james kirk – 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.

#264: Strange New Worlds (anthology)

By jess

On 5 July 2024

In DS9, TNG, TOS, VOY

In today’s episode, it’s a bunch of episodes! Fans submit their own original stories, in which Cyrano Jones finally finishes cleaning up Space Station K-7, a diplomat made good yearns to show Kirk how far she’s come along, and Sisko does an ailing race a favor by dropping off their time capsule. Does Mr. Mot dye hair in his shop? Why does nobody care that the Doctor literally got a crew member killed? And can Chakotay beat his own breakup any% PB? All this and more in Strange New Worlds, the book that knows when to activate Paranoid Mode.

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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)

#264: Strange New Worlds (anthology)