Morgan Bateson

[NSTrekfan]

however, there HAS been a timelime established and I HATE it when a book comes out and contridicts prior events...

I'm sure there are just as many people who hate the ST novels being so closely interconnected and prefer standalones, or they are who don't read every novel anyway, so don't notice contradictions with other novels.

The problem I have with the interconnected novels is the over use of cross overs between the characters. It makes it look like Starfleet has a total operating for of about 1000 people and everyone knows everyone else.

Case in point, Elias Vaughn. I know he's older than dirt and been arounf for years but I'm getting to the point I don't want to pick up the novels about the missing years because I get the feeling he'll pop up at some point. I wouldn't mid so much if he was operating on a parallel stroyline and doesn't meet up with the main crew but when he does appear you just know he's going to meet up with some of the canon folks. I'm just glad we didn't see his 100th birthday party. I would have known everyone there

Don't get me wrong, I like the character but i'd prefer he be used to give us a look behind the scenes.

Crossover fatigue prevented me from picking up Indistinguishable from Magic.

 

[captcalhoun]

your loss.

 

[NSTrekfan]

your loss.

No loss at all. My life contuned on and I was entertained in other ways. I don't feel the need to pick up every book just because it says Star Trek on the cover. I've grown tired of New Frontier so I don't read those any more. I lost interest in the DS9 relaunch as it sputtered to a hault so I found somthing else to read. I don't feel that I've missed anything at all.

 

[sfroth]

Crossover fatigue prevented me from picking up Indistinguishable from Magic.

God, I wish I'd made that decision, too.