Glory Project
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| Title: | Glory Project |
| Publisher: | MKASHEF Enterprises |
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| Author(s): | Gwen Brennan |
| Cover Artist(s): | Judy |
| Illustrator(s): | Sherry Veltkamp |
| Date(s): | June 1989 |
| Medium: | print zine, fanfic |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Glory Project is a gen Star Trek: TOS 124-page novel written by Gwen Brennen and edited by Wendy Rathbone.
Summary
From a flyer: "Kirk and Spock must team up with the Romulans, Klingons and mystics to save their galaxy from oblivion, but universal laws are turned inside out, rendering their ship powerless. At the mercy of a scientist/mystic, they must listen to her strange advice, no matter how illogical, in order to survive. And Kirk faces sending his best friend and first officer on a mission into chaos that could be his last."
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Reactions and Reviews
The galaxy is threatened by an external danger; stars are winking out. The only thing that can save it is a group of three people - one each from the Federation, the Romulans and the Klingons - who, working together, may be able to prevent this happening to the entire galaxy. The three ships carrying those people to their destiny must also co-operate; and the Captains of the ships are Kirk, S'TaI and Kang. Even the Tholians become involved.In due course we meet the originators of the Glory Project; the inhabitants of another galaxy, for whom not just death or the extinction of their species is enough; total oblivion ia the thing they, as a species, most desire in life. To accomplish this, they plan to destroy 'our' galaxy. This is the danger that must be countered.
There is a fair amount of mysticism in this story. The Federation representative, Margaret Sabbath, has studied Ancient Tibetan in order to read certain very old texts in their original form; presumably the Romulan Livius and the Klingon Navigator have done the equivalent on their home worlds. All three can teleport and use telekinesis.
I feel that the author is fairly new to fan writing. I don't recognise her name - for what that's worth - but I think that she has a lot of potential. Unfortunately, although this story moves wall and is indeed very readable, I was left feeling just a little unsatisfied; I felt it could have been developed with a little more depth, and that we could certainly have been told more about the psychology of the aliens. Just why were they so pessimistic? Why did they find it so desirable to destroy not just themselves but everything? How could such a race evolve and attain a level of high technology if depression was a natural part of their natures? The idea is good, but does not, I think, accomplish its full potential. Having said that, I would still say that it's well worth its price of $20. [1]