Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon

Greg Cox · January 11 2010, 10:48 PM

FYI, amazon has posted the cover of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS anthology. Looks pretty snazzy to me.

DarkHorizon · January 11 2010, 10:51 PM

Ah, I was wondering when they'd put it up. S&S has had a tiny thumbnail version up for most of last week.

So, Jimmy Diggs is no longer contributing, then? And is that how Britta Dennison will be credited from now on?

Lonemagpie · January 11 2010, 11:30 PM

Ah, it looks a lot better in colour!

JD · January 12 2010, 01:25 AM

Cool, I've been waiting to see a color version of this ever since the last PB catalog. I'm really excited for this one, I really like all of the races picked for this. I'm especially curious about the Pakled story. Will it be the first time they've played a major role in a Trek story since Samaritan Snare?

EDIT: I just checked S&S's website and they also have the final description up.

PRIDE. GREED. ENVY. WRATH.LUST. GLUTTONY. SLOTH.The Seven Deadly Sins delineate the path to a person’s downfall, the surest way to achieve eternal damnation. But there is a way out, a way to reclaim salvation:blame it on the demons—taunting you, daring you to embrace these sins—and you shall be free. The painful truth is that these impulses live inside all ofus, inside all sentient beings. But alas, one person’s sin may be another being’s virtue.The pride of the Romulan Empire is laid bare in “The First Peer,” by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore.A Ferengi is measured by his acquisition of profit. “Reservoir Ferengi,” by David A.McIntee, depicts the greed that drives that need. The Cardassians live in a resource-poor system, surrounded by neighbors who have much more. The envy at the heart of Cardassian drive is “The Slow Knife,”by James Swallow. The Klingons have tried since the time of Kahless to harness their wrath with an honor code, but they haven’t done so, as evidenced in “The Unhappy Ones,”by Keith R.A. DeCandido. Humans’ darkest impulses run free in the Mirror Universe. “Freedom Angst,” by Britta Burdett Dennison, illustrates the lust that drives many there. The Borg’s desire to add to their perfection is gluttonous and deadly in “Revenant,”by Marc D. Giller. To be a Pakled is to live to up to the ideal of sloth in “Work Is Hard,” by Greg Cox.

David cgc · January 12 2010, 01:28 AM

And a direct link, to save some typing for everyone.

Paris · January 12 2010, 03:49 AM

Very nice

. I'm really looking forward to KRAD's Klingon story (his only treklit of 2010

), and the Ferengi story which I take will have some Tarantinoesque sequences by way of its title

Emh · January 12 2010, 06:12 AM

Can't wait. I've been looking forward to this ever since it was first announced.

Interesting how the cover depicts TOS Klingons and Romulans...

ronny · January 12 2010, 06:29 AM

Lonemagpie wrote:

Ah, it looks a lot better in colour!

that it does.

Nerys Ghemor · January 12 2010, 06:49 AM

I can't wait for Mr. Swallow's Cardassian story. He's one of my favorite authors for the Cardassians!

Dayton Ward · January 12 2010, 06:50 AM

Emh wrote:

Interesting how the cover depicts TOS Klingons and Romulans...

Yes.

Yes it is.

Joel_Kirk · January 12 2010, 06:59 AM

Emh wrote:

Interesting how the cover depicts TOS Klingons and Romulans...

I'm not complaining...

Paris · January 12 2010, 02:28 PM

^Neither am I

. I prefer the Romulans that don't have the cranial ridges like the ones in the new movie (they seem more Vulcan), and I've always liked idea of the whole Qu'Cha / Hem'Quch Klingon seperation since it was first introduced in Enterprise's last season and in some books that followed (like M&M's Forged in Fire).

rafterman1701 · January 12 2010, 03:04 PM

Very nice.

DevilEyes · January 12 2010, 05:57 PM

I think that the theme for the anthology is rather silly, but I've ordered it anyway, and I don't mind if we get some good stories out of it.

