Federation. Star Trek books and comics have been a backbone of the franchise from almost the beginning of the series, getting fans through many lean years when there was little hope of more stories being told onscreen. In this 350th episode of Literary Treks, hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt celebrate by talking about the beloved book, Federation. We discuss it being a monumental book, Cochrane, war, Thorsen, connecting the universe, bringing the generations together, our ratings and final thoughts. In the news we discuss 350 episodes of the show and review Mirror War 7. News Episode 350 (00:01:51) Mirror War #7 (00:08:13) Feature: Federation A Monumental Book (00:12:46) Cochrane (00:16:50) War (00:30:07) Thorsen (00:34:55) Connecting the Universe (00:43:21) Bringing the Generations Together (00:47:08) Ratings (00:57:05) Final Thoughts (00:59:49) Hosts Matthew Rushing and Casey Pettitt Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)