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STNG #40 Possession -- A rare horror style novel!, Déc 7 2003
Oddly enough, out of all of the Star Trek stories that J.M. Dillard has written this is the only original Star Trek story of hers that I've read so far. For several years I chose to skip over the original series stories where she's written most of her original stories, something of which I corrected a couple years ago. I found this story to be, while not extraordinarily original in theme, well told with an excellent premise, plot setup and execution and, in combination with Kathleen O'Malley's writing, an extremely well paced novel that borders on the horror genre, which is rather different but enjoyable for the Star Trek genre. Of special note is these authors characterization for Deanna Troi, which was dead on accurate. The cover art is just a cut above the standard fare for the time in which this novel was published. The premise: Some eighty years ago on the planet Vulcan, bodiless entities plagued the Vulcans bringing a wave of violence and bloodshed, something of which had been unheard of on that planet for more than a millennia. These entities were finally trapped inside special containers. In the present day twenty fourth century, during a scientific exposition, the containers have been opened, freeing these entities that immediately start possessing whoever they run across, to include the crew of the USS Enterprise. As the majority of the crew becomes possessed it is up to Data to save the day and recapture these entities before they're able to spread throughout the Federation. I highly recommend this numbered STNG novel to any and all fans of Star Trek fiction for it is a true gem among the numbered novels. {ssintrepid}
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