Savanna says there's a lot of language like that in the book. "It's really, it's some formative stuff," she said. The closest analogues are deep space nine and istheralis. Savanna: I don't even know that they necessarily do that much on the show.
Killing Time is a classic Star Trek novel most notable for its "interesting" publication history. Della Van Hise was an OG fan fiction author who got the chance to bring her particular skills and interests to an official novel featuring Kirk, Spock, and a few other fan favorites.
Also, Andrew brought slides?
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