Current Reads

[Whitney]

working on A Time to Die as I can along with my school work.

[Arthur]

I've read more Trek since the last time I checked in (almost a year ago, geez)

spirit walk: enemy of my enemy
spirit walk: old wounds
first frontier
heart of the sun
patrian transgression
gulliver's fugitives
mudd in your eye
first enterprise
imzadi
foreign foes

First Frontier, Guliver's fugitives, Mudd in Your Eye and Imzadi stand out as the best in the bunch. Imzadi was actually just ok, a nice look into the Troi/Riker relationship. Mudd in Your eye is fun if you like Harry Mudd. Besides the aforementioned books and Gulliver's Fugitives (I almost keep typing 'Travels' there), it's all kind of mediocre.

[Anni]

Just finished "The Missing" by Una McCormack.
Next in the queue is re-read of "Trill" from The Worlds of DS9 mini-series.

[Lee]

Greetings, new member here.

I've been reading ST for 30+ years, took a long unintended break, and working to put the setting back into my reading pattern. I think I own about 30 titles, all Original Series or movie-era.

Currently, I am working my way through my library's "Vanguard" series, and enjoying them, for the most part.

[David]

Welcome, Lee, to our little discussion group in Star Trek! :)

I can't say I've read Star Trek that long but I did start watching the OS - way back...!

I've read 100s of St books in the last 10 years or more! I just find them difficult to get a hold of!

I'm a member of BookMooch & have been able to mooch most of my books that way. As the few people on the site who were ST addicts no longer ask for my books & I couldn't get enough points to mooch books from the USA, I've had to give up - temporarily - reading ST novels! :(

During the coming year I hope to get hold of some more & commence reading again.

Happy reading in 2015!

David

[Mike]

New member checking in! I've spent this past year diving into Trek books big time, as I hadn't read many since probably the late 90s. I've been following the timeline listing here: http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Rel...

I'm up to Death In Winter which I read awhile back before realizing there was a whole relaunch thing and a bunch of stuff I missed. So now I'm up to there, and going back and reading the New Frontier books to get up to where I should be.

My long commute during the day means I'm cruising through these :) I've spent more money on my Kindle in the last year than I have in books in probably the last 10.

[Anni]

After reading "Trill", I finished "Warpath", and now moved on to "Paths of Disharmony". I feel "Andorian" after reading "Andor" a while back.

I like Shar (a science officer at DS9-R, for those who don't know him ;)).

Mike, you timeline is good and clear. If anyone needs something more (and I mean a LOT more) detailed, here's a great guide: http://www.thetrekcollective.com/p/tr...

[Whitney]

I think the next A time to book that I need to read is A Time to Sow which I have started so yaaay.

[Eddie]

Finally started Second Nature Looking forward

[J]

I really need to start the Vanguard series.
I just finished Uncertain Logic, if anyone's interested my review is available here (no spoilers).

[Eddie]

I will add to the encouragement for you to go ahead and start reading Vanguard series,has a feel of something new while never forgetting it is in the OS. I liked most of them.

[Whitney]

6 months later I'm still on the same one I think its because I have been also trying to watch all 7 seasons of DS9 for the first time. Anyway I really want to finish A time to Sow before the end of the month. I think I'm about half way through. Then I'm going to give this series a rest and I want to go over to something like the Titan series. Taking Wing

[Brandon]

The A Time To... books are arranged in duologies, except for the last one, which caps off the whole series. You can read Harvest later, as there are recaps in the text, but it is very much like Part 2 of a two-part episode, flowing directly from the end of Sow.

[Whitney]

Brandon wrote: "The A Time To... books are arranged in duologies, except for the last one, which caps off the whole series. You can read Harvest later, as there are recaps in the text, but it is very much like Par..."

Yes, I remember. I'm planning on reading them all in order however I will take a break soon to give some other books a try. These are pretty slow going but once you get into it you can read a good amount. These two authors seem really good the moment I was wondering where worfs son was it was answered in the next sentence.
That's even better than the series writers because a lot of the time it seemed they forgot Alexander was supposed to be on board.
Which also leads me to think that Wesley and Beverly's relationship was rare it seemed that most starfleet personnel had to choose between parenting their children and starfleet.

[Lee]

I've started the New Frontiers series, they sure are easy reads.

