Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events

By Brent Spiner

Book Overview

Brent Spiner pens an explosive and hilarious novel, Fan Fiction, a personal look at the slightly askew view of the 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 readers 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."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250274362
• ISBN13: 9781250274366
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Real or not?

5 stars, Real, or not? FAN FICTION by Brent Spiner St. Martin's Press Brent Spiner has a problem, several fans are in love with him or his character Data from Star Trek; The Next Generation. This is a fictional, humorous version of what may or may not have happened with his obsessed fans. It reads as believable, you can imagine things really happening just as he portrays them. There is a nice tie-in to TNG, for all of the Trekkie fans out there. Several of his co-stars from the show have made it into the book, as well. It would have made itself more endearing if the book had been non-fiction, instead of fiction, at least, to me. I don't consider myself a Trekkie, that being said, we do own the entire series of Star Trek: TNG, on DVD. Hubby & I watch an episode, almost every day, (we've done this for years) since we like the series so much. Of course, since the author is Data on the cast of TNG, I wanted to see what his book was about. Much appreciation to @StMartinsPress #StMartinsPress @BrentSpiner @BrentJSpiner #BrentSpiner for the complimentary copy of #FanFiction I was under no obligation to post a review.