TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) - Page 2

Greg Cox · February 23 2013, 06:46 PM

For the record, I am neither the politician or the restaurant reviewer.

Christopher · February 23 2013, 06:50 PM

Part of the reason I decided to include my middle initial in my professional byline was just in case I got mistaken for the son of Trek movie producer Harve Bennett, who's named Christopher Emil Bennett and is the same age I am. No such confusion has ever occurred as far as I know, so either my cunning plan worked or, more likely, nobody noticed the similarity.

There's also a noted paleontologist named S. Christopher Bennett, but he's my cousin.

Greg Cox · February 23 2013, 07:07 PM

Christopher wrote:

There's also a noted paleontologist named S. Christopher Bennett, but he's my cousin.

Wait. You're not the paleontologist?

The Wormhole · February 24 2013, 02:18 AM

I typed my real name into YouTube once and found an interview with a big corporate hotshot in England.

Greg Cox · February 24 2013, 05:16 AM

I like to think that it drives the politician in San Diego nuts that the first thing that comes up under his name on Google is a bunch of Star Trek and vampire novels! (I'm evil that way.)

indianatrekker26 · February 25 2013, 01:44 PM

I'm about a third of the way through, really enjoying it so far.

Patrick O'Brien · February 27 2013, 04:51 PM

Got my copy yesterday, just need to finish the book "Wool", before I dive into this one.

Reanok · February 27 2013, 06:46 PM

My copy should arrive in the mail soon.I look forward to raeding this one.

Ronald Held · February 27 2013, 09:34 PM

Awaiting my copy. Perhaps i can get it started by Saturday.

Cuhl · March 2 2013, 02:38 AM

Sorry - wrong thread.

Ronald Held · March 2 2013, 10:23 PM

About a quarter into it. I knew the high level reason the colonists were staying long before it was revealed.

WarsTrek1993 · March 3 2013, 01:18 AM

I haven't purchased it yet, but the asteroid approaching the planet plot sounds a bit like Deep Impact or Armageddon, not that I'm complaining, sounds neat!

tomswift2002 · March 3 2013, 08:52 PM

Just picked up my copy yesterday, but at my local store they didn't know how many they had, since their system was saying 5, but they actually had 14 copies, and all 14 were in the "Hot And New Paperbacks" section.

Ronald Held · March 3 2013, 10:22 PM

An asteroid destroying a planet has been done before in TOS but the partial means of its destruction seems unique as I am only halfway through.

T'Ressa Dax · March 3 2013, 11:11 PM

Reminded me of an episode. Yes I guessed what was going on, and the asteroid destruction is familiar, but I felt it was different enough to make the book worth reading.

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February 23 2013, 06:46 PM	#16
Greg Cox Vice Admiral Location: Oxford, PA	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) For the record, I am neither the politician or the restaurant reviewer. __________________ www.gregcox-author.com Last edited by Greg Cox; February 23 2013 at 07:07 PM.

February 23 2013, 06:50 PM	#17
Christopher Writer	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) Part of the reason I decided to include my middle initial in my professional byline was just in case I got mistaken for the son of Trek movie producer Harve Bennett, who's named Christopher Emil Bennett and is the same age I am. No such confusion has ever occurred as far as I know, so either my cunning plan worked or, more likely, nobody noticed the similarity. There's also a noted paleontologist named S. Christopher Bennett, but he's my cousin. __________________ Christopher L. Bennett Homepage -- Updated 5/28/13 with discussion of Rise of the Federation Book 1. Written Worlds -- My blog

February 24 2013, 02:18 AM	#19
The Wormhole Admiral	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) I typed my real name into YouTube once and found an interview with a big corporate hotshot in England. __________________ "Internet message boards aren't as funny today as they were ten years ago. I've stopped reading new posts." -The Simpsons 20th anniversary special.

February 24 2013, 05:16 AM	#20
Greg Cox Vice Admiral Location: Oxford, PA	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) I like to think that it drives the politician in San Diego nuts that the first thing that comes up under his name on Google is a bunch of Star Trek and vampire novels! (I'm evil that way.) __________________ www.gregcox-author.com

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February 25 2013, 01:44 PM	#21
indianatrekker26 Captain	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) I'm about a third of the way through, really enjoying it so far.

February 27 2013, 04:51 PM	#22
Patrick O'Brien Captain Location: Brooklyn NY	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) Got my copy yesterday, just need to finish the book "Wool", before I dive into this one. __________________ The bureaucratic mentality is the only constant in the universe. -Dr. McCoy, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

February 27 2013, 06:46 PM	#23
Reanok Commodore	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) My copy should arrive in the mail soon.I look forward to raeding this one.

February 27 2013, 09:34 PM	#24
Ronald Held Rear Admiral Location: On the USS Sovereign	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) Awaiting my copy. Perhaps i can get it started by Saturday.

March 2 2013, 02:38 AM	#25
Cuhl Captain	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) Sorry - wrong thread.

March 2 2013, 10:23 PM	#26
Ronald Held Rear Admiral Location: On the USS Sovereign	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) About a quarter into it. I knew the high level reason the colonists were staying long before it was revealed.

March 3 2013, 01:18 AM	#27
WarsTrek1993 Captain Location: The Final Frontier, TX	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) I haven't purchased it yet, but the asteroid approaching the planet plot sounds a bit like Deep Impact or Armageddon, not that I'm complaining, sounds neat!

March 3 2013, 08:52 PM	#28
tomswift2002 Captain	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) Just picked up my copy yesterday, but at my local store they didn't know how many they had, since their system was saying 5, but they actually had 14 copies, and all 14 were in the "Hot And New Paperbacks" section.

March 3 2013, 10:22 PM	#29
Ronald Held Rear Admiral Location: On the USS Sovereign	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) An asteroid destroying a planet has been done before in TOS but the partial means of its destruction seems unique as I am only halfway through.

March 3 2013, 11:11 PM	#30
T'Ressa Dax Commander Location: Kendra Province, Bajor	Re: TOS: Devil's Bargain by Tony Daniel Review Thread (Spoilers!) Reminded me of an episode. Yes I guessed what was going on, and the asteroid destruction is familiar, but I felt it was different enough to make the book worth reading. __________________ I don't like bullies, I don't like threats, and I don't like you! - Janeway, "State of Flux"