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New Star Trek Book: “Star Trek: Discovering The TV Series”

Star Trek: Discovering The TV Series by Tom Salinsky has been added to the Star Trek Book Club!

How well do you know Star Trek? Lifelong science fiction fan, podcaster and author Tom Salinsky decided that the answer was “not well enough,” and so at the beginning of 2022, he embarked on a two-year mission to watch everything from the start of The Original Series to the end of Enterprise, at the rate of one episode per day. This book is the first part of that odyssey, covering the 79 television episodes which started it all, the animated series which briefly brought it back in the 1970s, the first six original movies and the full run of The Next Generation. Whether you’re a die-hard fan, a casual viewer, or just someone interested in the history of television, you’ll adore coming on this daily journey though the highs and lows of one of the most significant and much-loved media properties in the world.

The book is currently scheduled to be published on May 29, 2024

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Measles erupts in Florida school where 11% of kids are unvaccinated

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Churches and nonprofits ensnared in Georgia push to restrict bail funds

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Georgia GOP senators seek to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries, reduce sex education

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“Star Trek: Picard: Firewall” Review by Themindreels.com

Themindreels.com has added a new review for David Mack‘s “Star Trek: Picard: Firewall”:

Author David Mack delivers a fast-paced adventure that documents Seven of Nine’s life following Voyager’s return to Earth, and how she ended up working with the Fenris Rangers in Firewall, a Star Trek: Picard novel available on 27 February from Simon & Schuster Canada.

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“Star Trek #17” Review by Trekcentral.net

Trekcentral.net has added a new review for Collin Kelly‘s “Star Trek #17”:

Galactic war is imminent and seemingly inevitable. Romulan, Cardassian, and Federation forces are struggling for control in Star Trek #17, out today from IDW Publishing. Over the course of the Savage World of Glass and Bone arc, Captain Sisko and the USS Theseus have fallen out of favor with the warmongering Tzenkethi. Evidently, however, the worst is yet to come. The one and only course of action Starfleet is willing to authorize is far from a model solution.

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Out Today: “Star Trek #17”

Out today: “Star Trek #17“, by Collin Kelly.

Galactic war is imminent in the penultimate issue of arc three of the Eisner-nominated Star Trek series.With Federation, Romulan, and Cardassian forces all vying for leverage over the Tzenkethi war fleet, Captain Sisko is left with no choice but to request official assistance from Starfleet after he and his crew have fallen out of favor with the warmongering reptilian species. However, the proposed solution-and only option Starfleet is willing to approve-is questionable, with the potential of endangering not only the Theseus crew…but the galaxy at large.

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Space.com : “Star Trek’s Seven of Nine returns in new novel ‘Picard: Firewall’ (exclusive)”

Acclaimed author David Mack invites fans on a bold new mission into the final frontier.

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country” Review by Startrekadventure.blogspot.com

Startrekadventure.blogspot.com has added a new review for John Jackson Miller‘s “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country”:

Firstly, I have to say the the author does a good job of presenting the crew in a manner which was recognisable from how they appeared on the series. If I had to be picky about the characters then it was because they kept being referred to by multiple different names. For example, Number One is also called Una, Una Chin-Riley or just Chin-Riley throughout the novel which can slow you down as your mind catches up and remembers that is the same person. I appreciate, they are all acceptable names but I wish we could just stick with one.

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Walmart Takes on Roku With $2.3B Deal to Buy TV Maker Vizio

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“Star Trek: New Frontier: 6 Fire on High” Review by Deepspacespines.com

Deepspacespines.com has added a new review for Peter David‘s “Star Trek: New Frontier: 6 Fire on High”:

In today’s episode, Robin Lefler learns her mother is still alive, but first Soleta has to finish checking out the situation on Zondar, and meanwhile Selar is preggers, and she and Burgoyne agree the fun times should end there, so why does that leave Selar feeling so empty? But the warp core also has a bun in the oven, and also Shelby swears she’s not in love, Robin lands in the friend zone, Mark McHenry feels used, and—wait, what? I’m already out of room for the intro paragraph? All this and more in Fire on High, the book that doesn’t forget its Southern hospitality.

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Amazon, one of the world’s largest employers, has called the National Labor Relations Board ‘unconstitutional’

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Happy 2024 Birthday to Laurell K. Hamilton!

Happy birthday to Laurell K. Hamilton!

