It's about equal, and in my experience, ours are more lion-like than tiger-like. (Also in my experience, lions I've met have been quite cat-like!)
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It's about equal, and in my experience, ours are more lion-like than tiger-like. (Also in my experience, lions I've met have been quite cat-like!)
Actually all cats have pretty similar psychology; the variations are just a matter of degree and a response to environment. Domestic cats typically behave somewhat as loners, like most wild cats, but when they associate in large groups (like farm cats, for instance), they are seen to adopt a social structure like that of a lion pride.
I've read the first 3 stories, and I like what I read so far!! I especially liked Acts of Compassion, since I'm a Beverly Crusher fan. Also like Tasha Yar, she kicked that Cardassian's booty! 
We need more Tasha Yar stories. 
We need more Tasha Yar stories. Thespeckledkiwi
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Thanks for the nod to the TrekBBS admin KRAD 
^ Actually, that goes back to the A Time to... miniseries. Transporter Chief T'Bonz was established in A Time to Sow, and she appeared (or was at least mentioned) in several other books in the miniseries, and was also mentioned in the S.C.E. eBook The Future Begins.
Having a cat myself, I can say that they are pretty smart... At least mine is..
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KRAD said:
^ Actually, that goes back to the A Time to... miniseries. Transporter Chief T'Bonz was established in A Time to Sow, and she appeared (or was at least mentioned) in several other books in the miniseries, and was also mentioned in the S.C.E. eBook The Future Begins.
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...I haven't read the Time books...Don't have the money 
Well I do...but don't Is there an overarching theme to this anthology? Distant Shores dealt with a lot of loose ends from the series, and Constellations gave us stories that were mostly like episodes from TOS. I've read all the pre-movie stories, and there does not seem to be any connecting thread so far. It's seeming like an all-TNG SNW at this point.
So far, "Thinking of You" by Greg Cox and "Ordinary Days" by James Swallow have been the standout stories that I will want to read again. The rest have been competent but forgettable.
So far, "Thinking of You" by Greg Cox and "Ordinary Days" by James Swallow have been the standout stories that I will want to read again. The rest have been competent but forgettable.
I think the idea was to represent the entire range of Next Generation, from the first season to the last movie and beyond. My story exists because Marco figured you couldn't do a NextGen tribute volume without Barclay, Troi's mother, or Ensign Ro.
(Glad you like the story, btw. Thanks for the kind words!)
(Glad you like the story, btw. Thanks for the kind words!)
When Marco invited me to pitch for The Sky's the Limit and I asked if there was a theme to keep in mind, his answer was, "Sense of wonder with the outer universe, and with self-discovery." Which is pretty much in keeping with the title, I think.
Thanks, Smiley, glad you liked the story. I can't say I really had a theme in mind for "Ordinary Days"; I just always felt that Wesley had short shrift on the show and I wanted to give him a bit of room to breathe.
KRAD said:
^ Actually, that goes back to the A Time to... miniseries. Transporter Chief T'Bonz was established in A Time to Sow, and she appeared (or was at least mentioned) in several other books in the miniseries, and was also mentioned in the S.C.E. eBook The Future Begins.
And thank you to all who have been kind enough to do this (and thanks, KRAD for the latest!) I get a big kick out of being part of the written Trek universe.
Told you it was a good story! Any story that completely holds my interest when read aloud at a morning hour when I'm struggling to stay awake due to health junk is definitely a winner.
Honestly, until I read the story aloud at Shore Leave, I really didn't have any sense of whether or not the story actually worked or not. I felt a lot better about "Four Lights" after seeing the audience respond to it so well.
Let's hope it works as well in prose...............
"Competent, but forgettable"
<--- need to add that to my business card.
<--- need to add that to my business card.
I made it through a few more stories yesterday. "Friends with the Sparrows" by Christopher L. Benentt, "Suicide Note" by Geoff Trowbridge, and "Four Lights" by Keith R.A. DeCandido are all excellent, and they are more in line with what I wanted from the anthology.
I was amused to see the same questions I asked in the TNG forum about "Darmok" appear almost verbatim in "Friends with the Sparrows." The answers satisfied me, and I subsequently moved "Darmok" out of my TNG reject list.
All three of the stories wrapped up some nagging loose ends from the show: how Data dealt with the emotion chip after Generations, the delivery of Jarok's message to his family, and what happened to Gul Madred.
I was amused to see the same questions I asked in the TNG forum about "Darmok" appear almost verbatim in "Friends with the Sparrows." The answers satisfied me, and I subsequently moved "Darmok" out of my TNG reject list.
All three of the stories wrapped up some nagging loose ends from the show: how Data dealt with the emotion chip after Generations, the delivery of Jarok's message to his family, and what happened to Gul Madred.
Glad you liked it! Those questions have been raised by many viewers over the years -- I first came across them in the form of a lively debate in the letter columns of several issues of Starlog Magazine in the months following the episode's original airing -- and since I loved the episode so much, I really wanted to offer answers to those perennial questions. I'm glad you found my answers credible.
KRAD said:
Honestly, until I read the story aloud at Shore Leave, I really didn't have any sense of whether or not the story actually worked or not. I felt a lot better about "Four Lights" after seeing the audience respond to it so well.
Let's hope it works as well in prose...............
However, just to bust your chops, you do need to work on the British accent.
Richard White said:
"Competent, but forgettable"
<--- need to add that to my business card.
Look at the amount of crud published every year that doesn't get that far. People remember the dire as well as the great...
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