Comics
Literary Treks 29: Tripper John, M.D.
Rise of the Federation: A Choice of Futures. We dive into the first book in Christopher L. Bennett's Rise of the Federation series, A Choice of Futures, which show the early struggles faced by the Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites as they work to establish the United Federation of Planets.
Literary Treks 28: Tastes Great, Less Filling
The Next Generation: Ghosts. We join the crew of the 1701-D as they explore a political and scientific mystery on Allios IV that almost results in the loss of Picard and Worf.
Literary Treks 27: Star Trek Treasure Rivals
Deep Space Nine: Fool's Gold. We go along for the ride as Sisko and his crew try to unravel the mystery of a station overrun with "sightseers" and get help from unlikely sources.
Literary Treks 26: Cardassia Is In the Caribbean
Stellar Cartography: Larry Nemecek. We're joined by Larry to learn about the genesis of his new book Star Trek: Stellar Cartography, the process of creating it, and how Larry's career in mapping stars dates back to the 1980s.
Literary Treks 25: Shatnercado
Before and After Darkness. We dig into the first two issues of After Darkness as well as look back at the prequel series, how well it set up the film, and how the various pieces of the Abramsverse are working together to create a bigger story.
Literary Treks 24: The Heroes Of Their Own Story
The Shocks of Adversity: William Leisner. We talk about his new TOS novel The Shocks of Adversity, the inspiration for the Federation's seeming reflection in the Goeg Domain, and the issue of cultural tolerance.
Literary Treks 23: Mindmelding with an Obelisk
The Enterprise Experiment. We explore D.C. Fontana's five-part comic series Star Trek: Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment which pulls together elements from three famous Original Series episodes and mixes it with more modern Star Trek legends.
Literary Treks 22: A Walking Space Country Song
Captain's Log Comics. We examine the four-part comic series in which we find untold chapters from the lives of Hikaru Sulu, John Harriman, Christopher Pike, and Edward Jellico.
Literary Treks 21: Ethical Quandaries
Shadows On the Sun. We discuss Michael Jan Friedman's 1993 novel Shadows On the Sun, which tells the story of Dr. McCoy's reunion with his ex-wife Jocelyn and his struggle to balance his ethics as a physician with the realities of an alien culture.
Literary Treks 20: The Bashir-Locken Inversion
Section 31: Abyss. We continue our look at the Deep Space Nine relaunch with the third book in the series, Abyss. A worthy continuation of Avatar's aftermath, Abyss challenges Bashir's ideas of who he is as well as our ideas of right, wrong, and strength of faith.
Literary Treks 19: A Comic Khan In Hell
Khan Ruling In Hell. We're joined by John Tenuto, the foremost expert on "Space Seed" and The Wrath of Khan, for a look at the IDW Khan Ruling In Hell comics and how the story ties into The Wrath of Khan.
Literary Treks 18: Hab SoSlI' Quch!
Emmett Plant. We learn about How to Speak Klingon: Essential Phrases for the Intergalactic Traveler, how the book came to be, and about the production of the audio elements.