Star Trek: The Original Series
Literary Treks 122: Foibles of Human Nature
The Autobiography of James T. Kirk: David A. Goodman. We discuss where the idea came from for the book, the small clues, merging canon, Star Trek V, the people Kirk bumps into, more books, the artwork, footnotes and final thoughts.
Literary Treks 118: Footie Pajamas
Mere Anarcy: Shadows of the Indigent. We discuss the ebook series, the Motion Picture era, dissatisfaction, a buddy cop feel, strange bedfellows, greed and our ratings.
Literary Treks 117: Read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Seekers 3: Long Shot: David Mack. We talk about it’s creation, being villainless, illustrating the Prime Directive, scientific research, crew interactions, personal connections, life to the fullest, what’s next for David and where to find him online.
Literary Treks 113: The Dark Knight Deception
Mere Anarchy: The Centre Cannot Hold. We talk about being back on Mestiko, the cold war era, spanning TOS, the Federation V Klingons, the long game, the dangerous game and give our ratings.
Literary Treks 110: It's All About Soul
Ex Machina. Well talk about what happens after The Motion Picture, the profound changes, the questions the book raises, the McCoy problem, fallout from TMP, true freedom, bad sales and our ratings.
Literary Treks 104: WWKD and WWSD
Crisis of Consciousness: Dave Galanter. We discuss his Star Trek story, coming up with new adventures, his influences, writing the TOS cast and them working together, dovetailing with is first book, the psychology of Star Trek.
Literary Treks 103: I Can Be Your Hero Baby
Mere Anarchy: Things Fall Apart. We discuss the setting, the dilemma of the people on Mestiko, Kirk's burden, The Prime Directive, and the series long game.
Literary Treks 101: Rainbow Rings of Terror
Gold Key Comics Vol.1 Part 2. We talk about some of the ways what was on the show begins to creep in to the comic, issues 4-6 where we laugh a lot and give our ratings.
Literary Treks 99: Dr. Suess Trek
Gold Key Comics Vol. 1. As we walk through issues 1-3 we discuss the impact of the creators who had never seen Star Trek beyond publicity stills and how this impacts the look and feel of their interpretation of Star Trek.
Literary Treks 97: TOS' "Family" Episode
Shadow of the Machine. We talk about the how heroes are real people, some of the continuity issues with other novels, dive into the stories of Kirk, Sulu and Spock, and give our ratings.
Literary Treks 96: Invited to Sili-Con
Savage Trade: Tony Daniel. We discuss the genesis of the book, building from the show, good and evil, historical characters, expanding on the Vulcans, writing the ensemble, chosing certain figures from history, creating races for the book, his upcoming projects and lastly where to find Tony online.
Literary Treks 86: So Much Janice Rand
Harlan Ellison's City on the Edge of Forever. With the release of IDW's comic mini-series, fans finally have visual representation of his original vision for Star Trek's most popular episode. We discuss this seminal work together.