Preserver. What if our actions are not our own? What if all of us are merely pawns in a universe-spanning game, controlled by vastly older races with agendas and motivations that remain obscured? How would we know? And, most importantly, how would the mighty Captain Kirk deal with them? In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson talk about the Shatnerverse novel Preserver. We discuss the nature of the Preservers, fate versus free will, duplicate Earths, secret groups within the Federation, the two Kirks, Teilani, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings. In the news segment, we talk about Star Trek comic news from SDCC and review issue #10 of Boldly Go. News IDW Publishing Update From SDCC (00:05:02) Boldly Go #10 (00:10:36) Feature: Preserver The William Shatnerverse (00:20:16) The Preservers (00:23:53) Fate/Predestination (00:31:50) Duplicate Earths (00:47:36) Section 31? (00:51:55) Two Kirks (01:04:08) No Happy Ending (01:07:13) Ratings (01:14:13) Final Thoughts (01:18:17) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson 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)