Fan Fiction

Part semi-truthful memoir, part fictionalized noir mystery novel, this is one of the more original books I've read this year. (Well, listened to on audiobook...)

Brent Spiner, who is highly underrated as a talent in Hollywood, shows that he's not just a good actor, funny, and a wonderful singer–he's also a talented writer. He churns out a funny story based around true events that happened back in his Next Generation days, and he managed to hire on his friends to voice themselves in the audiobook. The result is a delightful treat for fans of ST:TNG and mystery novels alike.

Spiner casts himself in the role of neurotic, desperate-for-attention character actor, and it works. He knows what he's doing by writing himself in some less-than-glamorous lights, and it works.

This book was a lot of fun.