Books
The 602 Club S12: Catwoman as a Bounty Hunter
Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon. We discuss the feel of the book, the story, a question, more of the story, if Kylo Ren makes a cameo, more about the characters and our ratings.
Literary Treks 130: Mestiko’s Tomorrowland
Mere Anarchy: The Blood-Dimmed Tide. We discuss Mestiko becoming a focal point, the oversight issue, bureaucracy, setting up the milieu of The Undiscovered Country, the Klingon Empire as a metaphor, Kirk’s prejudice, frustration acting out and our ratings.
Literary Treks 129: SPECTRE Octopus
Seekers 4: All That’s Left. Ward and Dillmore. We discuss continuing Seekers, a new spin on an old idea, character work, the title, technology, progress and information, artwork, the future of Seekers and what’s next for these gentlemen.
The 602 Club 56: Jedi Purgatory
Star Wars: Heir to the Empire. We discuss being back at the beginning, continuing the Original Trilogy, plot points, the Jedi path, new characters, things that worked and didn’t, wrapping up with our ratings.
Literary Treks 127: Cardassian Out of the Bag
Fearful Symmetry. We discuss a couple quick notes, the gimmick, the “present day” story, the backstory, fanning the flames of fanaticism, the Sisko, our ratings and how the new series might affect the books.
Literary Treks 126: From a Certain Point of View
Mere Anarchy: The Darkness Drops Again. We discuss the interesting era and character growth, self-determination, the world not revolving around our world, honesty and government, the media and the truth, wrapping up with our ratings.
The 602 Club S10: So Many Things
Scott Gilbert. We discuss how he found Trek.fm, what got him into fandom, Star Trek books, other fandoms, recent films, talk a little Flash, Smallville, Superman, comic book movies, franchising, other genres and his five favorite video games
Literary Treks 125: The Prophet’s Dynamic Duo
Warpath. We discuss going from bad to worse, lack of direction, main characters that aren’t main, Prynn and Vaughn, setup syndrome, a trip to Bajoran Minis Tirith, personhood and our ratings.
Literary Treks 124: Insert a Shudder Here
The Dominion: Olympus Descending. We discuss Great Link confusion, Changeling culture, some long awaited resolution, a really hard time, what we place our faith in, massive disappointments and our ratings.
Literary Treks 123: The Line is a Dot to You
Sight Unseen: James Swallow. We discuss Titan’s new course, Riker and Vale, the new characters, juxtaposition, survival, horror Trek, bringing things back, personal moments, new elements, James’ other projects and our final thoughts.
Literary Treks 122: Foibles of Human Nature
The Autobiography of James T. Kirk: David A. Goodman. We discuss where the idea came from for the book, the small clues, merging canon, Star Trek V, the people Kirk bumps into, more books, the artwork, footnotes and final thoughts.
The 602 Club S9: Imperial Hunger Games
Star Wars: Lost Stars. We discuss our first impressions, the Imperial point of view, the character, the canon, comparisons, wrapping up with our final thoughts and ratings.