Comics
Literary Treks 262: We Almost Had a Spit Take
Old Wounds. We talk about new tensions among the Voyager crew, Torres and Paris taking a side quest on Boreth, Harry and Libby's tumultuous relationship, what the rest of the old crew is up to in the Alpha Quadrant, Voyager's mission to Loran II, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 261: A Gem of a Novel
Vulcan's Glory. We discuss the references to past Star Trek, the crew of the Enterprise under Pike's command, how this connects to Star Trek: Discovery, the historical artifact, Pike's mission, a mysterious murder plot, Scotty and his engine room hooch, our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 259: He's Gotta Grow Some and Just Do It
Triangle: Imzadi II. We discuss Worf's lack of luck in love, the triangle between Worf, Troi, and Riker, Romulan Commander Sela and her convoluted plan, Riker's inability to make progress with Troi, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 258: Inaccurate Operas Will Be Performed of This Day!
A Burning House. We discuss life on a Klingon farm, Toq's tale of intrigue, revelations about Rodek’s past, attempts to bring modern medicine to the Empire, G'Joth & an opera that bears little resemblance to the truth, other bits we liked about the novel, wrap up with our final thoughts & ratings.
Literary Treks 257: Lots of Bits of Me
Una McCormack: The Way to the Stars. We discuss the process of writing this novel, Tilly's relationship with her mother, her experiences in school, Tilly as a runaway, her impressions of Starfleet, poor communication, and where you can find Una online and what she is working on now.
Literary Treks 256: I Would Need More Than a Paragraph
Imzadi. We discuss how we first read Imzadi, Riker's life without Deanna, Will's behavior as a young man, how Will and Deanna first got together, the Guardian of Forever, temporal shenanigans, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 255: The Hammock Planet: They Don't Have Butts
Enemy Territory. We discuss the Elabrej Hegemony, Kurak's crippling alcoholism, a mutiny forming aboard the Gorkon, Leader Wol, Rodek's identity crisis, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 254: A Likely Victim
Michael Jan Friedman. We discuss his start in writing, how he got involved in writing Star Trek, the Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men crossover, his experience in writing Star Trek comics, Star Trek: Stargazer series, and what he is working on now and where listeners can find him online.
Literary Treks 253: Basically Watching the News Frankly
Christian Humberg: In the Heart of Chaos. We discuss their Trek fandom, how the series genesis, the heart of the story, the Ancient Reds, affected innocent lives, Raspin and the crew of the I.K.S. Bortas, the Old Ones, what the authors are currently working on and where you can find them online.
Literary Treks 252: Continuity Cop
Keith R.A. DeCandido: A Time for War, A Time for Peace. We discuss the whole series, Die Hard at the Federation embassy, Alexander, Nan Bacco, the politics of the Federation, linking to Star Trek Nemesis, the theme of moving on, what's coming up from Keith as well as where you can find him online.
Literary Treks 251: 5 Missions of Elton John
Honor Bound. We discuss The Order of the Bat'leth, Leader Wol, Klag as the Klingon Kirk, Klingon duplicity, the San-Tarah and their role in the Empire, some hanging threads for future novels, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 250: Tom Clancy Without Technobabble
David Mack: A Time to Heal. We discuss the difference between this book & A Time to Kill, Starfleet at war, the effect of war, Troi's anger, Riker's experiences as a prisoner of Kinchawn, and a surprise announcement from David Mack about an upcoming project, as well as where you can find him online!