Typhon Pact Mini-series

[PCIHenry]

Hello,

While perusing the latest Star Trek magazine, I saw that the Typhon Pact mini-series was announced. Unfortunately, it didn't have much more than the title, author and publication dates (which I believe is a monthly release beginning in October 2010), but I got the impression from my brief look that each novel dealt with a particular member race.

Would any of the authors care to put in a "shameless plug" for their entry in the series?

I wonder if the fact that each of the novels deals with a respective member race rather than the Typhon Pact as a whole reflects that political entity's growing pains analogous to the Coalition of Planets, rather than a cohesive whole, such as the Federation.

Personally, I am greatly looking forward to this series for a couple of reasons. First, it appears that it may be the "mirror - image" foil that the Dominion was supposed to have originally represented (as I understand it, the Dominion was supposed to be a large collection of races similar to the Federation, but I could be wrong).

Secondly, some of my personal favorite authors are penning some of the novels, including David Mack and David R. George.(Sorry, but those are the only two I remember clearly, though I think Dayton Ward was another).

All in all, this series is shaping up to be quite the Trek event!

Best,

Henry Lopez

 

[nx1701g]

Here are the particulars of which empire gets which novel:

Seize the Fire - Titan - Michael A. Martin - The Gorn Hegemony
Zero Sum Game - Aventine - David Mack - The Breen Confederacy
The Rough Beasts of Empire - DS9 - David R. George III - Both Romulan Groups, Tzenkethi
Path of Disharmony - Enterprise-E - Tholians - Dayton Ward

 

[Sci]

The Rough Beasts of the Empire - DS9 - David R. George III -

Minor correction: David R. George III's installment is tentatively titled The Rough Beasts of Empire, not The Rough Beasts of the Empire.

"Empire," here, apparently is being used in the context of an abstract concept representing all imperial projects rather than one particular imperium. It's the idea of any empire rather than any one particular empire.

David Mack used the term in the same context in his Mirror Universe novel The Sorrows of Empire -- whose title itself was, if I'm not mistaken, taken from the non-fiction political science book The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic by Chalmers Johnson, an extended argument against U.S. imperialism and foreign policy over the past 50-100 years.

 

[Thrawn]

I absolutely cannot wait for the middle two books, in particular, in that. It seems insane that it's still a year away.

 

[David Mack]

David Mack used the term in the same context in his Mirror Universe novel The Sorrows of Empire -- whose title itself was, if I'm not mistaken, taken from the non-fiction political science book The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic by Chalmers Johnson, an extended argument against U.S. imperialism and foreign policy over the past 50-100 years.

Once again, correct on all counts, my honorary online publicist.

 

[Sci]

David Mack used the term in the same context in his Mirror Universe novel The Sorrows of Empire -- whose title itself was, if I'm not mistaken, taken from the non-fiction political science book The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic by Chalmers Johnson, an extended argument against U.S. imperialism and foreign policy over the past 50-100 years.

Once again, correct on all counts, my honorary online publicist.

*spit-take* Thanks!

I keep meaning to pick up the Johnson book. I read bits of it once a few years ago, and I was struck by what looked like some extreme politics and heavy emotionalism, but I didn't actually read it or get to the substance of its arguments. (And, for that matter, I've learned quite a bit more about U.S. support for Latin American dictatorships than I knew at the time.) I take it you recommend it?

 

[David Mack]

^ Actually, I've never read more than excerpts from Johnson's book, but I was quite enamored of the title, so...

Though I neglected to acknowledge his work in the original publication of my Mirror Universe novel, I have rectified that omission in its new standalone, expanded edition.

 

[BrotherBenny]

^ Actually, I've never read more than excerpts from Johnson's book, but I was quite enamored of the title, so...

Though I neglected to acknowledge his work in the original publication of my Mirror Universe novel, I have rectified that omission in its new standalone, expanded edition.

Have you made any changes to the original sections of the story and just added the rest, or is there new material slipped into what was there originally? I was just wondering since I have a tendency to skip sections in other books where the story has been expanded but no new material has been added to the original story sections.

 

[Dayton Ward]

Would any of the authors care to put in a "shameless plug" for their entry in the series?

Oddly enough, I just wrote this:

Clicky.

