More Than a Starsong
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | More Than a Starsong |
| Author(s): | Lynda Carraher |
| Date(s): | 1986 |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | gen |
| Fandom(s): | Star Trek: TOS |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | Online here. |
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More Than a Starsong is a Star Trek: TOS story by Lynda Carraher.
It was published in Masiform D #15.
Summary
"Scotty brings a dead crewman's belongings to the man's family."
Reactions and Reviews
"More Than a Starsong" is a good Scotty piece. Forced to bring the possessions of a dead friend to the latter's wife, Scotty find the woman embittered against the Fleet and all that represents the modern world, which she holds responsible for her husband's death. Her elder son, however, does not agree, and Scotty finds himself in the middle of a bitter family conflict. While sensitive to the needs of the children and the necessity of living with the world and not away from it, Carraher crosses the line from belief in modern in technology into hi-tech chauvinism and blind faith in "progress". In this story, only modern technology offers aid to humanity, a rather naive presumption considering technology is always a two-edged sword. Carraher essentially loads the dice in placing the woman in such an extreme position, the point that she refuses the aid of a doctor for her injured young son. It would be interesting to read a similar story with someone not so irrational, someone who rejects modern civilization and can defend him or herself in a coherent, reasonable way. Sherry Veltkamp's illos add to the story, and place the characters in a firm setting by actually illustrating essential scenes. [1]