I know this is random, but I just noticed that Michael Jan Friedman hasn't written a Star Trek novel since 2005. I check up on Amazon.com and he doesn't seem to have come out with much lately. While I wouldn't say he was my favorite author, I thought he was a fairly reliable contributor. Any reason he's no longer writing ST books?
[ShoreLeaveRoast] "Mike. I gotta be honest. I had no idea you were even still alive." [/ShoreLeaveRoast]
Mike's new GHOST HUNTERS book, based on SyFy tv show, just hit the stores. There was a big ad for it in USA TODAY last week.
Fury actually beat me to it with this thread I just finished reading Reunion and am currently in the middle of The Valiant, and I also wanted to get some info on the Stargazer series: 1. are the books self-contained or continue into each other? 2. Why are Requiem and the Double Helix novel considered a part of the series? aren't these "regular" TNG novels? 3. what is the general consensus regarding the SGZ series, among board regulars?
I've only read the first three stargazer books, and although I enjoyed them, they weren't all that great. I have bought the other 3 from the series plus the Double Helix entry and plan on reading them at some point. They are reletivly quick reads at less than 300 pages. 1. Each book is its own story but there are several elements that continue from one book to another. Kind of like the TNG run on tv... 2. It's only the prologue from Requiem that has anything do with the series. It looks back at Picard dealing with the Gorn in 2344 (roughly) which is actually 10-11 years after the events chronicled in the six Stargazer series novels (the series takes place during Picard's first year of command, 2333). Requiem is indeed a "regular TNG novel". The "Double Helix" entry, The First Virtue, looks back at an incident involving Picard and the Stargazer crew circa 2350. 3. As I said, I liked the three I read as they are fun and quick reads. That being said; I think someone like Christopher L. Bennett could continue a series like this and actually make it quite good. Just look at his Lost Era novel, The Buried Age, and you'll see how Picard should be written . If you do decide to read any of the books, I hope you enjoy them
I loved The Buried Age, and it prompted me to try MJF's Stargazer novels. So far, I must say that I liked Reunion very much. It wasn't overly complex, just a fun little mystery The Valiant so far (the prologue) reminds me somewhat of the Columbia plotline from Destiny. I wonder if it continues along those lines (as I loved Destiny !)
Mike has also transitioned to becoming a fulltime high school teacher so his available writing time has been severely trimmed. He's got book pitches -- nothing Trek-related -- out and circulating.
I kid you not, Mike's is the first voice you hear on this week's Chronic Rift podcast . . .which just happens to have me and Laurie R. King talking about Sherlock Holmes. But get it to hear Mike. It proves he's alive.
Ya know, Bob Greenberger hasn't written Trek since Time To Love/Hate either. Is that the end of Trek for him?
He may not have written Trek fiction, but Bob is a regular contributor to Star Trek Magazine - his defense of why Q isn't a villain is one of the highpoints of the current issue. Paul
Thanks for the plug, Paul. After the TNG novels, I also wrote for the Slings and Arrows eBook event and may have something else to talk about in a month or two.
Please, let it be in the Universal Monsters series! Oh, a Creature From the Black Lagoon series novel by Greenberger ... that's pretty much a dream right there.
Bob, Just so you know, I was in Borders in Maryland (I forgot the mall's name) and they had several copies of the Iron Man novel. Interesting note: Seems the further away from Ny you go, the more copies they have of books.
This is annoying: I have been looking forward to this book since it was announced, I work in NYC, and I have yet to see a copy of it...
Clay, I just came back from Borders at 100 Broadway. They have 2 copies shelved. Although, I'm not sure why you just don't order it from online.
Are you guys talking about Femme Fatales? They have that at the Wal-Mart I work in, I would consider picking it up, but I've already got way to much to read.