Yes, actually I would. At least it's weirdly unique!Would You really have preferred "Abtrünnige Untertassensektion"?
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TNG #21 Chains of Command
Rebel Mankind vs Overlord Space Chickens!
Sadly, this is not a corporate tie-in TNG/KFC crossover featuring the origin story of the Federations greatest hero, Col. Harlan Sanders. A real missed opportunity for some Southern Fried Science Fiction, imo. I was really looking forward to a scene featuring the entire bridge crew fighting about where to eat until Picard hits the breaks, yells "This far, no further!" and wheels the big D into one of the thousands of convenient KFC alpha quadrant locations. The last scene would have Troi saying she "senses something ...delicious!" just before the whole crew tucks into a family sized bucket of their evil, but oh so tasty, fallen foes.
To Reign In Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh
Genetically Engineered Supermodel Assassin vs Giant Prehistoric River Turtle!
Well, maybe the whole book wasn't about that, but it did happen. I couldn't help but think of the old Hammer Studio's "Hot chicks vs Dinosaurs" flicks while reading that scene. Though it could be just a coincidence as I do tend to spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking about Raquel Welch in a bear skin bikini.
This was a good book. It managed to be entertaining while simultaneously filling in some gaps between Space Seed and TWOK.
I've heard that the first two books in the Khan trilogy have a lot of "continuity porn" which is a big turn off for me, so I was a bit hesitant to pick this one up. I needn't have worried, as this stands on its own just fine.
I'm not sure whether the movie era parts of the plot were really necessary, but it did lead to a nice bit about the final fate of Marla that I liked. Additionally, I'd be interested in a follow-up story about the Paragon Planet immigrants.
Quick question about this passage:
Curiously, as an unforeseen side effect of the genetic tinkering that had performed on their parents, all of the colony’s children had been born blond and Caucasian, regardless of their parents’ ancestry.
Was this a line to explain the casting in Wrath, or was it a follow-up to a storyline from the Eugenics Wars books?
Up next: Voyager: Battle Lines by Dave Galanter
Rebel Mankind vs Overlord Space Chickens!
Sadly, this is not a corporate tie-in TNG/KFC crossover featuring the origin story of the Federations greatest hero, Col. Harlan Sanders. A real missed opportunity for some Southern Fried Science Fiction, imo. I was really looking forward to a scene featuring the entire bridge crew fighting about where to eat until Picard hits the breaks, yells "This far, no further!" and wheels the big D into one of the thousands of convenient KFC alpha quadrant locations. The last scene would have Troi saying she "senses something ...delicious!" just before the whole crew tucks into a family sized bucket of their evil, but oh so tasty, fallen foes.
To Reign In Hell: The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh
Genetically Engineered Supermodel Assassin vs Giant Prehistoric River Turtle!
Well, maybe the whole book wasn't about that, but it did happen. I couldn't help but think of the old Hammer Studio's "Hot chicks vs Dinosaurs" flicks while reading that scene. Though it could be just a coincidence as I do tend to spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking about Raquel Welch in a bear skin bikini.
This was a good book. It managed to be entertaining while simultaneously filling in some gaps between Space Seed and TWOK.
I've heard that the first two books in the Khan trilogy have a lot of "continuity porn" which is a big turn off for me, so I was a bit hesitant to pick this one up. I needn't have worried, as this stands on its own just fine.
I'm not sure whether the movie era parts of the plot were really necessary, but it did lead to a nice bit about the final fate of Marla that I liked. Additionally, I'd be interested in a follow-up story about the Paragon Planet immigrants.
Quick question about this passage:
Curiously, as an unforeseen side effect of the genetic tinkering that had performed on their parents, all of the colony’s children had been born blond and Caucasian, regardless of their parents’ ancestry.
Was this a line to explain the casting in Wrath, or was it a follow-up to a storyline from the Eugenics Wars books?
Up next: Voyager: Battle Lines by Dave Galanter
Knowing Greg Cox's cinematic tastes, I doubt it was a coincidental resemblance.
IIRC, yes, it was.
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^ Cool. Thanks for the info!
I'm very fond of that book. It was there at a point in my life when I really needed it.
