VAN: Declassified Review Thread (Spoilers!) - Page 3

David Mack · June 30 2011, 10:40 PM

She had to be read into Operation Vanguard in either Summon the Thunder or Reap the Whirlwind. Dayton might be able to remember better than I can at the moment.

BrotherBenny · June 30 2011, 11:06 PM

I just finished the third story and will start the fourth tonight. A great trio of stories and complete Vanguard coolness. Can't wait for more.

Just finished the last story.

Wow.

I can't wait for the next installment, it promises to be fantastic.

shanejayell · July 4 2011, 05:31 PM

Liked it a LOT. The prelude story was quite good, as were the other three. Reading the Fish/Rena story I find myself wishing for a JAG series in Star Trek.

starri · July 6 2011, 02:16 AM

In all seriousness:

Dear David, Kevin, Dayton, and Marco--

Thank all four of you gentlemen for this story that I have enjoyed so very much for the past six years. I truly mean this when I say this has been, without a doubt, one of the high points of TrekLit.

Thrawn · July 6 2011, 02:19 AM

starri wrote:

In all seriousness:

Dear David, Kevin, Dayton, and Marco--

Thank all four of you gentlemen for this story that I have enjoyed so very much for the past six years. I truly mean this when I say this has been, without a doubt, one of the high points of TrekLit.

Seconded.

JD · July 6 2011, 04:30 AM

Thirded. Vanguard has been amazing, and I can't wait to see how you guys tie things up.

Corran Horn · July 6 2011, 02:38 PM

I enjoyed all the stories. It just makes the fact that the series will be ending that much more disappointing.

BrotherBenny · July 6 2011, 03:01 PM

Corran Horn wrote:

I enjoyed all the stories. It just makes the fact that the series will be ending that much more disappointing.

QFT

Here's hoping that we get another series that is just as well thought out somewhere down the line.

This reminds me of what I keep saying about TV series. Why have a series that goes on for so long that it runs out of steam and gets canned (the equivalent of Shatnerverse or NF perhaps?) instead of having a series that has a definitive endpoint in mind from day one. It is much more satisfying that way and money can be put into different projects instead of one that might not pay off.

starri · July 6 2011, 04:25 PM

I enjoyed all the stories. It just makes the fact that the series will be ending that much more disappointing.

Borrowing from Neil Gaiman, it always ends. That's what gives it its value.

Bob Karo · July 7 2011, 12:37 AM

I loved it.

Still, it just reenforces the fear I get for the safety of my favorite characters when David Mack is writing.

starri · July 7 2011, 12:55 AM

Turtletrekker · July 8 2011, 12:41 AM

My copy came in the mail today!

elaithin · July 8 2011, 01:06 AM

Now that my nook finally let me download it, I've now finished. It is, of course, excellent.

I particularly enjoyed the first story - Almost Tomorrow by Dayton Ward - I don't think I've ever read anything that felt so much like watching the pilot episode of a tv show. Everything in there was pitch-perfect. I even have to wonder whether it was written as the pitch, and this is what made Pocket decide to run with the series.

Hard News by Kevin Dilmore has, of course, great stuff for one of my... well, I'd say he's one of my favorite Vanguard characters, but that doesn't narrow the field any. I love them all. Anyways, it's great stuff with Tim Pennington, though I somehow expected there to be more to the story with the junior reporter. I'm not sure what, honestly.

The Ruins of Noble Men by Marco Palmieri. I want more from Marco. ASAP.

And as for The Stars Look Down... well, as always, damn you, David Mack. Damn you.

Thrawn · July 8 2011, 01:22 AM

Marco should write DS9 Relaunch novels about all that shit he had planned that never happened. For real.

BrotherBenny · July 8 2011, 03:05 PM

Thrawn wrote:

Marco should write DS9 Relaunch novels about all that shit he had planned that never happened. For real.

I still think he was the anonymous writer for the bookends of the Lives of Dax anthology.

