Has no one mentioned "Unexpected Honor" by Christine Thompson?

Therin of Andor · May 20 2012, 11:16 AM

Either I missed something, or nobody here has mentioned that there is an original short story, derived from the "Star Trek Online" game events and characters, in Titan's recent "Star Trek Magazine", no 40, Summer 2012.

Captain Va'kel Shon by Therin of Andor, on Flickr

Author Christine Thompson continues storylines from "Star Trek Online" and features the handover of the Enterprise captaincy from Data (IDW's "Countdown"), now in his professor role from "All Good Things...", to the Andorian, Shon, for the launch of the Enterprise-F. Also clarified is the fate of the B-4.

Lonemagpie · May 20 2012, 11:24 AM

Dunno, but I'm amazed nobody mentioned Greg Cox's Facebook post on May 8th that included the words "contracts" and "Star Trek:The Twilight Realm"...

DarkHorizon · May 20 2012, 11:37 AM

I'll just note that Christine Thompson is 'Kestrel', the game's head writer. I don't read STM any more, so I didn't see that.

As for Greg's news - I don't follow the authors on Facebook, so will have missed that. A link would be appreciated.

Lonemagpie · May 20 2012, 01:26 PM

DarkHorizon wrote:

I'll just note that Christine Thompson is 'Kestrel', the game's head writer. I don't read STM any more, so I didn't see that.

As for Greg's news - I don't follow the authors on Facebook, so will have missed that. A link would be appreciated.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...0&id=591878799

Of course, he doesn't say it's a book - could be a comic or videogame, or fan film - but on the balance of probabilities...

Relayer1 · May 20 2012, 02:00 PM

I don't buy it. This is probably a dumb question, but as an avid consumer of Treklit, is this a first or has original fiction been included in the magazine before ?

Christopher · May 20 2012, 02:13 PM

I seem to recall that ST Magazine didn't have a fiction license in the past. So something has evidently changed.

Therin of Andor · May 20 2012, 02:20 PM

Relayer1 wrote:

as an avid consumer of Treklit, is this a first or has original fiction been included in the magazine before ?

Last time we saw original short ST stories in a magazine was that relaunch of "Amazing Stories", which alternated TNG and VOY stories with "Babylon 5". John Ordover eventually negotiated to have the ST ones reprinted in a trade omnibus:
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Stories

Christopher · May 20 2012, 03:50 PM

Of course, it could be that STM only has the license to do fiction based on Star Trek Online, much as Amazing Stories only had the TNG and VGR licenses.

Greg Cox · May 20 2012, 04:08 PM

Lonemagpie wrote:

DarkHorizon wrote:

I'll just note that Christine Thompson is 'Kestrel', the game's head writer. I don't read STM any more, so I didn't see that.

As for Greg's news - I don't follow the authors on Facebook, so will have missed that. A link would be appreciated.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...0&id=591878799

Of course, he doesn't say it's a book - could be a comic or videogame, or fan film - but on the balance of probabilities...

Oh, it's definitely my next novel. Another TOS book set during the original five-year mission.

And, despite the title, no sparkly vampires are involved!

Julio Angel Ortiz · May 20 2012, 05:37 PM

Greg Cox wrote:

Oh, it's definitely my next novel. Another TOS book set during the original five-year mission.

And, despite the title, no sparkly vampires are involved!

For a second there, I thought I had the first Trek novel to give to my 9-year old daughter to read...

Lonemagpie · May 20 2012, 06:52 PM

Greg Cox wrote:

Lonemagpie wrote:

DarkHorizon wrote:

I'll just note that Christine Thompson is 'Kestrel', the game's head writer. I don't read STM any more, so I didn't see that.

As for Greg's news - I don't follow the authors on Facebook, so will have missed that. A link would be appreciated.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...0&id=591878799

Of course, he doesn't say it's a book - could be a comic or videogame, or fan film - but on the balance of probabilities...

Oh, it's definitely my next novel. Another TOS book set during the original five-year mission.

And, despite the title, no sparkly vampires are involved!

What about Sols and Master Swords?

Greg Cox · May 20 2012, 06:57 PM

Lonemagpie wrote:

Greg Cox wrote:

Lonemagpie wrote:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...0&id=591878799

Of course, he doesn't say it's a book - could be a comic or videogame, or fan film - but on the balance of probabilities...

