Warpath Discussion Thread (major, major spoilers)
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^ I think it's because they are doing 40th celebration of TOS this year, and then 20th for TNG next year. and since there's a reduction in schedules, plus the number of serieses altogether, it'll be hard to do the old schedules now. of course, Marco, please tell us you've got plans for DS9's 20th. 
We got four books a year during a time when there were two mass-market books a month. However, the schedule was cut to only one per month, which has had an effect on how quickly things can be released, coupled with the anniversaries the last couple of years: Voyager's 10th last year, TOS's 40th this year, and TNG's 20th next year.
Actually, they're selling quite well. But a while back I decided it would be best to begin reducing the output in the near term, both for editorial reasons and practical ones. The editorial reasons involve wanting to take my time working with authors to develop future stories. The practical ones are to give other aspects of the ST universe, for which I also share responsibility, their turn in the spotlight; and to take the time I needed in order to develop entirely new projects like Titan and Vanguard.
So I'm sorry that you think one DS9 book in twelve months is "measly." I consider it "sane."
Just finisthed WARPATH. Just a great read. If such things mattered I would have to revamp my top 10 list to add to it.
I was blown away by the reveals at the end. Who the Cardassian woman was and the Intendent involvement. When it was revealed who the Cardassian Woman was I literally said "Wow" out loud. My girlfriend asked what that was for and I just said "It's a long story".
I also REALLY liked how the book ended up with some lead in to some future conflicts but at the same time didn't end on a cliff hanger. I was kind of bummed that the Worlds of DS9 book ended that way considering at the time we didn't know when the next one was coming out. Anyway, enough about that...
Considering DS9 is not only my favorite ST TV series but also my favorite book series, I'm a bit bummed the follow up isn't coming out for a year but looking at the list of stuff that's coming out I'm not disatisfied since there's tons of non-DS9 stuff I'll be picking up.
I was blown away by the reveals at the end. Who the Cardassian woman was and the Intendent involvement. When it was revealed who the Cardassian Woman was I literally said "Wow" out loud. My girlfriend asked what that was for and I just said "It's a long story".
I also REALLY liked how the book ended up with some lead in to some future conflicts but at the same time didn't end on a cliff hanger. I was kind of bummed that the Worlds of DS9 book ended that way considering at the time we didn't know when the next one was coming out. Anyway, enough about that...
Considering DS9 is not only my favorite ST TV series but also my favorite book series, I'm a bit bummed the follow up isn't coming out for a year but looking at the list of stuff that's coming out I'm not disatisfied since there's tons of non-DS9 stuff I'll be picking up.
Marco Palmieri said:
Actually, they're selling quite well. But a while back I decided it would be best to begin reducing the output in the near term, both for editorial reasons and practical ones. The editorial reasons involve wanting to take my time working with authors to develop future stories. The practical ones are to give other aspects of the ST universe, for which I also share responsibility, their turn in the spotlight; and to take the time I needed in order to develop entirely new projects like Titan and Vanguard.
So I'm sorry that you think one DS9 book in twelve months is "measly." I consider it "sane."
Makes sense I suppose, but if you ask me, sanity is overrated. The DS9 relaunch is better.
Hmm...7/10
Definitely had good moments, but a little too predictable. In no particular order:
Bowers standing up to Vaughn - now if Bowers had actually succeeded at stopping Vaughn from beaming down to the planet I would have cheered. Just once, I'd like to be surprised in a scene like that. The 'captain' always gets to beam down - not once is he ever stopped. Made Bowers (continue to) look like a whimp
Liked the Ro/Quark stuff, but could have used a little more of it. Ditto with the Sisko/Kira material.
Vaughn and Prynn falling to their doom - no wait, they landed on the Millennium Falcon (I mean, the Klingon ship). That was a little too Empire Strikes Back for me.
Kira's vision: Didn't do it for me. Felt like watered down LOTR: ROTK (the movie, not the book). Rather generic fantasy stuff there. Could have gotten the point across in a few chapters without stretching it out so far.
Taran'atar under MIND-CONTROL (TM): That felt like a deus ex machina - "He's not really evil, he's being controlled." Again, I'd like to be shook up a little - give us something unpredictable.
Vaughn believing Prynn's dead - I just rolled my eyes at this point - he started believing that way too easily, and then spent the rest of the novel in a Tearful Vaughn Guilt-trip (TM). I was starting to wish he'd just put a phaser in his mouth and save us all from the misery. I'm really sick of that particular arc.
