The Hitchhiker
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| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Hitchhiker |
| Author(s): | Jim Ausfahl |
| Date(s): | 2003 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
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The Hitchhiker is a gen Star Trek: TOS story by Jim Ausfahl.
It was published in Antares #11.
Reactions and Reviews
A quantum-tunneling superior being who dotes on the Sixties (music jams, tie-dying, and pizza 'n pop parties) snags a ride on the Enterprise hiding from his 'evil twin' until he is finally forced into a good/evil, chaos/order, wilderness/civilization not-quite-final battle. Entertaining, but lots of hocus-pocus, and overall not as satisfying as most of Jim's tales. [1]
I sort of have mixed feelings about "The Hitchhiker." The character Gandalf was a little too hippy for me. (Anything that reminds me of "The Way To Eden" is just not a good thing!) And I found his slang and cultural references too anachronistic. I can see what Jim was going for, I think, but I'm not quite sure what would be the best way to get there. On the other hand, I found the confrontation between Gandalf and his "twin", all quite interesting. A take on powerful beings much more to my liking than the NextGen "Q" idea. [2]
References
- ^ from Karen Halliday's Zinedex
- ^ from All of the LoC