 

[Deranged Nasat]

Would any of the authors care to put in a "shameless plug" for their entry in the series?

Oddly enough, I just wrote this:

Clicky.

Ah, a follow-up to the Andorian genetic crisis in the aftermath of the Borg's recent contribution to it! I was hoping we'd get one. The Andorians are really in trouble, I'll bet.

 

[David Mack]

Have you made any changes to the original sections of the story and just added the rest, or is there new material slipped into what was there originally

Some changes have been made to the original material in order to facilitate the expansion, but most of those edits are minor adjustments or polishing of the prose, and should not be noticeable unless one reads both versions side-by-side.

 

[JD]

There are some comments that give a little more info about the books in the newest issue of STM, would it be ok if I posted them here? I wasn't sure if it would be appropriate to post them here without an ok from someone involved with them.

 

[DimesDan]

There are some comments that give a little more info about the books in the newest issue of STM, would it be ok if I posted them here? I wasn't sure if it would be appropriate to post them here without an ok from someone involved with them.

Given what Paul Simpson said on the subject a few weeks ago (which is the quoted section below) my guessing is no JD and personally I just wouldn't anyway.

We are working on getting them here as fast as is economically possible, and actively discouraging people from posting complete articles online as soon as they read them (actively discouraging is a polite euphemism...)

 

[PCIHenry]

Thank you for that tidbit of information, Mr. Ward. Of the original races that founded the Federation, the Andorian has always been a favorite of mine, so having the be part of the series is a bonus for me.

Best,

Henry Lopez

 

[JD]

There are some comments that give a little more info about the books in the newest issue of STM, would it be ok if I posted them here? I wasn't sure if it would be appropriate to post them here without an ok from someone involved with them.

Given what Paul Simpson said on the subject a few weeks ago (which is the quoted section below) my guessing is no JD and personally I just wouldn't anyway.

We are working on getting them here as fast as is economically possible, and actively discouraging people from posting complete articles online as soon as they read them (actively discouraging is a polite euphemism...)

Yeah, that's why I checked. I figured it was just a handfull of small quotes, but it on the other hand it was printed in a magazine people have to pay for. So I didn't want to just assume it was ok, and now I know it isn't, so thanks Dimesdan.

 

[nx1701g]

Would any of the authors care to put in a "shameless plug" for their entry in the series?

Oddly enough, I just wrote this:

Clicky.

One sale completed.

 

[21Spike65]

Here are the particulars of which empire gets which novel:

Seize the Fire - Titan - Michael A. Martin - The Gorn Hegemony
Zero Sum Game - Aventine - David Mack - The Breen Confederacy
The Rough Beasts of Empire - DS9 - David R. George III - Both Romulan Groups, Tzenkethi
Path of Disharmony - Enterprise-E - Tholians - Dayton Ward

So following the trend...The Enterprise-E book is by a guy named Tholians and deals with the race known as Dayton Ward?

More seriously, I have a question on The Sorrows of Empire. Is this going to be a mass-market paperback? I've been planning on this format for my budgeting, and just want to make sure and not be surprised later.

 

[David Mack]

More seriously, I have a question on The Sorrows of Empire. Is this going to be a mass-market paperback? I've been planning on this format for my budgeting, and just want to make sure and not be surprised later.

Yes, the expanded edition of Star Trek Mirror Universe: The Sorrows of Empire will be a mass-market paperback.

 

[CaptainDonovin]

Here are the particulars of which empire gets which novel:

Seize the Fire - Titan - Michael A. Martin - The Gorn Hegemony
Zero Sum Game - Aventine - David Mack - The Breen Confederacy
The Rough Beasts of Empire - DS9 - David R. George III - Both Romulan Groups, Tzenkethi
Path of Disharmony - Enterprise-E - Tholians - Dayton Ward

Nice to see DMack is going to ain in the clean up of the mess he made in Treklit. (I do however think it was a needed mess.)

Next to the coming Romulan War I think these are the books I am most looking forward to. These & the followup to Trek XI.

 

[21Spike65]

More seriously, I have a question on The Sorrows of Empire. Is this going to be a mass-market paperback? I've been planning on this format for my budgeting, and just want to make sure and not be surprised later.

Yes, the expanded edition of Star Trek Mirror Universe: The Sorrows of Empire will be a mass-market paperback.

Thanks!