[Lee]

Now working on Legacies: Captain to Captain. So far, so good.

[Bruce]

I'm reading Prey: Book One: Hell's Heart by John Jackson Miller. It came out this week.

[George]

I am currently reading the first Titan book, Taking Wing. Hopefully I will get to the last Legacies book soon.

[Frank]

Strange New Worlds 2016 is out now (ebook). This is a return to the fan-submitted contest that originally ran for 10 volumes. The story I co-wrote with Gary Piserchio (A Christmas Qarol) was included in the volume. I hope you will check it out.
Frank

[Bruce]

Frank, I just read your story and really enjoyed what you did with Q. I won't give anything away here, but the first half of the story really had me laughing. A must read for Star Trek fans during the holidays. Congrats to you and Gary on getting your story in Strange New Worlds.

[Frank]

Bruce wrote: "Frank, I just read your story and really enjoyed what you did with Q. I won't give anything away here, but the first half of the story really had me laughing. A must read for Star Trek fans during ..." We were both thrilled to get the story included in the collection. We were just glad to be able to merge Star Trek with Dickens. Thanks for your praise. And, I'm glad we could provide some laughs.

[John]

I've been reading the S.C.E. books in order, and really enjoying them. Sometimes they can be a little thin, but mostly there is the right mix of science, plot and character that I look for from Star Trek. Often a good mix of puzzle and moral choice that shows Roddenberry's legacy.

[Lizzie]

i just finished the 2nd Prey book and will be starting the 3rd one. Very good trilogy.

[Amelia]

I just got a few new Star Trek books in the mail through BookMooch (<3). I finished Dreadnoughts! so I had to get the sequel Battlestations!

Yes bit of a Mary-Sue main character, but Piper has a certain charm. :)

[Eddie]

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I have jumped around in the series but I like a good Star Trek book. While the Borg are wearing thin for me as plot device, the book was fun. I give as much latitude as I can to any fictional book but the old planet killer had a working bay with working oxygen or the gift shop is really that great.

[Lizzie]

I finally read Architects of Infinity by Kristin Beyer. I got it in July but didn't have a chance to read it until recently. I like this author. The books are spread out so I have to remember what is going on in the Voyager fleet and which ships and personnel are which.

[Lizzie]

I have the autobiography of Spock on order. I thought the one on Captain Kirk was pretty good. I am waiting for the price to go down on Cpt. Jean Luc Picard.

These are autobiographies of the characters as if they were real, which I think is a fun idea.

[Erica]

Lizzie wrote: "I have the autobiography of Spock on order. I thought the one on Captain Kirk was pretty good. I am waiting for the price to go down on Cpt. Jean Luc Picard.

These are autobiographies of the chara..."

I don't think I've heard of these. Is there one on Captain Janeway as well?

[Bruce]

There is only the Kirk and Picard books. This November, they are releasing the Spock book. There are no plans for Janeway at this time, but let's hope they do one.

[David]

I read some of the old Bantam Star Treks when I was a kid but didn't get back to reading them until about 10 years ago. I've read all but one of the Bantam ST books and about 6 of the Pocket Star Trek books. I just finished Mutiny On The Enterprise, book 12 of the Bantam original series books. I have to say, it was probably the worst one I've yet read. I think I'll be reading Devil World by Gordon Eklund next.

[Ivan]

Let's add to 2019 :)

I'm currently reading The Genesis Wave, Book 2. The first one went quite swiftly. This second one is taking me forever to finish. Not because of the book, but because of the time to read in general. You know... life happens :)

[Bruce]

I finished Available Light and will be interviewing Dayton Ward for an upcoming episode. I’m getting ready to start Titan: The Red King for another upcoming episode.

[Stefan]

Bruce wrote: "I finished Available Light and will be interviewing Dayton Ward for an upcoming episode. I’m getting ready to start Titan: The Red King for another upcoming episode."

wow awesome I am looking forward to this. Keep up the good work. LLAP

[Andrea]

Currently reading TNG: Metamorphosis by Jean Lorrah. This is one of the earlier TNG books, and the first “Giant Novel” (I think that means it’s more than 250/300 pages as the ones before it were).