Laurell K. [Kaye] Hamilton, nee Klein, is a two-time New York Times Best Seller fantasy author. Her novels mix mystery, magic, horror, and romance. She lives in Missouri with her husband, daughter and two dogs. She is well known for her “Anita Blake” series of vampire romance novels.

She was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas, and attended Indiana Wesleyan University. She currently lives in Missouri. She has married twice, and has a daughter.

Check out the Laurell K. Hamilton author page to view more author updates and a full list of books!

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Level 251: Erik Desiderio (Last Epoch In Concert)

A little more than two years ago, Erik Desiderio was on Level to talk about music he’d written for Last Epoch, which was in early access at the time.

Erik is back to talk about all of the music he’s written for the game since we spoke in 2022. Also, Last Epoch is about to get its official release, and the Game Music Ensemble of UCLA is going to play Erik’s music from the game live, with Erik conducting.

This gave us many reasons to chat! That concert, by the way, will apparently be streamed? Unsure, check here and here! The concert is on Saturday, February 24th at 7 PM PST (UTC-8).

PLAYLIST
by Erik Desiderio for Last Epoch unless noted otherwise

00:00 Last Epoch Theme
09:03 Keeper’s Camp
14:28 The End of Ruin
17:48 The Surface
19:22 Burning Forest
28:36 What She Left to Remember
31:54 Shadow’s Whisper
46:32 Eterra
48:30 The End of Ruin
50:32 Fires Before Dawn
57:40 The End of Time
59:58 The End of Time
1:06:04 Above the Black
1:08:20 Bastion of the Sun
1:09:17 In Preparation
1:09:54 Other Sprouts by Sam Keenan

Level 251: Erik Desiderio (Last Epoch In Concert) originally appeared on Level With Emily Reese on February 16, 2024.

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“Star Trek HC Volume Two: The Red Path” Review by Positivelytrek.com

Positivelytrek.com has added a new review for Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing‘s “Star Trek HC Volume Two: The Red Path”:

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss the second hardcover omnibus collection of the Star Trek flagship comic from IDW: The Red Path. We talk about all four issues of this arc, plus the 2023 annual Star Trek issue that’s included in this collection.

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“Star Trek: The Unsettling Stars” Review by Treklit.com

Treklit.com has added a new review for Alan Dean Foster‘s “Star Trek: The Unsettling Stars”:

This novel was a long time coming. Originally written around the time of the first “Kelvin Timeline” film, Star Trek (2009), the publication of this and three other novels were delayed indefinitely. The reason for the delay? According to the powers that be, there was concern that events depicted in the novels might contradict future plans for films set in the Kelvin Timeline. Then, a decade later, two of the shelved novels were resurrected, and apparently the prior concerns were no longer an issue. This one, by Alan Dean Foster, was originally titled Refugees. The novel was given a name change, and according to the author, a small part of the ending was revised, but other than that, The Unsettling Stars is relatively unchanged from the original draft that was turned in a decade earlier.

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Another TNG hit with #45 Diane Duane’s “Intellivore”

“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War TPB” Review by Scifibulletin.com

Scifibulletin.com has added a new review for Angel Hernandez and Mike Chen‘s “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War TPB”:

Billed as a ‘lost episode’ of sorts this is another really strong entry in the current line of Trek comics. Antos and Real are fantastic editors and each one of these mini-series has felt exactly like the show whose world it’s set in. In this case, Chen’s script gives the surprisingly large DS9 cast a lot to do and cleverly balances whimsy with the horrors of the Dominion War.

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“Star Trek: Defiant #11” Review by Dailystartreknews.com

Dailystartreknews.com has added a new review for Christopher Cantwell‘s “Star Trek: Defiant #11”:

The book revisits familiar planets from The Original Series at the beginning, exploring the aftermath of McCoy’s Prime Directive breach in “A Piece of the Action.” The societal consequences of leaving behind technology offer a compelling narrative backdrop. Nymira’s engagement with gangsters on the planet adds depth to her character, showcasing her adaptability in morally ambiguous environments.

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“Star Trek: The Lost Era: Catalyst of Sorrows” Review by Atboundarysedge.com

Atboundarysedge.com has added a new review for Margaret Wander Bonanno‘s “Star Trek: The Lost Era: Catalyst of Sorrows”:

The Star trek literary canon is chock-full of crossovers. Without the need to manage actor’s fees, budgets, and timelines, pretty much any crew can meet any other. The obvious examples are series such as Destiny or Typhon Pact, which regularly saw crossovers between The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager. On a smaller scale there is Greg Cox’s No Time Like the Past, which sees Seven of Nine thrown through time to the era of Kirk and co. These crossovers can be fun and entertaining, but oftentimes they don’t make a whole lot of sense. This, however, is not the case with Catalyst of Sorrows, which boasts perhaps the finest one-off multi-series crossover I’ve seen to date.

