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As is probably not unexpected, this is a long one. I'm writing this in order to place in context my decision to put aside Trek lit as a personal interest, and also to do what I should have done some time ago and announce my withdrawal from the Trek lit community. I've mentioned in the past that...

As we all know, Michael Jan Friedman introduced two particularly notable Federation member species that have since appeared semi-frequently in the wider novel 'verse: the Gnalish and the Pandrilites. We know what Gnalish look like (well, one of their three races) because it's accepted that Sord...

This originated with TV Tropes, as it happens, but I thought I'd post an expanded version here, in part so we can compare and speculate together, and so you can add any patterns I've missed. The alien races in the novel 'verse have naming conventions, of course, often expanded from what we heard...

I imagine that one of the reasons many of us follow the continuity of the novels is that we have, to varying degrees, an investment in the universe and its inhabitants. They likely mean something beyond mere entertainment (though I'd never devalue that!). I thought I'd start a thread exploring...

A thought that recently occurred to me; as one of those happy serendipities of navigating in a shared universe, a detail in Watching the Clock takes on new significance given the events of The Fall. In the former, we learn that many who know of the temporal detection grid suspect that Bacco must...

Ahem. HO. HO. HO. Ah, yes, the Trek BBS, literature forum. Should not that be the Trek BS, as surely the foul excrement of dull-eyed sub-sapient stock is a description equally applicable to the contents of your members’ posts as to the word I have just abbreviated? Your colour scheme, I...

So, I've decided to begin my long-planned chronological run-through of the Star Trek universe; that is, the Star Trek universe as I engage with it, which means the modern literary continuity along with the canonical stuff (hence why I'm posting here, not in General Trek). I'd like to evaluate it...

We've discussed this before on the forum, the manner in which most of the nations in the novel 'verse have a different name (rather than endless repetitions of "So-and-so Republic" or "Such-and-such Empire"). Many of these names were pre-established, but not all are canonical (The Talarians and...

Following on from the discussion in the "Who Should Be The Next Captain Of Enterprise?" thread, I thought it was time we had another run-down of established non-Human captains. Let's prove that this isn't a 'Homo sapiens only club!' I'm not including First Officers, only Captains, Commodores...

I'm trying to become a little more regular with these. As ever, previous entries: Nasat: http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=191032 Tzenkethi: http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=191740 Pahkwa-thanh: http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=192415 Thallonians...

I wonder if our community of readers and writers - from the later category, Christopher and Kirsten Beyer in particular, for obvious reasons - have any thoughts or revelations on the question of Tamarian identity, which intrigues me but also potentially confuses me. Tamarian identity is...

Tellarites It was noted by Sci in the "Members of the Federation" thread that the Tellarites have thus far gotten the short end of the stick regarding what we know of their political structure. Compared to that of Earth, Vulcan or Andor, we know comparatively little. It occurs to me that we...

Yes, another one, and another Typhon Pact member race, a race that naturally has been quite popular ever since Kirk wrestled with one in Arena. Surprisingly, or perhaps not so given their reptilian origins and preference not to exert themselves unless needed, they’re one of the less prominent...

I've been meaning to make note of this for a while, but keep forgetting and/or missing opportunities to bring it up in something resembling a sensible context. In A Time To Kill, the Klingon Fleet Captain leading the assault force poised to attack Tezwa is named Krogan. The krogan are the...

I've mentioned my maintained-for-personal-enjoyment Trek Lit "encyclopedia" a few times, and not too long ago asked for Damiani-related pointers, since I don't have Perchance to Dream. I thought I'd share a few examples, since, let's face it, who else is going to appreciate this nonsense...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2WzkgkufyE Or don't, since one of the more interesting qualities of the Trek Lit Breen is that only one of their races is associated with the cold, despite the perceptions of outsiders. Previous entries in this unofficial series: Nasat...

It's not easy being green. Previous entries in this unofficial series: Nasats: http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=191032 Tzenkethi: http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=191740 Pahkwa-thanh: http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=192415 Thallonians...

The Cardassian Chronicles :cardie::cardie::cardie::cardie: (The novels, the new Cardassian status quo, Skrain Dukat, Cardassians and Bajorans VS Narns and Centauri, a cheery song involving dinosaurs, and attempted genocide) In which we discuss (in my case, drone on at length; this is a big...

I know we've had threads like this before. Here I'm trying to list the Novel 'Verse's established Federation members - meaning peoples with Council membership, so disregarding any number of colonies. Aaamazzara: Bee people; no-one’s touched them yet, for some reason. Membership: at least the...

This could be fun (he says..) Like many people, I often like to consider the books I read alongside music (this includes Star Trek books). Where I might be a little unusual, though (or not; who knows?), is that I often relate books to songs, with the lyrics considered as well. I've joked on...