Literary Treks
Literary Treks 63: Worfan the Barbarian
The Killing Shadows. What do you get when you cross Star Trek with G.I. Joe, Xena Warrior Princess, and ancient Japanese culture? Easy. You get WildStorm's four-part comic series The Killing Shadows. We discuss this unusual story together with the crew of Earl Grey.
Literary Treks 62: From the Time of Kahless
The Klingon Art of War: Keith R.A. DeCandido. We're joined by Keith to discuss his new translation that allows people from all walks of life—and all worlds—to harness ancient Klingon wisdom and learn to embody courage, discipline, and honor.
Literary Treks 61: John Jacob Jingleheimer Harriman
Serpents Among the Ruins. What really happened in The Tomed Incident? We discuss David R. George III's Lost Era novel that tells the story that led to the Treaty of Algeron and the ban on Federation cloaking technology.
Literary Treks 60: Hierarchy Over Hippocrates
Seasons of Light and Darkness. Early in The Wrath of Khan, Doctor McCoy visits Admiral Kirk. The conversation isn't the most cheerful, and Bones asks why everyone is treating Kirk's birthday like a funeral. We discuss Michael A. Martin's novella that tells what happened next.
Literary Treks 59: The Rough Seas of Love
Mission Gamma: Twilight. We continue our look at the DS9 relaunch series and kick off discussion of the four-part Mission Gamma, covering the character stories involving Bashir and Ezri, Vaughn and Prynn, how Kira is dealing with the Attainder, and what the future holds for Bajor and the Federation.
Literary Treks 58: You're a Baby Daddy, Sulu!
The Captain's Daughter. Star Trek Generations brought us a number of shocking moments, one of which was the reveal of Demora Sulu. We discuss Peter David's backstory to this moment and each of the story's five main points—Death, First Date, Memorial, Parenthood, and Life After Death.
Literary Treks 57: Semi-United and It Feels So Good
Rise of the Federation: Tower of Babel. We discuss the second book in the series and explore the internal debate over what form the Federation should take and the external challenges that threaten to destroy the young union before it can spread its wings.
Literary Treks 56: An Orion West Side Story
Alien Spotlight, Part II. We conclude our look at the first Alien Spotlight series with four more stories about Orions, Vulcans, Romulans, and Gorn. Where do you hide something when you have no pockets? How do you react when a Gorn wants to help you, not eat you? We find out.
Literary Treks 55: We Are Bleeding Blue Tonight
Alien Spotlight, Part I. We all have our favorite alien races, and in 2007 IDW turned the spotlight on some of Star Trek's most famous aliens with a series of comics that told stories unique to each. We take you through the Borg, Cardassian, and Andorian installments.
Literary Treks 54: We Never Use the B Word
No Time Like the Past: Greg Cox. We're joined by Greg to find out what it was like writing Seven for the first time and to blend TOS and Voyager.
Literary Treks 53: More Like an Episode of Flying Circus
The Return of the Serpent. During TOS, Kirk made many life-shattering decisions for civilizations he'd just met. In "The Apple," he destroyed the machine-god Vaal and left the locals to cope with the aftermath. We discuss the 1987 DC comic follow-up with Kirk's return to that world 20 years later.
Literary Treks 52: That Cold War Feeling
Absent Enemies: John Jackson Miller. The Fall set the Star Trek universe on a new course, and what better way to usher in this brave new world than with the addition of a new face to the roster of renowned authors? John joins us to talk about his new Titan novella and writing Star Trek.