New Frontier Question

[Wes-Cutting]

Does Peter David pay attention to what he writes in the prevous books or does he just wing-it everytime. I find it hard to work through the books because there are plot holes between the books and most books will contradict the prevous ones. Just one example: Soleta losses her shuttle in the very first book to a sinkhole on Si Cwan's homeworld, then in Excalibur: Requiem she say she lost in a collison with another Shuttle. This is something some that I noticed, there were other bigger ones but I didn't want to give out spoilers in plots and stuff. I am simply confused about this and if any one has an answer feel free to share with the rest of us.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Soleta losses her shuttle in the very first book to a sinkhole on Si Cwan's homeworld, then in Excalibur: Requiem she say she lost in a collison with another Shuttle.

Maybe Soleta tells lies?

Sometimes PAD likes to mess with your mind, and sometimes he makes errors. But he almost always finds a way to correct weird errors in future dialogue.

 

[Wes-Cutting]

Okay but what ever happened to Burgy having a kid?

 

[Therin of Andor]

Okay but what ever happened to Burgy having a kid?

Who, Xy? Or an earlier one?

Warning: "Treason" spoilers in:
http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Xy

 

[Wes-Cutting]

Okay but what ever happened to Burgy having a kid?

Who, Xy? Or an earlier one?

Warning: "Treason" spoilers in:
http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Xy

No the one between McHenry and Burgy. It is at the very end of 'Fire on High'

 

[Garm Bel Iblis]

Okay but what ever happened to Burgy having a kid?

Who, Xy? Or an earlier one?

Warning: "Treason" spoilers in:
http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Xy

No the one between McHenry and Burgy. It is at the very end of 'Fire on High'

It's explained in Double or Nothing that it was a practical joke.

 

[Wes-Cutting]

Who, Xy? Or an earlier one?

Warning: "Treason" spoilers in:
http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Xy

No the one between McHenry and Burgy. It is at the very end of 'Fire on High'

It's explained in Double or Nothing that it was a practical joke.

Was Double or Nothing the TNG crossover?

 

[captcalhoun]

a very elaborate one that selar was in on.

yes, the Double Helix novel.

 

[David cgc]

I know, I assumed Double or Nothing wouldn't have anything important in it, either. It was before I was really paying attention to authors, and it was ostensibly a TNG novel, so I thought Calhoun was just going to be guesting in a regular standalone TNG mini (in retrospect, sort of like what happened in "Before Dishonor"). Of course, it was actually a full-fledged New Frontier novel. There was a big "Oh!" moment when I found out that's where the Burgoyne/McHenry pregnancy went, and where Calhoun's mention of Shelby acting weird "ever since Riker was here" in a later book came from.

 

[Wes-Cutting]

I know, I assumed Double or Nothing wouldn't have anything important in it, either. It was before I was really paying attention to authors, and it was ostensibly a TNG novel, so I thought Calhoun was just going to be guesting in a regular standalone TNG mini (in retrospect, sort of like what happened in "Before Dishonor"). Of course, it was actually a full-fledged New Frontier novel. There was a big "Oh!" moment when I found out that's where the Burgoyne/McHenry pregnancy went, and where Calhoun's mention of Shelby acting weird "ever since Riker was here" in a later book came from.

I got that same feeling, I was like Riker took command of the ship and they fought the Redeemers again.... Wait where did I miss something. I think this is where my confusion is coming from. I skipped that booking going on the same think you were and apparently missed way too much.

 

[David cgc]

Oh, yeah, and the computer virus that ultimately blew up the ship. That was in that one, too.

 

[RoJoHen]

Oh, yeah, and the computer virus that ultimately blew up the ship. That was in that one, too.

It's been such a long time since I read these books that I don't remember the pregnancy thing at all, but I definitely remember the ship blowing up and wondering, "Wait, huh? Where did this virus come from?"

I never re-read books, but I really think I might have to start this series over. The books lately have been coming out so infrequently that I can never remember where the universe left off.

Like, Soleta is sort of a bad guy now, but I can't for the life of me remember why that happened.

I'm gonna have to hunt down the Double Helix book this time and include it in my reading.

 

[Thrawn]

In case you're curious, the Captain's Table and Gateways NF books are also essential reads. Captain's Table you could skip if you had to, but it might just be the best book in the series, and Gateways is important for a ton of plot reasons.

 

[RoJoHen]

^Yeah, I did read those my first time around (though again, I can't remember what they're about). I blew through the NF books so quickly that none of the plots really stuck in my head.

 

[Wes-Cutting]

Oh, yeah, and the computer virus that ultimately blew up the ship. That was in that one, too.

Wait WHAT!?!?! The ship blows up.......


JK. I am not a be fan of the crossovers, usually I like to start at the begin and go from there. With the crossovers I than have to read the build up to that book in that plot line. I just find it hard to keep track of all the things in the Trek universe now-a-days. Its hard enough trying to remember the series and what happened there let alone all the books.

 

[RoJoHen]

Oh, yeah, and the computer virus that ultimately blew up the ship. That was in that one, too.

Wait WHAT!?!?! The ship blows up.......


JK. I am not a be fan of the crossovers, usually I like to start at the begin and go from there. With the crossovers I than have to read the build up to that book in that plot line. I just find it hard to keep track of all the things in the Trek universe now-a-days. Its hard enough trying to remember the series and what happened there let alone all the books.

It is rather annoying. I didn't read Double Helix, but I did read the Gateway crossover. From what I recall, it did a pretty good job standing on its own. I certainly didn't read any of the other Gateway books.

 

[Thrawn]

The NF entries in Double Helix, Gateways, and Captain's Table all stand on their own completely (as long as, for Gateways, you also read the NF story in What Lay Beyond). Not to worry.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Wait WHAT!?!?! The ship blows up.......

Well, according to your first post, you've already read "Excalibur: Requiem". The "x" on the word "Excalibur", in that trilogy's title, is a crossing-out "x" - as in an ex-starship... and the blurb reads:

When the U.S.S. Excalibur was suddenly and mercilessly destroyed, Starfleet lost one of its finest starships. But the crew members of the Excalibur lost their captain...and their home. Now, in mourning for their ship and Captain Mackenzie Calhoun, First officer Elizabeth Shelby and the rest of the crew await new assignments...

 

[David cgc]

^He knows. The next paragraph began with "JK" as in "just kidding."

 

[Therin of Andor]

^He knows. The next paragraph began with "JK" as in "just kidding."

Didn't even notice that after his distressed .