TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!)

Sho · April 20 2013, 07:45 PM

Jeff Mariotte turns in his first Trek novel in almost a decade (Lost Era: Deny Thy Father saw release in December 2003) with this month's 5YM novel, The Folded World. I boldly suggest that its cover is even nicer than the one of Greg's! Official street date: April 30th.

This review thread intro post is tightly surrounding and being held in place by the official blurb:

En route to a diplomatic mission, the Enterprise receives a distress call from the USS McRaven. As the Enterprise approaches the area where the McRaven appears to be, the crew encounters an anomaly unlike anything they’ve ever experienced. Space itself seems inconsistent – warping, changing appearance. But during the brief periods of calm, they locate the McRaven – along with other ships of various origins, all tightly surrounding and being held in place by an enormous unidentified vessel....

Alas, no excerpt.

JD · April 20 2013, 07:57 PM

I've noticed that they seem to be releasing the covers, blurbs, exerpts, ect. a lot later than they used to.

BillJ · April 20 2013, 11:28 PM

Sounds a bit like The Time Trap. Count me in!

Patrick O'Brien · April 23 2013, 08:38 AM

Nice cover art

Sho · April 23 2013, 09:28 AM

For me that's the best ship cover since The Rings of Time.

Ronald Held · April 23 2013, 08:06 PM

Waiting for my copy to be delivered....

indianatrekker26 · April 28 2013, 12:54 AM

I just picked this one up tonight at B&N. i plan to wrap up "The Weight of Worlds" tonight, then start on this new one tomorrow.

Ronald Held · April 28 2013, 09:36 PM

Have other people gotten theirs? Rereading "Weight..." until this book appears.

E-DUB · April 29 2013, 01:11 AM

Checked one B+N Friday and one tonight. Neither had.

indianatrekker26 · April 29 2013, 05:47 PM

Ronald Held wrote:

Have other people gotten theirs? Rereading "Weight..." until this book appears.

I just started it last night. Only 3 or 4 chapters in, quite the different beginning for a trek novel. At first, I thought it was a misprint. lol. But i'm really getting into it, especially this new character Mariotte created.

Mr. Laser Beam · April 29 2013, 07:43 PM

Lots of ships on that cover! Here's the ones I can make out:

- a Y-class freighter from ENT
- a Vulcan ring ship (looks like Suurok-class)
- another Constitution-class ship
- a Romulan bird of prey from TOS
- a DY-100
- POSSIBLY an ENT-era Andorian starship (the one to the right of the Vulcan ship and below the Y-class freighter)
- The only one I for sure can't make out is the one directly above the NCC-1701 saucer and below the other Connie.

Kertrats47 · April 29 2013, 08:48 PM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

- POSSIBLY an ENT-era Andorian starship (the one to the right of the Vulcan ship and below the Y-class freighter)

I think that one is the Xyrillian ship from Enterprise's "Unexpected."

EDIT: It's pretty close, anyway:

JD · April 30 2013, 02:06 AM

I just found last week that Jeff Mariotte is going at this year's Phoenix Comic-Con. Sadly my chances of making it are pretty low at this point.

JWolf · May 4 2013, 01:54 AM

E-DUB wrote:

Checked one B+N Friday and one tonight. Neither had.

B&N has been having a spat with S&S. So maybe B&N doesn't get as many copies or not as early.

E-DUB · May 4 2013, 03:10 PM

If it happens again, they'll hear about it. They're no longer a monopoly in the area.

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April 20 2013, 07:57 PM	#2
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) I've noticed that they seem to be releasing the covers, blurbs, exerpts, ect. a lot later than they used to. __________________ 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)

April 20 2013, 11:28 PM	#3
BillJ Vice Admiral Location: Greater Cincinnati	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) Sounds a bit like The Time Trap. Count me in! __________________ "You know. 1966? Seventy-nine episodes, about thirty good ones." - Phillip Fry describing Star Trek, Futurama

April 23 2013, 08:38 AM	#4
Patrick O'Brien Captain Location: Brooklyn NY	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) Nice cover art __________________ The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. -Dr. McCoy, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

April 23 2013, 09:28 AM	#5
Sho Fleet Captain Location: Berlin, Germany	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) For me that's the best ship cover since The Rings of Time. __________________ TrekLit review threads, sorted by average score (discussion thread).

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April 23 2013, 08:06 PM	#6
Ronald Held Rear Admiral Location: On the USS Sovereign	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) Waiting for my copy to be delivered....

April 28 2013, 12:54 AM	#7
indianatrekker26 Captain	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) I just picked this one up tonight at B&N. i plan to wrap up "The Weight of Worlds" tonight, then start on this new one tomorrow.

April 28 2013, 09:36 PM	#8
Ronald Held Rear Admiral Location: On the USS Sovereign	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) Have other people gotten theirs? Rereading "Weight..." until this book appears.

April 29 2013, 01:11 AM	#9
E-DUB Commander	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) Checked one B+N Friday and one tonight. Neither had.

April 29 2013, 07:43 PM	#11
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) Lots of ships on that cover! Here's the ones I can make out: - a Y-class freighter from ENT - a Vulcan ring ship (looks like Suurok-class) - another Constitution-class ship - a Romulan bird of prey from TOS - a DY-100 - POSSIBLY an ENT-era Andorian starship (the one to the right of the Vulcan ship and below the Y-class freighter) - The only one I for sure can't make out is the one directly above the NCC-1701 saucer and below the other Connie. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

April 30 2013, 02:06 AM	#13
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) I just found last week that Jeff Mariotte is going at this year's Phoenix Comic-Con. Sadly my chances of making it are pretty low at this point. __________________ 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)

May 4 2013, 03:10 PM	#15
E-DUB Commander	Re: TOS: The Folded World by Jeff Mariotte Review Thread (Spoilers!) If it happens again, they'll hear about it. They're no longer a monopoly in the area.