TNG Books...who's read them?
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I don't know if it's the same for all libraries, or if it has changed since I got my information on the subject, but this is the way I understood it. While you are getting it for free from the library the library has paid a licensing fee to the publisher. The fee usually covers a certain amount of downloads and then they must pay to re-up the license.
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Speaking as an author, libraries and used-book stores are one thing. Piracy is another.
Selling our books to libraries is cool. Having electronic copies distributed illegally is not--and cuts directly into our livelihood. .
And, to my knowledge, most old Trek novels are legally available as ebooks, even the ones that haven't been in print for years. I'm still getting ebook royalties on Trek novels I wrote decades ago, including The Q Continuum.
Selling our books to libraries is cool. Having electronic copies distributed illegally is not--and cuts directly into our livelihood. .
And, to my knowledge, most old Trek novels are legally available as ebooks, even the ones that haven't been in print for years. I'm still getting ebook royalties on Trek novels I wrote decades ago, including The Q Continuum.
What about the free book rack in libraries? Assuming they still have them that is. People donate books, others take them home to read.
I buy most of all of not all of my books second hand!
I'm so cheap
Cheap not easy! Just cheap.
Honestly, nobody cares about the stray dog-eared paperback that pops up in a used-book store or yard sale, because there's a practical limit to how many hands it can pass through. I regularly donate stacks of used books to our local community thrift store myself.
It's a question of scale. Passing along a used book to a friend or donating it to a free library is no big deal since it's just a random physical copy that somebody presumably paid for at some point. Putting it on-line where it can be downloaded free by an unlimited number of readers is a lot more harmful since there's no limit to how many far and wide it might spread . . . .
I just finished Masks and I thought it was excellent! My favorite book so far. What an amazing episode that would have made. Actually it probably would have needed to be a two part episode. The idea of a planet where everyone wears masks is really intriguing and I love how everyone was so caught up in the culture, including Picard, that they were skirting the edge of the prime directive throughout the whole story.
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I love the books, with Vendetta by Peter David, and The Devil's Heart by Carmen Carter topping the list as my personal favorites.
Honorable mentions go to A Rock and A Hard Place by Peter David, Balance of Power by Dafydd Ab Hugh, and The Romulan Prize by Simon Hawke.
Honorable mentions go to A Rock and A Hard Place by Peter David, Balance of Power by Dafydd Ab Hugh, and The Romulan Prize by Simon Hawke.
I have The Romulsn Prize in my desk at work!
But I bought a new one Saturday! #8, I can't remember the title right now!!! Arrrrgh!
It's really good though. It has Pulaski in it!
I like how the "Encounter at Farpoint" novelization made a big deal of Riker's extremely keen sense of smell, something that never, ever came up in the series. It would have been hilarious if this was a continuing plot point throughout the TNG novels, to the point that entire investigations hinged upon Riker's olfactory abilities.
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#8 is Captain's Honor. I just finished it like two days ago. Its OK, but not as good as Masks. Theres another insane Starfleet captain in it, even more insane than Captain Ben Maxwell from season 4.
The one I'm just finishing up is called
Something like Into The Darkness.
I'm not positive of the number though
It's been great getting into the newer TNG novels over the last 3-4 years. I jumped back in with the Destiny trilogy and then onto the Cold Equations trilogy, followed by some of the stand alone novels. I'm really enjoying the post-Nemesis setting, with a mixture of the various cast members, Riker as an Admiral, Data completely gone from Destiny and finally showing up in Cold Equations and the new, post-Borg Federation. I like that these new novels continue to advance the 24th century Trek universe, especially as both the Kelvin timeline movies and Star Trek: Discovery all look backwards for their stories.
Call to Darkness? Its #9, I'm reading it right now, about half way through. Its OK.
It's not my favorite, but it's ok. It has Pulaski in it!!!
I like her way better than milk toast Beverly.
Reading through these posts makes me wish I hadn't given most of my ST books away
I keep meaning to go into my garage and see if I have any left!
I keep meaning to go into my garage and see if I have any left!
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