Trek Recs
Mockingbird by 
waldorph
Rating: PG-13; 4,640 words; Focus: Number One
It starts "She is born Idri3." and is this really compelling character study coupled with some breathtaking world-building.
waldorph sketches out the person Number One is, this strong and pragmatic individual, and frames it all in relation to her culture, its history and current political situation. Number One and her people are humanoid but not human, familiar but unfamiliar. The style of writing is very much in synch with the world it depicts. It's stark and beautiful, a fascinating story.
Sing Me the Ages by tassosss
Rating: PG; 6,200 words; Focus: Nyota Uhura
This is a story about music. It's an interesting exploration of Nyota and to some extent the Federation. I really like the discussion of language and music as they relate to culture in this. It chronicles the expansion of Nyota's language set and the summary does a really good job of setting up the story and being reflective of its tone - "Nyota Uhura fell in love with music, poetry, and language all at the same time." It's what I call a "quiet" story, sedate.
Graduate Vulcan for Fun and Profit by lazulisong
Rating: PG-13; 15,600 words; Focus: James T. Kirk
Jim accidentally becomes a graduate student in Vulcan Studies. There's this really awesome Vulcan original character who is rather dry and brilliant. There's exploration of Jim's role as George Kirk's son in relation to the survivors of the Kelvin and it has the secretly smart trope in it, though with Jim it's more a case of secret layers of smart. It's sweet, and a little sad, and funny. This is a story that I really ought not to read publicly - I grin and make gleefully amused noises. It's filled with wonderful details and is an excellent read.
(This post is for
china_shop's Fandom Appreciation Challenge, which "is about giving feedback, reccing and interacting with other fen." - details here.)
(ETA: Unrelated: Vote of Non-Confidence - Canadian Federal Election Imminent)
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waldorph
Rating: PG-13; 4,640 words; Focus: Number One
It starts "She is born Idri3." and is this really compelling character study coupled with some breathtaking world-building.
waldorph sketches out the person Number One is, this strong and pragmatic individual, and frames it all in relation to her culture, its history and current political situation. Number One and her people are humanoid but not human, familiar but unfamiliar. The style of writing is very much in synch with the world it depicts. It's stark and beautiful, a fascinating story.
Sing Me the Ages by tassosss
Rating: PG; 6,200 words; Focus: Nyota Uhura
This is a story about music. It's an interesting exploration of Nyota and to some extent the Federation. I really like the discussion of language and music as they relate to culture in this. It chronicles the expansion of Nyota's language set and the summary does a really good job of setting up the story and being reflective of its tone - "Nyota Uhura fell in love with music, poetry, and language all at the same time." It's what I call a "quiet" story, sedate.
Graduate Vulcan for Fun and Profit by lazulisong
Rating: PG-13; 15,600 words; Focus: James T. Kirk
Jim accidentally becomes a graduate student in Vulcan Studies. There's this really awesome Vulcan original character who is rather dry and brilliant. There's exploration of Jim's role as George Kirk's son in relation to the survivors of the Kelvin and it has the secretly smart trope in it, though with Jim it's more a case of secret layers of smart. It's sweet, and a little sad, and funny. This is a story that I really ought not to read publicly - I grin and make gleefully amused noises. It's filled with wonderful details and is an excellent read.
(This post is for
china_shop's Fandom Appreciation Challenge, which "is about giving feedback, reccing and interacting with other fen." - details here.)
(ETA: Unrelated: Vote of Non-Confidence - Canadian Federal Election Imminent)
This entry was originally posted at http://kiki-eng.dreamwidth.org/63071.html. Please comment there using OpenID.