I just had a thought: I do not expect any 60 year anniversary film or episode at all, sadly. But what if there was a big book thing (novels, but also comics) coming? Like, oh my, that would be fantastic, wouldn‘t it!
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I just finished James Swallow's SNW novel "Toward the Night" and the epilogue had me cry a little. Loved it!
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Review of "The Buried Age" (3 stars): How Picard got to be Captain of the Enterprise
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Review of "Asylum" (4 stars): Becoming Number One
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Review of "Star Trek Prodigy Collection" (4 stars): Goup Hug!
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#StarTrek31DayChallenge
Day 26 – Trek Book (fiction or non-fiction)
I've been looking forward to this prompt. I want all your book recommendations!
So... which one to choose? There are so many.
Here are just a very few of my personal highlights:
Fiction:
📘 "Articles of the Federation" by Keith R. A. DeCandido. -- a unique book as it is a novel about politics and procedures in the Presidential Palace in Paris. I could read a whole series of that. Or watch one. I'd be happy with a mini series.
📚 "Destiny" trilogy by David Mack. -- I had read a few spoilers a while ago and really did not want to read these books. I was upset about the big reveal. But I kept hearing about how great they are and so I finally did read them. I am so glad I did. It's fantastic! It's dramatic and heartbreaking. I cried several times. And I am still upset. LOL Good books do that.
Non-fiction:
📖 "Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman's Trek" by Nana Visitor. -- I have not read far into it yet, but I don't think I am wrong when I say that this is probably the most important non-fiction book about Star Trek.
📓 "The Making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". -- One of the first Trek books I ever bought. I love making of books, they are always so very intersting. And this is no exception. (I never liked the translation though and would love to have an English version.)
Shoutout to all the other books, fiction and non-fiction alike.
(I deleted the "Fave" in the prompt, because I just want to pick "one" of many great ones.)
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Edit: Taken!
I have a book to give away: The IDIC Epidemic by Jean Lorrah.
I found it in a local free book shelf and after having read it I want to pass it on.
Just send me a DM with your address and it‘s yours. First come, first served. I ship anywhere from Germany. No tracking.
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Review of "Lost to Eternity" (4 stars): Scully should be a verb, or: The Search for Gillian Taylor*
Star Trek: Lost to Eternity -- no real spoilers, but a few hints
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The German audiobook of "The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway" is narrated by both the voice actors who gave their voices to Captain Janeway and Naomi Wildman. How awesome is that!?
So, for German speaking people who haven't watched Voyager in German for a while and have fond memories, and for non-German speakers who would like to hear how the two sounded back then and how they sound now, here are two snippets:
https://inv.us.projectsegfau.lt/watch?v=tCZy6L4HuJo
https://inv.us.projectsegfau.lt/watch?v=we806kCWIKM
Edit:
non of the invidious videos can be played directly in my Firefox. Let's try the youtube links then:
https://youtu.be/tCZy6L4HuJo
https://youtu.be/we806kCWIKM
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Review of "The IDIC Epidemic" (2 stars): Love in times of an epidemic
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Review of "From History's Shadow" (4 stars): Uncommon Trek novel, connecting a lot of stories.
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Review of "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Pliable Truths" (4 stars): Filling in some blanks
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My travel entertainment on my way home from my holidays: „Pliable Truths“ audiobook.
I realise that it‘s my Dayton Ward phase apparently, because I‘ve also been reading his „From History‘s Shadow“ this holiday. 😄
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Review of "Star Trek: Discovery: The Way to the Stars" (4 stars): Tilly's way to the stars
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Review of "Star Trek: Sarek" (1 star): My eyemuscles weren't powerful enough to keep a straight and beautiful pokerface.
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Review of "Star Trek: Destiny: The Complete Saga" (5 stars): Epic, intense, satisfying -- one of the best Trek books.
