Glory Days
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| Star Trek VOY Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Glory Days |
| Author(s): | Rocky |
| Date(s): | 2002 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: Voyager |
| External Links: | The Glory Days Universe by Rocky and Seema |
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Glory Days is a Star Trek: VOY story by Rocky.
It is part of a series.
It was the winner of a 2002 ASC Award.
Reactions and Reviews
Wonderful beginning of an end, perfectly capturing the effects time and distance can have on a friendship, and family. [1]
Another fine "conversation" story from Rocky. I like this grown-up Harry. His interactions with his own ensign hit jsut the right notes. My favorite lines: About the ensign, Harry says to Tom -- "Was I ever that young?" Tom replies, "You were younger." And of course, I love the depiction of Janeway. [2]
Voyager has returned to the AQ, but that doesn't necessary mean life is good. Rocky does a grand job throwing the former of crew back into the thick of things--but in untraditional ST results. These people have to deal with realities of life, war, and death. [3]
This was absolutely lovely. I was realizing as I first read this that I was looking forward to a good Voyager tale just as much as one from the original series--my first and forever love--and despite seeing what--maybe a fifth of the Voyager episodes if that? That is because bit by bit stories like this one have made me see the Voyager crew as family. And I loved having something that looked closer at Harry in particular, something I rarely see. Hoffman was the perfect foil to the earlier "Starfleet" regular ensign we first saw on the show. I loved the nostalgic and elegiatic quality to this and as in all the stories I've read of Rocky's everything from the intergalatic to starfleet politics as well as the small details of character ring true. Moreover, the way all of them drifted apart after an intense and definitive experience was both poignant and true to life. "Glory Days" is a wonderful story in itself, one of my favorites of this year, and it also spawned a terrific series by Rocky and Seema set in this bittersweet, very realistic universe. A series where I loved each and every offering. What more can I ask from a story? Absolutely wonderful. A must read. [4]
I almost wish there were a different way to comment on the "Glory Days" stories, because as good as each one is individually, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. My memory tells me that this was the first story to appear, and it sets the tone for all that follows with its believability and fine characterizations. This story reminds us forcefully of the difficulty of returning to the mundane after living through the best times of one's life. The Tom-Harry friendship is beautifully captured. [5]
In this, the story that started it all for the wonderful Glory Days series, Rocky gives us an unvarnished view of life for Paris and Kim since Voyager came home. This is a sadly realistic look at why it is not a good idea to have the adventure of a lifetime and your dream job at the start of a career. Nothing ever seems to shine as brightly. This is wonderful look at the Paris/Kim friendship, as they try to get some of that closeness back. [6]
Ah the story that started it all off! I love, positively adore this story. It has a wonderful Tom and Harry dynamic and the bittersweet tinge of what was and what could be. So much ground is covered here and beautifully written. One of my favorite stories of the year. [7]
Ah, the story that started the best series in 2002 & 2003. Rocky made the characters came alive more than on the show but illustrating that lives continue and people evolve. Who would've thought Harry's and Tom's view and place was so changed after "Endgame" These character had a life. Made me felt that the author thought and planned the transition of time prior to writing this. [8]
Harry and Tom in a bar says "glory days" to me. It's nice to see that Tom can still corrupt the upstanding young Starfleet officer. I liked the way Rocky worked Harry's idealism and hero worship into dissatisfaction with his current, lesser captain. [9]
The story that started a wonderful series, as Tom and Harry, who have begun to feel that their best days are behind them, realize how much the Voyager crew has drifted apart since their return to Earth. [10]
This is the one that started it all, a wonderful series of stories that we really need to read if we loved Voyager, simply because the producers never bothered or couldn't figure out what happened to the crew once Voyager came home. This is a terrific story in its own right, of course, but even more important for what it turned into later on. Gotta love that. If only for that, this would be a winner; but it's also a terrific story even if it had been the one-shot Rocky originally thought it would be. Rocky's an amazing author, and this story is a perfect example of her talents. [11]
References
- ^ Ananke This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Kelly Chambliss This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Christina This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Rabble Rouser This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Penny Proctor This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Djinn This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Seema This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Winnie This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Jemima This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ Ventura33 This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story
- ^ jamelia This is the Digest from 2002 for the Category of: Voyager General Story