Spoilers NO SPOILERS FOR CODA - A Lit-verse Grand Finale...What We Know (Spoilers for Entire Lit-verse)

To be fair, way back in Unity, it offered a timeline of the major events of what had happened on DS9 since Avatar, and that was in a hardcover.

Though, to be equally fair, that was a much shorter period of time, both in universe and out, than it has been for post-Nemesis lit, so it would take a lot more time to put together and page count.

 

I know a group that would love to put such a thing together. All TPTB have to do is say the word.

 

There will be a 4-5 page section in Book 1 with relevant “high points” from across the different series to kick things off. Books 2 and 3 will add entries to their respective versions as appropriate. So, past events that don’t come into play until Book 2 are included, and so on.

 

That will be a very nice inclusion.

 

With the three authors have annotations they will post, after the third book is out?

 

Hmm, that's a thought. To be honest, it's something I'd like to do with all my books, but it's a question of finding the time. But maybe.

 

If I can find the time, I might. I used to enjoy doing annotations on some of my earlier novels.

 

It would be really good if the entries refer to the book it's from

 

Trust us.

 

I don't trust you to keep characters alive, but I'll trust you on this .

 

Thanks in advance, Mr. Mack and Mr. Swallow.

 

Agreed. Thank you both So Much (along with Mr. Swallow) for ALL the entertainment and amazing memories you've brought us over the years with your works in this Universe. And for taking the time and care to bring it all to an appropriate conclusion.

 

Cool. I wish other Trek books had done this kind of thing on a regular basis. I sometimes go years between books, so I've often had trouble remembering what had been happening in previous. You guys are usually good at putting enough in the body of the book to jump start my memory, but something like what you're talking about here is also appreciated.

 

I’m not sure yet about annotations. It’ll likely come down to time/etc.

 

It'll be just like when the "Previously On..." recap on TV includes some weird scene from five years ago, so you know that thing that always bothered you that the show forgot is finally being followed up on.

 

Although it's a complete non-starter of an idea, but annotations similar to what is in the Lord of the Rings would be nice and included in book three and written by a fourth writer.

 

I would appreciate it if you could find the time. It would be complementary to the other two's.

 

I always find it helpful when a current novel in an ongoing series, like the relaunches, does a bit of a recap of 'this is what happened last week.' And in general the writers do a good job of incorporating that into the stories without making it seem like an actual recap. It's usually relevant to the particular chapter or plot thread going on.

As far as actual annotations, I mean, is that actually necessary any more. Between Memory Alpha and Beta, you could probably find most of what you need there. In a way that's their point for existence anyway. I generally find the information their to be pretty accurate, at least accurate enough for an fictional universe (I wouldn't use a Wiki site as a source for a term paper necessarily, but for entertainment purposes or general information usually they're fine).

Not that I'm saying not to do annotations, I'm just wondering if that already basically exists in some form.

 

The annotations are usually way more than "You may remember Rugal Pa'Dar from the episode 'Cardassians,' where he bit Garak." They're more like a DVD commentary, with information on the origin of certain concepts and characters, paths not taken, in-jokes, and other stuff a wiki couldn't have.

 

Yeah but you can look up the name "Rugal Pa'Dar" and get the information from Memory Alpha/Beta. Even if there isn't a specific article for the exact name/subject, it will usually give you search results where you can find that information.

It's not that I'm against the idea or anything. If they want to go ahead and do it, hell, you can never have too much information. But I'm just wondering is that already covered these days. Back when Unity came out, probably not. I don't recall but was Memory Alpha even around back then? But nowadays it might be a lot easier to get that information.