Watching The Motion Picture. Kirk talks about his 2.5 years as Chief of Starfleet Operations. Are there any books that explore Kirk’s riding a desk?

How are these? I plan to get along with the Shatnerverse at some point, I've already read The Ashes Of Eden, but these never get mentioned much. The "Odyssey" and "Totality" series get mentioned a lot but not so much this one. Also, thoughts on the other Shatner - Reeves-Stevens collaboration Collision Course? Excelsior: Forged in fire is another one I'm pretty curious about. Apparently it has references to the Shatnerverse and I'm always happy for a Captain Sulu story

Earlier today I finished TOS #56: Legacy. While not part of the Strange New Worlds/Captain Pike reading list I'd recently completed, it's still a book with Pike in it. That being said, Pike's appearance in this book felt somewhat forced and unnecessary.

Overall the book was enjoyable, if a little slow, with the opportunity for more action-oriented scenes merely glossed over. Chekhov, Sulu, and Uhura are relegated to very minor roles, though this book is hardly the only one guilty of that.

Tl;dr: A worthwhile read, but not worth moving to the top of your reading stack. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Hello everyone! How's it going? Yall read anything interesting this week? Something that inspired you to share here with the rest of us ensigns whether to dive into or perhaps chart a diff course?

A slow build up with twisting plot threads or a fast paced page turner?

Perhaps one focused more on one crew members journey or maybe spread out among many?

Dealing with some classic and known races across space or diving more into unknown territory and new civilizations to deal with, diplomacy or otherwise?

Let us know how your reads went and what you're looking forward to next week! Happy reading yall!

I am having the most difficult time finding "A Stitch in Time" by Andrew J Robinson. Especially in Physical CD audiobook

I don't want to support Amazon for the necessary evil they are, because I believe in having local places(\*My library can't order it/won't get back to me\*), but explain to me why the audiobook is so difficult to find? I understand why the book is out of print, and i understand why that is-- but the audiobook??

Help?

I've just recently started reading some of the trek novels and I'm making a list of books to read. I have some Q centered novels on my list, but I'm not sure what order I should read them in. I have The Q Continuum Trilogy, I, Q, Q-in-Law, Q&A, and Q-Squared on there so far. If anyone can provide a reading order or just more book recommendations that would be great!

Towards the end of the novel, members of SF scan the entirety of Earth for Cardassian life signs. They find out there’s a surprise Cardassian in China and Sisko is like, …we should probably look into that. And when it’s referenced again, it’s that the person didn’t even realize they were a Cardassian bc they’d been altered to look human, like Kira in ‘Second Sight.’ Sisko says, yeah, we’ve seen this before, good luck figuring it all out bc we’re headed back to DS9.

This has to be a reference to another story, but it has been many years since I was so deep into these books. Can someone help me out?

Greetings - Reddit brought your community up in my feed for its own strange purposes. I fear I will never dive in as deeply as you all but admire your dedication to what you love. Just thought you might not mind me sharing my tiny collection with you as evidence of how widely Star Trek has embedded itself in the culture, such that even casual SF readers and viewers might be caught with a few volumes in their libraries.

In the past several days I've completed reading both Enterprise Logs and The Lives of Dax. These are both anthologies, one focusing on short stories from all the captains of vehicles named Enterprise, and the other about each of the Dax hosts. I had read several stories from each as part of the Enterprise (series) and Strange New Worlds/Captain Pike reading lists. Since I wrapped up the latter, I figured I'd go ahead and complete these two anthologies before moving on

These are both enjoyable reads, with some stories better than others. For Enterprise Logs, it's always nice to get stories on characters we don't see much of, such as April, Harriman, and Garrett. To be honest, I skipped the first two stories that are based on an old ship and an aircraft carrier. I just had zero interest in those.

The Lives of Dax was a lot of fun, especially Joran's twisted story.

Now on to two other Pike-related related books I found that weren't on the list, Legacy and The Rift.

I can not find this book anywhere except used for $125 or more. I had no idea this particular book would be this difficult or expensive.

Does anyone have suggestions where to find this book new and at a reasonable price?

Back in the 2010s we had quite a group over on TrekBBS always talking about the minutia of our own personal Star Trek book timelines we had created. This fizzled out at the TrekBBS over the years for various reasons. I wondered if there was anyone over here who keeps their own book timeline?

My most extensive one is my 5YM mission chronology, which is available on my site. And then there is my site itself, though it's not very detailed, as far as breaking up chapters within individual books. I know much more detailed timelines than my personal one exist. Anyone here like to delve into dates and chronologies enough to keep their own? Are you still as invested in it now as you used to be during the peak of the Lit-verse?

Perhaps an unpopular opinion, but I adore Lwaxana Troi. Other than Imzadi, Q-in-Law, and the Battle of Betazed, are there any recommended books that feature this daughter of the Fifth House, holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx, heir to the Holy Rings of Betazed?

I personally own about 135, but I’ve only read about 20 of them so far.

Hello everyone! Hope your weekend is going good!

Yall read anything interesting or thought provoking?

Perhaps something page turning or maybe more slow paced?

Did anyone get up to any interesting intrigue? The usual Spies and saboteurs or someone unexpected? Perhaps the romulans or cardassians had some good insight?

Was there a new scientific anomaly discovered? Did any vulcans or andorians have some scientific knowledge to share?

Perhaps it was more focused on battle either on ship or planetside. Did any klingons show honor or perhaps it was the aftermath of Dominion battle?

Let us know how your reads went and what you're looking forward to next week! Happy reading yall!

I'm reading through the Trek litverse and I've noticed the main chart seems to be pretty light on Voyager books that take place during the show. All I've got so far are Mosaic and the String Theory trilogy, and the former seems to be comprised mostly of pre-Voyager flashbacks.

I'd really like some others to slot into my spreadsheet, so let me know of any good ones.

My Star Trek shelves are still a hot, HOT mess.

I got bummed in the middle of sorting (by publication date) because I appear to be missing some early Deep Space 9 as well as a CHUNK of Voyager. I also don’t appear to have any Enterprise novels and I could have sworn I did.

Checked the attic and garage, don’t seem to be any boxes there.

Damnit

Maybe I left them at my folks?

Hey! Have read two Diane Duane books so far, Wounded sky and my enemy my ally.

I have doctors orders and Spock’s world in my unread pile but was curious about the Romulan story line.

After enemy ally what books are next in order to continue that story? Thanks!!!

SPOILERS FOLLOW

This one was not my favorite. Set in between Undiscovered Country and Generations, it tells a story of a bored Kirk teaching at Starfleet Academy and seeking relevance, while Spock, McCoy, and Uhura work on Qronos to seal the nascent Federation-Klingon peace deal.

— The premises of the story were pretty dumb. The Federation meets a mysterious new species and immediately grants them access to sensitive military sites and starship warp cores? Jim Kirk’s two young nephews somehow have enough clout to attract the Federation’s leading scientists to a Fyre Festival-like colony? Oh, and one of those nephews is also secretly working with the Orion syndicate? I know we all joke about how incompetent Starfleet is always shown to be in basic security matters but it is taken to an incredulous degree in this one.

— The Klingon side of the storyline works much better, and gives the TOS crew an excuse to yet again take command of a Klingon vessel to save the day.

— The writing was bland, but the character moments were good—I just wish there were more of them. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy only have a few pages together, which feels like a missed opportunity. Golden does a good job of setting a late-TOS movie vibe in the last 100 pages, including bringing in Captain Sulu and the Excelsior for some heroics.