SuitabookStar Trek The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy - Mystery of the Missing Crew
Michael Jan Friedman
- Reading
- Try reading a little together before deciding whether to continue independently. Pause at the crew’s disappearance or the surrender demand to check how your reader is finding the suspense.
- Themes
- Identity and belonging: Data is curious about the world and struggles to find his identity and fit in with the cadets; new friends encourage him. The story places a newcomer’s sense of belonging alongside the practical demands of the journey.
- Danger and cooperation: After the adult crew disappears, Data and the other cadets are left to face an alien demand to surrender their damaged ship. The predicament puts the cadets in a position where their response to danger matters.
- Worth knowing
- The ship is attacked, its crew disappears, and the alien visitors threaten destruction if the cadets do not surrender. The intensity and detail of these scenes are unclear.