TOS – Deep Space Spines

In today’s episode, Kirk finally gets let in on a secret he’s been shut out of for over a decade. But when actual ridge-headed Klingons get loose on his Enterprise, he has to figure out how to clean up a TNG-level spill with a TOS mop. How much of this trilogy is actually brotherly keeping by volume? Will book Klingons ever fully escape Ford’s shadow? And was there ever a more satisfying team to root against than the late-90s Yankees? All this and more in Enterprise, the book that features scenes from an Italian restaurant.

#279: Constitution (TOS #86, My Brother’s Keeper 2/3)

By jess

On 4 November 2025

In TOS

In today’s episode, when Kirk lets everyone know he’ll be alone in his bunk, he means it. But when the line of succession leaves him in the hot seat on the bridge, he has to learn on the fly who to sacrifice and when. Do Jim and Gary still have the romantic chemistry they had at the Academy? What’s up with all the cover-ups? And is there a satisfying secret option for Kirk to take this time? All this and more in Constitution, the book that wants to know if you would like to know (what’s) more.

#278: Republic (TOS #85, My Brother’s Keeper 1/3)

By jess

On 20 October 2025

In TOS

In today’s episode, Kirk is wracked with guilt when he has to put an old friend down. But when Spock decides that giving his captain an opportunity to yap about his feelings will help him understand humanity better, he ends up getting an earful about a former boyfriend. Where did James “R.” Kirk come from? Do aunts and uncles make better parents? And what makes someone a “walking freezer unit”? All this and more in Republic, the book that has no time for people who can’t make the jump.

#226: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (video game novelization)

By jess

On 30 September 2025

In Movie and Episode Novelizations, TOS

In today’s episode, a fresh-faced cadet contends with textbook crew dysfunction. But when the local debate bros break out the hooded robes, he finds himself taking political action as well. Are you missing out on cinematic gold by choosing the book over the game? How do you elude the telepath bouncer? And how does Kirk feel about someone else trying to cheat at the Kobayashi Maru? All this and more in Starfleet Academy, the book with the first-person straight shooter.

#272: Where Sea Meets Sky (TOS, Captain’s Table #6)

By jess

On 9 February 2025

In TOS

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.

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#280: Enterprise (TOS #87, My Brother’s Keeper 3/3)

#279: Constitution (TOS #86, My Brother’s Keeper 2/3)

#278: Republic (TOS #85, My Brother’s Keeper 1/3)

#226: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (video game novelization)

#272: Where Sea Meets Sky (TOS, Captain’s Table #6)