So What Are you Reading?: Generations

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by captcalhoun, Dec 22, 2011.

  1. Greg Cox

    Greg Cox Admiral Premium Member

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    Finished reading "Maplecroft" by Cherie Priest last night. (I would've finished it earlier, but I kept getting pulled away by manuscripts I had to read for work.) A fun and intriguing book. Think Lizzie Borden a la Lovecraft . . ..

    And very different in its portrayal of Lizzie and her associates from the new Lifetime tv series . . .
     
  2. JD

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    I started reading the novelization of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones last week. I honestly didn't realize May the 4th was coming up so soon when I started, but it has turned out to be a very appropriate choice.
     
  3. Kilana2

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    Two ST novels parallel:

    Still busy with Serpents in the Garden

    Vanguard 6 German Edition
     
  4. John Clark

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    Picked up a Stargate short story collection the other day.

    Currently I'm on Time keeps on slippin' by KRAD:)
     
  5. SoullessMinion

    SoullessMinion Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    I just started the Destiny trilogy by David Mack. Enjoying it so far, though I admit I'm already having a little trouble keeping the Columbia crew members straight in my mind. I expect that'll get easier as the story progresses.
     
  6. Reanok

    Reanok Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    I started reading Crisis of Consciousness by Dave Galanter .I really have liked the story so far. Especially Spock's storyline.
     
  7. ryan123450

    ryan123450 Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Finished Star Wars Omnibus: Dark Times Volume 2. Never really got in to Dark Times. It was definitely the weakest portion of the Star Wars/ Clone Wars/ Dark Times run.

    Now I'm taking a break from scifi and delving into the massive Diary of St. Faustina.
     
  8. Defcon

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    Finished Crisis of Consciousness a couple of days ago.

    Now I have decided to finally tackle what I like to call my dead-tree-leftovers (paper books I bought before switching to eBooks which have been gathering dust on my shelf the last few years). All in all about twenty books, mostly tie-ins (Star Trek, Supernatural, Monk, Doctor Who, etc.)and some original stuff (Pratchett, Jasper Fforde, David Mack's The Calling etc.).

    First up:
    Doctor Who: The Monsters Inside by Stephen Cole.
     
  9. C. Cole-Chakotay

    C. Cole-Chakotay Commodore Commodore

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    I'm planning on beginning The Last Hostage by John J. Nance this evening. :)
     
  10. Janeway’s Girl

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    I'm almost halfway through I am Spock. It's very interesting and I'm enjoying it a lot.
     
  11. Greg Cox

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    Finally sat down and read the STAR TREK/PLANET OF THE APES crossover in its entirety. I particularly liked the conflict between Kirk and Taylor, which is not a sentence I ever thought I'd type.

    Too bad we'll never actually see it performed by William Shatner and Charlton Heston!


    Hmm. Can't seem to find the thread discussing this series, which I can finally read now without fear of spoilers. Has it expired or something?
     
  12. Defcon

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    Finished that one and read another Doctor Who novel from the pile in the interim (The Stealers of Dreams by Steve Lyons).

    Since I finally want to get into the habbit of writing reviews more regularly again I want to tackle those books first that are eligible for Unreality SF, but can't quit decide what to read next. So any recommendations on what to start with from the list below?

    Original novel

    The Calling * David Mack

    Supernatural

    Fresh Meat by Alice Henderson
    Night Terror by John Passarella
    One Year Gone by Rebeccca Dessertine
    Coyote's Kiss by Christa Faust

    Monk

    Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants by Lee Goldberg

    Marvel

    Spider-Man: Requiem by Jeff Mariotte

    Fable

    The Balverine Order by Peter David

    Doctor Who

    Winner takes all by Jacqueline Rayner
    Only Human by Gareth Roberts

    Star Trek

    Starfleet Academy: The Delta Anomaly by Rick Barba
    Starfleet Academy: The Edge by Rudy Josephs
    Academy: Collision Course by William Shatner

    CSI

    Double Dealer by Max Allan Collins
    Sin City by Max Alan Collins
    Cold Burn by Max Allan Collins
    (all three are part of the omnibus Mortal Wounds)
     
  13. Defcon

    Defcon Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    This one?

    http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=250423

    If so, maybe you have your settings set to only show you threads with posts in a certain timeframe (i.E. last 30 days)? That thread didn't had a post in about two months so it wouldnt show up.

    (If you are on the front page of the TrekLit section there's a bar with Display options beneath the list of threads where you can set which threads are shown.)
     
  14. Greg Cox

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    Thanks for the tip!
     
  15. Kertrats47

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  16. Kilana2

    Kilana2 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Just finished Vanguard 6. I´m speechless (in a positive sense).
     
  17. Defcon

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    You're welcome.
     
  18. Iamnotspock

    Iamnotspock Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    I'm reading the DS9 Millennium trilogy before I start on the relaunch (having recently re-watched the series).
     
  19. Kilana2

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    Enjoy it. It was great. It´s a crying shame that it wasn´t translated in German, but I´ve read it nonetheless.

    I especially liked "Kai" Weyoun on one of the covers. :devil:
     
  20. C. Cole-Chakotay

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    I'm reading Turbulence by John J. Nance. It's really good!