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Gary Russell on Dailystartreknews.com discussing “STAR TREK Short Stories”

Writer Gary Russell is best known for his Doctor Who tie-in stories, like “Invasion of the Cat-People” and his novelization of “The Death of the Doctor.” He has recently written a pair of Star Trek stories for Star Trek Explorer magazine and they are about to be reprinted in Titan’s anthology “The Mission” and Other Stories.

Check out the Gary Russell author page to view other sightings and a full list of books!

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Star Trek Books Coming In The Next 30 Days, as of February 14, 2024

Fiction

Star Trek: Picard: Firewall
By: David Mack
February 27, 2024

Two years after the USS Voyager’s return from the Delta Quadrant, Seven of Nine finds herself rejected for a position in Starfleet…and instead finds a new home with the interstellar rogue law enforcement corps known as the Fenris Rangers. The Rangers seem like an ideal fit for Seven—but to embrace this new destiny, she must […]

Star Trek Adventures: The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign

March 1, 2024

The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign expands upon the core Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game experience by providing a campaign that parallels the Klingon War story arc depicted in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. This tactical campaign enables you and your group to explore what was happening elsewhere in the Federation during this perilous time. With a plethora […]

Non-Fiction

Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series
By: Joe Fordham
February 27, 2024

An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: Picard, a three-season spin-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and a must-have for all Star Trek fans. Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The book explores each of the three separate season-long narratives, […]

Star Trek Adventures: The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign

March 1, 2024

The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign expands upon the core Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game experience by providing a campaign that parallels the Klingon War story arc depicted in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. This tactical campaign enables you and your group to explore what was happening elsewhere in the Federation during this perilous time. With a plethora […]

Magazines

Non Sport Update Volume 53 #2

March 27, 2024

Every issue of Non-Sport Update magazine brings trading card collectors news on the latest in non-sport and entertainment cards (Star Wars, Marvel, Star Trek etc.). Feature stories are devoted to new releases and the classic trading cards of the 50s and 60s. Non-Sport Update’s big 32-page price guide provides current values for thousands of the […]

Comics

Star Trek #17
By: Collin Kelly
February 21, 2024

Galactic war is imminent in the penultimate issue of arc three of the Eisner-nominated Star Trek series.With Federation, Romulan, and Cardassian forces all vying for leverage over the Tzenkethi war fleet, Captain Sisko is left with no choice but to request official assistance from Starfleet after he and his crew have fallen out of favor […]

Star Trek: Defiant #12
By: Christopher Cantwell
February 28, 2024

Original Star Trek: Defiant writer-artist duo Christopher Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta delve into the sci-fi horror genre in arc three of the fan-favorite series!Eager to move past the unofficial bounty-hunting mission assigned to them by Starfleet, disgraced former ambassador and Starfleet legend, Worf, and his rogue crew make way for Starbase 99, a run-down remnant […]

Star Trek: Picard’s Academy #6
By: Sam Maggs
February 28, 2024

It’s do-or-die for Picard and cadets in the finale of Picard’s Academy!Romulans storm the ship while Starfleet remains out of reach and potentially unaware of the threat headed their way, but the cadets have finally come to an agreement, electing Jean-Luc to the captain’s chair. They’re finally willing to follow Picard’s lead, and Picard is […]

Star Trek: Day of Blood
By: Christopher Cantwell
March 13, 2024

Blood will flow in this first-ever Federation crossover event which pulls from the ongoing Star Trek space saga and the Defiant spin off graphic novel series! As emperor of the Klingon Empire, Kahless II has consolidated power, raided ancient tombs and secret bunkers, taken the power of gods for himself, stolen the Bajoran Orb of […]

Star Trek: Sons of Star Trek #1
By: Morgan Hampton
March 13, 2024

From the pen of acclaimed Cyborg writer Morgan Hampton comes a new four-part miniseries spinning out of IDW’s Eisner-nominated Star Trek series and fan favorite Star Trek: Defiant series! In the aftermath of Kahless’ harrowing Day of Blood, Jake Sisko struggles to find his place in the universe now that his family has been reunited […]

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Happy 2024 Birthday to Paula M. Block!

Happy birthday to Paula M. Block!

