James Swallow: The Stuff of Dreams. It all started years ago with an idea revolving around that unusual spatial anomoly in Generations. It ended with the commissioning of a Next Generation novella called The Stuff of Dreams. In this episode of Literary Treks we're joined by James Swallow to talk about his new story that centers on Captain Jean-Luc Picard and goes a long way—in just 94 pages—toward fleshing out the inner workings of one of Starfleet's greatest captains. In our news segment we go inside DK's new Star Trek Visual Dictionary for a hands-on review, speculate on IDW's upcoming film sequel After Darkness, and review Star Trek Ongoing #19, the backstory of Montgomery Scott.