Summary
Dr. James Wykoff, the psychologist caring for Benny Russell in a mental institution, makes journal entries.
References
Characters
- Referenced only
- Corat Damar • Benjamin Sisko • Jennifer Sisko • Kasidy Yates
Starships and vehicles
Locations
Races and cultures
States and organizations
- New York Police Department
Other references
- baseball • Christmas • Christmas Eve • Communism • Damar (character) • Deep Space Nine • The Emissary • Fire Caves • Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder • Little green men • morphine • paper • pencil • schizophrenia • science fiction • What You Leave Behind
Chronology
Appendices
Background information
- Dean Wesley Smith commented "This story, for me, one of the most powerful in all of SNW history, caught me up front with the clear voice, the format, and the viewpoint. We have a clear character in a setting, with a problem. My first thought as I was pulled down into this journal writing was can this author pull this off? By the time I got to the end, with the character change being in the Doctor, I was stunned. This is not only Star Trek at its best, but science fiction at its best, dealing with the themes and problems of alieness in all forms, both racial, and social". [1]
- This story was the Third Prize winner in the Strange New Worlds IV competition. It also placed on the preliminary ballot for the SFWA's Nebula Awards. [2]
Related stories
- DS9 episode: "Far Beyond the Stars"
- DS9 episode: "Shadows and Symbols"
- TOS short story: "Mind-Sifter"
Connections
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Captain Proton and the Orb of Bajor |
Strange New Worlds IV
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Next story: Iridium-7-Tetrahydroxate Crystals Are a Girl's Best Friend |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Far Beyond the Stars 1953 |
Next Adventure: Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited 1968 | |
| Previous Adventure: Far Beyond the Stars |
Benny Russell Universe | Next Adventure: Unity |