Paula M. Block oversees licensed Star Trek publishing for Paramount Pictures and, as of 2006, CBS. She has worked closely with the editors at Pocket Books since 1989, and is perhaps best known to fans for her role in co-editing Pocket’s Strange New Worlds series – a collection of fan-submitted short stories.

Check out the Paula M. Block author page to view more author updates and a full list of books!

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Happy 2024 Birthday to John Vornholt!

Happy birthday to John Vornholt!

John Vornholt is the acclaimed author of numerous Star Trek novels, including Gemworld Books One and Two, Sanctuary, Mind Meld, Masks, Contamination, Antimatter, Rogue Saucer, and The Dominion War Books One and Three. He lives in Arizona with his wife and two sons.

Check out the John Vornholt author page to view more author updates and a full list of books!

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Happy 2024 Birthday to Andrew J. Robinson!

Happy birthday to Andrew J. Robinson!

Andrew J. Robinson is an actor, author, and former director of the Master of Fine Arts acting program at the University of Southern California. He’s most notably known for his role as the Scorpio Killer in the feature film Dirty Harry and as Elim Garak in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Check out the Andrew J. Robinson author page to view more author updates and a full list of books!

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Out Today: “Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories”

Out today: “Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories“, by Chris Dows and Gary Russell and Greg Cox and James Swallow and John Peel and michael caroll and Una McCormack.

A THRILLING ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES FROM STAR TREK EXPLORER MAGAZINE, COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Featuring tales by Una McCormack, Gary Russell, Michael Carroll, John Peel, Chris Dows, Chris Cooper, and Greg Cox.

This incredible collection features illustrated stories starring iconic characters such as Will Riker, Benjamin Sisko, Jonathan Archer, and Kate Pulaski, plus fan-favourite alien enemies including the Borg.

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Out Today: “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War TPB”

Out today: “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Dog of War TPB“, by Angel Hernandez and Mike Chen.

Don’t miss out on this exclusive “lost episode” celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fan-favorite show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine!

An extremely rare purebred corgi from Earth makes its way aboard Deep Space 9 when Quark cuts a deal to procure it for a high buyer. After all, a Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all! But Latinum the corgi comes with unexpected cargo that shakes Captain Benjamin Sisko to the core: a Borg component discovered by a crew sent to uncover Cardassian technology after the station’s reoccupation.

Brought to you by acclaimed author Mike Chen (Star Wars: Brotherhood, Here and Now and Then) and Star Trek comics artist extraordinaire Angel Hernandez (Star Trek: Picard-Stargazer, Star Trek: Discovery-Adventures in the 32nd Century)! Collects the entire mini-series.

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New Star Trek Book: “Star Trek Adventures: The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign”

Star Trek Adventures: The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign by has been added to the Star Trek Book Club!

The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign expands upon the core Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game experience by providing a campaign that parallels the Klingon War story arc depicted in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. This tactical campaign enables you and your group to explore what was happening elsewhere in the Federation during this perilous time. With a plethora of additional rules variations to embrace the emotional toil of being thrust into a war, this campaign gives you the tools to build exciting narratives during the war.

Additionally, this book includes rules for an all new, procedurally generated campaign overlay that gives players the opportunity to take on the roles of admirals assigning assets to deal with Klingon threats across the Galaxy.

How will war take its toll on you and your allies?

The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign is a 232-page, full-color hardback book, and contains:

• An extensive discussion of the state of the Galaxy before and during the Federation-Klingon War in 2256 and 2257.
• An in-depth look at 12 wartime roles along with how typical Starfleet roles change during wartime.
• A new system that applies scars to characters, representing the toll war has had on them.
• Fifteen new talents focusing on both the tactical and diplomatic theaters of war.
• More than 25 named starships, Federation and Klingon, that were a part of the war effort.
• Six new playable species, including Aenar, Arcadian, Ariolo, Betelgeusian, Coridanite, and Megarite.
• Over 20 war-focused mission briefs including tactical, routine, exploration, and unknown mission options.
• A wealth of advice on gamemastering wartime campaigns and ensuring all players feel safe while playing in war campaigns.
• An optional campaign overlay that puts the players in the role of admirals while making decisions about the war effort.
• Optional rulesets that enhance the tactical side of roleplaying.

This book requires a Star Trek Adventures core rulebook to use. You will receive the accompanying PDF immediately upon purchase.

