A little pre-panel con read. #startrek #friday #connecticon
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A little pre-panel con read. #startrek #friday #connecticon
(1976) The second volume of original Star Trek tie-in fiction (after James Blish's “Spock Must Die!“), this is a collection of short stories that had been written by and circulating among fans since the original series' cancellation: so, fanfic basically. As fanfic it's not bad: the characters are respected, and there's a dose of inside humor But the crew takes so much shore leave you wonder when they work, and Kirk/Spock ... well, you know ...
I‘m going to have to make that home library list of Star Trek books. This is the third I‘ve restarted before realizing I‘ve read it before 😁
My favorite Peter David novel. May his memory be a blessing.
pickGreat Star Trek read about how they made the aliens and artifacts for the shows! The last part tells you how to make your own aliens and artifacts!
pan(1982) Kirk and Spock trade places as captain and first officer under a nonsensical premise. Spock turns into a tyrant, Kirk into a toddler learning the boundaries of “no.“ Turns out their adversary is provoking aggression for scientific reasons, but that leads nowhere interesting. I'd been warned by @RamsFan1963 that this was a bad one. I don't think I disliked it as much as he did but I do think the best part was the first blank page at the end
Seeing that this is the only work of fiction I read in April, I guess it gets this month‘s win by default.
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so-so(1981) The Enterprise crew is charged with transporting the king and princess of a planet with rare mineral reserves. The king dies, Kirk goes spy-hunting, and Spock and McCoy take the princess to retrieve a crown that will prove her legitimacy as the king's successor. Mixed feelings: there's a lot going on here, too much for its length really. But McCoy gets a spotlight that is not wasted, and the Spock/Bones dynamic feels about right.
