Books
Literary Treks 317: Every Breath You Take
Zero Sum Game. We discuss a cold war, Bashir, Ezri and Sarina, spy morality, the Breen, the Aventine crew, anything we missed, our ratings and final thoughts.
The 602 Club 320: And Now for Something Completely Different
Star Wars: Into the Dark. We discuss, a wayseeker, the hyperspace event, characterization, Jedi of all types, arrogance, too close, Jedi and the Dark Side, Force artifacts, a backstory, a new crew, the station and the Drengir, coming in fresh, ratings and our recommendations.
Literary Treks 316: Baby Steps
Synthesis. We discuss where the Titan is, AI, valid points the Sentries, pride and prejudice, unintended consequences, the Null, ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 315: Aggressive Detecting
Too Long a Sacrifice. We discuss the art for the comic, all four of the issues and give our ratings.
The 602 Club 317: Angel of the Force
Star Wars: A Test of Courage. We discuss our excitement, the Jedi, a lightwhip, why tell a story, different gifts, over and over, an inventor, comparison and growing up, J6, the Nihil, a question and our ratings.
The 602 Club 315: A Viking Pyramid Scheme
Star Wars: Light of the Jedi. We discuss the disaster, hyperspace, the Nihil, the Republic, the Jedi, an introduction, the epilogue and our ratings.
Literary Treks 314: Nothing Good is Born From Lies
James Swallow: The Dark Veil. We discuss the Titan in canon, the Riker, writing Thad, fear, Picard and a different response, twisted truth, the Jazari, AI, learning from the past, a cameo, what's next for James and our final thoughts.
Literary Treks 313: Far-Future Midwesterner
Una McCormack: The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway. We’re joined by the admiral’s ghostwriter to learn how childhood and early career shaped the woman who led her crew back from the Delta Quadrant. We also review the first two issues of the IDW’s Seven’s Reckoning.
Literary Treks 312: Gets the Two Sides Talking
Greg Cox: A Contest of Principles. We discuss keeping it fresh, the ethics of news, story genesis, part of the story, responsibility, re-litigating the past, finding out something new, does the right thing, working with new Trek, what Greg has coming up and where to find him online.
The 602 Club 299: Game of Thrawns
Thawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising. We discuss The Ascendancy, Thawn, Thawn's allies, taking risks, art, politics and war, a benevolent villain, the phantom in the chaos, ratings and our recommendations.
Literary Treks 311: Communicating Across the Universe
Kirsten Beyer: To Lose the Earth. We discuss the book coming together, breaking our hearts, love you to, drive my car, holographic species, a yellow submarine, let it be, the end, audio book narration, what Kirsten is up to and where to find her as well as our final thoughts.
Literary Treks 309: The Dark Crystal
David Mack: More Beautiful Than Death. We discuss the long publication history, changes to the book, the audiobook market, writing the Kelvin Timeline, themes from the book, the Akiron, disasters, fear and where to find David online and what he has coming up next.