Star Trek: Destiny - The Complete Saga -- Spoilers
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Star Trek: Destiny -- Book 3: Lost Souls ⭐⭐⭐⭐
It was another intense book, I am exhausted! Especially the stuff that happened on that "frozen ass" planet was hard for me to read. But also the invasion and battle scenes were emotional. I had tears in my eyes more than once. Everything comes together now, all threads find a satisfying conclusion. In a story that big, that is not necessarily a given. Mack nails it. I like Captain Hernandez. When I went into this trilogy I was not happy with how her original mission went. I thought she deserved better. But her story took quite a turn and I like it. Will we ever see her and the Caeliar again? I hope so! As for the big bad I will write more in another post, which will then be behind a CW for spoilers. I don't know how to write about it without giving anything away. All I will say here is that I loved the solution.
David Mack talked to Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson on Literary Treks about this book and the trilogy as a whole. As always, this is absolutely worth a listen. Alone for Mack talking about the techniques of story telling. Thumbs up!
#StarTrek #StarTrekBooks #StarTrekNovels #TrekLit #StarTrekDestiny
(comment on Star Trek: Destiny: The Complete Saga)
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TrekLit readers and experts, @[email protected], @[email protected], and @[email protected],
I need your help: Is there such a thing as a cozy Trek novel?
Ok, "cozy" may not be the right word here. 🙃 I am currently in book 3 of the Destiny books, which are pretty intense. Great, but intense. I think I need a bit of a breather after that.
I really enjoyed "Shadows Have Offended", and while it was suspenseful, it was not very intense.
Do you know (from the top of your heads) any books that go more in that direction? No big battles, not billions of deaths, no intense situations, just a fun Trek story?
Thank you!
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Star Trek: Destiny -- Book 2: Mere Mortals ⭐⭐⭐⭐
It took me a while to finish this for reasons that have nothing to do with the book. It's another fantastic action packed novel with quite some heartbreak too. I cried several times.
Again we follow the Enterprise E and the Aventine as they try to figure out how to stop the Borg from invading Federation space. There's a good space fight and also some face to face combat which was really good. We meet President Bacco a few times too, which I always love. I enjoy seeing all the different groups adding their part to solve this problem, as this is not something we get to see on screen a lot.
In the meantime the Titan is investigating the shelled planet they found while the away team down on the planet is facing some problems of their own, both within the team (WTF Dr. Ree??) and with the planet's inhabitants. On the ship there are some interpersonal problems to be solved as well, which I loved seeing. That gives a bit of a break form the rest of the story and shows that the crew are people with lives besides their duty. I'd love to see more of Tuvok.
In between we always go back in time to Captain Hernandez and her away team in Axion. I found that the isolation they face and feel among the Caeliar is palpable, and I never envied Hernandez as she needs to make difficult decisions. I can't wait to see how her role unfolds in the next book.
The end is one of those "OMG, how will they ever get out of this?!" situations. I can't wait to find out.
#StarTrek #TrekLit #StarTrekBooks #StarTrekNovels #StarTrekDestiny
(comment on Star Trek: Destiny: The Complete Saga, p. 512)
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Review of "Shadows Have Offended" (4 stars): Troi and Crusher need to be on that cover!
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Review of "Shadows Have Offended" (4 stars): Troi and Crusher need to be on that cover!
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Review of "Enigma Tales" (4 stars): Of past sins and accidental interplanetary incidents
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Positively Trek has a new book club episode out where Dan Gunther @[email protected] talks with Jessie Gender to @[email protected] about his latest Star Trek: Picard book "Firewall".
https://www.positivelytrek.com/book-club-seven-of-nine-knows-her-name/
I always love listening to Dan and Jessie talk books, especially with the author of that book. This conversation is no exception.
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Review of "Star Trek: Picard: Firewall" (5 stars): The start of how Seven became the woman we know today (as in ST: Picard)
Possible spoilers for David Mack's "Star Trek: Picard: Firewall". I don't say anything too specific, and nothing that I would call plot relevant, but some people might still count that as spoilers. Hence this CW.
