Star Trek fic recc

[watervole]

I've just got to the end of Rhaegal's 'Evolution' and have to recommend it as an excellent story.  (As long as you enjoy Kirk/Spock slash)

It's a novel length story, where each chapter is pretty much a self contained 'episode' but the episodes link together into a unified plot. (and some of the episodes are a nice tip of the hat to episodes in the original series)

And it's got science!  Real science!  I love it when scientists write fanfic.  You can visualise the author watching the movie and jumping up and down shouting "No, that won't work!"  (I know, because I do it myself when my areas of science are done wrong).

So, here's an astrophysicist writing fanfic and sorting out a proper explanation for the supernova in the new Trek movie - and getting a plot built around it.

It's also got a deeply satisfying Kirk/Spock relationship that is allowed to develop over time - and a good running joke about Kirk's shirt getting ripped all the time (shades of Galaxyquest!).

Comments

[kerravonsen]

As long as you enjoy Kirk/Spock slash
Rats! Because it sounds like a great story. Reboot!Trek with Science and a plot. Oh well.

[watervole]

I thought of you when reading it. The first two chapters are safe for non-slash, but the good astrophysics stuff mostly comes later and it wouldn't be easy to extract the sex scenes.

(the first chapter does have a nice nod to a Classic episode)