Tag Archives: Star Trek

Force and Motion

Posted on August 8, 2018 by smellincoffee

 ST DS9: Force and Motion© 2016 Jeffrey Lang352 pages All Miles O’Brien wanted to do was visit a research lab and catch up with an old friend, along with his engineering chum Nog.  He didn’t expect to be thrown into … Continue reading →

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Brinkmanship

Posted on June 16, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Typhon Pact: Brinksmanship © 2012 Una McCormack 352 pages Who’s up for the Cuban Missile Crisis….in spaaaaaaace? When an otherwise friendly nation on the borders of the Federation and two of its allies signs a treaty with a … Continue reading →

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Rise Like Lions

Posted on May 3, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Mirror Universe: Rise Like Lions© 2011 David Mack352 pages “That’s what passes for good news, now? We have a good chance of not dying if we crawl into a hole and keep our heads down? I’d hoped we’d … Continue reading →

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Shards and Shadows

Posted on May 2, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Mirror Universe: Shards and Shadows448 pages© 2009 various authors, ed. Margaret Clark and Marco Palmieri The mirror universe of Trek is chiefly known for its inhabitants’ general awfulness and triumphant moral chaos. In The Sorrows of Empire, however, … Continue reading →

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Obsidian Alliances

Posted on May 1, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Mirror Universe: Obsidian Alliances© 2007 Keith DeCandido, Peter David, and “Sarah Shaw”448 pages Noticeably absent from Glass Empires were any characters or stories from Deep Space Nine,  the series which revived and expanded the premise of the Mirror … Continue reading →

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Glass Empires

Posted on April 30, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Mirror Universe:  Glass Empires© 2007 Greg Cox, Kevin Dilmore, David Mack, Dayton Ward, and Mike Sussman458 pages The original series episode “Mirror, Mirror” visited an alternate universe where familiar characters and institutions existed, but as vulgar perversions of … Continue reading →

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Declassified

Posted on March 13, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek Vanguard: Declassified© 2011 Kevin Dilmore, David Mack,  Marco Palmieri, and Dayton Ward404 pages At the edge of Federation space, at its shared border with the Klingons and the Tholian Assembly, lies trouble.  The area known as the Taurus … Continue reading →

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Peaceable Kingdoms

Posted on January 8, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek, The Fall: Peaceable Kingdoms384 pages© 2013 Dayton Ward Nearly two months have passed since the most popular and widely respected president in Federation history was publicly assassinated, but in that time her temporary replacement has not been standing … Continue reading →

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The Poisoned Chalice

Posted on January 5, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek the Fall: The Poisoned Chalice© 2013 James Swallow395 pages Without warning or reason, the starship Titan – specialized for deep space exploration – has been recalled and ordered to patrol…Earth. Captain Riker has been promoted to admiral and … Continue reading →

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A Ceremony of Losses

Posted on January 2, 2018 by smellincoffee

Star Trek the Fall: A Ceremony of Losses© 2013 David Mack353 pages “I’m a ship captain, doctor. Risk is my business.” “…you’re an un-armed, one-man freighter.” “Okay, delivering cargo is my business. But I’m trying to diversify.” Now this is a … Continue reading →

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