Ascendents: When reports of a mysterious Dominion were trickling in during DS9's early seasons, things were getting creepy. When the parasites were starting to make their move, things were creepy. I'm getting bored waiting on the Ascendents to show their faces in the Alpha Quadrant. Waiting on them is like waiting on Morn to finish talking.
Oh yeah - I formally give my permission to stop printing on the Voyager line of novels in favor of printing more DS9.
Definitely had good moments, but a little too predictable. In no particular order:
Bowers standing up to Vaughn - now if Bowers had actually succeeded at stopping Vaughn from beaming down to the planet I would have cheered. Just once, I'd like to be surprised in a scene like that. The 'captain' always gets to beam down - not once is he ever stopped. Made Bowers (continue to) look like a whimp
Liked the Ro/Quark stuff, but could have used a little more of it. Ditto with the Sisko/Kira material.
Vaughn and Prynn falling to their doom - no wait, they landed on the Millennium Falcon (I mean, the Klingon ship). That was a little too Empire Strikes Back for me.
Kira's vision: Didn't do it for me. Felt like watered down LOTR: ROTK (the movie, not the book). Rather generic fantasy stuff there. Could have gotten the point across in a few chapters without stretching it out so far.
Taran'atar under MIND-CONTROL (TM): That felt like a deus ex machina - "He's not really evil, he's being controlled." Again, I'd like to be shook up a little - give us something unpredictable.
Vaughn believing Prynn's dead - I just rolled my eyes at this point - he started believing that way too easily, and then spent the rest of the novel in a Tearful Vaughn Guilt-trip (TM). I was starting to wish he'd just put a phaser in his mouth and save us all from the misery. I'm really sick of that particular arc.
Ascendents: When reports of a mysterious Dominion were trickling in during DS9's early seasons, things were getting creepy. When the parasites were starting to make their move, things were creepy. I'm getting bored waiting on the Ascendents to show their faces in the Alpha Quadrant. Waiting on them is like waiting on Morn to finish talking.
Oh yeah - I formally give my permission to stop printing on the Voyager line of novels in favor of printing more DS9.
Finished Warpath last night. I really liked it.
I didn't have some of the 'problems' that others of voiced, I liked Kira's coma experience for one, I did think it weird that everyone just assumed Prynn was killed on the comet. But maybe you could rationalize it by saying the Runabouts microtorpedo ordinance vaporized her and the sensors couldn't detect any trace DNA. That's what I'm going by anyway.
I was very wrapped up in the ending, from Vaughn's tracking of Taran'atar, to Vaughn and Prynn's escape, to the Intendant's final moments in the book.
Good job David and Marco. I look forward to Crisis of Infinite Kiras, ur... "Fearful Symmetry."
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I didn't have some of the 'problems' that others of voiced, I liked Kira's coma experience for one, I did think it weird that everyone just assumed Prynn was killed on the comet. But maybe you could rationalize it by saying the Runabouts microtorpedo ordinance vaporized her and the sensors couldn't detect any trace DNA. That's what I'm going by anyway.
I was very wrapped up in the ending, from Vaughn's tracking of Taran'atar, to Vaughn and Prynn's escape, to the Intendant's final moments in the book.
Good job David and Marco. I look forward to Crisis of Infinite Kiras, ur... "Fearful Symmetry."
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There are three principal reasons why the Defiant was unable to scan for Prynn's DNA after the incident at Nahanas, and why Vaughn would have taken the report at face value:
1. The explosion damaged the ship's primary sensors. (On p.89, Bowers has to patch in the backup sensors.)
2. The composition of the comet had fouled their scanners in the first place; now their external sensor arrays are coated in the junk, and the area around the Defiant is filled with a cloud of sensor-fouling dust and debris.
3. Because Prynn would have been at the flash point of the blast that detonated a comet, it's unlikely any organic material would have survived. Try scanning for DNA at ground zero of a nuclear detonation.
1. The explosion damaged the ship's primary sensors. (On p.89, Bowers has to patch in the backup sensors.)
2. The composition of the comet had fouled their scanners in the first place; now their external sensor arrays are coated in the junk, and the area around the Defiant is filled with a cloud of sensor-fouling dust and debris.
3. Because Prynn would have been at the flash point of the blast that detonated a comet, it's unlikely any organic material would have survived. Try scanning for DNA at ground zero of a nuclear detonation.
Don't forget to add the exclamation point. :thumbsup:
Do you mean to say somebody's already doing that? Oh, no.
See, now you're just egging us on. And Brendan already has us under threat of death for that joke.. (In this thread, at least..)
I finally got my copy yesterday (damn Amazon.) Good read so far... though I did consider taking a sharpie and adding an '!' to the end of the title.
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