell of a big mess.
Failsafe
A mission that seems cursed from the onset starts as a simple retrieval, but sets our crew up against an entire planet, from entire militaries to tribal groups. All to save a people from a Starfleet threat. It’s hard to save people when you can’t say who you are, or what you’re saving them from.
Bitter Medicine
Doctor Lense makes a promise to a young boy, which she can’t possibly keep... To cure him. She knew she shouldn’t have done it the moment she did, and it will likely haunt her for the rest of her life if she can’t figure this one out.
Saragossa Sector
The cleanup of a spacelane uncovers a mystery that seems to strange to believe, as all the odds are reset to 1 to 1. A starship with an improbability drive is to blame, something most of you will recognize as a Douglas Adams reference. And I honestly think he would appreciate this story. On a side note this story is the origin of my favorite inside joke moment ever, where I told the only two people I knew that would get it, that the odds were 1 to 1...
Like I said, just another excellent collection. I think I preferred Ring around the sky, but it’s hard to be sure.
Ring Around the Sky
We’ve been suffering through Tev’s rather unlikable nature for a while now, and it’s time to find out what made him this way as the Da Vinci is send to his childhood home to fix a construction of planetary proportions. As the artificial ring Yates around his home is threatened, and the orbital elevators that service it threaten the planet, we meet a childhood friend of Tev who is less than friendly. Tev might have to put that aside to convince his friend of the only possible way to save their world. It turns out that his freiend’s expertise might not be as well founded as it seems... on a personal note, Bart, the ship’s linguist references the lord of the rings, something he will do a few more times in the series.
Orphans
What do you get when you mix epic medieval style fantasy with a generation ship? A kick ass SCE series is what! Just another excellent read, I have to believe it was set up a little in the previous story. On another note, this story includes the Klingon SCE equivalent, something I would have loved to see more of!
Grand Designs
Tempers flare aboard Da Vinci as Gomez is put in an impossible position. Balancing her loyalties to captain gold, with her orders from a smarmy diplomat in way over his head. The stakes are two planets, in one hell of a big mess.
Failsafe
A mission that seems cursed from the onset starts as a simple retrieval, but sets our crew up against an entire planet, from entire militaries to tribal groups. All to save a people from a Starfleet threat. It’s hard to save people when you can’t say who you are, or what you’re saving them from.
Bitter Medicine
Doctor Lense makes a promise to a young boy, which she can’t possibly keep... To cure him. She knew she shouldn’t have done it the moment she did, and it will likely haunt her for the rest of her life if she can’t figure this one out.
Saragossa Sector
The cleanup of a spacelane uncovers a mystery that seems to strange to believe, as all the odds are reset to 1 to 1. A starship with an improbability drive is to blame, something most of you will recognize as a Douglas Adams reference. And I honestly think he would appreciate this story. On a side note this story is the origin of my favorite inside joke moment ever, where I told the only two people I knew that would get it, that the odds were 1 to 1...
Like I said, just another excellent collection. I think I preferred Ring around the sky, but it’s hard to be sure.
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