Jens Deffner of Unreality SF approached me recently to participate in a round-table discussion/interview about the new Star Trek film and Pocket Books’ reaction to the film, both this year and into next year when they have a series of four sequels to the film on the schedule. Entitled Trek XI: Did the books missContinue reading “On a New Trek Literature Discussion”
Category Archives: Star Trek
On My Next Publication
Star Trek Magazine editor Paul Simpson announced this today on TrekBBS: Coming soon to a newsstand near you – Star Trek Magazine 20, which includes a wonderful extract from Una McCormack’s great new DS9 novel The Never-Ending Sacrifice. Also this month, courtesy of Allyn Gibson, a complete history of the Borg, including their appearances inContinue reading “On My Next Publication”
On Recommending Star Trek Fiction
Unless you’ve been living under a rock — or living in abject denial — you probably know that there’s a new Star Trek movie opening nationwide tomorrow. Kirk, Spock, McCoy, the 23rd-century, boldly going, all that jazz. Don’t ruin it for me. I won’t see it until maybe Sunday. 🙂 I got to thinking. Let’sContinue reading “On Recommending Star Trek Fiction”
On Joan Winston
Joanie Winston passed away earlier this week. It seems strange to me that I’m referring to her as “Joanie,” but that was how she introduced herself to me at Shore Leave a few years ago, and even though she was a decade shy of my grandmother’s age, she’ll always be, in my mind, Joanie. JoanContinue reading “On Joan Winston”
On Christopher Lee
I have decided. J.J. Abrams needs to find a way to fit Christopher Lee into the next Star Trek film. The reasons should be obvious. Christopher Lee has been Dracula. Christopher Lee has been Sherlock Holmes. Christopher Lee has been the Frankenstein Monster. Christopher Lee has been in Star Wars. Christopher Lee has been inContinue reading “On Christopher Lee”
On An Upcoming Appearance
To quote Professor Farnsworth, “Good news, everyone!” I’ll be attending the Farpoint Convention in Hunt Valley, Maryland, from Febraury 15th through 17th. Can you believe that? That’s like ten weeks away. Tempus fugit, people, tempus fugit. Expect panels and a couple of turns at the autograph table. And the hotel bar. 🙂
On Talking Star Trek: Voyager
Yesterday at work I found myself talking Star Trek: Voyager with one of the other writers in the department. No reason why — it’s just where the conversation went. Oh, wait. I remember now. It was the “T’Pau/T’Pol” problem — why was the planned use of T’Pau changed to a new character named T’Pol? NothingContinue reading “On Talking Star Trek: Voyager”
On The Weird Things From My Keyboard
Sometimes I shock even myself. Yes, I did, in fact, in all seriousness, suggest a “Star Trek Meets The Vampire Lestat” crossover. But what would the reaction be? Well, I think I have it pegged right when I wrote: Though if there’s a homoerotic undertone to the meeting of Lestat and Picard, I think fandomContinue reading “On The Weird Things From My Keyboard”
On Looking Back Ten Years
I realized, while shaving yesterday, that it was ten years ago, this very week, that I discovered online Star Trek fandom. And it was a very narrow part of fandom that I found. It was Star Trek novels fandom. On the old Pocket Books Bulletin Board. A bunch of people I “met” ten years agoContinue reading “On Looking Back Ten Years”
On Which Star Trek Is Best
Because I’ve seen this elsewhere, and because I’m such a follower… Which Star Trek series is best for me? You scored as Original, The original Star Trek would be best for you Original 85% Deep Space Nine 70% The Next Generation 70% Movies 70% Voyager 45% Enterprise 30% Which Star Trek Series is best forContinue reading “On Which Star Trek Is Best”