So What Are you Reading?: Generations
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Had some decent time to read this weekend and got 2/3 through the first of the three Myriad Universe novella collections, having previously read the second collection a few months ago. Now i'm on Chris Roberson's Brave New World. I'm enjoying these stories. It'd be cool if a few full-length novels were written (like David Mack's Mirror Universe books), or even a few more of these collections. I'd buy more 
I read three books this month:
14 by Peter Clines - it's about a mysterious apartment complex. There are some great characters, but there are also some weirdly dated references and in-jokes that probably won't play well 10 years from now.
Jaws - It's the new girlfriend's favorite book so I thought I'd check it out. It's good despite some Desperate Housewives material in the middle of the book. There are some tense moments when the shark appears.
The Alien Years by Robert Silverberg - An alien invasion novel where the humans don't have much of a resistance. My first time reading Silverberg and I was pretty impressed. I hear that this is one of his worst, so I'm intrigued.
14 by Peter Clines - it's about a mysterious apartment complex. There are some great characters, but there are also some weirdly dated references and in-jokes that probably won't play well 10 years from now.
Jaws - It's the new girlfriend's favorite book so I thought I'd check it out. It's good despite some Desperate Housewives material in the middle of the book. There are some tense moments when the shark appears.
The Alien Years by Robert Silverberg - An alien invasion novel where the humans don't have much of a resistance. My first time reading Silverberg and I was pretty impressed. I hear that this is one of his worst, so I'm intrigued.
The Myriad Universe books have great stories. I really like them a lot. I wish they'd come out with more novels.I Started reading Falling Moon by Jack McDevitt this story seems likeit would be a movie they'd have on the scifi channel.Had some decent time to read this weekend and got 2/3 through the first of the three Myriad Universe novella collections, having previously read the second collection a few months ago. Now i'm on Chris Roberson's Brave New World. I'm enjoying these stories. It'd be cool if a few full-length novels were written (like David Mack's Mirror Universe books), or even a few more of these collections. I'd buy more
Yeah that book is awesome.
I finished Star Trek: Seekers: Point of Divergence by Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore.
I then read the Firefly/Serenity comic Those Left Behind.
I'm now reading Stargate SG-1: Ouroboros by Melissa Scott.
I then read the Firefly/Serenity comic Those Left Behind.
I'm now reading Stargate SG-1: Ouroboros by Melissa Scott.
I am re-reading "Greater than the Sum". I didn't remember it contained so much "cleaning up" after "Before Dishonor" characterisation mess, so I'm glad to see that sometimes cartoonish (especially T'Lana) characters are getting back to being 'normal people', for lack of a better word.
And, of course, Trys is fantastic
Christopher is to be commended for fixing the shitstorm that was Before Dishonor and making sense of some of the horrible characterization. And ofcourse, creating a novel that is still a favorite of mine. He creates some of the most re-readable Treklit.
Glad to see that they fixed some of that in Greater than the sum, I am about 50% of the way through Before dishonour and don't like the characterisation of some. I will finish it off though as I know the whole borg theme will follow through to the Destiny trilogy and GTTS is my next book but 1 (possibly I have not yet decided whether to do Articles of the Federation as I have planned to read before Destiny) after Sword of Damocles to break up TNG from Titan a bit.
I saw that a couple of weeks ago and immediately thought "isn't this just Robinson Crusoe On Mars?" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058530/) - the cover even fucking says "Sci fi meets Robinson Crusoe" - probably with a bit of Moon in there too, I suppose. I'm *amazed* they haven't been sued.
Just started Acts of Contrition this morning.
I'm halfway through VOY: Full Circle in my read through of the post-nemesis books. This book is simply outstanding. I'm not even a big voyager fan, but this has to be the best trek book ive read in a long time. And you guys have said it only gets better from here on out with the voyager books?
Unworthy is excellent but a little bumpy, but every book after that is better than either of the first two. For real.