Oh, it's definitely my next novel. Another TOS book set during the original five-year mission.

And, despite the title, no sparkly vampires are involved!

What about Sols and Master Swords?

Alas, I don't get that reference . . . .

Lonemagpie · May 20 2012, 07:02 PM

Greg Cox wrote:

Lonemagpie wrote:

What about Sols and Master Swords?

Alas, I don't get that reference . . . .

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has Hyrule invaded from The Twilight Realm...

BillJ · May 20 2012, 07:05 PM

Therin of Andor wrote:

Either I missed something, or nobody here has mentioned that there is an original short story, derived from the "Star Trek Online" game events and characters, in Titan's recent "Star Trek Magazine", no 40, Summer 2012.

Captain Va'kel Shon by Therin of Andor, on Flickr

Author Christine Thompson continues storylines from "Star Trek Online" and features the handover of the Enterprise captaincy from Data (IDW's "Countdown"), now in his professor role from "All Good Things...", to the Andorian, Shon, for the launch of the Enterprise-F. Also clarified is the fate of the B-4.

I'd much rather have Data as the captain of the Enterprise fiction, than a character I don't know and don't care about.

Greg Cox · May 20 2012, 07:15 PM

Lonemagpie wrote:

Greg Cox wrote:

Lonemagpie wrote:

What about Sols and Master Swords?

Alas, I don't get that reference . . . .

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has Hyrule invaded from The Twilight Realm...

Ah, clearly there are holes in my fannish knowledge!

May 20 2012, 11:16 AM	#1
Therin of Andor Admiral Location: New Therin Park, Andor (via Australia)	Has no one mentioned "Unexpected Honor" by Christine Thompson? Either I missed something, or nobody here has mentioned that there is an original short story, derived from the "Star Trek Online" game events and characters, in Titan's recent "Star Trek Magazine", no 40, Summer 2012. Captain Va'kel Shon by Therin of Andor, on Flickr Author Christine Thompson continues storylines from "Star Trek Online" and features the handover of the Enterprise captaincy from Data (IDW's "Countdown"), now in his professor role from "All Good Things...", to the Andorian, Shon, for the launch of the Enterprise-F. Also clarified is the fate of the B-4. __________________ Thiptho lapth! Ian (Entire post is personal opinion) The Andor Files @ http://andorfiles.blogspot.com/ http://therinofandor.blogspot.com/

May 20 2012, 11:24 AM	#2
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: Has no one mentioned "Unexpected Honor" by Christine Thompson? Dunno, but I'm amazed nobody mentioned Greg Cox's Facebook post on May 8th that included the words "contracts" and "Star Trek:The Twilight Realm"... __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

May 20 2012, 11:37 AM	#3
DarkHorizon Captain Location: Newport, Wales	Re: Has no one mentioned "Unexpected Honor" by Christine Thompson? I'll just note that Christine Thompson is 'Kestrel', the game's head writer. I don't read STM any more, so I didn't see that. As for Greg's news - I don't follow the authors on Facebook, so will have missed that. A link would be appreciated. __________________ Musings of a fandom geek - Sometimes, you’ve just got to say “The laws of time and space? Who gives a smeg?”

May 20 2012, 02:00 PM	#5
Relayer1 Commodore Location: The Black Country, England	Re: Has no one mentioned "Unexpected Honor" by Christine Thompson? I don't buy it. This is probably a dumb question, but as an avid consumer of Treklit, is this a first or has original fiction been included in the magazine before ? __________________ Soon oh soon the light, Pass within and soothe this endless night, And wait here for you, Our reason to be here...

May 20 2012, 02:13 PM	#6
Christopher Writer	Re: Has no one mentioned "Unexpected Honor" by Christine Thompson? I seem to recall that ST Magazine didn't have a fiction license in the past. So something has evidently changed. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Updated 5/28/13 with discussion of Rise of the Federation Book 1. Written Worlds -- My blog

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May 20 2012, 03:50 PM	#8
Christopher Writer	Re: Has no one mentioned "Unexpected Honor" by Christine Thompson? Of course, it could be that STM only has the license to do fiction based on Star Trek Online, much as Amazing Stories only had the TNG and VGR licenses. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Updated 5/28/13 with discussion of Rise of the Federation Book 1. Written Worlds -- My blog