I cannot recall if Spock survived at the end of this book? Maybe he should be the last one, versus Picard?
Spoilers Coda: Book 2: The Ashes of Tomorrow by James Swallow Review Thread
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Thanks. I would think he needs to survive until the reboot.
I guarantee this will be the vibe of Oblivion’s Gate.
And after Picard ‘drops the bomb’ everyone wakes up in the Kurtzman timeline. https://youtu.be/aOsOcBEv2VE
And after Picard ‘drops the bomb’ everyone wakes up in the Kurtzman timeline. https://youtu.be/aOsOcBEv2VE
Oh, you “guarantee it,” eh? What part of it? Sure you don’t want to qualify your statement or hedge your bet?
You’ve got to make risky bets to get those high payouts.
I’ll stand by my statement! 
For the record, I’m mostly envisioning the final part of that scene, when everyone must be willing to sacrifice everything, even erasing their pasts, for a one in a million chance to save the multiverse, and change at least recent history into the Kurtzman timeline. If I’m right I’ll be thrilled, but I’m sure whatever you give us will be amazing!
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TrekCore interview with James Swallow
https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/11/interview-james-swallow-star-trek-coda-ashes-of-tomorrow/
https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/11/interview-james-swallow-star-trek-coda-ashes-of-tomorrow/
Sounds like you just hedged your bet.
I'm going to wait until all three are published and read them together. I'm still debating whether or not I need to read the rest of the TNG novels. I'm still on Headlong Flight. Is this trilogy easy to pick up on? I'm kind of dissuaded from reading anything else leading up to these right now.
Headlong Flight and Armageddon's Arrow are probably the most important recent TNG novels, so you should be fine without the next three.
Change the novelverse into the current timeline, or destroy it so that the new timeline - which possibly already existed before all of this even started - can survive?
I'm not sure which one I'd prefer.
I'm also waiting for the last book so I can just read the whole trilogy at once. Sad that it looks this era of Trek Lit is going to end, but at least from the looks of it we will still get books for Discovery and Picard, and signs look good we will also get books for stuff like Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds.
Still, I wish we got more content for certain shows, specifically Enterprise. I'm thankful for the books we got, but man Enterprise had a TON of content that was possible.
Still, I wish we got more content for certain shows, specifically Enterprise. I'm thankful for the books we got, but man Enterprise had a TON of content that was possible.
I've enjoyed listening to your interview with James Swallow. Thanks for posting it.
Thank you! Always an honor to talk to the authors!
FINISHED.
AMAZING.
While I appreciate Mr Ward's relentless balls-to-the-wall action segments which Part One seemed to be filled with [this is not really a criticism -- I read 7 books by Mr Ward this year and I'm planning to buy more next year], Part Two stroke a perfect balance for me :-) Some scenes were very moving.
It probably should've been obvious from the start, but some issues some of us may have with these novels probably result from long-term planning across the trilogy. It was weird to get little to no reaction from Worf regarding Dax in Part One -- well, we got it in Part Two. Similarly, it's kinda weird to see Bashir brought out from the freezer only to be put, uh, on the back burner until the very end -- but obviously we'll get more from him in Part Three. [Right?]
The Epilogue was a very nice frame; I was waiting for that scene...
Congratulations to Mr Swallow for hitting exactly the right notes!
@Enterpriserules , thank you for the interview, too!
AMAZING.
While I appreciate Mr Ward's relentless balls-to-the-wall action segments which Part One seemed to be filled with [this is not really a criticism -- I read 7 books by Mr Ward this year and I'm planning to buy more next year], Part Two stroke a perfect balance for me :-) Some scenes were very moving.
It probably should've been obvious from the start, but some issues some of us may have with these novels probably result from long-term planning across the trilogy. It was weird to get little to no reaction from Worf regarding Dax in Part One -- well, we got it in Part Two. Similarly, it's kinda weird to see Bashir brought out from the freezer only to be put, uh, on the back burner until the very end -- but obviously we'll get more from him in Part Three. [Right?]
The Epilogue was a very nice frame; I was waiting for that scene...
Congratulations to Mr Swallow for hitting exactly the right notes!
@Enterpriserules , thank you for the interview, too!
Anyone concerned about making Riker a Badmiral?
One thing I kept thinking during scenes when Picard was arguing with Riker was that, in another story, Picard would absolutely be the villain. The kind of villain that thinks he's right and is only trying to do something bad for the greater good. It's intriguing.
Thank you so much! Appreciate you listening!