I am finished with Before Dishonour, Don't know whether to wait a few days so I can read Q are cordially univited since I have read it goes in-between BD and Greater than the sum or to read Sword of Damocles next.
John Vornholt's Buffy novel Coyote Moon was a quickie. I normally like his Trek books, but this was kind of skippy and off-balance, though he gets the dialogue dynamic OK. I think my dissatisfaction with it is because it's such an early one (only the second Buffy book) that neither author, editor, nor publishers seem quite sure what will fly yet - and this is exacerbated by reading it so long after the series developed and ended.
It's also odd that in the omnibus editions (I read it in Volume 1) they have this and the third book, then a longer one from about a decade later, while the very first book, Halloween Rain, is held over to Volume 2... (and the cover design is clearly aiming for the post-Twilight market)
It's also odd that in the omnibus editions (I read it in Volume 1) they have this and the third book, then a longer one from about a decade later, while the very first book, Halloween Rain, is held over to Volume 2... (and the cover design is clearly aiming for the post-Twilight market)
I just posted my review of James Swallow's Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers.
Right now I'm reading Kirsten (MF) Beyer's new Voyager: Acts of Contrition. Really loving it so far!
Right now I'm reading Kirsten (MF) Beyer's new Voyager: Acts of Contrition. Really loving it so far!
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Since my last post I have finished the Vanguard novels, caught up on Seekers, and I just finished A Burning House by Keith R.A. DeCandido. I thought I had read the latter when I went through the other Gorkon novels, but apparently I missed that one. I'm glad I didn't!
Vanguard was great.
Seekers is pretty fun so far, I'm looking forward to the next one!
There are many things I liked about A Burning House. In general, Klingons are portrayed as pretty one, maybe two-dimensional. This novel puts a lot of meat on their bones. Socio-economics, inner passions (besides ****ing and fighting), as well as a bunch of other stuff I should have noted down while I was reading, but mistakenly trusted my memory to remember. I think these characters are some of the most memorable in the Trek novel-verse, and I hope to see them around for a long time.
The opera and KPE elements of the story were great, doctors and performers are Klingons we don't hear much about. I think B'Oraq is a great character . I would have loved to read about G'Joth whipping the primadonna out of Kenni. Goran's role in this novel is entertaining and masterfully woven into the overall plot. He's the biggest and strongest, but also a subtle plot element that strengthens the story.
You do a great job with Klingons, Keith, and you're a great storyteller. I assume there's at least one more novel in the line that I need to search for on Amazon, as some of the plot threads were left loose after this one. The Klingon novels are exactly what I look for when I pick up a Trek book. Entertaining, fast paced, eventful, and they put a new polish on universal truths within the established (and I imagine somewhat restrictive) Trek universe. All of these novels could easily make a TV series or movie, the imagery is pretty vivid.
Vanguard was great.
Seekers is pretty fun so far, I'm looking forward to the next one!
There are many things I liked about A Burning House. In general, Klingons are portrayed as pretty one, maybe two-dimensional. This novel puts a lot of meat on their bones. Socio-economics, inner passions (besides ****ing and fighting), as well as a bunch of other stuff I should have noted down while I was reading, but mistakenly trusted my memory to remember. I think these characters are some of the most memorable in the Trek novel-verse, and I hope to see them around for a long time.
The opera and KPE elements of the story were great, doctors and performers are Klingons we don't hear much about. I think B'Oraq is a great character . I would have loved to read about G'Joth whipping the primadonna out of Kenni. Goran's role in this novel is entertaining and masterfully woven into the overall plot. He's the biggest and strongest, but also a subtle plot element that strengthens the story.
You do a great job with Klingons, Keith, and you're a great storyteller. I assume there's at least one more novel in the line that I need to search for on Amazon, as some of the plot threads were left loose after this one. The Klingon novels are exactly what I look for when I pick up a Trek book. Entertaining, fast paced, eventful, and they put a new polish on universal truths within the established (and I imagine somewhat restrictive) Trek universe. All of these novels could easily make a TV series or movie, the imagery is pretty vivid.
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