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Chittavrtti
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Chittavrtti
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Nice combination of characters. Chekhov on his first bridge duties, Uhura playing a key role on an away mission, Sulu as an “active” character, etc.

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swynn
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Mehso-so

(2013) One of my April #ReadYourKindle reads. The Enterprise is on a diplomatic mission when it receives a distress signal. When they respond, Kirk and crew discover a bunch of starships suspended in "folded space" -- and of course they must investigate, immediately and personally and with risk-maximizing strategies. Because TOS, I guess. It's fine, but also nothing special.

RamsFan1963 I like the cover 1w
swynn It's striking, isn't it? I can't find a credit in the book, but ISFDB credits Doug Drexler (who has a long history with Star Trek in various roles from makeup artist to CGI designer) along with Ali Ries. Decker and Ries have collaborated on covers for nine ST novels. This was their first (according to ISFDB) 1w
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Chittavrtti
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Balibee146
Making It So: A Memoir | Patrick Stewart
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BAIL.... Only managed 55 tedious self congratulatory pages. This gave me the ick before I even got to the icky parts of his story. Will stick to enjoying his acting only.

Switching to a #kindle read for evening and getting my inner trekkie on

RamsFan1963 Great book, but Stewart does come off as a cad for his infidelities 1mo
Balibee146 @RamsFan1963 thanks yeah I had an inkling this was part of the story 1mo
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Pedrocamacho
Making It So: A Memoir | Patrick Stewart
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Pickpick

This made for delightful listening while walking my dog over the last 8-9 days. Enjoyed learning about Stewart‘s young life and career. Overall, it was a fun listen 🙂

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ImperfectCJ
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It took me a couple of chapters to get into this one. I watched Star Trek when I was younger, and I've read a decent amount of sci-fi (Heinlein, Asimov, Bradbury, Tchaikovsky, PK Dick, Adams, Eggers, Chiang---TheStorygraph says I've read 101 sci-fi books), but I'm not really a sci-fi fan, per se. I do not cosplay, for example. However, I'm glad I persevered because this novel is funny, smart, and emotionally truthful.

AmyG I loved Starter Villain so much. Stacked as I need to read more of his books. 2mo
ImperfectCJ @AmyG It seems to me that Starter Villain would have been good to have on hand for my current situation (done with Redshirts but still covered in cats). 2mo
rretzler I‘m a huge sci-fi fan (don‘t cosplay either, I feel like that‘s an entirely different thing) and Scalzi is one of my favorite authors. I bought Red Shirts many years ago for my husband, who likes sci-fi, but he never read it. Finally, I did and I was hooked. I‘ve read all of Scalzi‘s books now. And if you like audiobooks, the combination of a Scalzi book with Wil Wheaton narrating is hard to beat. I recommend Starter Villain and Lock In! 2mo
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ImperfectCJ @rretzler It's interesting that you see cosplay as totally different from being a sci-fi fan. I feel like everyone I know who's into sci-fi is into cosplay, too. I thought maybe it's bc I live in San Diego where we have the big Comic-Con, but even friends in New England and Utah are into both. The only exception I know of is my dad...and now you! :-) Maybe the sci-fi fans not into cosplay are just not as visible because they're not in costume. 2mo
rretzler @imperfectCJ I distinguish sci-fi fandom from sci-fi literature. I think of cosplay as being part of the fandom, which I would say is Star Trek, Star Wars, Dr Who, the MCU, etc (all of which I am a fan of, as well). I don't think of books related to fandoms as being part of sci-fi literature, which I equate with books like 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451; or authors like Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein; or the Hugo and Nebula awards. 2mo
rretzler @imperfectCJ I am older though, and did some cosplay at sci-fi cons back in the day, too. And there are some books that I think cross-over, like Timothy Zahn's Thrawn trilogies, but basically, I just think of the fandoms/cons, etc as being separate from the great sci-fi novels, even though I am a fan of both. 2mo
ImperfectCJ @rretzler That makes total sense. Now that I think of it, I know a lot of sci-fi TV and movie fans who are not familiar with Heinlein, Asimov, Huxley, etc. I hadn't thought about being a fan of one but not the other, but it makes sense. And since I actually like both, I wonder if I might be a sci-fi fan after all. Anne Morrow Lindbergh wrote that midlife can be a time of self-discovery much like adolescence...maybe this is one of my discoveries 🙂 2mo
CatLass007 Being covered in cats sounds like a great time. I was raised on Star Trek and science fiction. I never went to a con or did cos-play. 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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ImperfectCJ
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Camille and Silo say that my top priority this afternoon is sitting still and finishing my book. If I don't fall asleep under the warmth and purring of two cats.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww 😽🫶🏻 2mo
Ruthiella They‘re making a cat Yin Yang symbol ☯️ 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 2mo
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ImperfectCJ
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I finally got into the tagged book and all I want to do is read it, but instead I have to read and give feedback on informational articles written by 5th graders. I mean, they're awesome 5th graders, but it's not really the same. Photo of yesterday's sunset and waxing moon to illustrate my wistfulness.

kspenmoll The life of a teacher!😉😟 2mo
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Chittavrtti
Shell Game | Melissa Crandall
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