Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Far Beyond the Stars
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Library Book Review
By Marc Gates Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Far Beyond the Stars Steve Barnes For article four I would like to discuss a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel called Far Beyond the Stars, whose topic is racial for an entire novel. Star Trek and it's spin-offs have dealt with this topic before but never to the extent of concentrating on the topic for an entire novel.
The plot is Commander Benjamin Sisko is exhausted. He has been working for months on a mining deal with the planet Bajor and it looks like the whole project is going to fall apart. He starts having visions of a Black man in 1950's clothing. The man's name is Benny Russel. He is a science fiction writer for a sci-fi magazine named Galaxy. The year is 1953 and Benny has an idea for a science fiction story called Deep Space and the heroic commander Benjamin Sisko with his diverse crew. The white publishers of the magazine refuse to publish the story because they don't think that the public will accept a story with a Black man as the hero. The story has a shocking ending that I had better not give away. This novel is based on a tv episode of the series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. A lot of the material in the novel, I don't recall being in the tv episode. A lot of the new content is based on Benny's teenage years. They discuss the two girls in his life, a boxing match and his strange encounter with an orb from outer space. One little surprise that Star Trek fans will like is on page 107. The story when broadcasted in the 90's on television is even more relevant today, considering George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. It's very rare for television episodes to be novelized. This one deserves it. It's made even better with the new material. So, check it out at any of your new and/or used book stores, or your local library. I hope you enjoy this book! |
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