Spoilers Picard Autobiography by David Goodman - Discussion and Review Thread

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  1. Leto_II

    Leto_II Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    There's already John Vornholt's two Dominion War series novels that overlap with the end of DS9 Season 5 and the start of Season 6, which show some of the Enterprise-E's missions during the war, plus some other books as well (The Battle of Betazed, Tales of the Dominion War, etc.). Definitely check those out if you have the chance.
     
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  2. Ensign_Rowan_McGrath

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    I got The Battle of Betazed but didn't think much of it. And I read the one where Picard was on Earth when it was hit by the Breen and wasn't much impressed with it either.
     
    Ensign_Rowan_McGrath, Sep 27, 2017
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  3. The Wormhole

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    As the Kirk autobiography didn't go over every redshirt who died in TOS and the movies, I doubt the Picard one is going to go into much detail into such characters from TNG and its movies.
     
    The Wormhole, Sep 27, 2017
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  4. Therin of Andor

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    It's here!

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    Autobiography of Picard, "edited" by David A. Goodman     by Ian McLean, on Flickr

    Briefly described contents!
    Foreword by Dr Beverly Crusher
    Prologue (making of Locutus)
    1. (In France with 13-year old brother, Robert)
    2. (Starfleet Marathon)
    3. (Encounter with the Nausicaan, with Marta and Corey)
    4. (Stargazer)
    5. (Captain of Stargazer)
    6. (Mother dying)
    7. (Jack and Bev's wedding)
    8. (Stargazer court martial; Data and Phlox)
    9. (Farpoint Station)
    10. (Best of Both Worlds aftermath; Janeway discusses Shinzon)
    11. (Picard weds Bev; Spock discusses Hobus)
     
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    Therin of Andor, Oct 13, 2017
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  5. Leathco

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    No Kindle version?
     
    Leathco, Oct 13, 2017
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  6. JoeP

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    Titan Books said on Twitter that the Kindle links would be up "shortly" when I pointed out they were missing, but that was back on Oct. 5th.
     
    JoeP, Oct 13, 2017
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  7. JD

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    I've come across a few books that didn't add the e-books until the release date.
     
    JD, Oct 13, 2017
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  8. Ensign_Rowan_McGrath

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    Details!!

    I'd love to know what extra tidbits are there:
    i.e. ships, characters, planets, dates!

    Oh hell yeah on him finally wedding Beverly :D
     
    Ensign_Rowan_McGrath, Oct 14, 2017
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  9. Therin of Andor

    Therin of Andor Admiral Moderator

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    I'd be doing David A Goodman out of his well-earned royalties. Haven't read it yet, just a quick riffle.
     
    Therin of Andor, Oct 14, 2017
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  10. JD

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    Beverly and Jean-Luc have been married for years in the novels, and even have a son.
     
    JD, Oct 14, 2017
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  11. STR

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    They one where Picard beams himself into space while under the influence of an alien of the week and then gets back aboard by going into the ship's tail pipe.
     
    STR, Oct 14, 2017
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  12. Charles Phipps

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    They can't improve on THE BURIED AGE's version of the court martial by @Christopher.
     
    Charles Phipps, Oct 14, 2017
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  13. SolarisOne

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    Agreed.
     
    SolarisOne, Oct 14, 2017
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  14. Extrocomp

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    See for yourself.
     
    Extrocomp, Oct 14, 2017
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  15. JD

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    I hope the book covers more than just the episodes mentioned. I would hope we would at least get some of the other big Picard episodes like Darmok, Sarek, or The Inner Light.
     
    JD, Oct 14, 2017
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  16. Paris

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    I read the exerpt and now I'm jonesing for more. I was going to wait for the soft cover, but may have to spring for the hardcover so I can read it sooner. Maybe i'll even ebook it...
     
    Paris, Oct 15, 2017
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  17. JoeP

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    Kindle links are up now at Amazon.ca and .com!
     
    JoeP, Oct 15, 2017
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  18. JD

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    Still not up on Google Play. I've noticed that Titan doesn't always seem to release their e-books through Google Play, so there is a chance they won't get it.
     
    JD, Oct 15, 2017
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  19. JoeP

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    That’s sucks, dude.
     
    JoeP, Oct 15, 2017
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  20. JD

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    I have the Kindle App on my tablet, so if I have to I'll just go route.
     
    JD, Oct 15, 2017
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