You know something is wrong when Leia says "Piloting was more fun than being a Jedi!"Oh no! Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin have been kidnapped on Munto Codru, while their mother, Leia, is touring the more peaceful worlds of the New Republic. The official on Munto Codru are convinced it is a "normal" ki...
In Dreamsnake, Vonda McIntyre tells a captivating and moving story about a healer, Snake, and her quest to find a new dreamsnake after the death of her first, Grass. Along the way, she meets a man, adopts a young girl, travels great distances, and overcomes many hardships, physical and emotional...
I have a soft spot for Vonda McIntyre, author of the first work of science fiction I ever read, and by pure chance (the reading, obviously, not the writing). My mom brought home a copy of Dreamsnake to entertain her sick daughter. Bear in mind that, at the time, I was used to reading Christophe...
Cadets that enter Starfleet Academy have two mantras drilled into them from their very first day. They must do their duty for the Federation and Starfleet, and they must strive to honor their oath as Starfleet officers. Among those who have best embodied these guiding principles and who have stri...
Being that Dreamsnake is one of my favorite books, I decided I'd better pick up a few other things by the same author. Sometimes I'm afraid to do that -- I loved the one book so much, what if that was the best thing? What if everything else by her is wretched? HAH. Not to worry, because this was ...
Laenea Trevelyan, a starship pilot, has her heart replaced with a machine so she can survive faster-than-light travel. Orca, a diver, divides her time between starships and the Strait of Georgia, where her relatives include a family of killer whales and a group of other divers, human beings who c...
As he raised his glass in a final toast, he glanced at each of his compatriots in turn.Admiral James Kirk and Doctor Carol Marcus stood on either side of Carol’s grown son, David Marcus. David was Jim’s son, as well, unknown until now, but now acknowledged.Commander Uhura, Chief Engineer Montgome...
McIntyre @page { margin-bottom: 12.000000pt; margin-top: 12.000000pt; } The Genius Freaks Darting into a lighted spot in a dim pool — o0o Being born — well, Lais remembered it, a gentle transition from warm liquid to warm air, an abrupt rise in the pitch of sounds, the careful touch of hands, sho...