Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions ****SPOILERS***** - Page 11

Freman · February 18 2013, 10:27 AM

Christopher wrote:

^What's wrong with using a pre-existing thread anyway? I never understood that.

Yeah, me neither. If it's some totally random topic, I can understand, but if it's somebody wanting to talk about a book, then it makes more sense to just use the preexisiting thread, even if nobody has posted in it for a long time.

Not all of us read the books when they first come out, after all.

JD · February 19 2013, 02:33 AM

What's the limit for something being an old thread? This is not sarcasm or snottiness, I'm honestly curious.

Christopher · February 19 2013, 02:35 AM

And is it from when a thread was last posted in rather than when it began? The "Cast the Character of Trek Literature" pinned thread was begun in April 2006, nearly 7 years ago.

Pavonis · February 19 2013, 02:46 AM

Well, when I started reading this thread, I didn't check the timestamp, and thought the discussion was about a new book. Of course, I'm wrong, and it's not. I just expected that a new thread about an old book wouldn't have "spoilers" in the thread title. "Spoilers" to me mean information on unreleased material, hence my confusion.

JD · February 19 2013, 07:24 AM

Generally we put up spoiler warnings for stuff that has just come out so people who haven't read it yet and don't want to see spoilers know to stay away.

Geoff Thorne · February 23 2013, 08:59 PM

honestly, I'm just happy people are still reading the book. even if they don't love it or even like it.

I will say that i find it odd that a few people have found the opening "slow." Doesn't it start with what appears to be the last surviving members of TITAN's away team, stranded and injured on a hostile planet, in the middle of a war zone where giant bugs are trying to kill them?

I mean, really.

Do we need to blow up a planet EVERY time to lock folks in?

Thrawn · February 23 2013, 09:08 PM

This is still probably my favorite Titan novel. Such a different writers' voice from the rest of them! While I'm by no means dissatisfied with the last few years of TrekLit, it's been a while since the line regularly took chances like this, and I miss that.

Hope life's treating you well, Geoff

Geoff Thorne · February 23 2013, 09:31 PM

yep, yep.

and i'm about to present the first of the pieces that will allow me to complete my promise to do a full series of TITAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES pics that got suspended.

the first one will be TAKING WING as Andy thought it should have a separate poster from THE RED KING.

Then we continue with the novels in sequence.

Relayer1 · February 23 2013, 09:57 PM

Geoff Thorne wrote:

honestly, I'm just happy people are still reading the book. even if they don't love it or even like it.

I will say that i find it odd that a few people have found the opening "slow." Doesn't it start with what appears to be the last surviving members of TITAN's away team, stranded and injured on a hostile planet, in the middle of a war zone where giant bugs are trying to kill them?

I mean, really.

Do we need to blow up a planet EVERY time to lock folks in?

Well, not completely 'up'. Maybe just a bit 'up'...

Spocky8492 · February 24 2013, 01:01 PM

Geoff Thorne wrote:

honestly, I'm just happy people are still reading the book. even if they don't love it or even like it.

I will say that i find it odd that a few people have found the opening "slow." Doesn't it start with what appears to be the last surviving members of TITAN's away team, stranded and injured on a hostile planet, in the middle of a war zone where giant bugs are trying to kill them?

I mean, really.

Do we need to blow up a planet EVERY time to lock folks in?

No no you don't have to blow up a planet

It's not the epilogue that I found "slow". I didn't understand everything in this part, but it got my attention, I was immediatly interested to read the following. What I found "slow" were the first chapters, with the issues on the Titan, the issues with Dr Xin Ra-Havreii, Vale worried about the problems between Riker and Troi, ... this kind of things. I understand that the characters have to be developped somewhere in the book, so maybe I felt that way because for the moment I don't care a lot about the different characters of the Titan crew. But apart from that I enjoyed the book and maybe after reading a few Titan books I will be more interested in the crew, when I'll start knowing them better.

Geoff Thorne · March 8 2013, 08:34 AM

After four years, we finally will see this complete. Next up: SYNTHESIS by mr. swallow.

the original thread is in the FAN ART section if you're interested in the other pieces.

JD · March 8 2013, 10:43 PM

Very nice!

February 19 2013, 02:33 AM	#152
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** What's the limit for something being an old thread? This is not sarcasm or snottiness, I'm honestly curious. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

February 19 2013, 02:35 AM	#153
Christopher Writer	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** And is it from when a thread was last posted in rather than when it began? The "Cast the Character of Trek Literature" pinned thread was begun in April 2006, nearly 7 years ago. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Includes purchasing links for Only Superhuman, on sale now! Updated 12/30/12 with annotations for the novel. Written Worlds -- My blog

February 19 2013, 02:46 AM	#154
Pavonis Commodore Location: South Dakota	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** Well, when I started reading this thread, I didn't check the timestamp, and thought the discussion was about a new book. Of course, I'm wrong, and it's not. I just expected that a new thread about an old book wouldn't have "spoilers" in the thread title. "Spoilers" to me mean information on unreleased material, hence my confusion.

February 19 2013, 07:24 AM	#155
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** Generally we put up spoiler warnings for stuff that has just come out so people who haven't read it yet and don't want to see spoilers know to stay away. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)

February 23 2013, 08:59 PM	#156
Geoff Thorne Fleet Captain Location: Lost Angles	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** honestly, I'm just happy people are still reading the book. even if they don't love it or even like it. I will say that i find it odd that a few people have found the opening "slow." Doesn't it start with what appears to be the last surviving members of TITAN's away team, stranded and injured on a hostile planet, in the middle of a war zone where giant bugs are trying to kill them? I mean, really. Do we need to blow up a planet EVERY time to lock folks in? __________________ Sword of Damocles Annotations new and improved! Starfleet is not a military organization. Its purpose is exploration. - Jean-Luc Picard

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February 23 2013, 09:08 PM	#157
Thrawn Commodore Location: Washington, DC	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** This is still probably my favorite Titan novel. Such a different writers' voice from the rest of them! While I'm by no means dissatisfied with the last few years of TrekLit, it's been a while since the line regularly took chances like this, and I miss that. Hope life's treating you well, Geoff __________________ The Almighty Star Trek Lit-Verse Reading Order Flowchart - be confused no longer about what to read next, or what to read first. 12/5/12: Now brilliantly updated by 8of5!

February 23 2013, 09:31 PM	#158
Geoff Thorne Fleet Captain Location: Lost Angles	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** yep, yep. and i'm about to present the first of the pieces that will allow me to complete my promise to do a full series of TITAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES pics that got suspended. the first one will be TAKING WING as Andy thought it should have a separate poster from THE RED KING. Then we continue with the novels in sequence. __________________ Sword of Damocles Annotations new and improved! Starfleet is not a military organization. Its purpose is exploration. - Jean-Luc Picard

March 8 2013, 08:34 AM	#161
Geoff Thorne Fleet Captain Location: Lost Angles	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** After four years, we finally will see this complete. Next up: SYNTHESIS by mr. swallow. the original thread is in the FAN ART section if you're interested in the other pieces. __________________ Sword of Damocles Annotations new and improved! Starfleet is not a military organization. Its purpose is exploration. - Jean-Luc Picard

March 8 2013, 10:43 PM	#162
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Sword of Damocles -- comments & opinions **SPOILERS*** Very nice! __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)