Reddit reviews Strange New Worlds, Vol. 2 (Star Trek)

I have a copy of "Strange New Worlds, Volume II" that I read quite often. It was a fanfic contest that produced some surprisingly good work. I recommend you check it out.

One of the stories contained in Vol. II is called "I Am Become Death". It's a tragedy told from Data's point of view that deals greatly with the emotions surrounding the loss of Lal, Tasha Yar, and eventually the rest of the Enterprise crew, while he endured. The plot centers around the "Children of Soong", androids Data created. I encourage you to read it if you get the chance.

Granted, it's only one fan's idea of what might happen had Data's attempt at creating life had been successful, but it ends well and raises some interesting questions along the way. It was also written in 1999, which explains why Data is still alive, but then again, the last page or two also offer another explanation, but I won't spoil that for you.

In case you want to read it (and I strongly encourage you to, because it's really cool), I won't give you any plot details. Basically, [](#s "Data's race of androids have resulted in the death of all humanity in the universe, because what need has an immortal being with human life? Think Revulsion, that episode from Voyager with the hologram who hated biological life.") (PS I suck at formatting)

Personally, I think that the death of Data and the existence of B4 will change that idea substantially. More importantly, I don't think B4 will ever create any more androids, or at least, not for a very long time. I'd be more interested in seeing a pre-existing race of androids coming into contact with the Federation. The interaction between biological and technological, with B4 as the meeting of the two, would make for some great television (or a movie, perhaps?).

Side note: I can't find the text of the story online (but then, I didn't really look very hard), and I'm a little hesitant about transcribing it here without the author's permission. I did find Strange New Worlds, Vol. II on Amazon, if you're interested. It's dirt cheap, and it's available on Kindle. At the very least, the stories it contains would make for some interesting discussion here.