Star Trek: The Original Series
Literary Treks 267: That Word "Sacrifice" Keeps Coming Up
Burning Dreams. We discuss Christopher Pike's early years, his relationships, the unique role that fire plays, his embodiment of the ideals of Starfleet and the Federation, comparing Pike in the novel to the one of Discovery, the epilogue of the novel, our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 261: A Gem of a Novel
Vulcan's Glory. We discuss the references to past Star Trek, the crew of the Enterprise under Pike's command, how this connects to Star Trek: Discovery, the historical artifact, Pike's mission, a mysterious murder plot, Scotty and his engine room hooch, our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 249: A Fun Labor of Love
David Tilotta & Curt McAloney: Lost Scenes. We discuss how the authors became fans, the origin of the book, their website, the process of research, behind the scenes, deleted scenes, and bloopers from The Original Series, they're plans for the future and where you can find them online.
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 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 227: Hogwarts Academy
Collision Course. We talk about this novel's relationship with Star Trek 2009, Jim Kirk's relationship with Starfleet, his family dynamic, Spock in his youth, another perspective on Tarsus IV, fitting in with Trek canon, why the series was cancelled, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
The Ready Room 218: I Have This Piece of Paper
Proto-TNG and the Pike Memo. Larry Nemecek joins us for an in-depth look at the 1986 memo that presents a version of Star Trek: The Next Generation that is very different from the one we know.
Literary Treks 221: Different Flavors of Vulcan
Spock's World. We discuss the two tracks the story follows, the nature of Vulcans, a series of Vulcan TED talks, the diversity of the Enterprise crew, the Enterprise's BBS, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 218: You Oatmeal-Headed Scotsman!
The Gold Key Archives Vol. 4, Part 2. We discuss the mysterious "black hole" phenomenon in "Siege in Superspace," a planet full of kids playing a deadly game in "Child's Play," and Kirk's shocking transformation in "The Trial of Captain Kirk!"
Literary Treks 216: He Should Have Served Prune Juice
The Final Reflection. We talk about a truly alien culture, differences between the Klingons in the book and Trek canon since, the Perpetual Game, the Federation's duplicity, the novel within the novel, the inspiration for creators of Star Trek: Discovery, and our final thoughts and ratings.
Literary Treks 215: No Pointy Sideburns
The Gold Key Archives Volume 4. We talk about troubling behavior by Kirk in "The Haunted Asteroid," a spoiled rotten prince whom everyone wants to murder in "A World Gone MAD," and an ancient mystery that threatens to turn the Enterprise crew into cyborgs in "The Mummies of Heitius VII!"
Literary Treks 208: Something Something Dilithium Crystals
Ethan Siegel: Treknology. We talk the of technologies covered in the book, the process of writing it, the influence Star Trek has had on our collective imaginations & the technology of modern society, where our technologies may go in the future, and wrap up with where you can find Dr. Siegel online.