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@[email protected] My favourite Star Trek books I read in 2023 are:
„Articles of the Federation“ by Keith R A DeCandido
Destiny book 1 „Gods of Night“ by David Mack
Discovery „Somewhere to Belong“ by Dayton Ward
SNW „The High Country“ by John Jackson Miller
Double Helix „Vectors“ by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Not yet finished with „A Stitch in Time“ by Andrew Robinson, but so far it‘s on the road to 5 stars.
Honorary mention:
„Night of the Living Trekkies“ by Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall
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I want to get away from Amazon, which includes Audible. I‘ve been subscribed to Audible for years and love that new Star Trek books are available there.
My research into alternatives brought me, once more, to what my library has to offer. Well, to make it short, Star Trek wise it‘s an absolute desert. Even through Libby it‘s a wasteland. I will mark all Trek books I’d like to read or listen to on my wishlist now, which, as I understand it, will inform my library that there‘s interest in that book. But let‘s be real here, I doubt there‘s lots of demand for these books, let alone in English, in my region. (Middle of nowhere in Germany)
I also put Patrick Stewart‘s „Make It So“ audio on hold. I‘m number 5 on the list which means a wait of ca. 10 weeks. At least that book is in demand. Maybe it‘s a sign that Trek books may be more in demand as I thought? 🤞
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Advance book review--The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko–The Deep Space Nine captain tells his story
The latest of the in-universe Star Trek biography books takes fans of the franchise back to Deep Space Nine--and much earlier. Before he was the Emissary, before he was a Captain, before he was a father and husband, he attended Starfleet Academy… #bookstodon #StarTrek #StarTrekNovels #DeepSpaceNine
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New Star Trek novels are coming in 2024. I knew about „Firewall“ already. The other two, „Pliable Truths“ and „Lost to Eternity“, sound very very interesting as well.
https://trekmovie.com/2023/10/29/ensign-ro-and-dr-gillian-taylor-to-return-in-deep-space-nine-prequel-and-tos-movie-era-novels/
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Soon Star Trek: Prodigy will be available on Netflix for a whole new audience to discover it. That‘s exciting!
There are also three books available. I had pre-ordered the collection and it arrived today! I‘m looking forward to reading them.
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Just finished, has anyone else checked this one out?
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Star Trek: Destiny -- Book 1: Gods of Night ⭐⭐⭐⭐
What a book! Several ships and a story spanning centuries. I have not read any of the (relevant) post-Nemesis books before this one, so I'm probably being thrown in some cold water here. But I am just going with the flow. I may not understand all interpersonal relationships, but I always feel that the authors are good in describing what's been happening to new readers, or as a refresher for those who read the earlier books. I did struggle a bit to keep my storylines straight though, because there are several going on at once. But all in all a fantastic book. One of my favourite Trek books for sure.
The Columbia story is quite something. I'm really interested to learn more about the Caeliar. Ezri Dax as Captain is so amazing! I was not happy with how Troi's situation was dealt with by the people involved. Those characters didn't earn any sympathy points from me.
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(comment on "Star Trek: Destiny: The Complete Saga", page 257)
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Besides watching the show, do you also read Disco novels? You absolutely should. The Star Trek tie-in writers are excellent in telling stories, finding the characters' voices, and expanding on things we have seen on screen across all shows.
There are currently 9 Discovery novels available and I have (only) read (or rather listened to) the most recent 2. I can highly recommend them.
Here's a nice overview on where each book fits in the Disco timeline, or when to read which book.
I love to listen to the new Trek books because they are narrated by two absolute fantastic voice actors, Robert Petkoff and January LaVoy.
The latter has narrated the two books I know and enjoyed a lot: "Wonderlands" by Una McCormack and "Somewhere to Belong" by Dayton Ward.
#CelebrateDisco2023 #StarTrekDiscovery #TrekLit #StarTrekNovels #StarTrekBooks
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Edit: There has been one person replying to this thread with nastiness towards Disco. I blocked them immediately. I hope their comment can not be seen by anyone anymore. If you can still see it and interact, please know that I can't see and react to any of it.
