Literary Treks
Literary Treks 239: Big Box o' Pips
Homecoming. We discuss a troubling account of abuse, fixing "Endgame," wrapping things up too quickly, a holographic uprising, the return of the Borg, and finish by sharing our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 238: Don't Be Afraid to Ask for Help
A Time to Harvest. We discuss the situation so far, an ill-advised plan to help the Dokallans, the familiar enemy the crew faces, Starfleet and Federation principles, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 237: It's Like a Reverse "These Are the Voyages"
Surak's Soul. We discuss medical mysteries, T'Pol's dilemma, similarities to the Enterprise episode "The Seventh," T'Pol's youth on Vulcan, the mysterious Wanderer, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 236: Nitpicking in Good Cheer
Phil Farrand: The Nitpicker's Guides. We discuss the origin of the guides, the process of writing them, The Nitpicker's Guild, positive nitpicking versus negativity and toxic fandom, and what Phil is currently working on and where you can find him online.
Literary Treks 235: Make it Sow!
A Time to Sow. We talk about a surprise visit to the time period of Star Trek: Enterprise, Starfleet "milk runs," Data's emotions (or lack thereof), an act of sabotage, the Dokallan civilization, an outside threat, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 234: The Seed That Never Gets Any Water
James Swallow: Fear Itself. We discuss the process of writing, getting inside Saru's head, the various specie, Saru and Burnham's relationship, Captain Georgiou's leadership style, overcoming fear, what other projects James has on the horizon. We also briefly talk about the future of Pocket books.
Literary Treks 233: The Yin and the Yang of Klingons
The Root of All Rage. We discuss the delicate relationship between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, bigotry and hate, mistreatment of people who are different, the situation back on Earth, Lwaxana Troi's role, Renao mythology, a tie to a TOS, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 232: Andorian Crinkled Bendy Straw Antenna
Greg Cox: Identity Theft. We discuss the book taking place in the movie-era, we finally get Chekov in the spotlight. We discuss Chekov's identity crisis, getting off the bridge, how this is absolutely not a sequel, and much more!
Literary Treks 231: Dancing to the Strains of Cadillac Ranch
A Time to Die. We discuss Wesley's abilities as a Traveler, the character of Colleen Cabot, her relationship with Wesley, Picard's role in the story, the "Demon Flyer", the Ontailians, answer some questions from our listeners, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 230: Golf in the Original Klingon
How Much for Just the Planet? We discuss the plot of the novel, the instances of very broad comedy, the characters who populate this colorful tale, artistic flourishes by the author including some surprise cameo appearances, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 229: Spaceballs From the Gamma Quadrant
Fallen Heroes. We talk about when the novel was written, a Quark and Odo team-up, whether the author captured the voices of characters adequately, time travel shenanigans, the alien of the week, the resolution of the novel, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 228: Wesley 2.0
A Time to Be Born. We discuss Wesley Crusher's surprise return, the dangers of the Rashanar battle site, the damage to Picard's reputation, Data's role in the story, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.