Officer Material
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| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Officer Material |
| Author(s): | Pat Foley |
| Date(s): | 1984 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
| External Links: | online here |
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Officer Material is a Star Trek: TOS story by Pat Foley. The art is by Nan Lewis.
It was published in Masiform D #14.
Summary
"Pike in conflict with Star Fleet in sending cadet Spock to command training."
Reactions and Reviews
"Officer Material" by Pat Foley is easily the best offering this issue, set on the Big E under Captain Pike's command and, as the CaptaIn announces: "Once again, Starfleet has selected the Enterprise as a host ship for approximately twenty senior Academy cadets. They'll be with us for about two weeks, and I expect you senior officers to insure that your departments provide your respective cadets with the best orientation Starfleet can offer.· One of those cadets is a young, brilliant Vulcan whom we all know. The story tells of Pike's growing interest in the Vulcan boy because of his genius and his encounters of discrimination at the Academy. Starfleet considers Spock a troublemaker (because his family doesn't want him in the Fleet) and views him in a very prejudIced light. Pike, looking for a replacement science officer, becomes a champion for Spock, and challenges the Fleet's evaluation of him. The writing is crisp and clear, as is the plot development. Pike, Spock, and Pike's science officer, Matt Nelson, are all drawn sensitively and three-dimensionally. Their characterizations are quite poignant. Nan Lewis' illos, while mainly portraits rather than full illustrations, project strong, detailed emotions. [1]