Seven Deadly Sins--cover on amazon
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Greg also wins the "best title" award for the book.
Thanks! I admit that title still makes me giggle.
Ha! I look forward to seeing that, too.
I have my own theory on the Pakleds (DAMMIT! Can't share...grumble mumble grumble), and I'd love to see if your thinking and mine turn out to be the same.
BTW, is this anthology going to be available at places like Wal-Mart (yes, I am very cheap) or only online or at the larger bookstores?
Walmart doesn't usually stock Trek trade pbs (the recent movie novelization being a noteworthy exception), though they might offer it through their own website. Don't know how the discounts work there, though, as I've never actually purchased anything through walmart.com.
No idea. There IS a bookstore around here that usually carries this stuff, but it's a significant drive, which is why I try to avoid doing it too often. But something like this...I worry about it going out of stock, which is why I might well end up ordering it instead.
I can see that one might metaphorically describe assimilation as "consumption" - though this can also be applied to any expansionist state, including the Federation - but it's a real stretch to equate it with gluttony, since the motivations of Borg are IMO so different from the motivations for what is usually described as "gluttony" - whether we apply it to overeating, alcoholism or drug addiction. The Borg are assimilating in order to become stronger, more technologically advanced; a person who is consuming too much food or drink does it, I presume, either because it makes them feel good or because they can't control the urge - but I doubt that many over-eater are thinking "I need to eat all this in order to add a lot of protein and vitamin B to my body".I disagree -- that's how the Borg were originally presented in "Q Who." The exact phrase Q used was that the Enterprise was something to "consume." And their "assimilation uber alles" attitude is pretty consistent with gluttony....Not to mention that using Borg as an epitome of some sort of metaphorical gluttony is... a bit of a stretch, to put it that way.
This.
I can see that one might metaphorically describe assimilation as "consumption" - though this can also be applied to any expansionist state, including the Federation - but it's a real stretch to equate it with gluttony, since the motivations of Borg are IMO so different from the motivations for what is usually described as "gluttony" - whether we apply it to overeating, alcoholism or drug addiction. The Borg are assimilating in order to become stronger, more technologically advanced; a person who is consuming too much food or drink does it, I presume, either because it makes them feel good or because they can't control the urge - but I doubt that many over-eater are thinking "I need to eat all this in order to add a lot of protein and vitamin B to my body".I disagree -- that's how the Borg were originally presented in "Q Who." The exact phrase Q used was that the Enterprise was something to "consume." And their "assimilation uber alles" attitude is pretty consistent with gluttony....Not to mention that using Borg as an epitome of some sort of metaphorical gluttony is... a bit of a stretch, to put it that way.
Read the Destiny trilogy, and you'll see why "gluttony" fits the Borg's drive to assimilate to a T.
Oh, I'm not complaining either. I think it's a nice change.
Hm, that's interesting. Has that translation been mentioned before? I don't remember it from Forged in Fire but it's been awhile. I never saw the Enterprise episodes.
I concur.Greg also wins the "best title" award for the book.
^ Those two terms have never been used onscreen. The Klingon Language Institute created them after "Affliction" and "Divergence" aired. HemQuch translates to "the proud forehead."
BTW, readers of IDW's Blood Will Tell minseries will be pleased to know that I used several members of Kang's and Kor's crews from that comic in the novella.
BTW, readers of IDW's Blood Will Tell minseries will be pleased to know that I used several members of Kang's and Kor's crews from that comic in the novella.
Yeah, it's a great title. My mom even got a kick out of it when I told her about it, and she's only slightly interested in Trek.Greg also wins the "best title" award for the book.
And you really believe the Borg are 100% logical in their assimilation choices? That they scoop up tiny, defenseless colonies off their planets' surfaces because of a conscious desire to improve themselves? Because that seems to me to be more akin to the guy who polishes off a big bowl of potato chips by himself, just because they happened to be in front of him.
Mmmmmm... potato chips....
FWIW, Kevin and I consulted with the KLI for a name to call the smoothies while writing Summon the Thunder, and Lawrence Schoen gave us QuchHa'. From an e-Mail he sent:
BTW, readers of IDW's Blood Will Tell minseries will be pleased to know that I used several members of Kang's and Kor's crews from that comic in the novella.
This pleases me
I still look forward to Kahnrah popping up again some day.
Urgh, I have to watch Star Trek V now - *that's* hard work...
The other day I was watching this from the recent movie DVD boxset (it is same as the Blu-ray one) with the commentary on and that makes the movie much more bearable. Especially since it's by five people who love Trek!
Any word on the chronology of these stories? From the TOS era races, I can judge those... I'm interested in the Cardassians and Mirror Sisko stories specifically. Also, relaunch consistent?
ISTR the stories are in order of the sins in religious canon, rather than chronological order. Can't speak for the other stories, but Reservoir Ferengi follows on immediately (ish) from the end of the Worlds Of DS9: Ferenginar story Satisfaction Is Not Guaranteed.
Any word on the chronology of these stories? From the TOS era races, I can judge those... I'm interested in the Cardassians and Mirror Sisko stories specifically. Also, relaunch consistent?
ISTR the stories are in order of the sins in religious canon, rather than chronological order. Can't speak for the other stories, but Reservoir Ferengi follows on immediately (ish) from the end of the Worlds Of DS9: Ferenginar story Satisfaction Is Not Guaranteed.
That makes me happy as hell, I've been waiting for that to get followed up on.
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