Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer: Star Trek

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Monday, November 18, 2024

[Review] — STAR TREK: STRANGE WORDS: ASYLUM is a Boring, Cluttered Space Adventure

Let's cut straight to the chase: I thought the latest Star Trek tie-in novel, STAR TREK: STRANGE WORDS: ASYLUM, released on November 5th by Gallery Books and penned by Una McCormack, to be deeply disappointing. McCormack, who has an impressive track record with eleven previous Star Trek novels—including titles like The Fall: The Crimson Shadow and Picard: The Last Best Hope—should have been well-equipped to craft a compelling story within the Strange New Worlds framework. However, the portrayal of the beloved characters, particularly Una Chin-Riley (more commonly known as Number One), falls drastically short. Instead of the strong, nuanced character fans have come to appreciate, she comes across as a watered-down, almost satirical version of herself. The rest of the Enterprise crew, including Captain Christopher Pike, feels similarly out of touch; his dialogue often strikes a tone that veers too far into modernity, pulling viewers away from the essence of Star Trek.

[Review] — Audio Drama "STAR TREK: PICARD: NO MAN'S LAND" Gets the Script Book Treatment

Billy Burgess books , science fiction

Calling all Trekkies. . . STAR TREK: PICARD: NO MAN'S LAND is beaming down to bookstores tomorrow, September 24th. No, it's not deja vu. It's the release of the paperback edition based on 2022's audio drama written by Kirsten Beyer & Mike Johnson. And, no, it's not a novelization adaption of the audiobook, but instead, it's literary, just the script used for the audio drama. Seriously, it's just the freakin' script!

[Review] - 'Star Trek: The Ashes of Eden' by William Shatner (with Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens)

Billy Burgess books , fiction

In 1994, Star Trek: Generation left a sour taste in many Trekkie's mouths after they watched the unnecessary death of Captain James T. Kirk and the destruction of the USS Enterprise-D. That same year, William Shatner teamed up with authors Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Pocket Books to resurrect Kirk in what would later become The Odyssey trilogy. Shatner would collaborate with the Reeves-Stevenses on the outlines, and the Reeves-Stevenses would do the actual writing.

[Review]- Star Trek: Picard: No Man's Land

Billy Burgess audiobook , books

To tie in with the upcoming Paramount+ premiere of the second season of Star Trek: Picard, Simon & Schuster Audio published the original audio drama, Star Trek: Picard: No Man's Land, written by Kristen Beyer & Mike Johnson. The 99-minute audiobook features the voices of Michelle Hurd (Raffi), Jerri Ryan (Seven of Nine), Jack Cutmore-Scott, John Kassir, Fred Tatasciore, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Lisa Flanagan, Gibson Frazier, Lameece Issaq, Natalie Naudus, Xe Sands, and Emily Woo Zeller.

{The Friday 56} - Star Trek: Deep Domain

Billy Burgess Star Trek , The Friday 56

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