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Predominately, this is fan fiction at its worst, with the plots counting on fans to fill in the missing effort. Sexism is also pretty flagrant throughout many of the stories. However, there were a few high spots in this collection. Interestingly enough, the two stories I'd highlight are the ones I remember loving as a young reader of this book.

Ruth Berman's "Visit to a weird planet planet revisited" was cute, enjoyable and in the vein of the original series (with a nod to Mirror, Mirror). I wish it had been expanded more ... it needed some more pages to fill it out. The best piece, hands down, was the final story, "Mind-Sifter", written by Shirley S. Maiewski. A most excellent story that developed a great idea and explored some strong emotions and situations. I thought it could have ended about 15 pages earlier, but the last four or five pages made for a very nice ending. One other story that I enjoyed was "The Hunting" by Doris Beetem.

baroquecowboy's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

genuinely i enjoyed most of this book. however, some of the stories felt rushed and some fell flat.

i think i would recommend “Ni Var”, “Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited”, “The Winged Dreamer”, and the “Sonnet from the Vulcan: Omicron Ceti Three”

lws924's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

peterparker's review against another edition

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adventurous funny relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

birdkeeperklink's review against another edition

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2.0

A couple of the stories were good. Most were just okay, and a few felt like re-writes of episodes. I didn't like the last two stories at all. Still, worth having for die-hard ST fans because of the intros written by the actors.

kwebster's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

A very quick read, and a cool snapshot of early fandom. There's a very Spirky story and poem in there, I got disproportionately excited about them :)

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