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  1. MatthiasRussell

    Spoilers TNG: The Body Electric by David Mack Review Thread

    Q Jr felt that Janeway was the individual best qualified to solve the problem. His decision in the matter was by no means unanimous. It isn't like the entire continuum agreed with his decision or the universe would have ended if Janeway were not involved in that situation. Also, Janeway had...
  2. MatthiasRussell

    Spoilers TNG: The Body Electric by David Mack Review Thread

    IDIC does not mean Starfleet needs hot-headed captains whose rush to fire torpedoes could result in diplomatic crisis or galactic destruction. Worf has not grown into a character with an itch of diplomacy unless he is dealing with Klingons and this book demonstrated that well in the instances I...
  3. MatthiasRussell

    What unseen Star Trek event do you want to read about next?

    I would like to read about the final mission/loss of the Enterprise B. Haynes' Enterprise Guide touched on an end but I'd like an account told. If the B was MIA, it'd be cool to see a story where her wreckage is found. I would also like to see a tale of the ring-ship Enterprise told as a...
  4. MatthiasRussell

    Ashes of Eden before Return?

    I loved the Shatner books until Preserver when they just got weird and I couldn't handle it anymore. Shame too, because the mirror universe novels started interesting. I read The Return before Ashes and it is still one of my favorite Trek books; I don't think I was lost by starting in the...
  5. MatthiasRussell

    Spoilers TNG: The Body Electric by David Mack Review Thread

    And yet the Q let Janeway decide on the judicial matter involving Quin, used her to resolve a civil war, and the Omega problem without bringing Picard in as well? I'm no Janeway lover, but I just don't think Picard's credentials outweigh hers in matters of galactic importance.
  6. MatthiasRussell

    Spoilers TNG: The Body Electric by David Mack Review Thread

    ^That might be so. However, Q is not looking for help, he is sending Wesley for help. So it isn't like Q would have to work with her. The point still stands that it seems like Q helps and hurts Picard whereas Janeway helps and hurts Q. Of course, perhaps Q actually would like to see the...
  7. MatthiasRussell

    Spoilers TNG: The Body Electric by David Mack Review Thread

    My review: Another great book. Like I didn’t expect that since David Mack wrote it! It did a wonderful job reuniting us with Wesley while making him interesting and not making his inclusion a matter of "let’s see what Wesley is up to." (I do wish DM could have slipped in "Shut up, Wesley"...
  8. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    We don't want the STO universe tied into the treklit continuity or canon continuity. STO is fun to play but it's stories are not compelling and do not present a future nearly as interesting as that created by the novel writers. And already, the 2 continuities have diverged too much to be...
  9. MatthiasRussell

    New Non-fiction Star Trek book! Okuda's Onboard the USS Enterprise

    ^Deck plans for every deck were created and published in the Ent-D blueprints about 15 years ago. The fact that so much has been published on the D is why this book is pointless, not why they can/should write another one. There is nothing of consequence left to publish on that ship. If...
  10. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    I think for Data's personal pursuits, Starfleet is a hard place to beat, especially with an Enterprise posting. Starfleet gives him access to the best scientific and exploration tools to do the cybernetic research he wants and to track down Flint along with the defensive capabilities to protect...
  11. MatthiasRussell

    New Non-fiction Star Trek book! Okuda's Onboard the USS Enterprise

    Meh. I have the D Blueprints and tech manual and I doubt anything in this will be better than or add much to those. Make something like this on 1701-E, Voyager, Defiant, or NX-01 and I would buy.
  12. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    ^ I think if the Breen got any collateral results from their subterfuge activities they would have been happy with those as well. That wormhole ship was like the pearl of great value that they were willing to do anything to get it. Sure the androids were a great resource to have but the Breen...
  13. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    That scene is why I expected there to be a scene where Data is reunited with Spot or a scene where the cat dies. I thought the whole point of that scene was to prequel a scene later on featuring Data, otherwise what was the point of mentioning Spot at all? Data used to care a lot about that...
  14. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    True. But since Mack wrote it, I'm assuming Vanguard.
  15. MatthiasRussell

    No More SOTL Calendars After 2013?

    Without SOTL calendars, I hope there is still money to fund official art of trek lit ships. SOTL is a terrible calendar, but a great art collection.
  16. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: The Persistence of Memory by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    Re: TNG: The Persistence of Memory by David Mack Review Thread (Spoile I think Soong's body had a more advanced positronic brain and software. I think part of why activating Data worked was also because Soong left his memory files but didn't try to transfer any of his operating software...
  17. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    Some random thoughts of mine from while I was reading Silent Weapons: Picard recalls that Bateson commanded the 1701-E during its shakedown cruise which is a referral to “Ship of the Line” which was over-written by DTI. It looks like an element of that book survived. Picard tells Bateson...
  18. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    In this religion debate, I go back to this statement by TerraUnam. It seems your problem is with the existence of Christians who don't believe in the trinity being around in the future and think, in the present, all other denominations believe in the trinity. As a Christian who does NOT...
  19. MatthiasRussell

    TNG: Silent Weapons by David Mack Review Thread (Spoilers!)

    My brief review: Persistence of Memory was good but not one of the best Trek book I’ve read, leaving me with average enthusiasm for Silent Weapons. This book was absolutely incredible with a great plot that kept me reading and wanting to know what was REALLY going on. Silent Weapons was full...
  20. MatthiasRussell

    New Frontier?

    To each his own. But consider how "cartoony" many episodes of Star Trek were. Sometimes it is nice to have light-hearted and/or beyond belief story lines.
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