Strange Time, Familiar Place
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| Star Trek TOS Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Strange Time, Familiar Place |
| Author(s): | Richard Heim, Jr |
| Date(s): | 1975 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: The Original Series |
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Strange Time, Familiar Place is a Star Trek: TOS story by by Richard Heim, Jr.. It was published in the print zine Berengaria #4.
Summary
Sulu is transported to ancient Japan.
Reactions and Reviews
Odd little piece done as a history project. The Enterprise crew assist a historical team to blast through an archaeological barrier; Sulu is transported to 12th century Japan with a laser cannon and becomes power-mad.[1]
Sulu is transported to ancient Japan, but his one is flawed for my by faulty characterizations...[2]
Richard Heim's story on page 29 seemed to be written for pre-Animation-age audience. The innumerable scientific inaccuracies throughout "Strange Time, Familiar Place" detracted from whatever good qualities it may have had, and I doubt if changing the tense from present to past would have improved it. His feeble attempt to develop a dramatic relationship between Kirk and Jameson reminds me of conversations between two children. It just didn't work. None of his characters _seemed to fit the established norms, and about the only good thing I can say for the story is to comment on the nice illustrations. Like "Apostasy" (in the premiere issue), "Strange Time, Familiar Place" left too many ends dangling. Both stories seem to be written as part of some series of stories. If so, why doesn't he write the sequels to them? One wonders, upon noticing the author's note at the story's end, what department Heim is majoring in. Based on the story, itself, I needn't ask what kind o£ grade he received on it. [3]
In Strange Time we're asked to believe that Sulu, a decent and civilized man, turns into a murderous, egotistical tyrant. I suppose amnesia might cause a complete personality change, but doubt that it would. And the captain wouldn't go to pieces that way. He has seen his friends die before (even his relatives) and carried on as efficiently as ever. Since no explanation is offered for these drastic character changes, it must be considered a flaw in an otherwise interesting story. I wonder why Richard didn't write his story with Sulu as himself in ancient Japan? It would have made a good plot; perhaps something along the line of "City on the Edge of Forever" but with a Japanese slant. [4]
Being a personal fan of Sulu and his bridge partner Chekov, I was especially pleased with Richard Heim's story, "Strange Time, Familiar Place." [5]
Richard Heim's story was interesting, especially since I'm rather fascinated by Japan myself and went through a period of avid reading last year about Japan and things Japanese. [6]
References
- ^ from Karen Halliday's Zinedex
- ^ from The Halkan Council #9 (August 1975)
- ^ from an LoC by Robert in Berengaria #5
- ^ from an LoC by Pat G in Berengaria #5
- ^ from an LoC by Janet D in Berengaria #5
- ^ from an LoC by Beverly C in Berengaria #5