Nuclear war happened in the Star Trek universe. “Encounter at Farpoint” talks about the Post-Atomic Horror. Star Trek: First Contact tells us 600 million dead. But where? Asia and the Pacific Rim? Gone, reduced to radioactive slag. That makes sense, given what Q showed us of the court from the Post-Atomic Horror, and the factContinue reading “On Nuclear War in the Star Trek Universe”
On Quintin Stone
Here’s what I think would be an interesting way to play with Quintin Stone in Star Trek: New Frontier. A Rock and a Hard Place makes the point that Stone used to be a quiet, by-the-book officer, until the Prime Directive situation on Ianni that drove him over the edge and made him the rough-and-tumbleContinue reading “On Quintin Stone”
On Borg History
I’ve been puzzled about the timeline for Annika Hansen’s meeting with the Borg. In tonite’s episode of Voyager, Janeway says to Seven that the Borg took away 20 years of her life and it was punishment enough. How is this possible if it was Q who brought the Enterprise and Picard to first contact withContinue reading “On Borg History”
More on Sulu novels
From John Ordover: Yes, we could use Spock as a prop for Sulu, just as we used Picard and Spock in the first New Frontier book – but why should we?:) For the exact same reason as the NextGen angle was played in New Frontier: to draw in readers. For the same reason Picard featuresContinue reading “More on Sulu novels”
On Alien3
I watched Alien3 last night. I hadn’t seen it in about two years, and I’d recently picked up Se7en on DVD and thought I’d watch another David Fincher film. Random thoughts…. Paul McGann is completely unrecognizable, and for the role he has I can’t figure how he ended up being fourth billed. He has allContinue reading “On Alien3”
Tania Tobias, Anyone?
While reading a book the other day, suddenly I wondered, whatever became of Tania Tobias? And might we see her appear in a future Star Trek: New Frontier novel, possibly as part of Shelby’s crew on the Trident, possibly as Shelby’s first officer? Or is Ms. Tobias no longer in Starfleet, or did she perishContinue reading “Tania Tobias, Anyone?”
The Psi Phi Project: Re(7870): SCE Interphase, Part II Cover
Am I the only one to think that Captain Gold bears a resemblence to Colonel Potter from M*A*S*H?
Peter David's Writing Style
O. Deus wrote: [Peter] David doesn’t do nice stories. He’s the one writer assigned to doing R-Rated ST stories which is pretty much his function. If he didn’t keep shoving in the violence and sex and betrayals, readers might begin to notice that he’s no better a writer than any of the other franchise’s pensContinue reading “Peter David's Writing Style”
The Psi Phi Project: Re(7545): Questions about next movie novelization
I imagine Simon didn’t notice that the defense of Diane Carey came from “fed up in Seattle,” and we know that Dave Galanter lives near Ms. Carey in Michigan. (Of course, now I’m trying to think of who here lives in Seattle; must be a newbie or a lurker.) That said, I stand behind everythingContinue reading “The Psi Phi Project: Re(7545): Questions about next movie novelization”
The Psi Phi Project: Re(7521): Questions about next movie novelization
Truth to tell, Yavar, I consider the Generations novelization to be a mixed case. Parts of the book were well-developed; remember that the first third of the book is set in the 23rd century. We get the final day of Kirk’s command of the Enterprise, his final moments as the ship’s master and commander (andContinue reading “The Psi Phi Project: Re(7521): Questions about next movie novelization”