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Isolation Ward 4

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SHORT STORY
Isolation Ward 4
Attribution
Series: Deep Space Nine
Author(s): Kevin G. Summers
Publication information
Printed: Strange New Worlds IV
Pages: 189-205
Chronology
Date: 1953-1968
Stardate: none

Contents

[edit] Summary

Dr. James Wykoff, the psychologist caring for Benny Russell in a mental institution, makes journal entries.

[edit] Characters

CassieJenJimmyMartin Luther King, Jr.Kevin MulkaheyDouglas PabstBenny RussellBurt RyanJames Wykoff

[edit] References

[edit] Locations

New MexicoNew York CityRoswell

[edit] Species

Human

[edit] States and Organizations

New York Police Department

[edit] Other

BaseballChristmasChristmas EveCommunistDamar (character)Deep Space NineThe EmissaryFire CavesIncredible Tales of Scientific WonderLittle green menMartianMorphineNegroPaperPencilSchizophreniaScience fictionBenjamin Sisko (character)What You Leave Behind

[edit] Information

  • This story was the Third Prize winner in the Strange New Worlds IV competition. It also placed on the preliminary ballot for the SFWA's Nebula Awards.

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  • Dean Wesley Smith commented "This story, for me, one of the most powerful in all of SNW history, caught me up front with the clear voice, the format, and the viewpoint. We have a clear character in a setting, with a problem. My first thought as I was pulled down into this journal writing was can this author pull this off? By the time I got to the end, with the character change being in the Doctor, I was stunned. This is not only Star Trek at its best, but science fiction at its best, dealing with the themes and problems of alieness in all forms, both racial, and social". [1]
published order
Previous story:
Captain Proton and the Orb of Bajor
Strange New Worlds IV
Next story:
Iridium-7-Tetrahydroxate Crystals Are a Girl's Best Friend
chronological order
Previous Adventure:
Far Beyond the Stars
1953
Pocket Next Adventure:
Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited
1968
Previous Adventure:
Far Beyond the Stars
Benny Russell Universe Next Adventure:
Unity
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