Star Trek: Banshee Squadron
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| STAR TREK FAN FICTION | |
| Banshee Squadron | |
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| Author(s): | Richard Merk |
| Format: | Illustrated Prose |
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- "In the darkness beyond the Briar Patch, a monstrous evil lurks just out of sight, poised to devour all sentient life in the galaxy. On the peaceful frontier planet Serenity, caught between warring empires, Lee Carter and her Banshee Squadron are pulled into the struggle that will decide the fate of humanity!"
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[edit] Overview
Banshee Squadron is a fan fiction series written by Richard A. Merk. The stories are illustrated by photomanipulations and CGI artwork. The series follows the adventures of Commander Lee Carter and her squadron of starfighter pilots as they tame the dangerous frontier beyond the Briar Patch, explore strange new worlds, and battle their nemesis, the Smelly Jelly.
The main characters originated in the late 1990's in several play-by-email role-playing games belonging to the now-defunct Deep Range Fleet. Over the years they evolved from minor background characters to major players until they broke away and formed the Banshee Squadron fanfic series, based in part on the old pbems.
A number of series characters left Banshee Squadron to star in their own collection of stories called The Adventures of Absalom West. Eventually, most of the remaining characters transitioned into a follow-up series entitled Eon & Eternity. All three series are still collectively referred to as "Banshee Squadron".
Banshee Squadron is part of the TrekCreative Writer's Guild, the Trek Writers Guild, and the STPMA
[edit] Characters
[edit] Banshee Squadron
Main Characters
- Lee Carter
- Maxine Vasser
- Samantha Beckett
- Josephine Schmidt
- Alexandra Dalton
- Matthew Cross
- Dexter Gray
Other Characters
[edit] The Adventures of Absalom West
[edit] Eon & Eternity
USS Eternity
- Nathan Cross
- Lee Carter
- Samantha Beckett
- Josephine Schmidt
- Helmut Lang
- Thule
- M'Rowan
- Miki Chen
- Ryo Tanaka
- Jamie Piper
[edit] Stories
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- Banshee Squadron
- Star Wars
- Eidolon (coming eventually)
- The Mind Rippers
- The Black Gate
- Humanity
- Absalom West and the Hijackers
- The Tourist
- "X-1! X-1!"
- Absalom West and the Fires of Creation
- Voice of a Silent Planet
- Absalom West and the Worst of Woes
- Gromit Must Die!
- Pay and Pay and Pay...
- Absalom West and the Vulcan Holiday
- Eternity
- Q'Thalas (in production)
- Oo-oo-ah (in production)
- Blue
- In the Closet
[edit] Other time periods
- Ten Thousand Swords (Nov 2370)
- Runaway (June 2381)
- Who? (Christmas 2382)
- Christmas Goose (Christmas 2382)
[edit] Guest Authors
- Outwardly Mobile by Jay P. Hailey
- Ten Thousand Swords photonovel by Yann Wilhem
[edit] Continuity
Star Trek: Banshee Squadron adheres to the continuity of TOS, TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, the first 10 motion pictures, and some elements of ENT. ENT is largely considered a reboot by the author, as is the 11th movie, so they have less affect on Banshee Squadron continuity.
Since the details of Banshee Squadron were established before ENT was aired, there is minor divergence from official canon, specifically, the location of the Briar Patch.
In addition, some classic non-canon reference materials are used, including Franz Joseph's Star Fleet Technical Manual, the Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology, and Star Trek: Star Charts.
