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A review by strangeeigenfunction
A Rock and a Hard Place by Peter David
adventurous
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
I didn't really appreciate the treatment here of the "space case", both as a portrayal of someone who is traumatized, and in terms of internal logic about how Starfleet should deal with the situation.
(there are also so many bits that would be contenders for r/AreTheStraightsOK . This book is kinda weird about that, but then I vaguely recall that being something Peter David does generally.)
(there are also so many bits that would be contenders for r/AreTheStraightsOK . This book is kinda weird about that, but then I vaguely recall that being something Peter David does generally.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts
An adult/minor relationship doesn't actually happen but a teenage girl hits on Riker a lot. Suicidal thoughts come up in a perilous and potentially fatal situation.
The cannibalism is on the part of genetically engineered creatures that accidentally turned out as monsters.