A Difference Which Makes No Difference
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| Title: | A Difference Which Makes No Difference |
| Publisher: | Orion Press |
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| Author(s): | Rick Endres |
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| Date(s): | 2002 |
| Series?: | yes |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
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A Difference Which Makes No Difference, a Star Trek: TOS 92-page novel by Rick Endres, was published in 2002. It was originally published as a digest sized stand-alone zine (gen) and then republished as part of "Orion Archives: 2294-2400 The Adventures Continue" fanzine collection.
Summary
Plagued by visions of Teresa dying over and over, McCoy risks his very life to travel to Qo’noS to put a stop to them. Can Ambassador Spock, Captain Sulu and the U.S.S. Excelsior and McCoy’s step-son Miguel stop the doctor from this path of self-destruction? The final chapter of the Serenidad Saga. [1]
Reactions and Reviews
Just when you thought the universe and Dr. McCoy were safe from the insufferable Princess Theresa, here she comes back from the dead... aaargh! One of this series' typical sex-and death-crazed Klingons is forcing his pet scientist to clone Theresa so he can kill her over and over again. For some reason I forget, McCoy sees this in his nightmares and sets off for Qo'nos to the rescue. When he finds and rescues a clone, he rejects her; he doesn't want a fake. Once again, Spock saves the situation with a mind meld, proving that the clone with Theresa's engrams is her in essence. And, God help us, they are married again. Despite my distaste for the cardboard princess, the dilemma of the premise is good, wrestling with the pernicious problem of what are we, really. [2]
First off, "A Difference Which Makes No Difference" is a great novel. Despite the extreme situation, everyone stayed in character and their actions fell into the realm of the possible. I did find it odd--though this is probably vanity-- that when McCoy cautioned Miguel against taking on Khaareg, Miguel didn't point out that a much smaller, nowhere near as strong Human, being Peter Kirk, had bested a similar opponent in my own novella, "Waiting on Serenidad". But that's a minor quibble. {It's just because we generally try to avoid referring to previous works unless integral to the plot. It helps make the stories flow smoother without causing the reader to worry about a lot of backhistory. - Randy} I am confused by Vetara's final fate. I had thought she was to live long enough to be killed by her son, who would be Ja'rod, father of Star Trek: The Next Generation's Duras and his sisters who died in Generations, and enemy of Worf's father Mogh. I realize the daughter may still be alive, so maybe she fits the timeframe better, but I was just curious. {Indeed, the infant daughter ends up being the father of Ja'rod, as far as the timeline goes. It just fits the timeline better. -- Randy} [3]
References
- ^ from the publisher
- ^ "Zinedex". Archived from the original on 2011-11-04.
- ^ 2003 comment by Rob Morris at Orion Press Archived November 30, 2012 at the Wayback Machine