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I think a previous comment of yours is what made it stick in my mind actually. I don't read a lot of VOY stuff, but when I saw it at the bookstore, I remembered someone on here who had a very positive impression of it and so I grabbed it.
I really enjoyed his book "Troublesome Minds" so I have high hopes for this one.
I really enjoyed his book "Troublesome Minds" so I have high hopes for this one.
I just started TNG "Posession" (#40). It's a sequel to the original series book "Demon" and so far it's interesting. I haven't read "Demons" in years so after I'm done I may go back and do a re-read because I honestly remember very little about it. I think I last read it in the early 90's so it's been a long time.
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Just posted my review of TNG #61: Diplomatic Implausibility by Keith R.A. DeCandido.
Just finished A Time for War, A Time for Peace, also by Keith DeCandido. Finally done the A Time To series! The last three books were especially great.
Currently reading Star Trek #12: Mutiny on the Enterprise by Robert E. Vardeman.
Just finished A Time for War, A Time for Peace, also by Keith DeCandido. Finally done the A Time To series! The last three books were especially great.
Currently reading Star Trek #12: Mutiny on the Enterprise by Robert E. Vardeman.
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Titan: Absent Enemies
Hmm...very different than most Titan books. A very light tone.
TOS: Seasons of Light and Darkness
Interesting, but it seems like almost every book I've read dealing with McCoy's past leaves me depressed and feeling slightly less sympathetic toward him.
I've come to the conclusion that it is usually a mistake to split up the Big Three. On their own, they are good characters but they are rarely great unless they are teamed together. Reading "Crossover" is what convinced me of this. The more scenes you can get of TOS characters together the better off you will be.
Hmm...very different than most Titan books. A very light tone.
TOS: Seasons of Light and Darkness
Interesting, but it seems like almost every book I've read dealing with McCoy's past leaves me depressed and feeling slightly less sympathetic toward him.
I've come to the conclusion that it is usually a mistake to split up the Big Three. On their own, they are good characters but they are rarely great unless they are teamed together. Reading "Crossover" is what convinced me of this. The more scenes you can get of TOS characters together the better off you will be.
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Serpents in the Garden
Tyree: "The night belongs to the mugatos. "
Me: Patti Smith was so full of shit.
Bonus points for a nice painting of Shatner on the cover. I may have to subtract a few for not including Nancy Kovack on there, however.
Strange New Worlds (2016)
A bit of a departure from previous volumes. No intro, no "about the authors" section, longer stories but a shorter length overall, and the top prize-winning stories aren't included in the book. Wtf?
Despite all that, I did enjoy some of the stories. My top three:
A Christmas Qarol
By all rights, this should suck, but it's almost impossible to screw up any version of this classic Dickens tale it seems. SPOILERS: I like how my expectations were subverted when Q ended up in the Scrooge role instead of Picard. I especially liked finding out who was responsible for it; I love the idea of the almighty Q underestimating the unassuming Organians just as the humans and Klingons did.
The Sunwalkers
A pretty decent Beverly Crusher story. Not too many of those out there unfortunately.
The Façade of Fate
The story may have needed a little more polishing, but I found the concept at the heart of the story very intriguing. It takes the Breen's philosophy of forced homogeny to an unimaginable extreme.
Tyree: "The night belongs to the mugatos. "
Me: Patti Smith was so full of shit.
Bonus points for a nice painting of Shatner on the cover. I may have to subtract a few for not including Nancy Kovack on there, however.
Strange New Worlds (2016)
A bit of a departure from previous volumes. No intro, no "about the authors" section, longer stories but a shorter length overall, and the top prize-winning stories aren't included in the book. Wtf?
Despite all that, I did enjoy some of the stories. My top three:
A Christmas Qarol
By all rights, this should suck, but it's almost impossible to screw up any version of this classic Dickens tale it seems. SPOILERS: I like how my expectations were subverted when Q ended up in the Scrooge role instead of Picard. I especially liked finding out who was responsible for it; I love the idea of the almighty Q underestimating the unassuming Organians just as the humans and Klingons did.
The Sunwalkers
A pretty decent Beverly Crusher story. Not too many of those out there unfortunately.
The Façade of Fate
The story may have needed a little more polishing, but I found the concept at the heart of the story very intriguing. It takes the Breen's philosophy of forced homogeny to an unimaginable extreme.