[Lizzie]

The Autobiography of Mr. Spock now shows a publication date in September 2020. I put the Picard one on my Christmas list so maybe my daughter will buy it for me. If not, I will buy it after Christmas. I keep checking the used book stores too.

[Bill]

I just finished The Higher Frontier by Christopher L. Bennett. This is another TOS movie era novel of his set between TMP & TWOK. It kept me interested through out, however there were times I wish I had a ship's diagram handy to reference where the author had put me on the ship. The whole of 1 chapter was a phaser battle onboard & I was lost throughout that chapter.
Also went back & finished the 1st Dune novel before the newest film version is released. I can finally say I've read it & enjoyed it throughly. Debating whether to read Enemy Territory or perhaps I'll just continue w/ A Gentleman in Moscow, which I've heard really good things about.

[Eddie]

The Face of the Unknown Another Mr. Bennett's Book. Thought he nailed the Star Trek core theme with a fair amount of action and highlighted many of the crew in excellent fashion. I have The High Frontier it is on the book pile.

[Nancy]

I’m reading “Child of Two Worlds” by Greg Cox. It’s a good read. I didn’t know much about it going in, but it made me realize how similar Rigelian Fever is to coronavirus!

[Andrea]

Started reading Voyager: Atonement by Kirsten Beyer. I love her Trek novels, and this one is not disappointing. I'm devouring it.

[Melvin]

Started reading Star Trek: First Frontier by Diane Carey this week.

[Lizzie]

I read Jean Luc Picard's autobiography this past week. I was disappointed that there wasn't more about his Enterprise and post Enterprise years.

I just stared Agents of Influence by Dayton Ward. I like him as a Star Trek writer. It is set at the end of Kirk's 5 year mission and involves Klingons.

[Andrea]

Finished reading Voyager: Atonement a few weeks ago and it was SO good. Beyer's books are the sorts that I'm never able to put down... absolutely devoured them.

I also read Star Trek: TNG #13: The Eyes of the Beholders by AC Crispin and it was okay. I enjoyed that it dabbled a little bit more into the universe by introducing some interesting secondary characters.

[Cat]

I'm well into the 2nd book in Destiny Trilogy by David Mack. It's not holding my attention. It skips around so much, i lose interest and then don't remember where i left off w/the characters that make their way back around chapters later. So many new characters with unique names, i'm just baffled and bored, sadly. When the few 'scenes' with original characters pop up, they are flat and uninteresting and unlike the actual characters.

I'm looking for books NG or DS9 that actually have the characters from those series in the books. I'm all for new characters, but I can read many sci-fi books without star trek characters. I read ST books to continue my love for the series.

Anyone know any books that continue the NG or DS9 sagas?
happy reading,
:-)

oh and i found a site for eBook deals not sure if any are good reads. ..hope it's okay to leave the link here https://www.simonandschuster.com/c/eb...

[Lizzie]

Definitely enjoyed Dayton Ward's Agents of Influence.

I like Beyer's Voyager books too.

[Brandon]

https://www.thetrekcollective.com/p/t...

Haddie, the site above shows a general chronology of each series after its TV ending and a few of the interrelations and crossovers among them.

[Cat]

Brandon Thanks so much! I just ordered the first two from the NG line! What a cool chart, so helpful.

[Brandon]

I'm not sure if you mean A Time To Be Born/Die or Death in Winter/Resistance, but either way, the writing quality does improve from those starting points.

I'm glad you found the chart helpful. Thrawn and 8 of 5 have put a lot of work into it over the years.

[Cat]

I read Death in Winter last year & liked it, but now starting Time to Be Born/Die now. :-) So far, I'm loving it to be honest.

[Andrea]

Just started reading Titan: Sight Unseen by James Swallow. I've always enjoyed the Titan spin-off series, so always eager to pick up another book in this series.

[Lee]

Not exactly a New Year's resolution, but I want to read more Trek this upcoming year, both new stuff and re-reading books I have. I estimate 3 dozen TOS novels from the '80s on my shelf, and I bet I haven't touched most of them since at least 1990.

With more Trek in my head (and heart?), I might get to where I want to dedicate time to watching more Trek on TV.

So, with that:

Edit, 3 hours later: I actually looked at my Goodreads list, and it seems I re-read this one already last year. I'm almost half-done, so I will keep plowing ahead.