Literary Treks
Literary Treks 143: Borg Kryptonite
The Return. We discuss bringing back Kirk, maniacal Borg, V’ger and the Borg, an empty grave, Kirk worship and our ratings.
Literary Treks 142: Star Trek Vs. Godzilla
The Latter Fire: James Swallow. We discuss the genesis of the story, world-building, fear, prejudice and preconceptions, a romantic foil, stretching the Prime Directive, a cosmozoan, active crew, what’s next for James and where to find him.
Literary Treks 141: Plastic Cage of Emotion
Gold Key: Vol. 2: Part 2. We discuss Spectre of the Sun, The Brain Shockers, The Flight of the Buccaneer and give our rankings.
Literary Treks 140: Landed in Yoda’s Swamp
Miasma. We talk about it feeling like an episode, the setting, growth for the characters, Spock and Saavik, logic vs. compassion and our ratings.
Literary Treks 139: Feels Like Star Trek VII
The Ashes of Eden. We discuss opinions on the Shatnerverse, getting older, when fantasies become reality, interesting villains, The Heart of Darkness and Insurrection, the crew reunited and our ratings.
Literary Treks 138: AKA KMFB
A Pocket Full of Lies: Kirsten Beyer. We discuss planning this story, wrapping up with a bow, using episodes, home, despair, Tuvok, the Obi-Wan thing, forgiveness, the Denzil’s end, a new Janeway, juggling, reader interaction and coming up next.
Literary Treks 137: Retcon Love Letter
The Good That Men Do. We discuss Enterprise's last episode, the audacity to rewrite canon, the set up, Trip's back, lack of vision, prequels are interesting, a tight story, head canon, Trip and T’Pol, Romulan War foundation and our ratings.
Literary Treks 136: Temporal Mechanics Chess Game
Ascendance: David R. George III.We discuss weaving the tapestry, research, what to tell and what not to tell, prophesies, character arcs, Sisko, faith and belief, working things in, what’s next and where to find David online.
Literary Treks 135: Spock’s Vulcan Occult Library
Gold Key Comics Vol. 2, Part 1. We discuss the evolution of the comics, Voodoo Planet, The Youth Trap, The Legacy of Lazarus and our final thoughts.
Literary Treks 134: Are We on the Millennium Falcon?
Child of Two Worlds. We discuss exploring Spock, another child of two worlds, The Cage era, media, mobs and violence and our ratings.
Literary Treks 133: Brother From Another Mother
Mere Anarchy: Its Hour Come Round. We discuss another end, the loss of Kirk, Bones, family, parallels, adversity bringing people together, an ambiguous ending and our ratings.
Literary Treks 132: It Smells Like Burning
The Soul Key. We discuss the end, a convoluted plot, Ghemor and her plot, characters we know and love, forgotten characters, comparisons, the cover and our ratings.