Paris · January 12 2010, 06:04 PM

^I, on the other hand, find the premise and theme to be quite interesting. I think exploring some of the defining character traits of the various trek alien cultures is a great idea. Wrapping it all around a concept like sin (the "deadly" one's to boot

) seems kind of natural. I'm actually kind of surprised that something like this wasn't produced before now...

January 11 2010, 10:48 PM	#1
Greg Cox Vice Admiral Location: Oxford, PA	Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon FYI, amazon has posted the cover of the SEVEN DEADLY SINS anthology. Looks pretty snazzy to me. __________________ www.gregcox-author.com

January 11 2010, 10:51 PM	#2
DarkHorizon Captain Location: Newport, Wales	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon Ah, I was wondering when they'd put it up. S&S has had a tiny thumbnail version up for most of last week. So, Jimmy Diggs is no longer contributing, then? And is that how Britta Dennison will be credited from now on? __________________ Musings of a fandom geek - Sometimes, you’ve just got to say “The laws of time and space? Who gives a smeg?” Last edited by DarkHorizon; January 11 2010 at 10:56 PM. Reason: contribution and credit queries

January 11 2010, 11:30 PM	#3
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon Ah, it looks a lot better in colour! __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: The Hobbit (JRR Tolkien) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

January 12 2010, 01:28 AM	#5
David cgc Vice Admiral	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon And a direct link, to save some typing for everyone. __________________ “I come here to have fun and fuck around merrily. I expect to showered by all kind of random crap.” — iguana_tonante

January 12 2010, 03:49 AM	#6
Paris Fleet Captain Location: on the Enterprise	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon Very nice . I'm really looking forward to KRAD's Klingon story (his only treklit of 2010 ), and the Ferengi story which I take will have some Tarantinoesque sequences by way of its title

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January 12 2010, 06:12 AM	#7
Emh The Doctor Location: Japan	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon Can't wait. I've been looking forward to this ever since it was first announced. Interesting how the cover depicts TOS Klingons and Romulans... __________________ "Eccleston was a tiger and Tennant was, well, Tigger. Smith [is] an uncoordinated housecat who pretends that he meant to do that after falling off a piece of furniture." - Lynne M. Thomas "I'm in Hell and it's full of Avons!" - Vila

January 12 2010, 06:49 AM	#9
Nerys Ghemor Vice Admiral Location: Cardăsa Terăm--Nerys Ghemor	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon I can't wait for Mr. Swallow's Cardassian story. He's one of my favorite authors for the Cardassians! __________________ Are you a Cardassian fan, citizen? Prove your loyalty--check out my fanfic universe, Star Trek: Sigils and Unions. Or keep the faith on my AU Cardassia, Sigils and Unions: Catacombs of Oralius!

January 12 2010, 02:28 PM	#12
Paris Fleet Captain Location: on the Enterprise	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon ^Neither am I . I prefer the Romulans that don't have the cranial ridges like the ones in the new movie (they seem more Vulcan), and I've always liked idea of the whole Qu'Cha / Hem'Quch Klingon seperation since it was first introduced in Enterprise's last season and in some books that followed (like M&M's Forged in Fire). Last edited by Paris; January 12 2010 at 04:25 PM.

January 12 2010, 03:04 PM	#13
rafterman1701 Commodore	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon Very nice. __________________ http://www.jamesparr.squarespace.com

January 12 2010, 05:57 PM	#14
DevilEyes Rear Admiral Location: basking in the warmth of the Fire Caves	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon I think that the theme for the anthology is rather silly, but I've ordered it anyway, and I don't mind if we get some good stories out of it. __________________ Treason, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. my Buffy/Angel rewatch

January 12 2010, 06:04 PM	#15
Paris Fleet Captain Location: on the Enterprise	Re: Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon ^I, on the other hand, find the premise and theme to be quite interesting. I think exploring some of the defining character traits of the various trek alien cultures is a great idea. Wrapping it all around a concept like sin (the "deadly" one's to boot ) seems kind of natural. I'm actually kind of surprised that something like this wasn't produced before now...