Best Peter David Books
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...Exactly what else is there to cover? Greg covered the Eugenics Wars and Khan's history in his first two books, and Khan's time on Ceti Alpha V in To Reign in Hell. He dies at the end of TWOK. Khan's life has been told about as thoroughly as it can be.If Khan is alive in the Mirror Universe there is a whole other history to record.
On the comic side Peter David's "What Savage Beast" was probably the best Incredible Hulk novel ever published. The graphic novel of the future Hulk was also one of the best stories ever of the character. I remember reading "What Savage Beast" in a matter of a couple of days.
As far as comic book Treks are concerned. I read all the David Star Trek stories. So much so that I purchased the Star Trek comic book disc of 500 issues (from all the five companies) for only $6.99 on Amazon. You can't go wrong for that price and in fact, it was the best value I have found for a Star Trek item. The disc has a lot of future and current writers of the Star Trek novels.
I wish the IDW comics were formated more like comics and less like movie storyboards. I have a few of them and they don't compare to the DC comics version of the 1980's and 90's.
As far as comic book Treks are concerned. I read all the David Star Trek stories. So much so that I purchased the Star Trek comic book disc of 500 issues (from all the five companies) for only $6.99 on Amazon. You can't go wrong for that price and in fact, it was the best value I have found for a Star Trek item. The disc has a lot of future and current writers of the Star Trek novels.
I wish the IDW comics were formated more like comics and less like movie storyboards. I have a few of them and they don't compare to the DC comics version of the 1980's and 90's.
the recent Mirror Universe novels featured a ship of the NX class called 'Khan's Wrath' (yes, really), so a Mirror Khan did exist.
of course, they're working off ENT's version of the MU in which the Empire predates the Eugenics Wars, so he probably didn't fly off in the Botany Bay...
ISTR some other MU thing had Khan recovered by the ISS Enterprise and he became a starship captain...
of course, they're working off ENT's version of the MU in which the Empire predates the Eugenics Wars, so he probably didn't fly off in the Botany Bay...
ISTR some other MU thing had Khan recovered by the ISS Enterprise and he became a starship captain...
An old Best of Trek book featured a Mirror Universe timeline (based loosely on the old Spaceflight Chronology book) that had Khan's group winning the Eugenics' Wars and him being emperor for awhile. IIRC, Joachim assasinated him and the supermen were gradually killed off. It also said Captain Pike bred those flying parasite/pancake/egg things from "Operation: Annihilate!"
Moving this to the Trek Lit forum...
As people have said, I think I'm Khan'd out. But I am writing a new Trek book about Col. Shaun Christopher, who appears briefly in the Eugenics books. It takes place about fifteen years after the the Eugenics Wars.
The Khan comics, on the other hand, are NOT adapted from book. They're an all-new version of Khan's years in exile.
Glad you liked the books, btw!
I read the last one "To Rein in Hell" in a day. I loved the last one because it was like watching an original series episode.
The biggest difference is probably that Greg's Khan novels assume that ST II's blond Joachim (Judson Scott) is the hyperaged teen son of "Space Seed"'s dark-haired Joaquin (Mark Tobin) - and IDW's comic mini-series assumes that "Space Seed"'s Joaquin was always called Joachim and looked like Judson Scott, rather than Mark Tobin.
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EASILY Q-In-LAW. The funniest thing I've ever read.
"not now little one, mothers about to chop some wood."
After she turned a certain some one into a tree
Here's some of my favorite star trek novels/comic books from Peter David that I've read:
TNG #10 A Rock and a Hard Place
TNG HC Imzadi
TNG HC Q Squared
DC Comics' Star Trek Vol. 2 Issues 1-12. Those are a personal favorite fo mine
TNG #10 A Rock and a Hard Place
TNG HC Imzadi
TNG HC Q Squared
DC Comics' Star Trek Vol. 2 Issues 1-12. Those are a personal favorite fo mine
That would be pretty awesome. I've always wondered if that line in the last book about Apropos having a son he didn't know about was going where I thought it was going.
You know when I wrote that I wasn't quite sure anymore where I had read it, but since you now mentioned it I went back and investigated a bit.
I read it on Robert Greenberger's blog a few month ago:
Q-Squared and Imzadi. They were among the first ST novels I read and still hold a special place in my ST-lit loving heart.
I have to agree on "A Rock and a Hard Place". It told us a lot about Riker growing up in Alaska.
Has anyone seen or read Peter's adaptation of the new Transformers film. I saw the novel in Wal-Mart and wondered if was faithful to the mythology established in the films and animated series. Peter is usually a master of combining all those elements into something more than the actual movie. 
EASILY Q-In-LAW. The funniest thing I've ever read.
"not now little one, mothers about to chop some wood."
After she turned a certain some one into a tree
Seriously.
"What do we do?" "...Sell tickets."
