Star Trek: The Original Series
Literary Treks 329: Makes Good on the Promise
Recovery. We discuss, coming to the final book, Kirk, Spock, the Recovery, the Tholians, setting up The Motion Picture, our ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 326: Star Trek: The Fugitive
Traitor Winds. We discuss continuity, focusing on other characters, earth in this time period, the plot, something different, doesn't quite come together, our ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 323: Assumed Knowledge
Living Memory. We discuss Uhura's history, connections, the Warborn, more than one book, what is Starfleet?, understanding, progress, our ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 322: What Would Kirk Do
A Flag Full of Stars. We discuss Kirk's life, Riley and Kirk, overcoming prejudice, overcoming fear, the space shuttle, the news, last few things, our ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 319: Missing Pieces
The Lost Years. We discuss our first readings, filling in the gaps, Kirk, Spock, McCoy, crazy Vulcans, our ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 318: Space Lice
Debt of Honor. We discuss the art, the framing device, the flashbacks, the present story, the Klingon power shift, losing a son but gaining a daughter, the wrap up, our ratings and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 312: Gets the Two Sides Talking
Greg Cox: A Contest of Principles. We discuss keeping it fresh, the ethics of news, story genesis, part of the story, responsibility, re-litigating the past, finding out something new, does the right thing, working with new Trek, what Greg has coming up and where to find him online.
Standard Orbit 301: Consequences of Leadership
Kirk as Captain. Among Starfleet captains, Kirk certainly had his own style. Were the long-term effects considered when making decisions or were they off-the-cuff style decisions? How was the crew affected by the choices of one person in relation to the Prime Directive?
Interphase 2: Through Fresh Eyes
Lower Decks pre-launch speculation. We share our expectations for the first Star Trek animated series since 1974 and whether the franchise is the right platform for a true comedy.
Literary Treks 310: A Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy
The Fearful Summons. We discuss a captain captured, the Beta Promethians, Starfleet bias, the dolpheels and peace, the crew in retirement, secretly being supported by Starfleet and our ratings.
Literary Treks 306: There's Shag Carpet on This Ship Somewhere
Dayton Ward: Agents of Influence. We discuss the undercover agents, the U.S.S. Endeavour and her crew, the Klingon/Orion alliance, an unorthodox "ground assault" on a starship, coming to an understanding, a spy among Starfleet's ranks, what Dayton is working on now and where he can be found online.
Literary Treks 300: Miss Cleo's Just a Spectre!
The Higher Frontier. We talk about Commander Thelin and the Aenar, the "New Humans," a sequel to "Is There in Truth No Beauty?," the war between the Spectres and the Lords, parallels to Earth, a hopeful note, some fun references from the author, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.