Destiny trilogy - speculations - Page 42

Idoliside · August 11 2008, 10:26 AM

HappyDayRiot wrote:

I haven't seen it in a while but isn't it Ezri on the first cover?

Captain Ezri is yes...

JD · August 11 2008, 05:36 PM

Just in case you wanted to see them again, here's the cover for book 1, Gods of Night, and book 2, Mere Mortals. I love these covers.

Dayton Ward · August 11 2008, 05:57 PM

^ Actually, I was just going to start a new thread asking for someone to post that stuff.

DarkHorizon · August 11 2008, 06:20 PM

And here's the Lost Souls blurb from Mack:

The soldiers of Armageddon are on the march, laying waste to worlds in their passage. An audacious plan could stop them forever, but it carries risks that one starship captain is unwilling to take. For Captain Jean-Luc Picard, defending the future has never been so important, or so personal — and the wrong choice will cost him everything for which he has struggled and suffered.

For Captain William Riker, that choice has already been made. Haunted by the memories of those he was forced to leave behind, he must jeopardize all that he has left in a desperate bid to save the Federation.

For Captain Ezri Dax, whose impetuous youth is balanced by the wisdom of many lifetimes, the choice is a simple one: there is no going back — only forward to whatever future awaits them.

But for those who, millennia ago, had no choice … this is the hour of their final, inescapable destiny.

Causchy · August 11 2008, 06:44 PM

Ummm ... you said that is from David Mack? I just wanted to be sure. Because that sounds like something I want to have in my hands five minutes ago.

DarkHorizon · August 11 2008, 06:48 PM

Causchy wrote:

Ummm ... you said that is from David Mack? I just wanted to be sure. Because that sounds like something I want to have in my hands five minutes ago.

Yup. Like the previous two posted by Kopernikus upthread, they come directly from David's website. And, I agree.

HappyDayRiot · August 11 2008, 06:54 PM

DarkHorizon wrote:

And here's the Lost Souls blurb from Mack:

The soldiers of Armageddon are on the march, laying waste to worlds in their passage. An audacious plan could stop them forever, but it carries risks that one starship captain is unwilling to take. For Captain Jean-Luc Picard, defending the future has never been so important, or so personal — and the wrong choice will cost him everything for which he has struggled and suffered.

For Captain William Riker, that choice has already been made. Haunted by the memories of those he was forced to leave behind, he must jeopardize all that he has left in a desperate bid to save the Federation.

For Captain Ezri Dax, whose impetuous youth is balanced by the wisdom of many lifetimes, the choice is a simple one: there is no going back — only forward to whatever future awaits them.

But for those who, millennia ago, had no choice … this is the hour of their final, inescapable destiny.

Ho. Ly. Shit.

Jack Bauer · August 11 2008, 08:45 PM

I need a time machine so I can get all 3 books...now!

nx1701g · August 11 2008, 08:46 PM

Ok I'm looking forward to these books even more now than I thought I could be interested in anything. I want these more than I want Star Trek XI!

JD · August 11 2008, 11:02 PM

Wow, wow wow. I swear each one of these sounds better than the last. I'm gonna go add this to Memory Beta, then all three of these descriptions will be up there, instead of the ones from the catalogue.

I just realized I think this is like the third or fourth time these things have been changed on there.

EDIT: Gah, you beat me to it Dark Horizon!

BrotherBenny · August 12 2008, 12:02 AM

The Borg had no choice in whatever happened to them, millennia ago????

Looks like Mack might have done it again, three times over.

This is the Lord of the Rings of Star Trek ladies and gentlemen.

nx1701g · August 12 2008, 12:38 AM

JD wrote:

Wow, wow wow. I swear each one of these sounds better than the last. I'm gonna go add this to Memory Beta, then all three of these descriptions will be up there, instead of the ones from the catalogue.

I just realized I think this is like the third or fourth time these things have been changed on there.

EDIT: Gah, you beat me to it Dark Horizon!

