The main couples continued living their lives – Revi & Seven, Lynne & Kathryn Janeway, but they also had to share the spotlight this time around with a third main couple. That whole family dynamic was handled quite well. Stephen is mentioned, he’s Elise’s brother and, of course, Lynne Hamilton), and the dead (Lynne’s parents via messages). Both the living (Elise, Brian, Melanie (Elise’s mother, Brian’s sister), and. One last family to mention (though I’m sure I’m missing others). Well, that gets addressed in this book here. Those who actually read this series in order, probably already recall that there is something like bad blood between Revi and her family. Revi Sandovhar’s mother and father also popped up. Their dynamic of being aunt/niece played a part in this book, but not as importantly, on one level, as some other families.

I suppose I should mention that Alison’s aunt plays a role as well, but then she always did, what with being Admiral Necheyev, Janeway’s direct boss.

In the official canon, B’Elanna's father and mother turn up, however briefly. B’Elanna’s father wasn’t involved, and I don’t recall if Tom’s mother was mentioned. Plus the motherly-ness Gretchen brings, in certain scenes with Revi.Įven more family – it was only touched on very briefly, but B’Elanna’s mother turns up in this book, along with Tom’s father. With mother Gretchen, sister Phoebe, Kathryn herself, and Lynne. More family – the Janeway family, as might be expected, was an important feature in this book. Yet, 7 seemed to have grown more as a character, filled out more, in the fan fiction than in the official version. While the fan fiction has 7 still using 7 of Nine. The official version has 7 actually using her real name (and dating Chakotay, which was really gross on many many levels more than just because I despise Chakotay). The ‘after’ versions of 7 are vaguely interesting in their two different interpretations. Because that is something tackled relatively deeply there. On the family side – I guess anyone who wanted something more, longer, more in depth involving Seven of Nine and her human relatives will have to read the official books. This really long book involves family, assassins/terrorists, couples, briefings/parades, and business. Well, no, just reading that tells me that it didn't include 'after stuff'. Since they did 'get back' at the end of the last book.

I figured any need to learn more about the 'after stuff' had been satisfied both by the official books and by the previous book in this here series. This be a really really long book, and, secondly, I'd already read an 'after return' series of books through the official canon. I was somewhat reluctant to read this book for two specific reasons.

Past Imperfect by Fletcher DeLancey