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June 30 2011, 10:40 PM	#31
David Mack Writer Location: New York, NY	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread She had to be read into Operation Vanguard in either Summon the Thunder or Reap the Whirlwind. Dayton might be able to remember better than I can at the moment. __________________ ~ David Mack \| "Where were you when the page was blank?" — Truman Capote Join me on Facebook & Twitter

June 30 2011, 11:06 PM	#32
BrotherBenny Rear Admiral Location: BrotherBenny	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread I just finished the third story and will start the fourth tonight. A great trio of stories and complete Vanguard coolness. Can't wait for more. Just finished the last story. Wow. I really hate to see Quinn busted like this as he turned away from his drunkenness. I hope he gets another ship, but at this point, I'm not sure he'll want to. It's damned shame that they lost the weapon and a worse shame that Bridy's gone. I loved her character. I can't wait for the next installment, it promises to be fantastic. __________________ "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." - Henry David Thoreau My blog / My crime stories Last edited by BrotherBoney; July 1 2011 at 07:28 PM.

July 4 2011, 05:31 PM	#33
shanejayell Captain Location: BC, Canada	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread Liked it a LOT. The prelude story was quite good, as were the other three. Reading the Fish/Rena story I find myself wishing for a JAG series in Star Trek. __________________ Avatar: Priss Asagiri, Bubblegum Crisis

July 6 2011, 02:16 AM	#34
starri Lieutenant Location: Norfolk, VA	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread In all seriousness: Dear David, Kevin, Dayton, and Marco-- Thank all four of you gentlemen for this story that I have enjoyed so very much for the past six years. I truly mean this when I say this has been, without a doubt, one of the high points of TrekLit.

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July 6 2011, 04:30 AM	#36
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread Thirded. Vanguard has been amazing, and I can't wait to see how you guys tie things up. __________________ 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)

July 6 2011, 02:38 PM	#37
Corran Horn Vice Admiral Location: I-L	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread I enjoyed all the stories. It just makes the fact that the series will be ending that much more disappointing. __________________ "I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs. I play video games, which I think is a far superior addiction to any of those other ones. "

July 7 2011, 12:37 AM	#40
Bob Karo Captain Location: South Louisiana	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread I loved it. Still, it just reenforces the fear I get for the safety of my favorite characters when David Mack is writing.

July 7 2011, 12:55 AM	#41
starri Lieutenant Location: Norfolk, VA	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread In my mind, Tim Pennington has always looked a lot like David Tennant. I know David has said he's based on Ewan McGregor, but I have to say, Amity Price looked a lot like Freema Agyeman when I was reading it. Considering how much I liked Hallie Gannon in her all-too-brief appearance in Harbinger, I was delighted to discover that she was every bit as awesome as she seemed.

July 8 2011, 12:41 AM	#42
Turtletrekker Vice Admiral Location: Tacoma, Washington	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread My copy came in the mail today! __________________ Coulson lives!

July 8 2011, 01:06 AM	#43
elaithin Fleet Captain Location: Texas	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread Now that my nook finally let me download it, I've now finished. It is, of course, excellent. I particularly enjoyed the first story - Almost Tomorrow by Dayton Ward - I don't think I've ever read anything that felt so much like watching the pilot episode of a tv show. Everything in there was pitch-perfect. I even have to wonder whether it was written as the pitch, and this is what made Pocket decide to run with the series. Hard News by Kevin Dilmore has, of course, great stuff for one of my... well, I'd say he's one of my favorite Vanguard characters, but that doesn't narrow the field any. I love them all. Anyways, it's great stuff with Tim Pennington, though I somehow expected there to be more to the story with the junior reporter. I'm not sure what, honestly. The Ruins of Noble Men by Marco Palmieri. I want more from Marco. ASAP. And as for The Stars Look Down... well, as always, damn you, David Mack. Damn you. __________________ Your immediate female ancestor belonged to the Cricetinae subfamily of rodents, and your immediate male ancestor was redolent of Sambucus nigra.

July 8 2011, 01:22 AM	#44
Thrawn Commodore Location: Washington, DC	Re: Vanguard: Declassified Review Thread Marco should write DS9 Relaunch novels about all that shit he had planned that never happened. For real.