what book's that from?
101 Things We've Learned From TrekLit
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I wanna say Sarek but I'm not sure.
That's more likely what they were referring to then. Gotta watch out for those pacificts, though.
don't think it's Sarek. i've read that.
If we're talking about "punched repeatedly by pacifists," that's definitely Hollow Men.
159. The Hobus star was 500 light-years from Romulus and killed all life on the planet with radiation, not the giant fireball seen in the movie.
160. The Vulcan heart is in roughly the same place as the human liver, except when it's not.
161. Regardless of where the Vulcan heart is, Vulcans know they're going into cardiac arrest because of chest pain.
161. Regardless of where the Vulcan heart is, Vulcans know they're going into cardiac arrest because of chest pain.
162. The Kzinti and the M'Dok may both look and act exactly the same, but as far as the lawyers are concerned, they are not the same.
163. There were no Andorians on the Enterprise-D, but there were a few Theskians, who look exactly the same as Andorians.
163. There were no Andorians on the Enterprise-D, but there were a few Theskians, who look exactly the same as Andorians.
And both had seized power over a quarter of known space.
Only one Theskian, but at least he was "more gregarious". The only Andorians were passengers. Thala was orphaned when the Borg cut out that slice of Enterprise in an episode. What a dumb place for her shreya to be standing at the time.
164. In the Battle of Axanar, Captain Garth battled the Romulans, no wait, Klingons, no wait Romulans, no wait Klingons ...
165. Well established big name sci-fi authors clearly need no editing when writing Star Trek books. Except ... they really really do.
165. Well established big name sci-fi authors clearly need no editing when writing Star Trek books. Except ... they really really do.
The novel "Garth of Izar" - during the depiction of the battle of Axanar, the attackers mysteriously switch between Romulans and Klingons in mid-chapter. It was just a goof I'm sure, but it really threw me. Like someone did a rewrite and changed the race, but missed some spots. (Find-replace for the win!)
Throughout the late 90s (and early 00s) some relatively big-name sci-fi authors - Hugo/Nebula nominee types - wrote several books that, at least in my opinion, were badly in need of some editing. Logic mistakes (like above), spelling and grammar errors, etc. I don't know what exactly happened but sometimes I felt like I was reading a rough draft.
Did they turn their manuscripts in late? Take less care themselves because they were "only" writing Star Trek? Did someone decide they didn't need to edit them as carefully because they were such big names? I don't know.
Zebrowski, Jeter, Sheckley ("The Laertian Gamble" was terrible) are some examples off the top of my head.
Throughout the late 90s (and early 00s) some relatively big-name sci-fi authors - Hugo/Nebula nominee types - wrote several books that, at least in my opinion, were badly in need of some editing. Logic mistakes (like above), spelling and grammar errors, etc. I don't know what exactly happened but sometimes I felt like I was reading a rough draft.
Did they turn their manuscripts in late? Take less care themselves because they were "only" writing Star Trek? Did someone decide they didn't need to edit them as carefully because they were such big names? I don't know.
Zebrowski, Jeter, Sheckley ("The Laertian Gamble" was terrible) are some examples off the top of my head.
DorkBoy [TM];4521535 said:
Similarly, for several chapters towards the end of "Double, Double", the USS Hood becomes a differently named starship.
Its funny what weird little niggles we remember huh? 
166. Nobody in the Star Trek universe ever has an ordinary day. Be it quarter-Bajoran folk singers, the SCE, some random Klingons or Cardassians, Starfleet cadets, Romulan prisoners or Vulcan monks, they can't do anything without it turning into a big adventure.
167. "It's all canon!" "Even the continuity errors?" "ESPECIALLY the continuity errors!"
