Star Trek: The Original Series
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 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 16: Not Just Action-Adventure and Ray Guns
The Weight of Worlds: Greg Cox. We're joined by Greg to talk about his new TOS novel The Weight of Worlds, as well as many of his other works including The Q Continuum trilogy, The Eugenics Wars, and some of his non-Trek books, too.
Literary Treks 14: Bargaining with the Devil
Devil's Bagain: Tony Daniel. We're joined by Tony to talk about his first venture into writing Star Trek, the unique story he set out to tell, and why you really can't ever have too many Hortas.
Literary Treks 12: Worms with a Long Con
Divided We Fall. We take an in-depth look at the four-part series from Wildstorm that combines characters from TNG and DS9 to tell the story of a Trill coup d'état.
Literary Treks 11: When You're Part Prophet...
Allegiance in Exile: David R. George III. We're joined by David for an extensive look at his work on the relaunch of Deep Space Nine, his new TOS novel Allegiance in Exile, and how he got into Star Trek in the first place.
Literary Treks 9: Galactic Doctors Without Borders
Leonard McCoy: Frontier Doctor. We explore Bones's missing years between the five-year mission and The Motion Picture with John Byrne’s comic series.
Literary Treks 7: An Homage Or Something More?
Countdown to Darkness #1 and Star Trek Ongoing. We delve into the comics that set of Star Trek Into Darkness.