So What Are you Reading?: Generations - Page 127

Use of Time · March 5 2013, 05:03 PM

^ Perhaps. Maybe I'm just happy for some focus to be on him. I enjoyed Traitor Winds but he ended up taking a beating in that one as well. Come to think of it, every time I think of an episode or movie with Chekov he is having a tough time.

Hand burned in TMP, ear worm in TWOK, shot and "killed" in Spectre of the Gun. Maybe he is the O'Brien and Geordi of TOS.

Greg Cox · March 5 2013, 05:40 PM

Use of Time wrote:

^ Perhaps. Maybe I'm just happy for some focus to be on him. I enjoyed Traitor Winds but he ended up taking a beating in that one as well. Come to think of it, every time I think of an episode or movie with Chekov he is having a tough time.

Hand burned in TMP, ear worm in TWOK, shot and "killed" in Spectre of the Gun. Maybe he is the O'Brien and Geordi of TOS.

Don't forget falling off the aircraft carrier and needing emergency brain surgery in TVH . . . .

Sci · March 5 2013, 05:57 PM

Ended up re-reading all of Andrew J. Robinson's A Stitch in Time while waiting for my omnibus edition of the George Smiley/Karla trilogy by John le Carré to arrive.

Currently working my way through the first novel in that trilogy, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. About a third of the way through it; loving it.

Trying to decide if I want to move straight on right away to The Honourable Schoolboy, or if I'd like to read something else. If I break it up, I'm trying to decide between American Gods by Neil Gaiman, or a nonfiction book -- possibly A History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter, or possibly American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard.

Kertrats47 · March 5 2013, 08:23 PM

Just published my latest review: March's new Trek release, Tony Daniel's Devil's Bargain.

Currently still slogging my way through Piercing the Darkness.

Relayer1 · March 5 2013, 09:14 PM

Just starting the third Steig Larsson 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' novel - reading then back to back.

Enjoying them but slightly disappointed - there's rather too much reliance on coincidence in the plotting...

Thrawn · March 5 2013, 09:39 PM

Sci wrote:

A History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter

This is really good stuff.

Reanok · March 5 2013, 10:24 PM

I just finished reading Percahnce to dream By Howard Weistein.I really like his Dr.McCoy novel The Better man.It's been a really good story focused on McCoy's past as a Starfleet officer.

Use of Time · March 6 2013, 01:18 PM

Just started Black Fire by Sonni Cooper. This is a book that I've rarely seen mentioned on the BBS in the worst book or favorite book threads in the BBS. I'll have to see for myself.

Christopher · March 6 2013, 03:56 PM

Use of Time wrote:

Just started Black Fire by Sonni Cooper. This is a book that I've rarely seen mentioned on the BBS in the worst book or favorite book threads in the BBS. I'll have to see for myself.

Ohh, you're in for a ride. Black Fire is definitely a love-it-or-hate-it kind of book -- very ambitious yet totally crazy. It's one of the most fanficcy novels Pocket has ever published.

Use of Time · March 6 2013, 04:21 PM

As far as I know this was Sonni Cooper's only shot at a Star Trek novel. I'm 40 pages in and the dialogue screams "amateur hour" but it's pretty short so I'll see it through.

*Edit.

No, I'm sorry to say this is in the running for the worst Star Trek book I have every read. The dialogue trots out every cliche known to mankind. I had to stop when Kirk goes to make a log and gets the message "If you're reading this, then I am probably dead."

NOPE, NOPE, NOPE. I am currently rereading all of the pocket books in no particular order and I have been able to plow through anything from Carey to Culbreath/Marshak. The quality of this book is so far below the typical Pocket standard that I can't fathom how this book was ever published.

Christopher · March 6 2013, 08:10 PM

^Like I said, you either love Black Fire or you loathe it. It's kind of like Silver Age DC comics -- you can either be aghast at the total insanity and nonsense of it all, or be delighted by how entertainingly ludicrous and over-the-top it is.

Use of Time · March 6 2013, 08:19 PM

I've seen crazier stories in the pocket universe but I just can't get past the dialogue. I can't put it into words. Its like you know professional writing when you see it and you know what it looks like if your typical BBSer were to take a shot at a novel. Its like that. Only way I know how to describe it.

wahwahkits · March 6 2013, 08:50 PM

Just finished 'Q in Law' by Peter David. A very enjoyable read but a bit light on plot. 3.5/5

Next up is a re-read of 'Rough Beasts of Empire'

Lonemagpie · March 7 2013, 12:01 AM

Prisoner Of The Daleks by Trevor Baxendale - now one of only a handful of nu Who books I've read, and so far easily the best. The Daleks are great, the Doctor is suitably Ten-ish, and it all rattles along nicely. It's a bit weird at first that they use that font from the 60s comics for Dalek dialogue, but it works sufficiently well that the one line from Dalek X that's accidentally printed in the regular typeface really stands out.

So, overall, great fun!

kirk55555 · March 7 2013, 02:22 AM

I'm reading Paths of Disharmony (even though I've already read the TP books that come after it) and its a struggle. I already know whats going to happen, but I didn't know that

I'll finish it, but its not very good. Also, the font seems about one size too small, but thats not an issue when it comes to why I don't like the book.

After this, its on to Devil's Bargain, then To Reign in Hell.

