In the case of ATT - I think the difference from VAN lies in that ATT was a set of 4-5 different stories by 6 authors, where each could have worked as a separate novel / duology. Not so, with VAN, which had told a tight inter-connected multi-arc but still *single* story by one set of authors basically working as a team. In the case of ENT- where VAN was brought to its conclusion in practically the way its creators planned (going by the interviews and podcasts), ENT's "concluding" story (if it had indeed been planned to be that) was shortened and changed by Editorial. That being said, and in light of the VAN authors interviews, I would love to get Michael Martin's input on the ENT Relaunch as a whole, including some details on the departure of Andy Mangels.
VAN was written with an endgame in mind when they started. Was ENT lit started with the end of the Romulan War as the intended ending or did sales and other issues bring about an end to ENT?
Sorry, what I meant by ongoing was a series that wasn't going to be a preset length. Where the ATT books were, I believe, planned as 9 book, Vanguard wasn't promoted as being a specific number of books. I was using the comic book terminology there, I guess I could have been clearer.
Well I know this is a little late, but I've just finished reading Declassified, What Judgements Come, and Storming Heaven, all back-to-back in a few days. [I like to wait until series are done when possible so I don't have to get twitchy waiting for the next book.] Damn, but that was awesome. I'd like to congratulate and deeply thank everyone involved in this series, it was a wonderful and moving experience. The only thing that compares in my TrekLit experience is New Frontier. Well done!
Hi, I`m about half way through "Storming Heaven" and it appears that the Orion Merchant Princess, Neera has been bumped off. The last I heard the Omari-Ekon had been ejected from Vanguard. Did I miss something? Was this written up elsewhere? It was a bit jarring as I half expected a re-appearance. (Apologies if this is a spoiler but this is my first post and I don`t know how to hide text on this forum yet.)
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Re-read page 19 of Storming Heaven: What none of the admirals at Starfleet Command had said aloud was that there was no way they were going to permit the Omari-Ekon to leave Vanguard’s jurisdiction with that kind of intel aboard as a lure for the Klingons, the Romulans, the Tholians, and whoever else might be vying for control over the Taurus Reach and its terrible secrets. Consequently, shortly after moving beyond the station’s patrol zone, the Omari-Ekon had suffered a sudden, disastrous mechanical failure, and, just as Reyes had suspected, the first ship to reach its smoldering wreckage had reported there were no survivors.
So it does!! I think I must have skipped the prologue (because it`s dated after the main body of the text) thinking to read in chronological order. What an idiot I am. Thanks for taking the time to answer. I started with "Harbinger (Prologue)", "Almost Tomorrow" and "Distant Early Warning" on May 21st. Can`t put them down. "In Tempest`s Wake", the SEEKER series and "Agent`s of Influence" are already lined up on my shelf. What on earth will I read whilst waiting for "Harms Way"??? Fantastic series, Mr. Mack. Thank you so much!
It has NOT been 10 years since Vanguard ended...... To this day, I see it as my favorite piece of TrekLit.