101 Things We've Learned From TrekLit

[Jinn]

(Idea copied from this thread by ryan123450 who himself "stole" it from a Star Wars BBS)
1) If a titular ship/starbase gets destroyed it must be replaced by a new one with the same name, even if they had a number in their name which could just get higher.

2) After the multiverse killed every Kathryn Janeway only two remained.

3) Medicore/Weird Voyager episodes often get great sequel novels written by Kirsten Beyer

4) Apparantly someone making editorial decisions at Pocket Books really doesn't like KRAD

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[Hey Missy]

5) Diane Carey likes to tell you in her episode novelizations how stupid she thinks they are.

 

[rahullak]

6) Continuity is to be worshiped, until it all falls apart.

 

[ryan123450]

7) The TOS crew never dies.

 

[Tenacity]

8) Klingons apparently enjoy the game of golf.

 

[DonIago]

9) Being Enterprise-E security chief comes with roughly the same amount of job security as being Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwart's.

 

[Hey Missy]

7) The TOS crew never dies.

10) Bones dies in 2366, but somehow also lives into the 2370's.

 

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

11) Big names are permitted to carve out their own niche (and often, incompatible) Treklit continuities. Shatnerverse, Byrneverse, New Frontier . . .

 

[The Wormhole]

10) Bones dies in 2366, but somehow also lives into the 2370's.

That's because the Crucible trilogy, which does depict McCoy's death in 2366 is not part of the novel continuity. It was intentionally decided it wouldn't be, and as DRG had freedom to do whatever he wanted without needing to keep it consistent with the other novels. The idea being that since Crucible was done specifically to celebrate the 40th anniversary to leave it completely unconnected with other novels so to attract casual readers.

 

[Trevacious]

How many fates and backstories (and names) were conjured for the Romulan Commander after her capture in The Enterprise Incident? I lost count long ago. But she's always been cool.

 

[Avro Arrow]

12. If you're a lit-only character, death is permanent. If you originated in a television show, it's more of a temporary setback.

 

[Jinn]

13) Doctor Bashir now has a weird beard.

 

[stardream]

14) They still haven't found a way to relieve morning sickness in the future.

 

[DimesDan]

15) @KRAD maybe spending an extended time in Coventry, other less capable writers than him seem to still be getting work.

 

[Claudia]

16) Being Worf's lover (still) puts you highly at risk of dying.
17) Apparently (almost) the whole senior officers of the Enterprise-D decided to have children at roughly the same time... did they catch a virus during the TV-series that has an incubation period of 20 years +/-?
18) Linking back to no 12: On-screen death isn't permanent.

 

[JD]

19) There was lots of crazy stuff going on during the TOS era that we never saw.

 

[Jinn]

20) The average lifespan for a 23rd century Federation citizen can be calculated with the following formula:

X-2230+1
X stands for the current litverse year.
2230 is the year Spock, the oldest TOS cast member was born.

basically 7)

 

[Christopher]

2233 is the year Spock, the oldest TOS cast member was born.

No, that's the year Kirk was born. Spock was born in 2230 according to the Chronology's conjecture and a deleted scene from the '09 movie, although other sources have posited 2231 or '32.

And what do you mean by "the oldest TOS cast member?" The oldest actor in the cast was DeForest Kelley (born January 1920); the oldest character was Scotty (born 2222). Indeed, Nimoy was the fourth-oldest cast member, by virtue of being four days younger than Shatner.

 

[Jinn]

No, that's the year Kirk was born. Spock was born in 2230 according to the Chronology's conjecture and a deleted scene from the '09 movie, although other sources have posited 2231 or '32.

I remember looking both up just to be sure that Spock is older than Kirk..

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

5) Diane Carey likes to tell you in her episode novelizations how stupid she thinks they are.

Did she actually do that for any episodes other than "Broken Bow"?