A little Treklit help?

[Bishbot]

I'm a bit of a Treklit virgin - well, not entirely - I've read tons and tons of Trek books over the years, but I'm only now starting anything that's set post-Nemesis, which is when everything seems to really kick off. So, from the library I just borrowed:

Resistance
Before Dishonour
Greater Than The Sum
The Destiny Trilogy.

Am I missing anything which is necessary for that story to make sense to me, or would it have helped to read anything else? Resistance seems to basically follow on pretty well from Nemesis, but I know there were several TNG relaunch books before it: "A time to X" and whatnot. So how am I doing here?

 

[KRAD]

You're missing my novel Q & A, which takes place between Resistance and Before Dishonor.

 

[Trent Roman]

Q&A by Keith R.A. DeCandido goes between Resistance and Before Dishonor, but is otherwise independant of the Borg arc running through the rest of the books on that list. It is, however, a good book and worth your time, which is more than I can say for some the others.

Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman

EDIT: Keith just inched me out! Ah, that brings back memories...

 

[LightningStorm]

I'd also add Death In Winter to the list, to be read before Resistance. It has one specific development that you might be somewhat surprised by if you haven't read this.

 

[Bishbot]

I'd also add Death In Winter to the list, to be read before Resistance. It has one specific development that you might be somewhat surprised by if you haven't read this.

Is that Picard and Crusher getting together? Because I knew about that ages ago so it didn't seem weird when I started Resistance.

 

[KRAD]

^ Good point -- but I didn't write Death in Winter, and therefore care much less about people reading it.

 

[Bishbot]

^ Good point -- but I didn't write Death in Winter, and therefore care much less about people reading it.

Ha, fair. I've checked out my local library catalogue for "Q&A" and they have it, so I'll probably pick it up tomorrow - of course - I won't be buying it, so I guess that doesn't help you... although it might not anyway, no idea about the sort of contracts you have

 

[KRAD]

^ I got my shekels when the library bought it, so it's all good.

 

[Bishbot]

I found "Q&A" and read it - very enjoyable. I could give reviews of these books, but I figure tons of people already have, since I'm fairly far behind, so suffice it to say that bar a few minor niggles, I am enjoying myself.

I just started "Greater Than The Sum" so I'll probably be finished "Destiny" by the end of next week. Any ideas on where I should go next?

I suppose I have mostly been concentrating on the TNG side of things (although stories like "Before Dishonor" really blur that distinction) so what about DS9 (I'm not really bothered about Voyager). There's probably a limit to how far back I can go. Are there any good jumping on points for the DS9 relaunch that might be easy to get?

 

[JAG]

The next book after the Destiny Trilogy would be KRAD's A Singular Destiny. Awesome read.

 

[KRAD]

I found "Q&A" and read it - very enjoyable. I could give reviews of these books, but I figure tons of people already have, since I'm fairly far behind, so suffice it to say that bar a few minor niggles, I am enjoying myself.

Thanks so much! And I, for one, have no objections to a new review. *hint hint*

I just started "Greater Than The Sum" so I'll probably be finished "Destiny" by the end of next week. Any ideas on where I should go next?

After Destiny, you should read my aftermath novel A Singular Destiny, as JAG said.

Are there any good jumping on points for the DS9 relaunch that might be easy to get?

The trade paperback omnibus Twist of Faith, which includes the initial wave of post-finale DS9 stories: Avatar Books 1-2 by S.D. Perry, Abyss by David Weddle & Jeffrey Land, Demons of Air and Darkness by Keith R.A. DeCandido, and "Horn and Ivory," also by that KRAD feller.

 

[Bishbot]

Thanks so much! And I, for one, have no objections to a new review. *hint hint*

The trade paperback omnibus Twist of Faith, which includes the initial wave of post-finale DS9 stories: Avatar Books 1-2 by S.D. Perry, Abyss by David Weddle & Jeffrey Land, Demons of Air and Darkness by Keith R.A. DeCandido, and "Horn and Ivory," also by that KRAD feller.

