Interview
Literary Treks 186: Tragedy in Every Sense of the Word
Control: David Mack. We talk about Control's origins, the surveillance state, a chapter written in computer code, the power behind Section 31, Data and Lal, Sarina Douglas, what's next for the Federation, future Trek novel hints, and upcoming convention appearances by David Mack.
Literary Treks 180: Seeing Geordis in My Sleep
Headlong Flight: Dayton Ward. We discuss alternate versions of our heroes, T'Ryssa Chen, the Romulan angle, the temporal prime directive, homages and references, and what's coming next from Dayton.
Literary Treks 179: Space Cats
Star Trek IDW Comics: Sarah Gaydos and Mike Johnson. We discuss their personal Star Trek stories, the Boldly Go series, Crossovers, Waypoint, new series coming up, and questions submitted by our listeners on the Babel Conference.
Literary Treks 176: Trek Archeologists
The Roddenberry Vault: Micheal and Denise Okuda. We discuss 50 year of TOS, the beginning of the project, the holy grail, timeline, the thrill, the James Blish connection, what's in the set, new scenes and the gift.
Literary Treks 173: Wack-a-Mole
The Hall of Heroes: John Jackson Miller. We discuss the epic story, transformations, ramping up the tension, characters, themes, klingons, truthcrafters, the Federation/Klingon alliance and so much more.
Literary Treks 169: Delusions of Grandeur
The Jackal’s Trick. We discuss how jam-packed it is, Cross, expanding Star Trek, the Discommendated, pulling the strings, because it feels good, things not seen before and our ratings.
Literary Treks 167: A Lot of Weight
The Star Trek Encyclopedia: Michael and Denise Okuda. We discuss coming back after all these years, the process, the detail, the Kelvin timeline, animated series, the Roddenberry Vault and more!
Literary Treks 163: Pinochle Buddies
Purgatory’s Key: Dayton Ward. We discuss celebrating the 50th, keeping the TOS feel, monolithic cultures, new dimensions, characters and all that Dayton is working on now.
Literary Treks 162: The Lukewarm War
To Brave the Storm. John Jackson Miller in News. We discuss if the book covers enough, the pacing, Mayweather returning, T’Pau’s change of heart, Romulans, Trip and T’Pol, what might have been and ratings.
Literary Treks 159: The Twilight Zone
Best Defense: David Mack. We discuss writing TOS, the transfer key, the story, characters, new dimensions and aliens, plus what’s coming up next for David.
Literary Treks 156: Back in the Saddle Again
Rules of Accusation: Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann. We have a surprise interview with Paula Block and Terry Erdmann from the Shore Leave convention and then we discuss this latest foray into the Ferengi world.
Literary Treks 152: Little Starbase of Horrors
Force and Motion: Jeffrey Lang. We discuss being back in DS9, a unique story, losing a bro, Benjamin Maxwell, the psychology of Star Trek, an eccentric station, flashbacks and what’s next for Jeff.