Manu Saadia was recently featured on Enterprising Individuals: It’s a wealth of discussion this week as Manu Saadia, author of Trekonomics, joins the show to talk about what’s in Picard’s wallet! The “no money” economy of the Federation has always been one of its major selling points, but how would a system like that actually […]
Literary Treks has a review up for “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Millennium: 2 The War Of The Prophets“: In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther discuss the second book of the DS9: Millennium trilogy: The War of the Prophets by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens. We talk about the events that led us […]
Out today is another Behind The Scenes and Making Of book, titled “Star Trek Designing Starships Volume 1: The Enterprises and Beyond”, by Ben Robinson and Marcus Reily . Here’s the book’s synopsis: Delve deep into the design process that led to the iconic Star Trek ships featured on television and film with Star Trek: Designing the Starships […]
Out today is another Star Trek: Games and Trivia book, titled “Obsessed With Star Trek 2018 Updated Version”, by Chip Carter. Here’s the book’s synopsis: Comprehensive quiz book containing more than 2,500 questions about the Star Trek TV series and Movies, from The Original Series right through to the recent JJ Abrams films. This update to […]
Out today is “The Geeky Chef Drinks: Unofficial Cocktail Recipes from Game of Thrones, Legend of Zelda, Star Trek, and More”, by Cassandra Reeder. Here’s the book’s synopsis: Featuring nerdy recipes for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, The Geeky Chef Drinks is your chance to sip your way through your favorite sci-fi and fantasy worlds—Game […]
Looks like I was given some wrong information, this book still has another year of cookin’ before it’s ready. Out today is another Star Trek: Guides book, titled “The Autobiography of Mr. Spock”, by David A. Goodman. Here’s the book’s synopsis: The Autobiography of Mr. Spock tells the story of one of Starfleet’s finest officers, […]
Trek Lit Reviews has a review up for “Star Trek: Prometheus: The Root of All Rage“: It is certainly not a new idea, but one that remains absolutely true: science fiction is a terrific vehicle for examining issues that face our world today, but in a fantastical setting that can sometimes reveal more about us […]
Fourtords.com has a review up for “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Ship Of The Line“: Diane Carey is something of a Star Trek literature legend. In addition to having written more than 30 Trek novels, Carey was twice tapped to write Star Trek series’ inaugural novels: The Next Generation‘s Ghost Ship (1988) and Enterprise‘s Broken […]
Trek Lit Reviews has a review up for “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: 5 Fallen Heroes“: “The book where everyone dies.” Fallen Heroes has gained a reputation over the years as being a novel that took a lot of risks and went out on a limb with regards to its story. However, many years have passed […]
Deep Space Spines has a review up for “Star Trek: 43 The Final Nexus“: Just three weeks ago, Gene DeWeese laid this site’s first ever goose egg, and already he’s back in the saddle to bring us The Final Nexus, the sequel to his first Trek outing, Chain of Attack. There’s nowhere to go but […]
StarTrek.com interviewed Ben Robinson: StarTrek.com, for the past several months, has been previewing the release of each Star Trek model issue from Star Trek: The Official Starships Collection. But we thought we’d take a moment this week to introduce readers to Ben Robinson, the project manager at Eaglemoss, the company behind The Official Starships Collection. A longtime Star Trek fan and […]
Out today is another Star Trek: Guide, titled “Star Trek: Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library”, by Larry Nemecek. There was a previous version of this book released several years ago, and this new version will have updated maps and data points. Here’s the book’s synopsis if you needed reminding: Star Trek Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet […]
Trek Lit Reviews has a review up for “Star Trek: Academy: Collision Course“: .. the film, called just Star Trek, and this novel, focused on very similar themes and events. Both feature a young Kirk on a troubled path, described as a “delinquent,” and showing his journey of redemption and acceptance into Starfleet. The film, while […]
Deep Space Spines has a review up for “Star Trek: The Next Generation: 3 The Children Of Hamlin“: This week, when the Enterprise answers a distress call, the attackers, a race called the Choraii, turn out to be the culprits behind one of the Federation’s worst massacres on record. They pick up an ambassador and […]
David A. Goodman was featured on Ars Technica back in 2012: If humanity were to make contact with other intelligent life forms in the universe, how would our civilization respond? Would countries and individuals scramble for power? Or would humans band together to focus on the exploration of other planets and their cultures? The universe […]
Trek Lit Reviews has a review up for “Star Trek: Captain’s Glory“: I found myself surprised by how much I enjoyed Captain’s Glory. Readers of my earlier reviews know that I’m not exactly the biggest fan of the “Shatnerverse” novels, with their rampant Kirk-worship and outlandish plots that serve to feed the “Kirk is a god” […]
Literary Treks has a review up for “Star Trek: The Next Generation: 6 A Time To Hate“: In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson review A Time to Hate before being joined by author Robert Greenberger to talk about both of his books in the A Time To series. We discuss the situation on Delta […]
Keith R.A. DeCandido was recently featured on The Writer’s Pane: Interviewing Keith was super interesting – he introduced me to Tie-In Fiction. Honestly, I hadn’t put much thought into who writes these novels that I see on shelves (personally I have C.S.I. novels), but whoa! So neat. Keith has written more than just tie-in fiction, […]
Motion Pictures Comics has a review up for “Star Trek: The Original Series: From History’s Shadow“: Dayton Ward’s wonderful Star Trek novel From History’s Shadow is a standout in Pocket Books’ wonderful continuing series of Star Trek novels. This book does exactly what I most enjoy seeing in these Trek novels: it weaves together multiple characters and story-lines from across the Star Trek franchise into […]
Deep Space Spines has a review up for “Star Trek: 42 Memory Prime“: This week, Spock is honored to host a delegation of scientists who are in the neighborhood for the Nobel/Z.Magnees Prize ceremonies. It’s not long, however, before he subsequently gets framed for their attempted murder. To clear his friend’s name, Kirk will have […]