The book is currently scheduled to be published on March 1, 2024

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“Star Trek: Legacies: Book 1: Captain To Captain” Review by Treknews.net

Treknews.net has added a new review for Greg Cox‘s “Star Trek: Legacies: Book 1: Captain To Captain”:

There are near-countless Star Trek novels out there. Unlike the production of movies, episodes, or video games over the franchise’s lifetime, there have pretty much always been new novels readers can look forward to. These novels, never canon but always a celebration of well-loved characters, ideas, and places, have been integral to building Star Trek’s legacy. Let’s pull one such celebration out of the pile and retro-review Star Trek: Legacies: Captain to Captain, the first book in a trilogy designed to celebrate the franchise’s 50th anniversary.

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“Star Trek: The Lost Era: Well Of Souls” Review by Atboundarysedge.com

Atboundarysedge.com has added a new review for Ilsa J. Bick‘s “Star Trek: The Lost Era: Well Of Souls”:

I love the concept of the Lost Era. A set of standalone novels that fill the gap between the end of the Original Series and the start of the Next Generation. There’s plenty of space here for good storytelling. All those future historical events that were only ever referenced offhand. The origins of all those much-loved characters. The fates of those who went missing along the way. Telling the story of the Enterprise-C is a great idea, as all we know if it we glean from a single episode. This book really had everything going for it. Unfortunately, it didn’t go anywhere with those opportunities.

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“Star Trek: Voyager: 16 Seven Of Nine” Review by Treklit.com

Treklit.com has added a new review for Christie Golden‘s “Star Trek: Voyager: 16 Seven Of Nine”:

Going into this novel, I had a few expectations.

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“Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories” Review by Dailystartreknews.com

Dailystartreknews.com has added a new review for Chris Dows and Gary Russell and Greg Cox and James Swallow and John Peel and michael caroll and Una McCormack‘s “Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories”:

I was lucky enough to receive and read through this great book which has a whopping FOURTEEN stories in it with everything from a story about Captain Archer’s dog Porthos, the return of noir detective Dixon Hill, a strange tale of the crew of the Enterprise-D forgetting their first officer, William Riker, a dramatic prelude to the classic episode “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” and even a story about young Max Thomssen and his even younger sister Tori aboard the USS Lalo in an awesome story with them navigating the ship during a tussle with the Borg. This incredible collection features illustrated stories starring iconic characters such as Benjamin Sisko and Kate Pulaski, plus fan-favorite alien enemies.

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“Star Trek: The Lost Era: The Art Of The Impossible” Review by Trek.fm

Trek.fm has added a new review for Keith R.A. DeCandido‘s “Star Trek: The Lost Era: The Art Of The Impossible”:

In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt welcome a new host to the show in Jonathan Koan to help us talk about the next book in The Lost Era, The Art of the Impossible. We discuss the Cardassian and Klingon conflict, the juxtaposition, Curzon, many characters, other things, our ratings and final thoughts.

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“Star Trek: Defiant HC #1” Review by Positivelytrek.com

Positivelytrek.com has added a new review for Christopher Cantwell‘s “Star Trek: Defiant HC #1”:

In this episode of the Positively Trek Book Club, hosts Dan and Brandi discuss Star Trek: Defiant – Volume 1, an omnibus collection of the first 5 issues of the Star Trek: Defiant comic series. We talk about the storytelling, the artwork, the characters, and how much we LOVE this series!

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“Star Trek: Lost Scenes” Review by Redshirtsalwaysdie.com

Redshirtsalwaysdie.com has added a new review for Curt McAloney and David Tilotta‘s “Star Trek: Lost Scenes”:

With Star Trek: The Original Series first airing in 1966, it’s easy to think we’ve learned everything we can about the series. After all, there were only seventy-nine episodes, and most of us have watched them multiple times. We even have our favorites we return to time and again, but some of those favorites have deleted scenes we don’t know about. There are images we haven’t seen, and we have no idea how an effect was performed in that decade even though we’d like to. Now you can with Star Trek Lost Scenes by David Tilotta and Curt McAloney.

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Happy 2024 Birthday to Andre Bormanis!

Happy birthday to Andre Bormanis!

André Bormanis was the science consultant on the seventh season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and for all of both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. He served as story editor on the first season, as executive story editor on the third season, and as co-producer on the fourth season of Star Trek: Enterprise. In addition he wrote and co-wrote several episodes of Voyager and Enterprise and served as technical adviser on Star Trek: Insurrection.

