Tie-in books
Here’s an update to this list. Novels Best of the best ENT: Rise of the Federation — Live by the Code by Christopher L. Bennett VOY: Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer VOY: A Pocket Full of Lies by Kirsten Beyer B5: The Passing of the Techno-Mages #1 — Casting Shadows by Jeanne Cavelos B5: The […]
Star Trek
Here’s an update to this list. The Original Series I don’t read all of these but I do pick up the ones that are written by authors I know or look particularly interesting. I’ve also reread a few of the best older ones. Spock Must Die! by James Blish 1970 -> 2/5 The Entropy Effect […]
Best tie-in novels by year
Here’s an update to this list. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2021 David Mack ST: Coda — Oblivion’s Gate Christopher L. Bennett TOS: Living Memory Una McCormack The Autobiography of Mr. Spock Cassandra Rose Clarke TNG: Shadows Have Offended Una McCormack DISCO: Wonderlands James […]
DS9 Millennium: Inferno
{4.5/5} “He ran aft again, remembering the time-honored truism every Starfleet officer he had known had insisted on quoting: Whoever controls engineering controls the ship. Chief O’Brien called it Scott’s first law.” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Millennium: Inferno by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens, published in 2000 The two wormholes have merged, and outside […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 5)
{5/5} “‘This is the fourth assassination attempt I’ve survived.’ ‘You should find another job.’” — Dukat & Dax, in the past Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 5, aired in 1996-97 Odo has been punished by the Founders because he killed one of them — he’s now a solid. The Klingons have declared war on […]
DS9 Millennium: The War of the Prophets
{4.5/5} “We came here to put this question to Admiral Picard, but his time has passed. So I put it to you, Captain Nog. In all the universe, you are the only one who can save it now. Will you join us?” Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Millennium: The War of the Prophets by […]
The Star Trek TV universe
Here’s a list of all the Star Trek TV shows, with links to my review of the 1st season of each. For the newer shows starting with Discovery, I’m reviewing them as I watch them for the 1st time. For the older shows, I have been doing a big rewatch over the last few years […]
DS9 Millennium: The Fall of Terok Nor
{4.5/5} “When it comes down to a choice between forcing everyone to do their work according to Starfleet’s textbook definition of perfection, or having everyone do their own work in their own way, with respect for other people’s traditions and work habits, I have found it’s better for people to find their own way than […]
For the Love of Spock
{5/5} “There are 500 or 1000 who could play our characters effectively. There’s only one person who could play Mr. Spock.” — Walter Koenig For the Love of Spock, released in 2016 Leonard Nimoy worked for many years doing odd jobs while he did intermittent acting work. His first acting job that lasted more than […]
Star Trek: The Lives of Dax
{4.5/5} “It was that smile that won me, made me want to know the Trill more deeply. The humor was there, some joke that I could not quite see. And Dax was inviting me to open my eyes, as if he had greater confidence in my potential than I did.” (from “The Music Between the […]