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I finished Stargazer: Progenitor by Michael Jan Friedman. Got distracted by a few other books so it took awhile. Now reading Stargazer: Three by Michael Jan Friedman. Good, fun series.
To continue with this:
Yesterday, I finished Double Helix #1 with my son. I really liked it, but in contrast to VOY #7, this one felt a little too short, especially in the end. All problems were solved within the last 20 pages, so it felt a little rushed.
The culture on the planet Archaria III was really interesting, especially the racist "Purity League", that reminded me a lot of the current german right-wing party AfD
The ban of the "Purity League" in the end also came much to fast. Not really realistic, to forbid such an organization this easy. It would be interesting to read, how the culture on this planet developed from this point on. Racism doesn't disappear this easy , so will they operate in the underground from now on?
Today, we will move on to Double Helix #2, the Terok Nor crossover with Pulaski, Kira, Dukat, Odo, Quark... I'm looking forward to read more about these characters, we don't get much of, in the newer books.
And in the next days, I will also finish "Assassination game", that I'm reading for my daughter. Really good story.
What do we learn from the Academy novels: whoever has sex with Kirk or McCoy, is the enemy ;-)
After this last Academy book, we will read the novelizations of Star Trek 11 & 12.
By the way: does anyone know, why there was no "Star Trek Beyond" novel?
Okay, I finally finished VOY Children of the Storm on sunday. The novel was okay, but once again one of these books, where 2/3 of the pages would have been enough. So it felt to long, to be really exciting. I now started the next VOY novel "The Eternal Tide". Q-Continuum, Janeway's return... sounds interesting. Let's see, what Kirsten Beyer makes of it...
Yesterday, I finished Double Helix #1 with my son. I really liked it, but in contrast to VOY #7, this one felt a little too short, especially in the end. All problems were solved within the last 20 pages, so it felt a little rushed.
The culture on the planet Archaria III was really interesting, especially the racist "Purity League", that reminded me a lot of the current german right-wing party AfD
The ban of the "Purity League" in the end also came much to fast. Not really realistic, to forbid such an organization this easy. It would be interesting to read, how the culture on this planet developed from this point on. Racism doesn't disappear this easy , so will they operate in the underground from now on?Today, we will move on to Double Helix #2, the Terok Nor crossover with Pulaski, Kira, Dukat, Odo, Quark... I'm looking forward to read more about these characters, we don't get much of, in the newer books.
And in the next days, I will also finish "Assassination game", that I'm reading for my daughter. Really good story.
What do we learn from the Academy novels: whoever has sex with Kirk or McCoy, is the enemy ;-)
After this last Academy book, we will read the novelizations of Star Trek 11 & 12.
By the way: does anyone know, why there was no "Star Trek Beyond" novel?
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"Party on, contest winners."
I don't know why exactly, but I like P8 Blue. Whatever happened to Heather Jarman? She wrote some good Trek short stories.
I also read A Time to Sow.
Not the story of a sassy sexy single mom Tellarite breaking the glass ceiling at Star fleet and throwing the old boys club into chaos by doing things her way. Stupid heteronyms dashing my hopes for a 24th century Ally McSqueal.
Followed by A Time to Harvest.
Just posted my latest review, for TNG #2: The Peacekeepers by Gene DeWeese.
Finished reading Star Trek #12: Mutiny on the Enterprise. I remember loving this one as a kid, but it doesn't hold up as an adult. Definitely some good ideas in this book, but overall kind of a meh, unfortunately.
Just started on the English version of Prometheus: In the Heart of Chaos. Pretty good so far! Only about 100 pages in.
Finished reading Star Trek #12: Mutiny on the Enterprise. I remember loving this one as a kid, but it doesn't hold up as an adult. Definitely some good ideas in this book, but overall kind of a meh, unfortunately.
Just started on the English version of Prometheus: In the Heart of Chaos. Pretty good so far! Only about 100 pages in.
I'm still working on ST:TNG: Headlong Flight, and I'm also now working my way through Hell Rode With Her by David Mack. HRWH is a novelette set during The Midnight Front, the first book in his Dark Arts historical fiction series, and it also sets up some stuff for the second book, The Iron Codex.
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