Well, since you asked Just quickly:

Resistance:
I thought this was a pretty entertaining adventure story. Extremely fast-moving, and I had no trouble with the saucer-separation or the cloaking device that others seemed to. I did pick up a couple of trivia points that irked me, but no big deal. I thought the plan to use Locutus went off a bit strangely - since it didn't work - at all. I don't want the heroes to succeed all the time, of course, but it just seemed strange, dramatically, for Picard to make this huge decision to become Locutus again and everything he planned around that to fall through.

Q&A:
I love Q and I thought that his characterisation was nailed pretty well on the money. I enjoyed the notion of a race of beings so advanced that the Q are completely powerless against them. I'm in the embarrasing position of not having a lot to say about the book I promised to review but suffice it to say that I found it really entertaining.

Before Dishonor:
What a controversial book! I'm not a big Voyager fan, so I don't feel any anger at the fate of Janeway, but I do find her passing to at least be a significant event, and what a horrible (and excellent) way for her to go! The book is chock-full of Peter David's classic "Oh shit! I'm writing licensed Star Trek fiction! How cool is this!?" style. I understand that some people find this annoying, but I've always enjoyed it. Vendetta was one of my favourites years ago, so I really enjoyed the way this tied into that book. It's not a perfect book - the mutiny is a bit bizarre, and a foregone conclusion, but it's such a fun ride that I can't really bring myself to care. Not all the writing styles for the Star Trek episodes are the same - I don't find it shocking that a book would feel different to some of the others. Writers have styles, I expect them to use them.

 

[Manisphere]

The next book after the Destiny Trilogy would be KRAD's A Singular Destiny. Awesome read.

I've been dying to read Full Circle and intend on reading A Singular Destiny. Does Full Circle contain Singular Destiny spoilers? Cause if it does, I'll launch into SD becore FC.

Thanks.

 

[William Leisner]

^ I don't believe there are any kind of ASD spoilers in Full Circle, no.

 

[Dancing Doctor]

Wasn't Full Circle released after A Singular Destiny?

 

[Manisphere]

From the FAQ thread:

Quick question about post Destiny reading order. Should I read A Singular Destiny before I read Full Circle? I don't want to run into any Singular Destiny spoilers in FC.

I don't think there are any ASD spoilers in FC. The post-Destiny portion of FC runs pretty much simultaneously with ASD; they're two separate series of events that don't really overlap. However, I do recall one minor FC spoiler in ASD, so if you're spoilerphobic you should probably read FC first.

Interesting. Didn't ASD come out months earlier though?

^It came out earlier, but we all got to see each other's manuscripts and work in cross-references in the revision phase. ASD contains Easter-egg references to all three of the other post-Destiny novels, which serve as foreshadowing because it was the first one to come out.

 

[By-Product]

^ Good point -- but I didn't write Death in Winter, and therefore care much less about people reading it.

Ha, fair. I've checked out my local library catalogue for "Q&A" and they have it, so I'll probably pick it up tomorrow - of course - I won't be buying it, so I guess that doesn't help you... although it might not anyway, no idea about the sort of contracts you have

I dont know where your library is but its awsome and I want it

 

[Bishbot]

I dont know where your library is but its awsome and I want it

Ha yeah - it's always been really good for Trek books, although I hadn't been for a while and I didn't expect it to be so up to date. The catalogue even says that they have "A Singular Destiny" available, although I suspect it's still in a crate somewhere and hasn't hit the shelves yet - that was the case with "Destiny Book III." My only thought is that there are one or two dedicated Trek fans that always request they buy all the new books coming out - the libraries are required to get hold of books that get requested, after all. I'm in the UK by the way, in Essex.

 

[Therin of Andor]

My only thought is that there are one or two dedicated Trek fans that always request they buy all the new books coming out - the libraries are required to get hold of books that get requested, after all. I'm in the UK by the way, in Essex.

When I ran a Star Trek club we used to ask for "Occupation" on our membership forms. We had a large number of public librarians in our ranks over the years.

 

[Bishbot]

When I ran a Star Trek club we used to ask for "Occupation" on our membership forms. We had a large number of public librarians in our ranks over the years.

Not altogether surprising, although I actually think that if a member of the public goes into the library and says "I want to read x book" then they are required to eventually get it in - at least that's how it works over here - so it needn't be the staff - although that couldn't hurt, of course.