March 5 2013, 05:03 PM	#1891
Use of Time Fleet Captain Location: Va. Beach, VA	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations ^ Perhaps. Maybe I'm just happy for some focus to be on him. I enjoyed Traitor Winds but he ended up taking a beating in that one as well. Come to think of it, every time I think of an episode or movie with Chekov he is having a tough time. Hand burned in TMP, ear worm in TWOK, shot and "killed" in Spectre of the Gun. Maybe he is the O'Brien and Geordi of TOS. __________________ Searching for something, a million miles and a ways to go.

March 5 2013, 05:57 PM	#1893
Sci Admiral Location: The Red Flag: May Day 2013	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Ended up re-reading all of Andrew J. Robinson's A Stitch in Time while waiting for my omnibus edition of the George Smiley/Karla trilogy by John le Carré to arrive. Currently working my way through the first novel in that trilogy, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. About a third of the way through it; loving it. Trying to decide if I want to move straight on right away to The Honourable Schoolboy, or if I'd like to read something else. If I break it up, I'm trying to decide between American Gods by Neil Gaiman, or a nonfiction book -- possibly A History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter, or possibly American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard. __________________ This dream must end, this world must know: We all depend on the beast below.

March 5 2013, 08:23 PM	#1894
Kertrats47 Fleet Captain Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Just published my latest review: March's new Trek release, Tony Daniel's Devil's Bargain. Currently still slogging my way through Piercing the Darkness. __________________ Trek Lit Reviews (SCE #4: Interphase, Part I by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore - May 16) 2013 Pocket Books Star Trek Releases

March 5 2013, 09:14 PM	#1895
Relayer1 Fleet Captain Location: The Black Country, England	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Just starting the third Steig Larsson 'Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' novel - reading then back to back. Enjoying them but slightly disappointed - there's rather too much reliance on coincidence in the plotting... __________________ Soon oh soon the light, Pass within and soothe this endless night, And wait here for you, Our reason to be here...

March 5 2013, 10:24 PM	#1897
Reanok Commodore	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations I just finished reading Percahnce to dream By Howard Weistein.I really like his Dr.McCoy novel The Better man.It's been a really good story focused on McCoy's past as a Starfleet officer.

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March 6 2013, 01:18 PM	#1898
Use of Time Fleet Captain Location: Va. Beach, VA	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Just started Black Fire by Sonni Cooper. This is a book that I've rarely seen mentioned on the BBS in the worst book or favorite book threads in the BBS. I'll have to see for myself. __________________ Searching for something, a million miles and a ways to go.

March 6 2013, 04:21 PM	#1900
Use of Time Fleet Captain Location: Va. Beach, VA	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations As far as I know this was Sonni Cooper's only shot at a Star Trek novel. I'm 40 pages in and the dialogue screams "amateur hour" but it's pretty short so I'll see it through. Edit. No, I'm sorry to say this is in the running for the worst Star Trek book I have every read. The dialogue trots out every cliche known to mankind. I had to stop when Kirk goes to make a log and gets the message "If you're reading this, then I am probably dead." NOPE, NOPE, NOPE. I am currently rereading all of the pocket books in no particular order and I have been able to plow through anything from Carey to Culbreath/Marshak. The quality of this book is so far below the typical Pocket standard that I can't fathom how this book was ever published. __________________ Searching for something, a million miles and a ways to go. Last edited by Use of Time; March 6 2013 at 06:26 PM.*

March 6 2013, 08:10 PM	#1901
Christopher Writer	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations ^Like I said, you either love Black Fire or you loathe it. It's kind of like Silver Age DC comics -- you can either be aghast at the total insanity and nonsense of it all, or be delighted by how entertainingly ludicrous and over-the-top it is. __________________ 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

March 6 2013, 08:19 PM	#1902
Use of Time Fleet Captain Location: Va. Beach, VA	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations I've seen crazier stories in the pocket universe but I just can't get past the dialogue. I can't put it into words. Its like you know professional writing when you see it and you know what it looks like if your typical BBSer were to take a shot at a novel. Its like that. Only way I know how to describe it. __________________ Searching for something, a million miles and a ways to go.

March 6 2013, 08:50 PM	#1903
wahwahkits Commander Location: England, somewhere between Liverpool and Chester	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Just finished 'Q in Law' by Peter David. A very enjoyable read but a bit light on plot. 3.5/5 Next up is a re-read of 'Rough Beasts of Empire'

March 7 2013, 12:01 AM	#1904
Lonemagpie Writer Location: Yorkshire	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations Prisoner Of The Daleks by Trevor Baxendale - now one of only a handful of nu Who books I've read, and so far easily the best. The Daleks are great, the Doctor is suitably Ten-ish, and it all rattles along nicely. It's a bit weird at first that they use that font from the 60s comics for Dalek dialogue, but it works sufficiently well that the one line from Dalek X that's accidentally printed in the regular typeface really stands out. So, overall, great fun! __________________ "I got two modes with people- Bite, and Avoid" Reading: Mystery Man (Colin Bateman) Blog- http://lonemagpie.livejournal.com

March 7 2013, 02:22 AM	#1905
kirk55555 Captain	Re: So What Are you Reading?: Generations I'm reading Paths of Disharmony (even though I've already read the TP books that come after it) and its a struggle. I already know whats going to happen, but I didn't know that the Andorians were going to be such idiots about it. Extinction is never a better choice, no matter how crazy you are. I'll finish it, but its not very good. Also, the font seems about one size too small, but thats not an issue when it comes to why I don't like the book. After this, its on to Devil's Bargain, then To Reign in Hell.