Star Trek Online and Countdown Graphic Novel Continuities

[Dayton Ward]

^I see. My bad. I apologize.

But hey--Home Is The Hunter has a godlike being in there....

Perhaps he brought Garrovik back, and the book just neglected to mention that...?

Wouldn't that be something worth mentioning during the later book, particularly considering the character faces death more than once?

 

[Rush Limborg]

^Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...yes?

 

[Dayton Ward]

^ Well, no, since I wasn't told to "resurrect" the character from his previous fate, so much as I was told to ignore what happened in the earlier book.

 

[Rush Limborg]

I see....

(Note to self: KILL Ordover....)

 

[Therin of Andor]

(Note to self: KILL Ordover....)

Why? It's hardly the first time a novelist and editor have completed a standalone ST novel that isn't compatible with another standalone ST novel. (In fact, Richard Arnold, when he was vetting for the ST Office, loved all the novels to be completely standalone.)

Garrovick was a favourite guest character of mine, and I'd used him in movies-era fanfic. You can imagine I wasn't very pleased that he had been killed off on Page 1 of a ST novel like he was some disposable redshirt.

I was thrilled that Dayton gave the character such a juicy role in "In the Name of Honor".

 

[DimesDan]

(Note to self: KILL Ordover....)

Why? It's hardly the first time a novelist and editor have completed a standalone ST novel that isn't compatible with another standalone ST novel. (In fact, Richard Arnold, when he was vetting for the ST Office, loved all the novels to be completely standalone.)

Just incase you forgot what one was Ian, I'm pretty sure Rush was making a joke!

JOKE:

–noun

1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.

2. something that is amusing or ridiculous, esp. because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather than taken seriously; farce: Their pretense of generosity is a joke. An officer with no ability to command is a joke.

3. a matter that need not be taken very seriously; trifling matter: The loss was no joke.

4. something that does not present the expected challenge; something very easy: The test was a joke for the whole class.

(Although to be honest, only the first meaning really applies here)

 

[Rush Limborg]

(Note to self: KILL Ordover....)

Why? It's hardly the first time a novelist and editor have completed a standalone ST novel that isn't compatible with another standalone ST novel. (In fact, Richard Arnold, when he was vetting for the ST Office, loved all the novels to be completely standalone.)

(Note to self: KILL Richard Arnold, too....)

(...And then clone Richard Arnold, and torture his guts out for all that regulation nonsense....)

 

[Therin of Andor]

Just incase you forgot what one was Ian, I'm pretty sure Rush was making a joke!

When announcing an intention to kill someone is actually funny, I promise I'll laugh.

 

[DimesDan]

Just incase you forgot what one was Ian, I'm pretty sure Rush was making a joke!

When announcing an intention to kill someone is actually funny, I promise I'll laugh.

 

[chelly]

From what I have read of Countdown and the online game,

I can't see Worf being on the defense force (he did that once already) and I don't think that one black mark should impede his being a captain. As much as Sisko thinks his opinion counts I bet there are tons of other people who would back Worf being Captain.

Data, why bring him back he did a heroic thing by dying for his shipmates and everyone else. Why cheapen it by using B4 with data's memories.

I personally find the whole federation/klingon war thing to be old. We have had books, movies even the shows did a federation/klingon conflict. Why not the Romulans/breen or a new species, I am sure someone can come up with something. (though I can understand why they did the federation/klingon thing)

 

[Thrawn]

(Note to self: KILL Ordover....)

Why? It's hardly the first time a novelist and editor have completed a standalone ST novel that isn't compatible with another standalone ST novel. (In fact, Richard Arnold, when he was vetting for the ST Office, loved all the novels to be completely standalone.)

(Note to self: KILL Richard Arnold, too....)

(...And then clone Richard Arnold, and torture his guts out for all that regulation nonsense....)

Well this is kind of an unpleasant post.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I personally find the whole federation/klingon war thing to be old. We have had books, movies even the shows did a federation/klingon conflict.

It may be old to you, but most of the gamers will have never read ST novels. They would join a new (post-TNG and DS9 series) ST game anticipating all the elements they remember from the show, and that's Klingons grumbling about honor and war, Worf making controversial choices, and the return of the ever-popular Data.

 

[JD]

(Note to self: KILL Ordover....)

Why? It's hardly the first time a novelist and editor have completed a standalone ST novel that isn't compatible with another standalone ST novel. (In fact, Richard Arnold, when he was vetting for the ST Office, loved all the novels to be completely standalone.)

(Note to self: KILL Richard Arnold, too....)

(...And then clone Richard Arnold, and torture his guts out for all that regulation nonsense....)

Umm, Rush you do realize that the inter-novel continuity is something new that has only been going on for about 10 years or so. Before that these kinds of things were the norm for TrekLit, so it's not like they were breaking some sort of rule when this happened.

 

[Therin of Andor]

Umm, Rush you do realize that the inter-novel continuity is something new that has only been going on for about 10 years or so. Before that these kinds of things were the norm for TrekLit, so it's not like they were breaking some sort of rule when this happened.

Watch out! Lest someone rolls their eyes at you, too!

 

[JD]

 

[Rush Limborg]

Why? It's hardly the first time a novelist and editor have completed a standalone ST novel that isn't compatible with another standalone ST novel. (In fact, Richard Arnold, when he was vetting for the ST Office, loved all the novels to be completely standalone.)

(Note to self: KILL Richard Arnold, too....)

(...And then clone Richard Arnold, and torture his guts out for all that regulation nonsense....)

Umm, Rush you do realize that the inter-novel continuity is something new that has only been going on for about 10 years or so. Before that these kinds of things were the norm for TrekLit, so it's not like they were breaking some sort of rule when this happened.

Perfectly.

But I also know...that in the days before Richard Arnold...there was an honest-to-goodness continuity between the books.

And then he came along and forbid sequels, only rarely making exceptions....

 

[JD]

Then why are you getting so worked up over it?

 

[Therin of Andor]

But I also know...that in the days before Richard Arnold...there was an honest-to-goodness continuity between the books.

Not really. There was a small amount of character sharing between the authors who knew each other, a chance for Diane Duane's original Pocket Books characters to appear in some DC ST comics, and some new tech exchanges between FASA and DC Comics.

Not "honest-to-goodness" continuity at all. You only have to track all the incarnations and fates of the Female Romulan Commander to see that.

 

[Nerys Myk]

But I also know...that in the days before Richard Arnold...there was an honest-to-goodness continuity between the books.

Not really. There was a small amount of character sharing between the authors who knew each other, a chance for Diane Duane's original Pocket Books characters to appear in some DC ST comics, and some new tech exchanges between FASA and DC Comics.

Not "honest-to-goodness" continuity at all. You only have to track all the incarnations and fates of the Female Romulan Commander to see that.

Yep, each novel/author had its own "continuity".

 

[Rush Limborg]

Then why are you getting so worked up over it?

*sigh* It's called comedy, folks.

In comedy, we take things (in this case, my disdain for early lack of concern for book continuity), and take them to the extreme.

Now, do I really want to kill Ordover, and torture Richard Arnold's clone?

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YES I DO!!!



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