Fan Fiction
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4.5 • 35 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
"A key to the audiobook’s success for fans is its all-star cast — a strong advantage here for audio over print. When a “Next Generation” cast member speaks in 'Fan Fiction,' from Patrick Stewart to Marina Sirtis, it’s that actor’s actual voice you’re hearing." -- The Providence Journal
"Incredible production values (one of the best soundscapes I’ve ever heard, honestly) and some interesting insights from Spiner..."- Locus
This program is read by the author with LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Genie Francis, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Patrick Stewart, and a full cast.
Brent Spiner’s explosive and hilarious novel is a personal look at the slightly askew relationship between a celebrity and his fans. If the Coen Brothers were to make a Star Trek movie, involving the complexity of fan obsession and sci-fi, this noir comedy might just be the one.
Set in 1991, just as Star Trek: The Next Generation has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and a series of disturbing letters, that take him on a terrifying and bizarre journey that enlists Paramount Security, the LAPD, and even the FBI in putting a stop to the danger that has his life and career hanging in the balance.
Featuring a cast of characters from Patrick Stewart to LeVar Burton to Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, to some completely imagined, this is the fictional autobiography that takes listeners into the life of Brent Spiner, and tells an amazing tale about the trappings of celebrity and the fear he has carried with him his entire life.
Fan Fiction is a zany love letter to a world in which we all participate, the phenomenon of “Fandom.”
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press
Customer Reviews
Excellent Holo-Novel by Brent Spiner
This is not a Star Trek story nor does Brent Spiner make any claims for this to be one. This is hands-down, the most entertaining and well produced audiobook that I have ever encountered. The voice acting shines bright as the crew of the Enterprise joins in to lend their old pal a hand.
You don’t have to be a fan of the show to enjoy the story, but if you are a fan, then I don’t see how you could give this listen, anything less than five stars.
Good Story
Definitely not what I was expecting, but this was a fun story.
I laughed, I cried…I got a little sick.
But seriously folks…
This audio book is a lot of fun. Brent is a great and funny story teller.
Brent Spiner tells a fact/fictional account of odd and twisted things that happened to him during his Star Trek days while playing the iconic role of Data. With some memories of his Broadway days, and flashbacks to his Texas childhood sprinkled in.
One cannot help wondering what is true, what is exaggerated, and what is fictional? Thinking, all the while, if even half of those things really happened…wow!
His friends add some voices, and although Brent doesn’t sing a note in this audio recording, even though he had many opportunities to do so, zilch….He knows what I’m talking about…
still, a very enjoyable listen.
P.S. I’m still haunted by the image of Brent wearing those Calvin Klein Boxers.
-Roxy