Mary Sue, We Hardly Knew Ye
Mar. 6th, 2008 09:00 pm Much to my surprise, today I learned that a friend and co-worker attended college with, and befriended, one Janet Kagan, the author of a much-loved Trek novel, "Uhura's Song". http://www.amazon.com/Uhuras-Song-Star-Trek-No/dp/0671652273/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1204854648&sr=8-4
(My family named a cat after one of the alien characters...) CAVEAT: if Mary Sue stories are not your cup of tea, pass it by. I won't be offended 8) Truly, in addition to the "find-a-cure" main story and the "first contact" secondary thread, this reeeeally is a Mary Sue story.)
Unfortunately, the circumstance under which I acquired this new knowledge was my friend's making unexpected weekend plans to attend a memorial service across the river http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Kagan 8(
(My family named a cat after one of the alien characters...) CAVEAT: if Mary Sue stories are not your cup of tea, pass it by. I won't be offended 8) Truly, in addition to the "find-a-cure" main story and the "first contact" secondary thread, this reeeeally is a Mary Sue story.)
Unfortunately, the circumstance under which I acquired this new knowledge was my friend's making unexpected weekend plans to attend a memorial service across the river http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Kagan 8(