Which Trek Novel has stuck in your mind the most?
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Final Frontier
Crossroad
Spock's World
Dreadnought!
Vendetta
Dark Mirror
Q-Squared
Federation
And so many more.
Crossroad
Spock's World
Dreadnought!
Vendetta
Dark Mirror
Q-Squared
Federation
And so many more.
A couple major ones from when I was younger.
Federation--it seemed like the ultimate Star Trek story, at the time. Conceptually it was unbearably awesome, that my younger self didn't register the sadness of Zephram Cochrane's story. That ending, which says that in the end, it worked, everything came together on a grand scale...ready for adventures on a new level of existence.
Vendetta--After The Best of Both Worlds, I needed this book until there was ever a time when the Borg would return. Ultimately, the Borg did return, but in unexpected ways. That was okay, because Vendetta existed.
Final Frontier--The first ST novel I owned, when I was in elementary school and technically not quite ready for it. I didn't know the politics behind it, just that this was the "real" maiden voyage of Enterprise, before she even got her name, but we see a conversation about making a case for the name, which includes the history of the name. I didn't read it properly the first time, but I did read chunks of it and caught a lot of the really good bits. As young as I was, the awe the characters felt for this new class of ship wasn't corny, it was real. She was a starship.
Imzadi--Was that actually a romance novel? I don't care, it was awesome and beautiful, and I believed in as the story of how Riker and Troi met.
From my more recent reading of the last couple years, books I never thought I would read:
The Wounded Sky--I like TMP, and I like how this book is along those lines. What if they made a movie out of this story (if that's even possible). Amazing novel.
The Final Reflection--I've read it twice (re-reads are so rare for me) and I want to understand it better the next time. This isn't just a great ST novel, it's a great novel.
Federation--it seemed like the ultimate Star Trek story, at the time. Conceptually it was unbearably awesome, that my younger self didn't register the sadness of Zephram Cochrane's story. That ending, which says that in the end, it worked, everything came together on a grand scale...ready for adventures on a new level of existence.
Vendetta--After The Best of Both Worlds, I needed this book until there was ever a time when the Borg would return. Ultimately, the Borg did return, but in unexpected ways. That was okay, because Vendetta existed.
Final Frontier--The first ST novel I owned, when I was in elementary school and technically not quite ready for it. I didn't know the politics behind it, just that this was the "real" maiden voyage of Enterprise, before she even got her name, but we see a conversation about making a case for the name, which includes the history of the name. I didn't read it properly the first time, but I did read chunks of it and caught a lot of the really good bits. As young as I was, the awe the characters felt for this new class of ship wasn't corny, it was real. She was a starship.
Imzadi--Was that actually a romance novel? I don't care, it was awesome and beautiful, and I believed in as the story of how Riker and Troi met.
From my more recent reading of the last couple years, books I never thought I would read:
The Wounded Sky--I like TMP, and I like how this book is along those lines. What if they made a movie out of this story (if that's even possible). Amazing novel.
The Final Reflection--I've read it twice (re-reads are so rare for me) and I want to understand it better the next time. This isn't just a great ST novel, it's a great novel.
Yeah, if there were two writers I'd love to see back in the fold it's Peter David and KRAD.
Yes. KRAD back into Trek with a novel where they sing songs about Martok, Klag, Worf and other great warriors.
JJ. Miller also writes good Klingons IMO.
You know, I'm almost ashamed to admit it but I never got around to picking up the Gorkon novels. I got so far behind when I was in college back in the 1990s and I'm almost caught up on my collection but somehow neglected to ever pick these up.
Something I'll have to rectify at some point. I assume they are good reads?
Mere Anarchy is another I'd like to look at getting at some point (I believe I remember a printed omnibus came out on that at some point--I prefer hardcopy over E-books whenever available)
Yes. And as a native speaker you could devour them much faster than I do!
We didn't get a movie based on it, but we did get an episode.
The Final Reflection by John M. Ford
You reminded me that I read this on my first US trip in December 1983. Found it in a Honolulu department store a good three months earlier than it would have appeared in Australia, and I read much of it on the flight to San Francisco. At one point, I was reading the first test of the new inversion drive - invention of "a pretty alien scientist" - as my plane was taking off. Wow!
The Wounded sky was one of the first Star Trek books I ever read. This book is so good it one's of my favorite Tos books I've always liked alot. K'Stlk has been one of favorite alien characters that appeared in a Star Trek novel. One of my favorite is when she returns in Spock's world and giving her speech and her reaction to a snooty arrogant Vulcan is one my favorite part scens from that book.
Q-Squared by Peter David is the book which really got me into Trek. I'd been a very casual follower before I read that, but it showed me how epic, thrilling and touching Trek could be. Every time I re-read it back then (and I re-read it a LOT) I picked up more and more as my knowledge of Trek grew. I still love it today.
I've pretty much stopped reading Trek fiction, and haven't bought any by anyone other than PAD for years (the last being his New Frontier ebook revival), but I'd give a new book by either of them a go.
I've pretty much stopped reading Trek fiction, and haven't bought any by anyone other than PAD for years (the last being his New Frontier ebook revival), but I'd give a new book by either of them a go.
Vulcan's Heart.
It's my favorite Trek novel of all time.
It's my favorite Trek novel of all time.
Good? They are great! The sooner you start the better
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Several have really stuck with me through the years:
My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane.
The Vulcan Academy Murders by Jean Lorrah.
Avatar, Books One and Two by SD Perry.
The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack
As for a Trek book that stuck in my head for an entirely different reason: Triangle by Sandra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath. That book is...something else.
My Enemy, My Ally by Diane Duane.
The Vulcan Academy Murders by Jean Lorrah.
Avatar, Books One and Two by SD Perry.
The Crimson Shadow by Una McCormack
As for a Trek book that stuck in my head for an entirely different reason: Triangle by Sandra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath. That book is...something else.
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