I've been reading Trek since I was in single digits. I quickly got bored with the kids' library because the words were too short, and wandered into the adult library instead. (They really shouldn't have let me borrow that Xaviera Hollander book at my age! The sort of book that will put hair on your palms)...
But once I got past that novelty, I ventured into my natural home away from home, the sci-fi section, back when it was worthy of the name. (Nowadays they have a sci-fi shelf!) It was back when Trek was published in hardcover in the UK, except for my first ever Trek book, which was indeed in the kid's section and a paperback. It was an anthology, Star Trek II Short Stories by William Rotsler.
My first Trek novel could have been Shadow Lord by Laurence Yep, except I was a lot more discriminating at age 9 going on 10 than I am now. One chapter was enough and it was returned to the library, and remained unread until I bought it for myself.
It could have been The Final Reflection, but at that age, as the movie characters weren't in it, I felt cheated. It too was returned to the library unread, although it didn't stay that way for long once I got into the flow of things.
My first Trek novel, read through from beginning to end, twice in two days, the one that cemented an obsession, and will forever remain one of my favourites... Killing Time by Della Van Hise, the unrated cut. The one with all the slashfic left in. I actually got in trouble at school later on, as I chose it for a book report instead of the 'literature' they expected.
In quick succession followed Pawns and Symbols, Dwellers In The Crucible, Uhura's Song, Yesterday's Son, The Covenant Of The Crown, Mutiny On The Enterprise, The Entropy Effect, Corona, Web Of The Romulans, The Abode Of Life, The Klingon Gambit, The Tears Of The Singers, Mindshadow, The Prometheus Design, and Triangle
God I miss those Star Trek hardcovers. It really felt as if you held something of value in your hands, and you could relish reading them. It also explains why my favoured Trek Lit comes from the eighties.
But once I got past that novelty, I ventured into my natural home away from home, the sci-fi section, back when it was worthy of the name. (Nowadays they have a sci-fi shelf!) It was back when Trek was published in hardcover in the UK, except for my first ever Trek book, which was indeed in the kid's section and a paperback. It was an anthology, Star Trek II Short Stories by William Rotsler.
My first Trek novel could have been Shadow Lord by Laurence Yep, except I was a lot more discriminating at age 9 going on 10 than I am now. One chapter was enough and it was returned to the library, and remained unread until I bought it for myself.
It could have been The Final Reflection, but at that age, as the movie characters weren't in it, I felt cheated. It too was returned to the library unread, although it didn't stay that way for long once I got into the flow of things.
My first Trek novel, read through from beginning to end, twice in two days, the one that cemented an obsession, and will forever remain one of my favourites... Killing Time by Della Van Hise, the unrated cut. The one with all the slashfic left in. I actually got in trouble at school later on, as I chose it for a book report instead of the 'literature' they expected.
In quick succession followed Pawns and Symbols, Dwellers In The Crucible, Uhura's Song, Yesterday's Son, The Covenant Of The Crown, Mutiny On The Enterprise, The Entropy Effect, Corona, Web Of The Romulans, The Abode Of Life, The Klingon Gambit, The Tears Of The Singers, Mindshadow, The Prometheus Design, and Triangle
God I miss those Star Trek hardcovers. It really felt as if you held something of value in your hands, and you could relish reading them. It also explains why my favoured Trek Lit comes from the eighties.
