Tag Archives: Star Trek

A Time to Be Born

Posted on August 4, 2010 by smellincoffee

A Time to Be Born© 2004 John Vornholt284 pages On the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s long-time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker’s promotion … Continue reading →

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The Buried Age

Posted on July 27, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Buried Age© 2007 Christopher L. Bennett439 pages Captain Jean-Luc Picard’s life changed when, in approaching an uncharted star system,  an aggressive alien vessel attacked him in mid-warp, crippling his ship, the USS Stargazer, and dooming it after twenty years … Continue reading →

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DS9 #6: Betrayal

Posted on July 16, 2010 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Betrayal© 1994  Lois Tilton280 pages I recently acquired a box of thirty-odd Star Trek: Deep Space Nine paperbacks, and after excitedly pawing through them, Betrayal appeared of immediate interest for its cover, which depicted Marc Alaimo as … Continue reading →

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Stargazer: Three

Posted on July 12, 2010 by smellincoffee

Stargazer: Three© 2003 Michael Jan Friedman247 pages In addition to beginning the TNG relaunch this year, I also intend to pick up on loose threads in Trek literature that I have either left undone or never examined in the first … Continue reading →

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Greater than the Sum

Posted on July 7, 2010 by smellincoffee

Greater than the Sum© Christopher L. Bennett 2008368 pages Fresh from his honeymoon with Dr. Beverly Crusher, Jean-Luc Picard has returned to the Enterprise-E to assemble a new command staff in the wake of recent losses in battle. Finding the … Continue reading →

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Quotable Star Trek

Posted on July 5, 2010 by smellincoffee

Quotable Star Trek© 1999 ed. Jill Sherwin374 pages “…good words. That’s where ideas begin.” – David Marcus, The Wrath of Khan. With over seven hundred television episodes and eleven movies constituting its ‘canon’, Star Trek has a lot to say … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Dominion War

Posted on June 20, 2010 by smellincoffee

Tales of the Dominion WarPublished in 2004, editor Keith DeCandido370 pages O’Brien: Engage, retreat, engage, retreat. I tell you, that’s becoming our favorite tune.  Bashir: Well, we’d better think of a new tune fast or the only song we’re going … Continue reading →

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Death in Winter

Posted on June 5, 2010 by smellincoffee

Death in Winter© 2007 Michael Jan Friedman368 pages I’ve been meaning to dive back into contemporary Trek lit for some time now, but have been somewhat daunted by a shift in the literature: instead of new releases being published as … Continue reading →

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The Ethics of Star Trek

Posted on March 16, 2010 by smellincoffee

The Ethics of Star Trek© 2000 Judith Barad with Ed Robertson368 pages Captain Picard: There is perhaps no greater challenge than the study of philosophy.Wesley Crusher: William James won’t be on my Starfleet exams.Picard: The important things will never be. … Continue reading →

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I Am Spock

Posted on February 18, 2010 by smellincoffee

I Am Spock© 1995 Leonard Nimoy356 pages Leonard Nimoy’s autobiographical I Am Spock has been one of my favorite books for years. I purchased it perhaps over a decade ago: it’s a very battered paperback now, well-thumbed. I revisted it … Continue reading →

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