"The Hero of My Own Life" by Peg Robinson is the fourth of five TOS short stories in the May 1999 Strange New Worlds II anthology.
Summary[]
Captain Uhura, Gillian Taylor, and Carol Marcus work together on a new Genesis Project.
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References[]
Characters[]
- Harpo • Carol Marcus • Gillian Taylor • Nyota Uhura
- Referenced only
- Johann Sebastian Bach • The Beatles • Fronch • Gabriel • George • Gracie • Amanda Grayson • George Frideric Handel • Baabaatarma Ka • James T. Kirk • D.H. Lawrence • David Marcus • Ogden Nash • Sarek • Spock • T'Tron • Frank Zappa
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Madrigal (drift-station) • Pacifica
- Referenced only
- Earth (San Francisco Bay • Starfleet Academy) • Eden (myth) • Vulcan
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- airlock • aqualung • chaos theory • cloaking device • communication tab • communications • computer • force field • Genesis Device • Genesis Project • knife • life sign • life support • organic chemistry • particle physics • phaser • physics • probe • quantum mechanics • scanner • science • sea probe • sensor • shields • sonar • transporter • transporter beam • universal translator
Lifeforms[]
Materials and substances[]
- amino acid • bone • gas • ion • oxygen • stone • styrofoam • transparent aluminum • water
Ranks and titles[]
- bridge crew • captain • commanding officer • doctor • oceanographer • officer • science officer • scientist • slaver • soprano • telepath
Other references[]
- 24th century • alien • atmosphere • ballet • Bible • briefing room • cavern • choir • civilization • cliff • colony • communication • continent • cooking • day • diving • energy • fan dance • feather • first contact • galaxy • gazebo • heart • heaven • hell • history • hour • humanoid • island • language • legend • light • lightning • logic • map • medical • mile • mind meld • minute • movie • music • ocean • orbit • pea soup • planet • races and cultures • second • shuttlebay • singing • space • species • spine • technology • typhoon • universe • water world • whalesong • year
Appendices[]
Related Media[]
- TOS novel: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- TOS novel: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- TOS novel: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- TOS novel: Sarek
Background[]
- The universal translator broadcast into whalesong Frank Zappa's “St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast” and “Penguin in Bondage”, as well as The Beatles's “Octopus’s Garden” and “Please Release Me”.
- Carol Marcus and Gillian Taylor quoted passages from Genesis in the Bible.
Connections[]
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| Previous story: The First Law of Metaphysics |
Strange New Worlds II
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Next story: Doctors Three |
| Previous story: The First |
Stories by: Peg Robinson |
Next story: A Lady of Xenex |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Pathways Chapter 14, Section 4 |
Next Adventure: Pathways Chapter 14, Section 5 | |