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26/04/2020Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast

Seven of Nine. In Star Trek: Voyager's fourth season, a new character was introduced: Seven of Nine, a former Borg drone liberated from the Collective by Captain Janeway and her crew. Played by Jeri Ryan, the character was an immediate hit, so it only makes sense that the character would eventually be introduced into the Voyager tie-in novels being published at the time. In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson welcome Suzanne Williamson to the show to discuss the Voyager novel Seven of Nine by Christie Golden. We talk about capitalizing on a new character, Annika Hansen and Seven's memories, the significance of the ravens, the Skedans and their vendetta against Emperor Beytek, ties to the wider lit-verse, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings. In the news segment, we discuss the delays in the publication of Trek comics thanks to COVID-19. We also respond to feedback from The Babel Conference for Literary Treks 300: Miss Cleo's Just a Spectre! News IDW Comics COVID-19 (00:02:56) Listener Feedback (00:08:19) Feature: Seven of Nine First Time Read? (00:13:33) Capitalizing on a New Character (00:17:05) Insights into Seven of Nine (00:20:14) Her Memories and Pathways (00:25:38) The Black Birds (00:36:28) The Skedans' Weapon (00:42:48) Poor Harry and Chakotay (00:49:10) Tom and B'Elanna (00:54:49) Ties to the Wider Lit-verse (00:56:52) Emperor Beytek and Xanarit (00:58:57) Ratings (01:01:21) Final Thoughts (01:07:47) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest Suzanne Williamson Production Bruce Gibson (Editor and Producer) Dan Gunther (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

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# COVID-19 Impact # Seven of Nine # Suzanne Williamson # Star Trek literature # Ravens and Skedans

22/07/2018Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast

236: Nitpicking in Good Cheer

Phil Farrand: The Nitpicker's Guides. Many people think of nitpicking as a disrespectful act. If you enjoy a show, why pick it apart? I, however, would contend that if you love someone, it is actually a compassionate act to tell them about the dab of mustard on their upper lip! Such is the idea behind the Nitpicker's Guides, books that attempted to catalog and describe each and every error in a number of Star Trek series, be they continuity errors, equipment oddities, changed premises, or just general goofs. In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson sit down with Phil Farrand, author of The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers volumes one and two, The Nitpicker's Guide for Classic Trekkers, and The Nitpicker's Guide for Deep Space Nine Trekkers. We discuss the origin of the guides, the process of writing them, the community of nitpickers called The Nitpicker's Guild, positive nitpicking versus negativity and toxic fandom, and what Phil is currently working on and where you can find him online. In the news segment, we talk about Big Finish and their Prometheus audiobooks, and review two new comics: what looks to be the final issue of New Visions, and Star Trek: Discovery: Succession #3. News Prometheus Audiobooks (00:03:31) New Visions #22 (00:06:21) Succession #3 (00:23:27) Feature: Phil Farrand Origin of the Guides (00:28:39) Fan Reaction (00:37:13) Nitpicking In Good Cheer (00:38:32) Fostering the Nitpickers Guild (00:41:10) Fine Line Between Fun and Complaining (00:47:26) Hollywood Double Standards (00:52:35) Publishing More Guides (00:59:18) Becoming A Writer (01:20:09) Final Thoughts (01:33:03) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest Phil Farrand Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)

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# Star Trek Comics # Nitpicker's Guide # Phil Farrand # Positive Nitpicking # Toxic Fandom # Community of Nitpickers # Big Finish

10/06/2018Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast

232: Andorian Crinkled Bendy Straw Antenna

Through the Mirror. In the dreaded Mirror Universe, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the fearsome I.S.S. Enterprise plot to raid our universe for valuable plunder to fuel the ever-expanding war machine of the Terran Empire. Unbeknownst to the Enterprise crew in the Prime Universe, infiltration of Starfleet by Mirror-Picard and his crew has already begun... In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson are joined by Trek.fm's own Amy Nelson to talk about the five-part IDW Comics miniseries Through the Mirror. We discuss each issue of the series, which features two stories running in tandem: story A, in which our heroes must thwart an attempt by the mirror crew to steal resources from our universe, and story B, in which the mirror Commander Data attempts to track down former Emperor Spock and learn the secrets of the prime universe. In the news segment, Dan and Bruce review the second issue of the Star Trek: Discovery: Succession comic miniseries. News Succession #2 (00:03:05) Feature: Through the Mirror Something New (00:11:08) Issue #1 (00:13:09) Issue #2 (00:37:23) Issue #3 (00:53:47) Issue #4 (01:06:57) Issue #5 (01:20:03) Ratings (01:37:32) Final Thoughts (01:45:51) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest Amy Nelson Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)

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# Star Trek: Discovery # Captain Jean-Luc Picard # IDW Comics # Through the Mirror # Commander Data

24/11/2014Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Podcast

83: Walter Bishop’s Quantum Window

David Mack: Section 31: Disavowed. Doctor Bashir’s entanglement with the Federation’s secretive rogue agency has not turned out well for him over the years, and he even sacrificed his career for a chance to infiltrate the group and destroy it from within. Now, in a direct follow-up to the events of The Fall, Section 31 is back to take Bashir on one more ride to save not only the Federation but the entire galaxy. And to do so will mean crossing over into the Mirror Universe. In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Matthew Rushing and Christopher Jones are joined by author David Mack to discuss his latest entry in the Star Trek saga, Disavowed. We find out how he set up Bashir’s story and moved it forward, how he approaches working in the Mirror Universe, the influences he draws upon in writing the spy game, where he sees Bashir going in the future, and more. We also get a first-hand account of how the cover art came together, and learn about the original cover design that was even a few notches higher on the Scale of Sufficient Excitement. In our news segment we judge Christopher L. Bennett’s The Collectors by its cover, find out a bit more about Kirsten Beyer’s Atonement, speculate on just how John Byrne is going to bring the Borg to the 23rd century in New Visions, and review the fourth part of The Q Gambit. Hosts Matthew Rushing and Christopher Jones Guest David Mack Editor and Producer Christopher Jones Associate Producers Will Nguyen and Lisa Stevens News Judge a Book By Its Cover: The Collectors (00:02:53) Blurb revealed for Kirsten Beyer’s Atonement (00:07:07) John Byrne bringing the Borg to TOS in New Visions (00:10:09) Review: The Q Gambit, Part 4 (00:16:11) Feature: Section 31: Disavowed Designing the Cover (00:32:01) Crafting Disavowed and the Life of Bashir (00:40:03) Researching and Remembering the Past (00:50:17) Working in the Mirror Universe (00:57:16) Charting Bashir’s Future (01:09:28) Influencing the Spy Game (01:20:12) Section 31 Didn’t Know WHAT?! (01:23:34) Principles Betrayed and a More Interesting Conflict (01:29:59) What’s Next for David? (01:36:59) Closing (01:43:32) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://trek.fm Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm

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# David Mack # Mirror Universe # Section 31 # Star Trek literature # Doctor Bashir # Cover Design

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# Trek.fmThe network that produces Literary Treks, focusing on Star Trek-related content.