So What Are you Reading?: Generations
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Having started to read yesterday (I am halfway thru) I find the extended version much better, it shows a darker Spock, gives more voice to Marlena and shows how he got Starfleet on his side. I am not a fan of the MU tv shows but the books are entertaining.
Newest review is up, but for an old book: The first original TNG novel, Ghost Ship by Diane Carey.
Doing a quick re-read of Voyager: Homecoming by Christie Golden before finally reading The Farther Shore for a couple of upcoming episodes of Literary Treks.
Doing a quick re-read of Voyager: Homecoming by Christie Golden before finally reading The Farther Shore for a couple of upcoming episodes of Literary Treks.
True. The "Rihannsu" are far more interesting as a people than their "Romulan" counterparts, and far more nuanced than most TV Trek cultures in general.
Plus, Rihannsu don't have those ridiculous forehead ridges.
Oh, and I'm currently reading The Empty Chair by Diane Duane. (Big surprise there, right?)
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Plus, Rihannsu don't have those ridiculous forehead ridges.
How do you know? It's not like Duane added "...and their forehead was smooth" in her description of every single Rihannsu character.
That's simple. TNG was still three years away when My Enemy, My Ally was published--there were no Romulans with ridges for the Rihannsu to be patterned off of yet. And never, in any of the novels that followed, have I seen a single mention of ridges--nothing to indicate Rihannsu look substantially different from baseline Vulcans at all.
That is, unless there's a surprise reveal in The Empty Chair I haven't gotten to yet? I'm about a third of a way through, so there's still time.
Obviously, but that's not the point. As long as the text doesn't explicitly rule out ridges, there's nothing stopping a reader from choosing to imagine they have ridges, if said reader wishes to reconcile the books with later canon. Readers have their own imaginations, so it's not just the writer's intent that can come into play.
I seem to remember a novel, I don't recall which, noting there were Romulans with and without ridges. Maybe it was the Vulcan's Soul novels. I don't recall if Duane mentioned anything about it in "The Empty Chair" though
One thing I did find interesting about the book is while her Rihannsu novels were considered largely apart of later canon depictions of the Romulans, she did make some attempts at reconciling her later stories with later canon where it fit with her story. Particularly with the Empty Chair it felt more like it could fit in with the later depictions of the Romulans. I found that interesting.
Speaking of Romulans, now that I'm all caught up now having just finished "Fear Itself" I decided to read the Voyager Dark Matters trilogy. I just started Cloak and Dagger. I figure I'll have plenty of time to read all 3 before the final Prometheus novel comes out.
Having come across Mirror Calhoun, I am now reading the New Frontier stories of the Prime Calhoun character. Those books are a hoot, I love em! They seem more realistic with their relationship issues and sense of humour, compared to their TNG colleagues.
So back to the New Frontier series for me
Read
Into the Void
Martyr
Fire on High (reading)
(So far Commander Shelby is a whining moron)
So back to the New Frontier series for me
Read
Into the Void
Martyr
Fire on High (reading)
(So far Commander Shelby is a whining moron)
I really enjoyed the NF novels. Shelby gets better. She sort of tries to keep Calhoun grounded a bit, and she is always more by the book then he is, but she becomes more 'relaxed' as the series goes on.
I hope, someday, when novels start getting going again that S&S commissions more NF books. I definitely think there's more stories to tell there. I finished the final e-books David wrote last year and would love to see the story continue.
Good to hear, at the moment she is going thru her denial regarding the Captain 'do you think I love the captain' phase, the senior officers can see it but her! Actually Selar is going thru such a similar phase as well lol
Its like High school Excalibur 902010!
Yeah, there is always a lot of drama on the Excalibur. Calhoun, Shelby, Burgoyne, Lefler, Si Cwan, McHenry.....almost everyone has some drama going on. I think Kebron is about the only character that doesn't develop some love interest at some point during the series.
You're still early in the series yet but there are some interesting relationships that do develop throughout the series. And the characters grow into their roles. David does a good job with character development. Shelby is one of those characters. She starts off much like we remember her from TBOBW, but she does become a much more likeable character as time goes on.
I'm reading New Frontier as well. About forty pages away from finishing Martyr: Book Five. Really enjoying the ride, am rotating between New Frontier and Vanguard.
Oh hail Vanguard...I prostrate before thee!
Best Star Trek series never broadcast
I'm definitely enjoying both. Just finished Martyr, now on to Reap the Whirlwind!
I'm currently reading Destiny trilogy by David Mack and I can't remember last time I was that thrilled and excited. Probably a few years ago reading "Martian". I don't often read books, but I was hooked on to Destiny so much that I didn't even want to order real physical book because I didn't want to wait 10 days for it. I just bought kindle version and read for probably 4, 5 hours every day. Thank you David Mack for this amazing book.
Labyrint of evil by James Luceno.
Great novel, in my opinion Luceno is the best Star Wars novelist
Great novel, in my opinion Luceno is the best Star Wars novelist
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