Who's read the "Invasion" series of novels?
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Name the first ST novel you read
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I've read it once. DIdn't really feel like going back and reading it again though it was okay.
DS9: Bloodletter. I remember nothing about it..all I remember was reading the description and thinking that the Cardassians building their own station on the other side of the wormhole a pretty cool storyline, so I picked it up right then and there. That was back when it first came out however-long-ago...
Lots of people, probably. What about them? Invasion had a silly core concept, but it also had one of Diane Carey's more readable books and one of the best pre-relaunch DS9 novels. Unfortunately, its sales success led to a lot of gimmicky miniseries and crossovers.
Read 'em back in the day when I read a lot of Trek novels. I remember really enjoying 2 of them, but I don't remember which 2.
I'm not sure. I think it was "Probe." In an uncharacteristic act of splurging, my father bought the hardcover new. I remember being so fascinated at the idea of a sequel to The Voyage Home that explained where the whale probe came from.
If it wasn't that, it was probably "Guises of the Mind." I did a book report on it for 4th or 5th grade and reenacted some of the scenes with my Playmates action figures.
I also brought in some of my Star Trek toys for show & tell one year. Everyone laughed at me when my foot accidentally hit one of the sound buttons on the Enterprise-D. Teachers don't like it when they suddenly hear photon torpedoes firing during class.
Also, when I was in 6th grade, I did some sort of book report on one of the early DS9 novels. I don't remember the title right off but it had something to do with Dr. Bashir & Jadzia Dax running around on a planet protecting an alien princess. I still have the board game that my mom & sister helped me make for the assignment. It's covered in photos that we cannibalized from a DS9 magazine that we'd gotten somehow.
If it wasn't that, it was probably "Guises of the Mind." I did a book report on it for 4th or 5th grade and reenacted some of the scenes with my Playmates action figures.
I also brought in some of my Star Trek toys for show & tell one year. Everyone laughed at me when my foot accidentally hit one of the sound buttons on the Enterprise-D. Teachers don't like it when they suddenly hear photon torpedoes firing during class.
Also, when I was in 6th grade, I did some sort of book report on one of the early DS9 novels. I don't remember the title right off but it had something to do with Dr. Bashir & Jadzia Dax running around on a planet protecting an alien princess. I still have the board game that my mom & sister helped me make for the assignment. It's covered in photos that we cannibalized from a DS9 magazine that we'd gotten somehow.
Sounds like Warchild, although the girl they were protecting was a prophesied Bajoran savior rather than a princess.
I think it was either Masks or Rock and a Hard Place back when I was in 8th grade (1998) or so. I remember these were the only two available in my library in Chennai, India. Trek books were notoriously hard to find in India, even in large bookstores, although now there are ebooks and things may have changed with the physical medium too.
Must have come from KFC ...
Not sure, but I think it was "The Vulcan Academy Murders."
Borgified Corpse--that is really awesome that your mom let you do Trek-related book reports! Mine didn't let me show that kind of stuff in front of the class, though on a couple occasions I did get to turn in some assignments straight to the teacher.
In one case, I got to write a letter from the perspective of Glinn Berat in Betrayal. Boy, I had NO idea what kind of inspiration that would end up sparking when I grew up--my love for writing from the Cardassian point of view certainly remains!
In one case, I got to write a letter from the perspective of Glinn Berat in Betrayal. Boy, I had NO idea what kind of inspiration that would end up sparking when I grew up--my love for writing from the Cardassian point of view certainly remains!
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I also loved all the little references to Blish’s other works he snuck in, my favourite being the DIRAC-powered transporter (if true, when you think about it, wouldn’t it have infinite range? And shouldn’t you be able to summon a copy of anyone who ever was or will be transported anywhere ever? That would be interesting)
I loved Spock Must Die! I remember reading Blish’s apology for the Doc/Bones thing in one of his episode novelizations. I’ve picked up most of them second hand, and although I’ve only read his Doomsday Machine story (because he changed the ending a little) I love the little intros he wrote. I somehow doubt he received the avalanche of shit most authors (or film/tv writers) do when they get something slightly wrong in Star Trek nowadays. I had no idea he hadn’t actually seen the show!
I also loved all the little references to Blish’s other works he snuck in, my favourite being the DIRAC-powered transporter (if true, when you think about it, wouldn’t it have infinite range? And shouldn’t you be able to summon a copy of anyone who ever was or will be transported anywhere ever? That would be interesting)
Ah, "The Romulan Way", by Diane Duane. I was 12 and it was awesome!
I kind of liked the last one, but with all the books I have to choose from I've just never gotten back around to them. There are other books I haven't gotten back around to, not just those four. Maybe I'll be in the mood for them again at some point.
After reading Blish's adaptation, I waited for that line by Scotty every time I saw "Yesterday's Enterprise" in syndication during the '70s, assuming the line had been snipped by local TV stations to make room for more ads. A few years later, I realized Blish had added that reference when I read his enjoyable Cities in Flight series.
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