Author: Michael E JohnsonMichael E Johnson Date: Apr 5, 2008 08:12
On Apr 5, 9:09 am, Michael E Johnson gmail.com>
wrote:
> I have devoured volumes 1 and 2 of the Eugenics Wars by Greg
> Cox.While
> the story is engrossing and well-written I still have a pet-peeve.The
> Eugenics Wars have always before(in the original series episode Space
> Seed,Star Trek II :The Wrath of Khan,and other novelizations) been
> presented as a world-wide conflict that caused major damage.Khan and
> the eugenic supermen were well known figures and their reign was very
> public.I realize Cox has tried to blend the OTL history of the 1990's
> with Star Trek-but its pretty clear the world of Star Trek has some
> major differences from where our world is today(non-withstanding a
> future nuclear war in the 2050's).Does anyone have any ideas for a
> timeline where the Eugenics Wars are a public event? Heres a brief
> one
> I came up with.
>
> The Eugenics Wars-A Brief History
>
> April 30th 1991-A young charismatic man named Khan Noonien Singh is ...
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