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So what are you reading now (Part 4)?

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Christopher said:
It was then-editor Margaret Clark. As soon as she saw the episode, she was unhappy with the outcome and saw the obvious way to bring Trip back, and she believed there was a story worth telling there. And, surprisingly, CBS Licensing had no objection to her proposal, presumably because the series was done and they had other licensed properties to focus on.
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It's probably worth noting that this wasn't just a matter of personal preference. The tv show and the books had very different needs at that point. The show was free to kill off Trip, one of their most popular characters, because, what the hell, the show was history and they didn't need him anymore.

Pocket, on the other hand, still had an ENTERPRISE book line to sell, so they had more of an incentive to keep Trip around . . . .
 
^True. Still, they could've just kept telling books set in the 6-year interval between "Terra Prime" and TATV.

To me, the best reason for retconning TATV's events to take place right after "Terra Prime" is that it explains why there's been absolutely no change or progress in the characters' lives. I believe the script was originally written to take place in that era and was hastily rewritten upon the series' cancellation to take place in 2161, leading to certain discrepancies (like Deanna saying the signing of the charter would only "lead to" the Federation rather than actually being its founding). Taken as presented, TATV's version of events is difficult to believe even aside from the ludicrous circumstances of Trip's death. Personally, I have no strong feelings either way on the Trip issue, but establishing the holoprogram as a doctored version of events that actually took place in 2155 makes a lot more sense of its events overall.
 
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^True. Still, they could've just kept telling books set in the 6-year interval between "Terra Prime" and TATV.

To me, the best reason for retconning TATV's events to take place right after "Terra Prime" is that it explains why there's been absolutely no change or progress in the characters' lives. I believe the script was originally written to take place in that era and was hastily rewritten upon the series' cancellation to take place in 2161, leading to certain discrepancies (like Deanna saying the signing of the charter would only "lead to" the Federation rather than actually being its founding). Taken as presented, TATV's version of events is difficult to believe even aside from the ludicrous circumstances of Trip's death. Personally, I have no strong feelings either way on the Trip issue, but establishing the holoprogram as a doctored version of events that actually took place in 2155 makes a lot more sense of its events overall.
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Christopher, what do you think of TPTB leaving the script intact as a Demons/Terra Prime three-part arc and finishing Enterprise on that note?
 
I'm not sure I understand the question. Would that have been a better idea than what they did? I'm sure it would. If you're asking me for any speculations or detailed thoughts beyond that, I have none.
 
Finished Reservoir Ferengi. I'm now on James Swallow's The Slow Knife, the Envy/Cardassian story from Seven Deadly Sins.
 
Just started Times Last Gift by Philip Jose Farmer. I've read it before and was in the mood for it again.
 
About 150 pages into The Battle at the Moons of Hell by Graham Sharp Paul. It's entertaining so far. Also listening to Hyperion. Never read it and so far it's awesome.
 
So after finishing the Inspector Rebus novels, I decided to stick around in Scotland and read Christopher Brookmyres Snowball in Hell, although full of Scottish characters, the story is mainly based in London. And now after possibly six months or so from the Trekverse I'm ploughing through Federation which is a bloody good read.
 
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Trial by Error by Mark Garland

I still have c. 100 pages to finish, but I like it a lot. A mystery, two even, no clue as to solution. I love those kinds of stories :)
 
I'm reading Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell. A little more "author in love with his own wordplay" than the more concise, plot-driven stories I tend to like more, but pretty entertaining nonetheless. Nice to have a change of pace once in a while.
 
I started reading The Buried Age yesterday and finished it today, and....I had high expectations after Greater than the Sum, but this was better than I'd hoped. I jumped out of my seat with glee when Lieutenant Janeway made her first appearance.

Next I think I'll start Voyager's Distant Shores.
 
Oh yeah, TBA is great.
I just finished Reservoir Ferengi about 1 hour ago. I've always enjoyed Ferengi stories, and this was probably one of the best, right up there with Little Green Men, and the Magnificent Ferengi. I especially loved the reality show bit at the end.
BRUNT THE BOUNTY HUNTER: ALL NEW ON FCN. :guffaw:
9.5/10
 
Paul Is Undead, by Alan Goldsher.

What if the Beatles were zombies?

There are some clever touches to the book. It riffs on the format of the Anthology book, with the zombie Beatles telling their own story. And, umm, I can't think of another clever touch.

A curiosity at best.
 
I read DS9 Devil in the Sky, which was an enjoyable light read, if a little YA (Jake and Nog cause all the trouble again). I enjoyed Greg Cox's usual continuity porn, but a whole book about Hortas and not a single Nahrat reference :confused:. And why did the DS9 crew mysteriously forget about the existance of replicators?

I'm still loving Stargate Rebellion (a slow builder, but I'm really enjoying it) and I've started Star Trek Online: The Needs of the Many.
 
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I read DS9 Devil in the Sky, which was an enjoyable light read, if a little YA (Jake and Nog cause all the trouble again). I enjoyed Greg Cox's usual continuity porn, but a whole book about Hortas and not a single Nahrat reference :confused:. And why did the DS9 crew mysteriously forget about the existance of replicators?

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Glad you enjoyed DEVIL IN THE SKY. Boy, that seems like a long time ago! As I recall, I really enjoyed writing Jake and Nog, who always struck me as much more believable teenagers than Wesley Crusher ever was . . ..
 
^^It was fun, thanks :). There's something about the old novels set during the series' that I just don't get from the various relaunch books. I enjoy those too, but it's just not quite the same.
 
Nothing against the current group of writers, who I think are all doing a bang-up job, I miss the variety of authors there used to be.
 
In, say, 1999, 17 different authors were published; last year, it was 14 (more, if you include Mere Anarchy). It's not THAT different.
 
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