Isolation Ward 4
"Isolation Ward Four" is aStar Trek: Deep Space Nine short story byKevin G. Summers. It was published in theStrange New Worlds IV anthology in 2001.
Summary[]
Dr.James Wykoff, the psychologist caring forBenny Russell in a mental institution, makes journal entries.
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- Referenced only
- Corat Damar •Benjamin Sisko •Jennifer Sisko •Kasidy Yates
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- baseball •Christmas •Christmas Eve •Communism •Damar (character) •Deep Space Nine •The Emissary •Fire Caves •Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder •Little green men •morphine •paper •pencil •schizophrenia •science fiction •What You Leave Behind
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- DS9episode &novelization:Far Beyond the Stars
- DS9episode: "Shadows and Symbols"
- TOS -The New Voyagesshort story: "Mind-Sifter"
Background[]
- Dean Wesley Smith commented"This story, for me, one of the most powerful in all ofSNW 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 onlyStar 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]
- This story was the Third Prize winner in theStrange New Worlds IV competition. It also placed on the preliminary ballot for the SFWA's Nebula Awards.[2]
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Timeline[]
| 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 |
| Previous story: Captain Proton and the Orb of Bajor Strange New Worlds IV | DS9 short stories | Next story: Horn and Ivory Gateways: What Lay Beyond |
| Previous story: first Star Trek story | Stories by: Kevin G. Summers | Next story: Ha'mara Prophecy and Change |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Far Beyond the Stars chapters 5, 8 - 9, 11 - 12, 14 - 15, 18 - 19, 21, 23, 27 - 29, 31 & 36 - 37 | Pocket Books Timeline | Next adventure: Carbon Creek 1957 scenes |
| Previous adventure: Far Beyond the Stars chapters 5, 8 - 9, 11 - 12, 14 - 15, 18 - 19, 21, 23, 27 - 29, 31 & 36 - 37 | Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Provenance of Shadows timeline 2: chapters 48, 50 & 52, section 1 |
| Previous adventure: Far Beyond the Stars chapters 5, 8 - 9, 11 - 12, 14 - 15, 18 - 19, 21, 23, 27 - 29, 31 & 36 - 37 | Benny Russell Universe | Next adventure: The Dreamer and the Dream Strange New Worlds 2016 |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in14 December1953to 2 April1954. ThePocket Books Timeline andMemory Beta Chronology place events from this story in 1 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous adventure: Visit to a Weird Planet Revisited "Studio" sections The New Voyages | 4 April1968 final entry | Next Pocket adventure: Assignment: Earth 1968 time-travel scenes Next MB adventure: Forgotten History chapter 2, section 2 Department of Temporal Investigations |