{"id":7686,"date":"2015-12-13T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T22:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/?p=7686"},"modified":"2019-03-02T13:22:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T18:22:40","slug":"authors-you-cant-go-wrong-with-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/authors-you-cant-go-wrong-with-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Authors you can\u2019t go wrong with, part 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmswitzer.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/authors-you-cant-go-wrong-with-part-6\/\">part 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Peter S. Beagle<\/h2>\n<p>Beagle also wrote the <strong>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/strong> episode &#8220;Sarek.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>The Last Unicorn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good book\n<ul>\n<li>A Fine and Private Place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Christopher L. Bennett<\/h2>\n<p>Bennett&#8217;s <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> books are always worth reading.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li>TOS: Ex Machina<\/li>\n<li>TNG: Greater than the Sum<\/li>\n<li>TITAN: Orion\u2019s Hounds<\/li>\n<li>ST: Department of Temporal Investigations \u2014 Watching the Clock<\/li>\n<li>ST: Department of Temporal Investigations \u2014 Forgotten History<\/li>\n<li>ST: Typhon Pact #5 \u2014 The Struggle Within<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Good book\n<ul>\n<li>TITAN: Over a Torrent Sea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Margaret Wander Bonanno<\/h2>\n<p>Bonanno has written some terrific <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> books, as well as one (<strong>Probe<\/strong>) that was rewritten against her wishes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li>TOS: Burning Dreams<\/li>\n<li>TOS: Dwellers in the Crucible<\/li>\n<li>TOS: Strangers From the Sky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Diane Carey<\/h2>\n<p>Carey was a prolific <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> author in the old days.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li>TOS: Battlestations!<\/li>\n<li>TOS: Best Destiny<\/li>\n<li>TOS: Dreadnaught!<\/li>\n<li>TOS: First Frontier (with Dr. James I. Kirkland)<\/li>\n<li>TOS: Invasion #1 \u2014 First Strike<\/li>\n<li>TNG: Ship of the Line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Christie Golden<\/h2>\n<p>With her <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> novels, Golden has focused on the <strong>Voyager<\/strong> series but also wrote a fitting final adventure for the <strong>Original Series<\/strong> crew.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li>TOS: The Last Roundup<\/li>\n<li>VOY: The Farther Shore<\/li>\n<li>VOY: Homecoming<\/li>\n<li>VOY:&nbsp;Seven of Nine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nalo Hopkinson<\/h2>\n<p>Hopkinson&#8217;s books are infused with her Carribean upbringing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li>Brown Girl in the Ring<\/li>\n<li>Midnight Robber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jean Lorrah<\/h2>\n<p>Outside the <strong>Star Trek<\/strong> universe Lorrah is probably most famous for her Sime\/Gen series with Jacqueline Lichtenberg.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li>TOS: The IDIC Epidemic<\/li>\n<li>TOS: The Vulcan Academy Murders<\/li>\n<li>TNG: Metamorphosis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>James Morrow<\/h2>\n<p>Morrow&#8217;s books will make you laugh and think.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li>Only Begotten Daughter<\/li>\n<li>Towing Jehovah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Jo Walton<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also read some of Walton&#8217;s nonfiction book <strong>What Makes This Book So Great<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masterpiece\n<ul>\n<li>Tooth and Claw<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Great book\n<ul>\n<li>Among Others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Peter Watts<\/h2>\n<p>Watts&#8217; books are somewhat difficult to read but they contain fascinating ideas.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Great books\n<ul>\n<li>Blindsight<\/li>\n<li>Starfish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This list continues from part 6. Peter S. Beagle Beagle also wrote the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode &#8220;Sarek.&#8221; Masterpiece The Last Unicorn Good book A Fine and Private Place Christopher L. Bennett Bennett&#8217;s Star Trek books are always worth reading. 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