TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

[Paper Moon]

BillJ wrote:

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But does anyone care if the Typhon Pact does fall? It's only an alliance in the loosest sense of the word and I have zero emotional investment in it.

Presumably, you will care if the Pact does fall because it will have an in-universe effect on the characters that (I assume) you care about.

[BillJ]

zarkon wrote:

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That's kinda the point I think. I've never felt paticularly invested in the conflict between the two groups myself, maybe the editor decided it's time to stick a fork in the idea and move on

Gorn don't seem happy, Breen are under new management....the seeds are there if that's the direction they're going.

But to do five-books on the end of the Typhon Pact seems extreme. At least to me.

[zarkon]

That assumes they just go back to the staus quo. But I guess we'll find out next year

[BillJ]

Paper Moon wrote:

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Presumably, you will care if the Pact does fall because it will have an in-universe effect on the characters that (I assume) you care about.

Who exactly would it have an impact on? These characters existed just fine before the Pact and I doubt the fall will change them in any meaningful way. Especially considering the books have been on a resurrection roll recently.

Worst that happens is Picard and Sisko retire. And we get Worf as captain, which would kill my interest in the TNG books. Or possibly something happens to Titan to cause the deck chairs to be rearranged.

But it won't be anything major like the deaths of the main TV characters.

[zarkon]

BillJ wrote:

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Worst that happens is Picard and Sisko retire. And we get Worf as captain, which would kill my interest in the TNG books. Or possibly something happens to Titan to cause the deck chairs to be rearranged.

I hope Picard doesn't retire anytime soon

You know, I've always wanted Captain/Commodore Data, but I do wonder if he'd simply be too awesome as captain

Like in Gambit and Redemption

He'd be great as a first officer to Piccy though, ship worf off to the empire

[BillJ]

zarkon wrote:

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I hope Picard doesn't retire anytime soon

You know, I've always wanted Captain/Commodore Data, but I do wonder if he'd simply be too awesome as captain

Like in Gambit and Redemption

He'd be great as a first officer to Piccy though, ship worf off to the empire

If they do move Picard and Crusher on, I could see them moving Riker and Troi back to the TNG books. If they don't, it would leave only Worf and LaForge from the TV series and they've struggled mightily to create interesting original characters in the TNG books.

[zarkon]

Good call, I hadn't thought about Beardy. Him, Troi & Data going back would top up the all important(cover wise) tv cast, and would make sense since captain of the ent is the ultimate assignment.

[Markonian]

zarkon wrote:

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I hope Picard doesn't retire anytime soon

You know, I've always wanted Captain/Commodore Data, but I do wonder if he'd simply be too awesome as captain

If you ask me, the first two Cold Equations novels, have very strong hints of Picard retiring soon. I don't think he will continue much longer than 2385. Either Worf or Data could ascend to captaincy, with Geordi as XO. I can't see the Troi family fetched from the Titan, who would command that ship then?

[BillJ]

Markonian wrote:

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If you ask me, the first two Cold Equations novels, have very strong hints of Picard retiring soon. I don't think he will continue much longer than 2385. Either Worf or Data could ascend to captaincy, with Geordi as XO. I can't see the Troi family fetched from the Titan, who would command that ship then?

Whose to say that the Titan series goes on? They could simply destroy it while saving the characters they want to move back to TNG.

[zarkon]

pretty much

I like ree and the ent will be missing a doctor anyway

All works out nicely if that's the direction they decide to go

[Markonian]

Titan is the exploration series in the 24th century. Would you really want to give that up? Voyager is the only other 24C series not primarily dealing with the Typhon Pact.

It is noteworthy that without Titan only live action relaunch series remain.

And you don't have to kill the ship to get the characters someplace else (e.g. Tuvok fetched from Voyager).

[BillJ]

Markonian wrote:

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Titan is the exploration series in the 24th century. Would you really want to give that up? Voyager is the only other 24C series not primarily dealing with the Typhon Pact.

It is noteworthy that without Titan only live action relaunch series remain.

And you don't have to kill the ship to get the characters someplace else (e.g. Tuvok fetched from Voyager).

But blowing up Titan is likely the biggest bang they have left outside destroying the Enterprise.

[Ronald Held]

I would prefer to see the fracture or dissolving of the TP and the consequences that result from how it happens.

[Markonian]

Ronald Held wrote:

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I would prefer to see the fracture or dissolving of the TP and the consequences that result from how it happens.

Maybe we get another Taurus Pact?

I haven't thought of it this way yet - a fracturing of the TP doesn't mean every nation goes its way again. It could just as well birth two new blocks.

[Markonian]

BillJ wrote:

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But blowing up Titan is likely the biggest bang they have left outside destroying the Enterprise.

Nah, I'd rather see Captain Deanna Troi commanding the Titan by the 2390s (and Beverly getting her Pasteur).
Also, would Trek Lit really sacrifice the Titan? They have developed a ship class of its own for it, remember? That must carry some weight, some prestige.