Robb Pearlman

A friend gifted me this little book and I love it! Hilarious parody of the "See Dick and Jane" early readers, but with Kirk, Spock, McCoy and crew facing various aliens and situations from the original Star Trek series. "See the Enterprise. See the Enterprise go boldly. Go go go, Enterprise! Go boldly!" LOL! Or another example, Mr. Spock is trying to do a Vulcan mind meld on an alien, but gets distracted and does a Vulcan nerve pinch instead. All of it is written in that singsongy pre-Dr. show more Seuss early reader vocabulary style. Freakin' hilarious. Nice pen and ink color drawings, too, pretty good likenesses of the actors, in silly situations like Nurse Chapel inviting Spock to go swimming, but "No I will not. It is not logical." show less

Yep, it's just what you might guess from the title: a parody of Dick and Jane books, featuring classic Star Trek characters. ("See Spock. See Spock push down his feelings. Down, down, down!") It features some very specific references to particular classic Trek episodes, so it's definitely aimed at an audience of dedicated Trekkies. As a dedicated Trekkie (or at least, a former dedicated Trekkie who still knows way too much about the original show and carries it fondly in her heart), I show more enjoyed the heck out of it. The illustrations are great, with very recognizable and amusing versions of the characters. And the text is unexpectedly hilarious. I mean, it made me laugh repeatedly, including some real belly laughs. To be honest, I bought this almost on a whim and wasn't expecting that much out of it, but I'm very happy to have been wrong about that. show less

A silly and fun mash-up of Star Trek and the old Dick and Jane children's books touches on a lot of the classic episodes from the original series and pokes fun at the show's well-known tropes: the fate of red-shirted characters, Kirk's fighting prowess, Spock's logic, Kirk's sex appeal, Spock and McCoy's antagonism toward each other.

This has a lot of nostalgia appeal for an old Trekkie like me. But I do wish they had rethought the weak and ableist joke about Christopher Pike that is just in show more poor taste and seems out of line with the rest of the book. show less

Nothing is Rarely Nothing

Robb Pearlman continues the explorations of the Protostar’s crew with a trilling original adventure. When Gwyndala (Gwyn) finds a secret message on a hodgepodge doll she was gifted, a secret leads the crew of the Protostar into a posable trap. Separated from their crew and stranded on an unknown planet, Dal and Gwyn must solve this mystery before it becomes a disaster.

Taking place a few days after the events of A Dangerous Trade, Captain Dal R’El suffers a show more sleepless night recalling some of the events that lead him and his crew to obtain the Protostar. The responsibilities of being captain weighing on him. This mysterious doll brings out sad memories for all the crew. Jankom does not want to get involved, they have had enough trouble. But if there is a chance a child needs help, the crew of the Protostar will find them.

Robb Pearlman delves into the thoughts of Dal and Gwyn as they face the unknown in different ways. While Dal puts up a brave face despite his fears for the safety of his friends, Gwyn is reminded of the guilt she feels and is ready for a fight. They both relive the memories of The Watchers, the robotic minions of the Diviner who they thought were long gone. They must overcome their past fears to help save their friends, and forgive each other for the past. Together they raise each other up, because they are family. show less