So what are you reading now? (Part 3)
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^Was the contract just for those four books? or is there still an open contract to be picked up and used?
I suspect it was just a four-book contract. That's usually how it works. Pocket would probably have to renew the contract if they wanted to continue the series.
And, given that the show has been off the air for years now, that's probably unlikely.
My understanding is that it was indeed a four-book contract. Greg already knows this, of course, but pretty much every new tie-in license these days starts off with some kind of "trial balloon" with something like 2-6 books to see if such books will sell. The publisher goes back for something more long-term if the initial books indeed do well.
^ That I didn't know. I guess I've been spoiled with stuff like Trek, Star Wars, etc.
To be honest, I have no idea how that kind of open-ended license works. Whenever I've edited tie-ins, the number of books has always been firmly specified.
On FARSCAPE, we had a three-book deal, we published three books, and that was that. We would have had to negotiate a new contract with Henson to publish any more books in the series . . . .
I guess it makes a difference since Pocket and CBS are part of the same company, though there may be a 12-book-a-year deal or something, just enough to make it legal. Either that or it is a long-term license like 5 or 10 years or something. I doubt it's an open license. It doesn't make for good legal sense.
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So does Promises Broken provide a good conclusion to the story? When I saw that ending, I thought maybe it was ending on a semi-cliffhanger or something.
This honestly makes me want to puke-and reminds me of why I stay out of the Shatnerverse.
I'm almost finished reading The Pandora Principle by Carolyn Clowes and want to start reading a Trade paperback novel called Jacobean whodunnits and The New Adventures Of Jules Verne written by Scifi arthurs celebrating Jules Verene's different stories and characters and taking them into new directions with this story anthology.It looks like an interesting series of stories.
I finished Age of the Empress the other day. It was pretty good and the ending left me wanting to read what happens next. My only problem (though minor) with the story was that the Andorians didn't seem to conform to their portrayal in the DS9 relaunch novels. However, that's not a big deal, and I don't mind when the writers decide to depict something differently.
I'm currently reading The Sorrows of Empire (the original from Glass Empires). I'm really enjoying and can't wait to read the expanded novel when I'm done with Glass Empires.
I'm currently reading The Sorrows of Empire (the original from Glass Empires). I'm really enjoying and can't wait to read the expanded novel when I'm done with Glass Empires.
I finished the ENT book Rosetta by Dave Stern. So far, this is the best entry in the ENT book series in my opinion. I'm pleasantly surprised.
I enjoyed the world building around the Thelasians and their Confederacy. The Hoshi focus worked quite well, too. The twist about the nature of the Antianna was somewhat unexpected though I had already suspected Theera
In the end, some things just didn't quite add up so one probably shouldn't think about the story resolution too much. The story touches upon intriguing concepts and has some original ideas but doesn't explore them properly, I think. That's why the end seems a bit rushed. It would have been much better as a longer book.
I'm not sure what to think about Captain Trip. Was he depicted as being incompetent or was that my imagination. Also, T'Pol seems to not have taken Archer's command to not let "Gardner sneak anyone in over her head" to heart. On the other hand, well, it's Trip, her sort-of-lover. Again, it would have been interested to see the influence this development has on their relationship more explored.
Anyway, I hope the line continues in that vein. I might make it to the Romulan War, after all.
I also started and finished Q-Squared by Peter David which I bought in the summer. I started reading it once before but quickly gave up on it. The second time around, it proved to be quite exciting. The characters sounded a bit off, a little too British, but the story itself was suspenseful and well written.
Some of the characters' fates were downright cruel.
I don't know what to make of the end scene with Picard and Beverly, though.
I enjoyed the world building around the Thelasians and their Confederacy. The Hoshi focus worked quite well, too. The twist about the nature of the Antianna was somewhat unexpected though I had already suspected Theera
of being an android.
I'm not sure what to think about Captain Trip. Was he depicted as being incompetent or was that my imagination. Also, T'Pol seems to not have taken Archer's command to not let "Gardner sneak anyone in over her head" to heart. On the other hand, well, it's Trip, her sort-of-lover. Again, it would have been interested to see the influence this development has on their relationship more explored.
Anyway, I hope the line continues in that vein. I might make it to the Romulan War, after all.
I also started and finished Q-Squared by Peter David which I bought in the summer. I started reading it once before but quickly gave up on it. The second time around, it proved to be quite exciting. The characters sounded a bit off, a little too British, but the story itself was suspenseful and well written.
Some of the characters' fates were downright cruel.
Poor Jack and Beverly 
Which is amusing, since Peter David was born in Maryland and lives in New York.
It's been a while since I watched TNG but the characters in the book didn't quite sound like I remember them or like they do in other novels. Some of the expressions they used sounded British to me, but they could also be in use somewhere in the US. I watch a lot of British TV, so maybe that's why I imagined them sounding British, I guess.
I'm in the middle of "Assignment: Eternity" at the moment. Good stuff. I went to a library fundraiser sale a couple weeks ago and bought a ton of ST books for 50 cents a piece. Can't beat that! I've also been reading the latest issue of Fantasy and SF.
Lies, all lies.
Chris, I love ya man, love your work, but why cover up for the Evil Kirk?
It's clearly all a cover-up, like when the Enterprise crew covered up Scotty murdering those women on Argelius II.
No, it was actually more interesting than some of the previous books. I recall having to stop using the treadmill for a minute, I was laughing so much, listening to the tape of it at the gym.
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