He has written the book Star Trek Science Logs, served as technical adviser for the reference book Star Trek: Star Charts in 2002, and was interviewed for several DVD special features and Trek magazines. Bormanis was also among the Enterprise staff and crewmembers who appeared in the final episode “These Are the Voyages…”, where he portrayed a civilian ceremony attendee. He hosted the television documentary The Science of Star Trek in 1995 with Bill Kurtis and was interviewed for the 2005 documentary How William Shatner Changed the World, hosted and narrated by William Shatner. He also contributed to the reference book New Worlds, New Civilizations and wrote the planetarium show for the Griffith Observatory. His name was referenced on screen two times; A. Bormanis in Enterprise and André Bormanis (Starfleet) in Star Trek: Voyager.

Check out the Andre Bormanis author page to view more author updates and a full list of books!

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“Star Trek: Picard’s Academy #5” Review by Trekcentral.net

Trekcentral.net has added a new review for Sam Maggs‘s “Star Trek: Picard’s Academy #5”:

It’s all hands on deck for the latest issue! Star Trek: Picard’s Academy #5 is out today from IDW Publishing. The Evasive Manoeuvres exam has gone horribly wrong. The ship, manned only by a bunch of cadets, has been boarded by Romulans. It’s down to Picard to take charge and lead the group to safety, but is he up to the challenge?

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“Star Trek: The Next Generation: 5 Strike Zone” Review by Themindreels.com

Themindreels.com has added a new review for Peter David‘s “Star Trek: The Next Generation: 5 Strike Zone”:

Peter David delivered his first Star Trek novel with Stroke Zone. Originally planned to be a novel in The Original Series catalogue, it was changed and updated to take place near the beginning of season two of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Beverly Crusher is at Starfleet Medical, Dr. Pulaski has taken over as the Chief Medical Officer aboard the Enterprise, Worf is the head of security, Wesley Crusher is alone on the Enterprise, and Riker has a brand new beard.

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“Star Trek: Stargazer: Book 1: Gauntlet” Review by Atboundarysedge.com

Atboundarysedge.com has added a new review for Michael Jan Friedman‘s “Star Trek: Stargazer: Book 1: Gauntlet”:

One of the curiosities of Star Trek is that it asserts Jean-Luc Picard to be fifty-nine years of age when he is promoted to captain of the Enterprise-D. Significantly older than Patrick Stewart was at the time of filming, though the inimitable actor certainly carried off the role well. What this meant for the literary canon is that there was a significant amount of backstory to develop. A large portion of that life was chronicled in Christopher L. Bennett’s The Buried Age, a book which built heavily on the work established by Michael Jan Friedman in his six-volume Stargazer series. It is the first Stargazer novel, Gauntlet, that brings us here today.

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“Making It So: A Memoir” Review by Shastrix.com

Shastrix.com has added a new review for Patrick Stewart‘s “Making It So: A Memoir”:

Celebrity memoirs are not my usual choice of reading material, but when it’s Patrick Stewart there is an obvious exception.

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“Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories” Review by Redshirtsalwaysdie.com

Redshirtsalwaysdie.com has added a new review for Chris Dows and Gary Russell and Greg Cox and James Swallow and John Peel and michael caroll and Una McCormack‘s “Star Trek Explorer Presents: “The Mission” and Other Stories”:

Every quarter, subscribers to Star Trek Explorer Magazine get access to a digital supplement that includes additional fiction stories set in various parts of the Star Trek universe. They’re always written by extremely talented science fiction writers and, though aren’t considered canon, certainly add to the experience of being a Star Trek fan.

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Female suspect fatally shot after shooting at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church

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“Star Trek: The Next Generation: Shadows Have Offended” Review by Shastrix.com

Shastrix.com has added a new review for Cassandra Rose Clarke‘s “Star Trek: The Next Generation: Shadows Have Offended”:

An intriguing return to Next Generation novels set during, rather than long after, the TV series, sees us join the crew for two parallel stories – while Picard, Troi, and Worf investigate a crime, Riker, Data, and Crusher explore a new planet. As is traditional, La Forge doesn’t get to do much.

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New Star Trek Book: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum”

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Asylum by Una McCormack has been added to the Star Trek Book Club! There’s no official cover yet, so keep an eye on the book page for updates!

No Details yet either! But we do have an ISBN of 978-1668051368 and we know it should be about 320 pages, all for just $28.99 for the hardcover and $14.99 for the E-book.

The book is currently scheduled to be published on September 24, 2024.  Preorder it on Amazon now!

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