The life and times of Robert April

[F. King Daniel]

When I first came here around two years ago, I remember hearing mutterings of a Burning Dreams follow-up of sorts, telling the life story of Robert April.

Well, I finally got around to reading Burning Dreams, enjoyed it, and am curious as to whether the Captain April book was ever really anyhing more than rumour.

I have fond memories of Diane Carey's take on April, and would love to see that version of the character fleshed out. An idealistic, British, sweater-wearing close friend of George Kirk who somehow became a Starfleet captain despite never having the heart to fire the phasers. A unique guy.

 

[Ultramann]

Would be great if there was mention of the USS Kelvin and Captain Robau in it!

 

[Captain Robert April]

Meh. Never been a big fan of that take on the character.

 

[Spocktapus]

A few years back I remember hearing about an upcoming April novel called The Millennium Bloom, but it was never released.

 

[JD]

I remember that too, but I don't think we even got as far as a plot description for it.

 

[captcalhoun]

just checked MB's unpublished works page and it says it never got past the outline stage.

 

[timothy]

have you read the final frontier now that is a great robert april book. all so I am surprised he was never put in the captin table books.

 

[Therin of Andor]

I am surprised he was never put in the captin table books.

'Cos he's in
http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Enterprise_Logs
instead.

 

[timothy]

how far down the time line is april from archer?

 

[Therin of Andor]

how far down the time line is april from archer?

According to a computer screenshot made for ENT's mirror episodes, elderly Jonathon Archer died the day after seeing the launch of April's Enterprise.

 

[F. King Daniel]

^^Captain Archer commanded Enterprise NX-01 from 2151-2161, Captain April launched the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 in 2243 (according to Voyages of Imagination's corrected/adjusted timeline. The novel Final Frontier says 2188, but that's based on an obsolete Trek chronology)

just checked MB's unpublished works page and it says it never got past the outline stage.

That's a huge shame

 

[Admiral_Young]

^ I remember being excited for that novel and loved all the April books.

 

[Steve Roby]

I have fond memories of Diane Carey's take on April, and would love to see that version of the character fleshed out. An idealistic, British, sweater-wearing close friend of George Kirk who somehow became a Starfleet captain despite never having the heart to fire the phasers. A unique guy.

Meh. Never been a big fan of that take on the character.

No shit. An idealistic, quirky guy who doesn't have the heart to fire phasers but hires someone to knock two of his friends and officers unconscious and kidnap them instead of just using normal channels to get them to the ship. Final Frontier was the first Trek novel I ever wanted to throw across the room. Repeatedly.

 

[F. King Daniel]

There's a huge difference between kidnapping and killing.

 

[Glitch]

There's a huge difference between kidnapping and killing.

Indeed. One could presumably be pleasant under the right circumstances. Being killed--or killing--is just so final.

 

[Paris]

...killing--is just so final.

oh really ? lol

 

[F. King Daniel]

Not in Star Trek

 

[rahullak]

Here's a question: Can Q bring a dead person back to life? (I'm guessing: yes easily)

 

[Christopher]

Here's a question: Can Q bring a dead person back to life? (I'm guessing: yes easily)

I think you posted this in the wrong thread (what has Q got to do with Robert April?), but in "Hide and Q," when Riker had the power of the Q, it was indicated that he could resurrect the dead, even though he didn't actually do it.