Oh, wow, that was snazzy. Lots of plot and character, lots of introspection, lots of neat world-building.
I loved that you managed to interweave later TOS canon with a bunch of novel-canon, like the Rihannsu stuff, and came up with a neat explanation for Kirk's rather eccentric career path in the new timeline.
Plus, Ael! Or maybe not, since I think at this point Ael's a full commander. Is this the unnamed niece? I can't imagine Ael would have let herself be fooled by some fake ears... *g*
In any event, you may find treknovelfest interesting.
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I loved that you managed to interweave later TOS canon with a bunch of novel-canon, like the Rihannsu stuff, and came up with a neat explanation for Kirk's rather eccentric career path in the new timeline.
Plus, Ael! Or maybe not, since I think at this point Ael's a full commander. Is this the unnamed niece? I can't imagine Ael would have let herself be fooled by some fake ears... *g*
In any event, you may find