Bruce -
This is a funny spoof of TV sci-fi shows where the minor characters, or extras on the ship, always die on missions while the senior officers manage to escape death. When Ensign Andy Dahl is assigned to the Intrepid, he quickly figures out that something is wrong when he notices his shipmates disappearing or getting very busy when a mission is on the horizon. When he discovers why this is happening, he finds himself in a sci-fi conundrum. The three codas at the end of the book provide some depth to the novel and some closure for a few characters. A nice unserious novel.
