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Four Lights
| Zine | |
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| Title: | Four Lights |
| Publisher: | Orion Press |
| Editor(s): | Priscilla J. Ball |
| Date(s): | 1997-2000 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TNG |
| Language: | English |
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Four Lights is a gen and het Star Trek: TNG H/C anthology edited by Priscilla J. Ball.
The title is a reference to a torture scene in the TNG episode "Chain of Command." A Cardassian tries to get Picard to say that there are five lights in the room, and punishes him every time he insists there are only four.
Issue 1
Four Lights 1 was published in April 1997 and contains 224 pages. Cover art is by Janet D'Airo, addition art by Renee Levy and Joey Rodrigues.
- Playing with Power by Joelle Augustine. An alternative ending to 'Power Play.' What if Dr. Crusher's method to force the entities from Data, Troi, and O'Brien hadn't been successful?
- Chain of the Mind by Jordan Trevor. Set after 'Chain of Command,' Crusher, Troi, and Riker must help Picard overcome post-traumatic shock as a result of torture by the Cardassians.
- Heart Strings by Tara Patterson. Picard deals with the news that a former love is dying.
- Loyalties by D.J. Nicholson. Picard's reactions to Ro Laren's decision to defect to the Maquis.
- Abandoned by Karolyn Barnes. Troi awakens to find that she and Data are the only ones left on the Enterprise, and that Data is behaving strangely.
- Candlelight by Gill Marsden. An alternate universe story set on the Enterprise which is entering its final days after being battered by the Borg under the leadership of Locutus.
- Mirror, Mirror by Lisa Ann Richardon. Perhaps Picard and Crusher are always meant to be together, no matter what.
Issue 2
Four Lights 2 was published in April 1998 and contains 192 pages. The color cover is by Janet D'Airo and the inside art is by Anne Davenport.
- Defeated by Karolyn Barnes. What if Data and Picard had not been able to defeat the Borg aboard the Enterprise in 'First Contact'?
- An End to Pain by Gill Marsden. An alternative ending to 'Man of the People.' Deanna is dead, and Riker is grieving.
- Something to Live For by Althea Katz. Takes place in the 'Dark Mirror' universe and explains how Beverly became to be the Captain's woman.
- Starlight and Roses by Terry S. Bowers. The shuttle carrying Picard and Crusher crashes on a small planetoid.
- The Manner of My Death by Miranda Greene. Doctor Tobey Russel from the episode 'Ethics' returns to wreak havoc on the Enterprise crew.
- Getting Nowhere Fast by Janis Sherringham. Beverly must help Picard after he relapses in his recover from his captivity at the hands of the Cardassians.
- On the Horizon by Terry S. Bowers. What was supposed to be a pleasant holodeck outing turns into a dangerous confrontation for Beverly and Picard.
Issue 3
Four Lights 3 was published in June 2000 and contains 173-pages. The front cover is by Janet D'Airo.
- Introduction (3)
- Emancipation by Gail Marsden (3)
- Somebody New in My Life by Althea Katz (61)
- Vav je Sos by R. Scott Adolfi (97)
- Metagenic by Miranda Greene (103)
- Blood and Fire by Astra (129)
- Random Musings (174)