First, in Seven’s Reckoning, a chance encounter with a reptilian alien race draws Seven of Nine and the rest of the U.S.S. Voyager crew into an ancient class conflict that’s on the brink of exploding into all-out war! Set during Star Trek: Voyager‘s amazing fourth season, Seven finds her newfound humanity in conflict with her commitment to the Prime Directive. When she finally makes her choice, will it have the desired result? And will there still be a place for her aboard Voyager once the dust clears? By writer Dave Baker and artist Angel Hernandez.
Then, in Mirrors and Smoke, it’s 2372. Rebel ship Voyager—captained by Kathryn Janeway, an escaped slave from a brutal Cardassian mining facility—is flung halfway across the universe. Stranded in the Delta Quadrant, Janeway and her ragtag rebel crew are faced with a choice: find their way home, or quietly forge a new life far away from Klingons, Cardassians, and the Rebellion? Janeway chooses the third option. Voyager will stay. Voyager will plunder. The Delta Quadrant will be hers, and she will be its Pirate Queen. By writer Paul Allor and artist J.K. Woodward.
Closing out this omnibus are two short stories, “The Wildman Maneuver” from Star Trek: Waypoint by writer Mairghread Scott and artist Corin Howell and “The Swift Spoke” from Star Trek: Waypoint Special 2019 by Malachi Ward and Matt Sheehan.
Review:
This is a fun and exciting collection of Voyager stories. The first focuses on Seven, and her distinct moral code after joining the crew. It feels like it could have been an episode with suspense, intrigue, and plenty of heart. I only wish the new alien races that were introduced could have been fleshed out even more. They were intriguing and worth a deeper dive. And the artwork was fantastic.
The Mirror story was another fast-paced adventure – dark, with surprising twists, that the Mirror Universe is known for. The artwork for this story wasn’t my favorite, but it was very unique and gave this a different feel than the regular series, so maybe that was on purpose.
The Wildman story was very cute, with a child-like feel and appropriately child-like artwork – coming from Naomi’s point of view. I loved it! And the final story was very short as well, feeling a bit rushed. I wish it would have had a story arc to delve further in. But it was a compelling look at a young Janeway’s early adventure aboard the Billings. I’d love to see more stories like these in the future.