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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] — SPACE HOLES: FIRST TRANSMISSION is a Fun, Satirical Science Fiction Tale

Billy Burgess books , science fiction

I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the SPACE HOLES: FIRST TRANSMISSION by B. R. Louis Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

[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] — L. Ron Hubbard Presents: "WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, VOLUME 40"

Billy Burgess books , fantasy

I have a concise attention span regarding anthologies and short story collections; the writing quality varies from story to story, typically resulting in a slow reading turnaround for me. Science fiction is the worst because of the vast subgenres—many I don't care for—and in a short story collection with no theme, it's a flip of a coin whether or not I'll like the stories. I fell into that situation with "WRITERS OF THE FUTURE, VOLUME 40," recently published by Galaxy Press.

[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.