Month: November 2022

#230: The Two-Front War (NF #3)

In today’s episode, Calhoun smells a rat in the Thallonian refugees’ new digs, but without a reg to stand on, he goes against his better judgment. Meanwhile, Zak Kebron has to babysit a panicky doofus and Dr. Selar needs help getting mentally unconstipated. Can a bad lounge nickname hurt crew morale? Would anyone know if a Vulcan just made a ritual up? And is there such a thing as a conern lay? All this and more in The Two-Front War, the New Frontier book with the highest Peter David Quotient yet.

Some other writing

I haven’t been on Twitter in a long time myself, but after observing the dumpster fire that’s been Elon Musk’s “leadership”, I’ve been curious to see where the exodus has taken other people.

For some time now, I’ve wanted to do some more general quick writing on things that cross my mind that aren’t Star Trek books. I had been toying with buying another domain and doing another independent site, but hadn’t pulled the trigger. The hassle of getting this site initially set up five years ago is still a fresh enough memory to make me hesitant to do it a second time. But the idea stayed with me.

Then, in watching where people were migrating to from Twitter, I realized: “Oh hey, Tumblr is already pretty good for that.”

So I dusted off a Tumblr I already had that I hadn’t used in 12 years, tidied it up, and it was off to the races. (roundthewheel is my favored username across most of the rest of the internet.) And so yeah, if you want some material to help fill the long gaps between reviews that sadly are more the rule than the exception these days, go bookmark that or follow me on it or whatever. I’m excited about it, as one tends to be about new things, but we’ll see how long it lasts.

I’ve finished reading the next several Star Trek books but have to find time to get the thoughts on them written down. Hopefully I can do that soon. In the meantime, enjoy the other site.

#229: Lifeline (VOY YA #1)

In today’s episode, Janeway brought some baggage with her to the Academy, and I don’t just mean her duffel bag full of coffee. But unless she can pull her head out of her butt long enough to make a friend that isn’t a hologram, her Starfleet career might end before it even starts. Is Starfleet Academy a multiverse hub? Does the replicator know what’s good for you better than you do? And how many bonded-twin races can one galaxy hold? All this and more in Lifeline, the book that knows how to game the system but isn’t telling.

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