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Anyone read this book? I'm only one chapter in but am liking it a lot so far. Quark and Rom and Odo sound like they sounded in the show. I can see and hear them.
I have not read any of the DS9 relaunch novels, but I know that many things have changed between "What We Leave Behind" and this book, which is the last of the relaunch novels. And some have already been mentioned in this first chapter. I'm curious to find out more.
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I just finished reading the most excellent, and now probably my favourite Star Trek book "Articles of the Federation" by Keith R. A. DeCandido.
It's been described as "The West Wing of Star Trek", which is probably correct. (I never watched The West Wing.)
It is a really really good book and if you have not read it yet, I would highly recommend you do.
I like it so much that I gave it 5 stars, which I rarely do. And even though there is one bit in it that I did not like at all, I still gave it 5 stars.
Listen to the Literary Treks interview with the author, too.
Quoted you'll find my review I just wrote over on my BookWyrm account.
#StarTrek #StarTrekNovels #StarTrekBooks #TrekLit
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Dominic Noble on the second book in the Shatnerverse. I want to read the books now. I need to read these books.
If you like books (and their adaptations) and don't know Dominic Noble yet, please go and watch his videos. They are fantastic!
Watch through Invidious or Youtube.
Edited to correct an error: The video is not about the first book in the Shatnerverse, but the second.
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I just realised that Andrew Robinson‘s „A Stitch in Time“ audiobook is dropping tomorrow! :ottercelebrate::ablobbonebongo::blobboneblewobblehyper:
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Star Trek: TNG: Double Helix -- Book One: Infection by John Gregory Betancourt ⭐⭐
Beverly and Deanna must have been replaced by imposters, and very bad ones at that. I did not recognise any of them. The bit with Worf and his away team... huh? What? Why? The little exchange between Riker and Troi at the end was nice, though. If I remember correctly she does call him Bill in the first episodes, doesn't she? I really like the books for explaining little things like that.
#StarTrek #TrekLit #StarTrekBooks #StarTrekNovels
(comment on "Star Trek: Double Helix Omnibus", page 149)
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I've finished two Trek novels within 2 days. Yay me! Once I sit down and read I actually do get reading done. Duh! 🤣
I'm on a reading roll, I need to keep the momentum up. So, what's next?
I'm done with re-reading the first 6 books in the New Frontier series. Next up would be the one that's part of the Captain's Table miniseries, but I'm skipping it for now. Because after that comes the one that is part of another mini series: Double Helix.
Double Helix is a 6 part crossover series published under the TNG series. I found an omnibus edition that is significantly cheaper than the 6 single books are. So I'm going to read through them all before resuming my New Frontier re-read.
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In case my edits to the spoiler warning don‘t go through by boosting, I‘m quote posting.
This review is for the Star Trek novel „The Vulcan Academy Murders“ by Jean Lorrah.
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(I‘m wondering, which # would be the best to find discussions about Trek literature/novels/comics?)
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I was adding some Trek titles to my book store‘s wishlist when this one popped up in „Other books customers also bought“ column. How could I resist a book titled „The Vulcan Academy Murders“?!
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New Trek novels on shelf! Have you read any Trek books? Which ones should I check out?
#startrek #startrekbooks #startreknovels #startrekstories #scifinovels #scifibook #sciencefiction #startrekmerch #battleofbetazed #startrektng #startreknextgen #startreknextgeneration
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New Trek novels on shelf! Have you read any Trek books? Which ones should I check out?
#startrek #startrekbooks #startreknovels #startrekstories #scifinovels #scifibook #sciencefiction #startrekmerch #battleofbetazed #startrektng #startreknextgen #startreknextgeneration
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This place is one of my favourite stores I’ve ever been to. It’s like a thrift store for nerds! Great prices and selection, lots of older items that I haven’t been able to find in other places.
#langley #langleybc #startrek #comicstore #thriftstore #nerdthrifting #nerdymerch #startrekmerch #startrekcollectables #startrekbooks #startreknovels