In today’s episode, the universe won’t even allow Ro Laren to keep a Canadian boyfriend. But she possesses some important intel that will be crucial in stopping the Dominion from carrying out Wormhole II: Artificial Boog-a-loo. Will Data give in to the temptation to run horrors_of_war.exe?Will today’s canned fish populate tomorrow’s aquariums? And is there anything Picard won’t tug on? All this and more in Behind Enemy Lines, the book with the ACTION FLAP.
Fellow Trekkie and friend of the site Adam Selvidge runs an excellent website called Star Trek Book Club, which compiles the latest and greatest in Trek lit news and reviews. Recently, he reached out with an opportunity I was more than happy to pounce on: he asked me if I’d like to write a piece for a fledgling feature on the site called TrekLit Connection, in which figures in the world of Star Trek lit-crit recount some of their histories with Trek writing and literature and talk about the events and ideas that led up to their current projects. I did just that, and he posted it a couple days ago. Go check it out posthaste! There are some parts of the origin story that I’m not sure I’ve ever talked about on here, so even long-time readers are liable to learn something new. I’m incredibly honored to have been asked to do this, and revisiting the road that eventually culminated in Deep Space Spines brought me a lot of warm fuzzies.
Next review should be out very soon, by the way.
In today’s episode, a misguided admiral teams up with a mysterious partner to bring one planet’s Fountain of Youth to the rest of the Federation. But the scowling man with unnaturally stretch skin draped in robes and jewels seemed so trustworthy! Will there ever be another Search for Spock–level novelization? Does Picard have a crush on his dead mom? And shouldn’t Worf know more Earth references? All this and more in Star Trek: Insurrection, the film that un-grows the beard.
In today’s episode, “there be whales here” is an omen rather than a victory cry. But when the Enterprise heads to uncharted systems in search of an answer to controlling the pet population, they end up drawing their food chain diagram in jumbo crayon. What do Klingons consider the most honorable Earth delicacy? Does the Star Trek future include good school boards? And what strange new worlds lie upstairs at the Captain’s Table? All this and more in Where Sea Meets Sky, the book that ill-advisedly loops the loop.
In today’s episode, Mackenzie Calhoun’s new captain gets rave reviews from everyone who serves under him. But when a couple of the captain’s relatives get delivered back to the ship extra well-done, Calhoun learns it’s the nice ones you have to watch out for. Is a nice guy who facilitates the destruction of an entire civilization actually nice? Does Starfleet need a touch of Chigurh? And did Calhoun cheat at the Captain’s Table? All this and more in Once Burned, the book that needs Robin Williams to tell him “It’s not your fault.”
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