Would a Clancy-style Trek book sell?

[darkwing_duck1]

It would seem to me that Trek would be an ideal property to produce/write in the techno-thriller style.

Has such ever been pitched?

If so, was it seriously considered?

 

[Therin of Andor]

It would seem to me that Trek would be an ideal property to produce/write in the techno-thriller style.

Wouldn't "Prime Directive" count as a controversial techno thriller? It made Roddenberry nervous enough that he insisted on a disclaimer, and it seemed like Kirk was not going to extract himself from his dilemma.

Wouldn't "TNG: Immortal Coil" count as a fast-paced techno-thriller whodunnit?

Wouldn't "Crucible: McCoy" at least rank up there for word count?

 

[JoeZhang]

1 part Masturbatory gunporn, 1 part right-wing neo-con bullshit?

 

[darkwing_duck1]

1 part Masturbatory gunporn, 1 part right-wing neo-con bullshit?

Leaving the political bs aside, techno-thrillers are popular both as books AND movies...imagine "Balance of Terror", for example, being done up in the style of "Hunt for Red October"...

 

[David Mack]

^ I've been told by many readers that my TNG novel A Time to Kill and, to a different degree, its continuation, A Time to Heal, were "Clancy-esque."

 

[Rowan Sjet]

Having never read any of his books, and only seeing two of the Jack Ryan films, would Serpent Among The Ruins be a Clancy-style book? It reminds me considerably of the HfRO film.

 

[ProwlAlpha]

Prime Directive was not a Clancy-esque novel. I would certainly say that Serpent Among the Ruins be in that category, the one about the Betrekka Nebula, and Articles of the Federation.

 

[KRAD]

^ The amusing thing about putting two of my novels on that list (though I think only The Art of the Impossible really fits; Articles has too much politics and not enough in the field, where Clancy usually is equal parts both) is that I really can't stand Clancy's writing.

Mind you, the film adaptation of The Hunt for Red October is one of my favorite movies, but I couldn't make it past page 50 of the book.

 

[captcalhoun]

i'd rather read a Dale Brown style take on Trek. super-secret weapons lab tests some new widget and then some crisis explodes and the head of the super-secret weapons lab takes the prototype widget into the field and blows shit up to stop the bad guys. (REAL over-simplification...)

 

[JeremyW]

^ I've been told by many readers that my TNG novel A Time to Kill and, to a different degree, its continuation, A Time to Heal, were "Clancy-esque."

Knowing your position on the show, upon re-reading A Time To Kill, it reminded me of 24, especially when you used the clock in your chapter headings...I didn't know 24 when I read these the first time...now that I do, I can totally see it. I've seen The Hunt For Red October, and enjoyed it. Kill, Heal and Warpath could all be considered Clancy-esque as well...but I'm more familiar with 24, so I'll run with that.

Yes, I'm a Jack-whore...I will admit to that.

 

[Sxottlan]

Am I missing something? It seems like a Clancy-Trek thread pops up every few months now.

 

[Stevil2001]

And always has. I remember people asking this on Psi Phi back in 2001!

 

[JD]

^ I've been told by many readers that my TNG novel A Time to Kill and, to a different degree, its continuation, A Time to Heal, were "Clancy-esque."

Knowing your position on the show, upon re-reading A Time To Kill, it reminded me of 24, especially when you used the clock in your chapter headings...I didn't know 24 when I read these the first time...now that I do, I can totally see it. I've seen The Hunt For Red October, and enjoyed it. Kill, Heal and Warpath could all be considered Clancy-esque as well...but I'm more familiar with 24, so I'll run with that.

Yes, I'm a Jack-whore...I will admit to that.

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who feels this way. I also tend to think of Vanguard as Lost-ish in a way too, because it's got a large cast of complex characters in a unexplored place, where lots of stange things happen.

 

[Julio Angel Ortiz]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who feels this way. I also tend to think of Vanguard as Lost-ish in a way too, because it's got a large cast of complex characters in a unexplored place, where lots of stange things happen.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who is reminded of Lost with regards to Vanguard (and I love both series!).

 

[David Mack]

^ The irony, of course, is that I've never watched even a minute of Lost.

 

[JD]

Well, you know what they say about great minds.

 

[David Mack]

Well, you know what they say about great minds.

Yeah...and I guess it applies to mine, too.