*Evilly laughs because he's changed Memory Beta entries based on what he's read here*

Christopher · August 12 2008, 12:59 AM

Xeris wrote:

The Borg had no choice in whatever happened to them, millennia ago????

Where does it say it's the Borg?

Enterpriserules · August 12 2008, 01:47 AM

Hey Dave, there has been a lot of bashing you here and I am sorry that you have had to endure that. I have not always loved all of your creative choices, but you also introduced me to Junior Mance through Riker and that is worth me always giving you the benefit of the doubt. The Trilogy sounds magnificent!

David Mack · August 12 2008, 02:36 AM

^ Gracias. Whatever else individual readers might think of the trilogy, I hope that, at the very least, they will find it to be an entertaining tale on its own merits. Obviously, it can't be all things to all people, but I'm hoping that the risks my editors and I decided to take will be judged as having merit.

August 11 2008, 05:36 PM	#617
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Destiny trilogy - pretty heavy spoilers Just in case you wanted to see them again, here's the cover for book 1, Gods of Night, and book 2, Mere Mortals. I love these covers. __________________ 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)

August 11 2008, 05:57 PM	#618
Dayton Ward Word Pusher	Re: Destiny trilogy - pretty heavy spoilers ^ Actually, I was just going to start a new thread asking for someone to post that stuff. __________________ www.daytonward.com "tlhingAn HoL, Mother F*cker! Do you speak it?!"

August 11 2008, 06:44 PM	#620
Causchy Ensign	Re: Destiny trilogy - pretty heavy spoilers Ummm ... you said that is from David Mack? I just wanted to be sure. Because that sounds like something I want to have in my hands five minutes ago.

August 11 2008, 08:45 PM	#623
Jack Bauer Fleet Admiral Location: Jack Bauer	Re: Destiny trilogy - pretty heavy spoilers I need a time machine so I can get all 3 books...now! __________________ *"See you in another life, brotha." - Desmond David Hume - Lost*

August 11 2008, 08:46 PM	#624
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August 11 2008, 11:02 PM	#625
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: Destiny trilogy - pretty heavy spoilers Wow, wow wow. I swear each one of these sounds better than the last. I'm gonna go add this to Memory Beta, then all three of these descriptions will be up there, instead of the ones from the catalogue. I just realized I think this is like the third or fourth time these things have been changed on there. EDIT: Gah, you beat me to it Dark Horizon! __________________ 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)

August 12 2008, 12:02 AM	#626
BrotherBenny Rear Admiral Location: BrotherBenny	Re: Destiny trilogy - pretty heavy spoilers The Borg had no choice in whatever happened to them, millennia ago???? Looks like Mack might have done it again, three times over. This is the Lord of the Rings of Star Trek ladies and gentlemen. __________________ "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." - Henry David Thoreau My blog / My crime stories

August 12 2008, 01:47 AM	#629
Enterpriserules Fleet Captain Location: Trek.fm	Re: Destiny trilogy - pretty heavy spoilers Hey Dave, there has been a lot of bashing you here and I am sorry that you have had to endure that. I have not always loved all of your creative choices, but you also introduced me to Junior Mance through Riker and that is worth me always giving you the benefit of the doubt. The Trilogy sounds magnificent! __________________ My Blog www.42lifeinbetween.wordpress.com as well as book reviewer for http://trek.fm/ as well as co-host of Literary Treks and The Orb

August 12 2008, 02:36 AM	#630
David Mack Writer Location: New York, NY	Re: Destiny trilogy - pretty heavy spoilers ^ Gracias. Whatever else individual readers might think of the trilogy, I hope that, at the very least, they will find it to be an entertaining tale on its own merits. Obviously, it can't be all things to all people, but I'm hoping that the risks my editors and I decided to take will be judged as having merit. __________________ ~ David Mack \| "Where were you when the page was blank?" — Truman Capote Join me on Facebook & Twitter