The next chapter in the The Fall saga is coming our way on September 24th, penned by Una McCormack. Once again she is going to tell us a story about the Cardassians, a species and culture she has done much to flesh out in her past works, to general acclaim. The pairing of everyone's favorite tailor and fashion-conscious, if stingy on material Jean-Luc Picard sounds like a highlight. Blurbfall:
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack I am really looking forward to this book. McCormack's Cardassian stories have been my some of my favorite in trek lit. And anything Garak is bound to be interesting.
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack I've only read Hollow Men so far based on a recommendation from here, and it was terrific, so I'm really looking forward to when I eventually get around to this one, too ...
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack I highly recommend The Lotus Flower, and also The Neverending Sacrifice! Both are really great. [ Had to stop myself from writing 'The Final Sacrifice'. That would be a different kind of great... ]
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack Una McCormack is an amazing author, and I am very much looking forward to this one!
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack Ooh this is gonna be good. Part 1 was great, the last Una McCormack book was pretty fantastic, good recipe for a fun read. Plus, i really love these guys →→
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack TrekCore just posted the interview I did with Una McCormack, and she talks a bit about The Crimson Shadow in it: http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/09/exclusive-una-mccormack-interview/
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack Also, I have to say, Garak and Picard and lots of talking? SO EXCITED for this one! No one can turn a phrase like Jean-Luc, unless it's Garak. I can't wait for them to face off verbally!
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack Great interview! I am really excited to see those two together. I can't tell if they'd get along fabulously, both being classy gentlemen, or loathe each other due to being complete opposites on the hero/anti-hero spectrum.
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack And McCormack seems to be the perfect author for the story, too. Evidence of fine editing decisions, that.
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack While the cover looks bland online, in person the cover looks downright ugly and could easily be called the "Worst" book cover of the year.
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack It's pretty bad, yeah, the ship just isn't integrated well into the scene at all.
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack The online image doesn't show everything, as there is some more detail in the background, but it doesn't help.
It does look a bit like a photoshop crime. Like someone took a wallpaper sized star background, and then squished it together to fit the book's confines. Can't wait to see what the cross cult cover will be though!
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack - Review Thread (Spoilers! Spoiler: The Crimson Shadow Spoilers I'm really enjoying the parts where Garak is writing his letters to Dr. Bashir, however, I'm finding that the third-person narrative sections are a bit rough and don't seem to be as well done as the "letters".
Re: TF: The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack - Review Thread (Spoilers! ^You know, being a thread discussing the new book with spoilers in the title, placing things, especially things that aren't spoilerish under spoiler tags is pretty redundant. Yes you may get the odd person complaining you've ruined the book and you shouldn't post spoilers uncoded in here, but if they haven't read the book and don't want to be spoiled, they shouldn't really be in here!