Then kill him off.
Future of Next Gen Lit??
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Then kill him off.
The principle reason I don't see Worf being given the Enterprise is political. Are they going to give the federation flagship to an officer who belongs to a non federation race and the house of the Klingon chancellor? The politically minded admirals would probably think there would be potential conflicts of interest. We know and trust Worf but would they? With a ship, yes. But with the flagship, I'm not too sure.
I also think readership of TNG books would drop off once you get down to only one or two TNG tv title characters. Will the less dedicated readers care for TNG without Picard as the centerpiece?
Kirk would roll over in his grave at the idea of a Klingon commanding the Enterprise...
...all the more reason to make it so.
Of course, we could say that it would also complete Worf's journey as a young junior officer, to war hero, to Captain of the Enterprise...
So no one would be interested in skipping a generation or two, and letting a "Lost Era" series fill in the gaps? All-new Enterprise...all new crew. Written "Seasons" of The Next Next Generation with new adventures that don't have to be tied down to the 24th century. I would read it.
Why?
I really don't think Kirk would have an issue, in general, with a Klingon in command. There are probably certain Klingons he'd would have an issue with though.
I get the impression that Pocket Books is trying to align as many of the Trek series as possible. TNG, DS9, VOY and Titan have all been synched with the post-Destiny timeline. I can't imagine them wanting to break this new mold by jumping a series far ahead into the future. At least, not yet.
Granted, they could keep the TNG series right where it is, and introduce a completely new novel series that takes place 10, 20, 30... however many years into the future. But I think the novelverse is a crowded place right now. There really isn't even enough room in the schedule to accommodate all of the various Trek series in publication. I don't want to add yet another new series to the fold.
Pocket Books, as a corporation, has no such policy. The internovel continuity is something that's emerged as a matter of authorial and editorial preference, but there have been a number of editorial shakeups in recent years. Indeed, in 2010, only four books were published in the post-Destiny time frame (counting January '11 as part of the 2010 schedule), and the majority of that year's scheduled books (including the cancelled Abramsverse books) were set in other times and timelines. As for 2011, the schedule seems to focus on the post-Destiny timeframe in the first third of the year (Indistinguishable from Magic, Watching the Clock, Children of the Storm, and maybe Blind Man's Bluff, though that one is chronologically ambiguous) with the rest of the year focusing on TOS, Vanguard, ENT, and Mirror Universe.
So there's no "mold" to be broken. Novel ideas come both from the writers and the editors, rather than there being one overarching authority that dictates what stories get developed. The ongoing post-Destiny continuity is merely one thread within the novel line.
No idea how this shift in trend has impacted sales, but it's much better to read than the old "numbered" trek novels.
In his day, the idea of a Klingon in Starfleet period would have been unthinkable. The Klingons and the Federation weren't friends in his time.
Konom would like a word with you.
Did Konom ever appear in a TV episode or movie?
No, but we're in the Treklit forum. There's a precedent for Kirk being comfortable with a Klingon in Starfleet.
So you're telling me that Klingons have been officially serving in Starfleet for a century now?
